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the next 20 years, the vast bulk of all new power generating capacity will<br />

consist of gas-fired power plants similar to the one being developed by the<br />

<strong>Azura</strong>-<strong>Edo</strong> IPP.<br />

A significant increase in the plant’s overall efficiency could be possible via<br />

conversion of the currently proposed OCGT configuration to a CCGT<br />

configuration. A CCGT would result in 40 percent less air emissions<br />

compared to the OCGT configuration, based on improved efficiency of the<br />

CCGT option. However, the conversion to a CCGT plant is only economically<br />

viable under a certain set of conditions which are largely dependent on the<br />

price of natural gas and the electricity tariff. Although it is currently difficult<br />

to assess if and when such a conversion will become possible, the current<br />

power plant design has been developed so as to allow for a future conversion<br />

to a CCGT power plant<br />

AZURA EDO IPP<br />

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