NEWTON ABBOT, U.K. - AZUR has selected Centrax Gas Turbines to supply the power package at the heart of a major new EUR32 million ($40.3 million) electrical plant that will meet burgeoning demand for tissue products throughout northern and central Africa. This significant investment by Tunisian tissue producer AZUR will utilize a Centrax 501-KB5 gas turbine to provide "consistent and cost-effective" supplies of electricity on which the purpose-built plant depends.
Located in Zaghouan, 100 kilometers south of Tunis, this plant will house new papermaking machinery capable of producing 9000 metric tons of tissue and hygiene products each year to meet the significant growth being experienced across many parts of Africa.
The gas-fueled indoor 501-KB5 package produces up to 3.9 MW of power and its exhaust heat is recovered to benefit manufacturing processes at the plant. The Centrax package provides enough power to enable AZUR to supply its large domestic market while also exporting 20 percent of its products to Algeria and a further 10 percent to Libya.
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