A third plant for Lomé’s port as Togo plans 120MW of gas power
Togo is preparing to procure a 120MW dual-fuel plant at the Lomé Thermal Power Plant site, running mainly on natural gas, with World Bank support under its Mission 300 energy compact. The selection process is expected to launch in the fourth quarter, with peak demand growing about 10% a year.
In Lomé’s port zone, where two power plants already run, Togo’s Ministry Delegate for Energy and Mineral Resources is preparing to add a third. It will be a 120MW dual-fuel plant on the site of the Lomé Thermal Power Plant, running mainly on natural gas with liquid fuel as backup.
The plant will connect to the 161kV transmission network. The contract will run from design through to commissioning, with staff training and maintenance after provisional acceptance included.
An early market engagement meeting on 18 September gave the ministry a chance to refine its procurement terms before any formal tender. Its indicative timetable has the selection process launching in the fourth quarter of 2026. The operators have yet to be identified, and a public-private partnership is one of the structures reported.
Financing comes with World Bank support under Togo’s National Energy Compact, adopted in 2025 as part of Mission 300 with a target of universal electricity access by 2030. The plant is meant to provide dispatchable capacity alongside the renewable projects the government is procuring under the same programme.
Peak demand on Togo’s grid reached about 360MW in the first quarter of 2026 and is growing at roughly 10% a year, according to the authorities.
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