Satala Power Plant

Scope

American Samoa Power Authority, with funding from the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), contracted LBS to design and procure 24 MW of diesel power generation equipment, as well as complete site development and plant construction through a design-build contract.  LBS’s solution includes a power system design that substantially reduces fuel consumption compared to the previous power plant. The reduced fuel consumption will save millions of dollars annually in fuel costs and should reduce Pago Pago’s high cost of electricity.  The Satala plant is designed to withstand the challenges that American Samoa can present, including earthquakes, typhoons, flooding, high humidity and corrosive salt air. Other new features include the plant’s new higher elevation on engineered fill, an eight-foot flood wall with water-tight flood doors, and acoustic noise reduction measures.