Wärtsilä to supply major power plant to Mozambique -
biggest gas fuelled plant ever to be installed in the country
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 13 December 2012,
at 9.45 am EET
Wärtsilä has demonstrated its capability to provide
competitive and comprehensive turnkey power plants with outstanding operational
efficiency and minimum environmental impact. Furthermore, Wärtsilä has
excellent track record in project management and fast track delivery of power
plants as well as operation and
maintenance services.
Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of flexible and
efficient power plant solutions, has signed a contract to engineer, supply and
install a major gas fuelled power plant to Mozambique. This will be the biggest
gas power plant ever installed in Mozambique and second largest power plant
running exclusively on gas engines to be installed on the African continent. In
addition to the power plant itself, the turnkey contract includes the
construction of a sub-station and a gas pipeline. The value of the power plant
contract is EUR 138 million.
The contract has been signed with the joint venture
Central Termica de Ressano Garcia, owned by Sasol New Energy from South Africa
and the Mozambique state utility, Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM). The plant
will be powered by a total of 18 Wärtsilä 34SG engines running on natural gas,
with the gas being fed from the Pande and Temane gas fields. The power plant is
scheduled for completion by May 2014, and the electricity produced will be sold
to EDM. Once completed, the power plant will be an important part in the
development of the power generation infrastructure of Mozambique.
The selection of Wärtsilä gas engine technology for
this project has been based on a number of considerations. Notably, Mozambique
is a country with considerable gas reserves but with a scarcity of water
resources. Thus, Wärtsilä’s industry leading gas engine technology that
features closed-circuit cooling with minimal water consumption was a natural
choice.
“There is rapidly growing demand in Mozambique for
electricity, and Wärtsilä has demonstrated its capability to provide
competitive and comprehensive turnkey power plants with outstanding operational
efficiency and minimum environmental impact. Furthermore, Wärtsilä has
excellent track record in project management and fast track delivery of power
plants, which also were key considerations for them selecting us,” says Vesa
Riihimäki, President Power Plants, Wärtsilä Corporation.
Wärtsilä’s presence in southern Africa is becoming
increasingly significant, and is likely to strengthen further as the use of
natural gas fuel continues to be developed. A new Wärtsilä gas power plant
built for Sasol New Energy in Sasolburg, South Africa is currently in the final
stages of installation.
As of to date, Wärtsilä has delivered 470 power plants
to Africa with a total output of 5000 MW. Globally, Wärtsilä has delivered
4,600 power plants in 169 countries with a total generating capacity of close
to 49 GW.
Read more about Wärtsilä gas power plants and Wärtsilä gas engines
Wärtsilä in brief
Wärtsilä is a global leader in complete
lifecycle power solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising
technological innovation and total efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the
environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its
customers. In 2011, Wärtsilä’s net sales totalled EUR 4.2 billion with
approximately 18,000 employees. The company has operations in nearly 170
locations in 70 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on the NASDAQ
OMX Helsinki, Finland.
