Wärtsilä delivers three gas-fuelled power plants to Bangladesh
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, December 21, 2007
Wärtsilä won contracts from the Summit Group of Bangladesh in
November 2007 to deliver three new gas-fuelled power plants. Each
site has an output of 35 MWe. Wärtsilä will deliver generating sets,
together with related ancillary equipment. Wärtsilä will also provide
supervision of the installation work. The power plants will be fully
operational by January 2009.
Wärtsilä's gas-fuelled engines are proving popular for industrial and
local power plants in many countries worldwide, since they have the
benefits of high efficiency, low exhaust emissions, high reliability
and low maintenance requirements.
The three new power plants, to be built at Rupganj, Maona and
Jangalia, will be connected to the national grid of Bangladesh. They
will run on natural gas from Bangladeshi gas fields. Summit Group
already has three power plants equipped with Wärtsilä generating
sets.
The new plants are part of a major long-term programme by the
Government of Bangladesh to extend main electricity supplies to the
remote areas of the country.
Further information
Ms Eeva Kainulainen, VP Corporate Communications, tel: +358 10 709
5235
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