Wärtsilä signs extensive Operation and Maintenance agreement for Brazilian power plant
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade & Technical Press Release, 1 March 2012 at 1 pm EET
With this agreement, Wärtsilä's Operation & Maintenance agreements cover more
than 1.8 GW of installed power generation capacity in Brazil. Globally, more
than 16 GW of generating capacity in both marine and land based installations is
covered by Wärtsilä Operation & Maintenance and service agreements.
Wärtsilä has signed an Operation & Maintenance (O&M) agreement with Energética
Suape II SA in Brazil. The three-year agreement, which has the option of
renewal, is a fast track, cost efficient, solution for providing operation and
maintenance services with a fixed price structure. This enables the customer to
accurately predict the plant's lifecycle costs.
The O&M agreement is for the 380 MW Suape II power plant, which is equipped with
seventeen 20-cylinder Wärtsilä 46F engines in V-configuration, and is the
biggest plant ever built by Wärtsilä. The plant was inaugurated at the end of
December 2011. As an intermediate load plant, it will feed electricity to the
national grid when fluctuations in the supply of hydro power create a need for
compensatory capacity. Hydro power accounts for some 90 per cent of Brazil's
electricity production, but is subject to fluctuations due to seasonal rainfall
levels.
A Wärtsilä team will be permanently on site to operate and maintain the power
plant, thus optimising the availability of the plant. All major maintenance will
be performed by Wärtsilä's field service teams. The Wärtsilä team and the
operators on site are well trained in Brazilian regulatory procedures in case of
an order to dispatch. The scheduling of maintenance planning can be adapted
according to these orders.
"The fact that Wärtsilä has supplied and delivered the power solution, together
with their extensive expertise in O&M agreements and their support structure in
Brazil, made Wärtsilä a natural choice for us," says Mr Wilson Brasil, President
of Energética Suape II SA.
"We have enjoyed a long and successful relationship with Energética Suape, and
are naturally delighted to be selected as the O&M provider for this plant. This
contract is fully aligned with our growth strategy for Brazil, and represents
clear recognition of our service capabilities in the country," says Mr Robson
Campos, Managing Director of Wärtsilä in Brazil.
Wärtsilä has more than two decades of experience in designing and providing
tailored service, maintenance and O&M agreement solutions, both for land based
power generation and marine installations. Wärtsilä Services manages some 16 GW
of generating capacity in 55 countries. In the Americas, Wärtsilä operates
approximately 2.4 GW of power generation capacity.
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Image of Suape II power plant in Brazil
For further information please contact:
Robson Campos
Managing Director
Wärtsilä in Brazil
Tel. +55 21 88575397
robson.campos(at)wartsila.com
Tuula Franck
Senior Manager, Media and Stakeholder Relations
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel. +358 400 267 555
tuula.franck(at)wartsila.com
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.
www.wartsila.com
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