Wärtsilä to supply Australian mining site with 53 MW gas power plant expansion
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Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 23 August 2012 at 9 am EET
Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of flexible and efficient power plant
solutions, has been contracted to supply the equipment for a gas engine based
expansion to the McArthur River zinc mine power plant in Australia's Northern
Territory. The project is being undertaken by EDL NGD (NT) Pty Ltd, a subsidiary
of the international energy company, Energy Developments Ltd (EDL), who will
sell the electricity generated by the plant to McArthur River Mining Pty Ltd, a
subsidiary of Xstrata plc, the international mining resources company.
Wärtsilä's scope of supply includes six Wärtsilä 34SG engines running on natural
gas and the related engineering services. The total combined output of the
engines will be 53 MW. Delivery is scheduled to be completed by early 2013, and
the power plant is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2013.
"Wärtsilä has an established track record of delivering high quality, and EDL
was impressed by Wärtsilä's proposal to supply an efficient power plant solution
on a fast-track basis. This was an important consideration in choosing Wärtsilä
as our engine supplier for this project," says Mr Shane McLaughlin, EDL
Executive General Manager, Project Delivery.
"In meeting the plant's operational requirements of a flexible and efficient
supply with a high step load capacity, we have also demonstrated our ability to
meet the customer's needs for a rapid delivery," commented Suraj Narayan,
General Manager, Wärtsilä Power Plants in Australia & Oceania. "Furthermore,
apart from their minimal environmental impact, the Wärtsilä gas fired generating
sets have a low total lifecycle cost, which is an increasingly important aspect
of modern power plant operations."
Wärtsilä has a strong presence in Australia and Oceania having supplied more
than 600 MW of power generation capacity to the region. In Australia, Wärtsilä
has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. The company also has
extensive workshop facilities in major locations.
Wärtsilä 34SG engine
The Wärtsilä 34SG is a four-stroke, spark-ignited gas engine that works
according to the Otto process and the lean-burn principle. The efficiency of the
Wärtsilä 34SG is the highest of any spark-ignited gas engine currently
available. The gas fuelled, lean-burn, medium-speed engine is a reliable, highly
efficient and flexible power source for baseload, intermediate, peaking, and
cogeneration plants. The high efficiency of the engine is based on state-of-the-
art technology.
Read more about Wärtsilä gas power plants.
Image of Wärtsilä 34SG engine
For further information please contact:
Suraj Narayan
General Manager, Power Plants
Wärtsilä Australia Pty Ltd
Tel: +61 409 717 325
suraj.narayan(at)wartsila.com
Raymond Vinton
General Manager, Sales
Wärtsilä Australia Pty Ltd
Tel: +61 419 449 680
raymond.vinton(at)wartsila.com
Tuula Franck
Senior Manager, Media and Stakeholder Relations
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel: +358 400 267555
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
Wärtsilä 34SG engine:
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