Wärtsilä to supply additional 200 MW of smart power generation to Bangladesh
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Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 12 October 2017 at 9.00 am EEST
The technology group Wärtsilä continues to alleviate the shortage of electric
power in Bangladesh with the supply of equipment for yet another power plant
project in Mymensingh. This is the sixth new power plant to be ordered with
Wärtsilä equipment by Bangladeshi companies in 2017. The 200 MW plant is being
built by United Mymensingh Power Ltd and when completed in June 2018, it will
feed much needed electricity to the national grid. The order with Wärtsilä was
booked in September 2017.
The government of Bangladesh is making a strong effort to increase the number of
households with access to electricity. As of 2016, only 76 percent of the
country's houses were connected to the grid, and the aim is to increase this to
98 percent by the year 2021. There is, therefore, an urgent need for new,
reliable power capacity, and Wärtsilä's proven ability to deliver generating
equipment on a fast-track basis and to provide local support for the
installations, continues to be a crucial factor in the award of these contracts.
"We have an implementation time for this project of just nine months, so having
an equipment partner who we can trust to deliver on schedule is of immense value
to us. We already have three other plants running on Wärtsilä generating
equipment, hence we have good experience with the company and know that we can
rely on their high quality engines," commented Mr Moinuddin Hasan Rashid,
Managing Director of United Group.
The new plant will operate on a total of 21 Wärtsilä 32 engines running on heavy
fuel oil (HFO). Delivery of the equipment is scheduled for January 2018.
With this latest order, Wärtsilä's total installed base in Bangladesh will be in
excess of 3900 MW.
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Caption: The agreement was signed by Mr Moinuddin Hasan Rashid, Managing
Director of United Group, and Mr Jillur Rahim, Managing Director, Wärtsilä
Bangladesh.
For more information, please contact:
Göran Richardsson
Regional Director, South East Asia
Wärtsilä Energy Solutions
Tel: +358 40 506 0739
goran.richardsson(at)wartsila.com
Kristian Mäkelä
Director, Sales & Marketing
Wärtsilä Energy Solutions
Tel: +358 40 1483565
kristian.makela(at)wartsila.com
Wärtsilä Energy Solutions in brief
Wärtsilä Energy Solutions is a leading global energy system integrator offering
a broad range of environmentally sound solutions. Our offering includes ultra-
flexible internal combustion engine based power plants, utility-scale solar PV
power plants, energy storage & integration solutions, as well as LNG terminals
and distribution systems. The flexible and efficient Wärtsilä solutions provide
customers with superior value and enable a transition to a more sustainable and
modern energy system. As of 2017, Wärtsilä has 65 GW of installed power plant
capacity in 177 countries around the world.
www.smartpowergeneration.com
Wärtsilä in brief
Wärtsilä is a global leader in advanced technologies and complete lifecycle
solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising sustainable
innovation and total efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and
economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2016,
Wärtsilä's net sales totalled EUR 4.8 billion with approximately 18,000
employees. The company has operations in over 200 locations in more than 70
countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
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Source: Wärtsilä Oyj Abp via GlobeNewswire
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