Wärtsilä wins two service contracts to operate and maintain 400 MWe
power plants in Pakistan
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade and Technical Press release, 5 October2009Wärtsilä, a leading supplier of flexible power plants and services tothe decentralized power generation market, has been awardedoperations and maintenance (O&M) agreements by the Nishat Group ofCompanies for two of its power plants in Pakistan.The 5-year agreements call for Wärtsilä to operate, maintain, andsupply all labour and spare parts for the Nishat Power Limited (NPL)and Nishat Chunian Power Limited (NCPL) plants. NPL and NCPL areIndependent Power Producers (IPP) supplying electricity to Pakistan'snational grid.Each of these two plants will utilize eleven Wärtsilä 18V46 enginesand a steam turbine to produce a total electrical output of 200 MWe.Both the NPL & NCPL power plants are located near the city of Lahore,and are scheduled to become operational in the 3rd quarter of 2009and 1st quarter of 2010, respectively."Wärtsilä and the Nishat Group have worked together as one teamthroughout the development of both these projects, which arenow undergoing installation and commissioning. We are very happy withthe level of support that we have received from Wärtsilä, and havebeen extremely satisfied with the company's products and services.This experience encouraged us to award operations and maintenanceagreements for both the projects to Wärtsilä," says Mr. Mian MohammadMansha, Chairman of the Nishat Group.Wärtsilä already has a strong presence in Pakistan, with nearly 1800MW of Wärtsilä power plants either in operation or underconstruction. The Nishat O&M orders mean that more than half of thisoutput will be operated and maintained by Wärtsilä's own personnelunder O&M agreements."We have supplied the power plants for several businesses belongingto the Nishat Group, including these two plants. Wärtsilä has an O&Magreement for the 33 MW captive power plant at DG Cement, which isalso a part of the Nishat Group. We are delighted and honoured tocontinue our excellent relationship with Nishat. Our proven trackrecord in Pakistan, together with our local service support andcapabilities are key factors in Wärtsilä being entrusted with theoperational responsibility for these two power plants," saysChristoph Vitzthum, Group Vice President, Wärtsilä Services.Wärtsilä O&M agreements are tailored to the needs of its customers.The O&M agreement programme is designed to cover all aspects ofoperating and managing an installation, including O&M planning,day-to-day operation, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance,administration, human resources and training, technical support,logistics management and security. This comprehensive programmeenables the plant owner to focus on the company's core business,whilst Wärtsilä ensures optimal plant performance throughout thecomplete operational cycle, from receiving fuel to supplying energy.Globally, Wärtsilä operates close to 140 power plant installations in30 countries, supplying a total of close to 4700 MW of power.The Nishat Group of Companies is present in a number of Pakistan'smajor business sectors, including textiles, cement, banking,insurance, paper products and aviation. Now the group is venturinginto power generation through the establishment of NPL and NCPL.For further information, please contact:Mr Rashid ShamsiGeneral Manager, ServicesWärtsilä PakistanTel.: +92 42 35418846Mobile: +92 300 8451696e-mail: rashid.shamsi(at)wartsila.comMaria NystrandPublicity Manager,Wärtsilä Power PlantsDirect tel: +358 10 709 1456e-mail: maria.nystrand(at)wartsila.comWärtsilä in briefWärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions forthe marine and energy markets. By emphasising technologicalinnovation and total efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmentaland economic performance of the vessels and power plants of itscustomers.In 2008, Wärtsilä's net sales totalled EUR 4.6 billion with 19,000employees. The company has operations in 160 locations in 70countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on the NASDAQ OMXHelsinki, Finland.www.wartsila.comThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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