Fast-track delivery of Wärtsilä power plant will help alleviate power shortage in Bangladesh

Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 8 February 2018 at 9.00 a.m. EET

Through its ability to respond urgently to the need for additional electricity generation, the technology group Wärtsilä is helping to alleviate power shortages in Bangladesh. The latest contract is for a 100 MW power plant to serve the Gazipur Industrial Zone. The order has been placed by China-based Hubei Electric Power Survey & Design Institute, and was booked in January 2018.

The fast-track delivery will comprise six Wärtsilä 50 engines running on heavy fuel oil (HFO). The engines are scheduled for delivery by July of this year, and the plant is expected to be fully operational before the end of 2018. During the past 12 months, Wärtsilä has earlier received orders for nine power plants to be installed in various regions of Bangladesh.

“We very much appreciate Wärtsilä’s fast response enabling this much needed baseload power plant to be installed as fast as possible. By providing a reliable supply of electricity to this industrial area, the economic growth of the region will be accelerated,” commented Mr Meng Hui, Deputy Director of Procurement Department, Hubei Electric Power Survey & Design Institute.

“Our aim always is to serve the customer so that he can, in turn, serve the community. We are, therefore, pleased and proud to meet this need for a fast-track delivery that will efficiently deliver energy to an area in need of greater security in the supply,” said Göran Richardsson, Regional Director, South Asia, Wärtsilä Energy Solutions.

Wärtsilä has previously supplied generating capacity to the same customer, and the good relationship between the two companies is further strengthened with this order. With this latest order, Wärtsilä’s total installed base in Bangladesh will be in excess of 4000 MW.  

For more information, please contact:

Zi Yang Peng
Business Development Manager, North East Asia
Wärtsilä Energy Solutions
Tel: +86 1391 1518 133
ZiYang.Peng@wartsila.com

Matti Rautkivi
Sales & Marketing Director
Wärtsilä Energy Solutions
Tel: +1 281 707 6123
matti.rautkivi@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. At the end of 2017, Wärtsilä had 67 GW of installed power plant capacity in 177 countries around the world.
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Wärtsilä in brief
Wärtsilä is a global leader in smart technologies and complete lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising sustainable innovation, total efficiency and data analytics, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2017, Wärtsilä’s net sales totalled EUR 4.9 billion with approximately 18,000 employees. The company has operations in over 200 locations in more than 80 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
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