Wärtsilä’s long-standing relationship with Brazilian customer enhanced with renewal of Operation & Maintenance agreement
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 5 July 2023 at 10:30 EESTTechnology group Wärtsilä has signed a renewal of its Operation & Maintenance agreement with Brazilian independent energy producer Geradora de Energia do Amazonas (Gera Amazonas). The agreement covers the UTE Ponta Negra power plant in Manaus and has been in place since 2006 when the plant was commissioned. The two-year renewal ensures that Gera Amazonas can meet its power purchase obligations with Eletronorte. This latest order was booked as order intake by Wärtsilä in April 2023. Originally the plant operated on heavy fuel