Fast-track delivery of Wärtsilä gas fired power plant will help alleviate Myanmar’s electricity shortage in Kyaukse
Wärtsilä Corporation, press release, 2 July 2018 at 2.00 p.m. EESTThe technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to provide the generating equipment for a new gas fired power plant needed to alleviate the shortage of electricity in Myanmar.The power plant will operate on eight Wärtsilä 50SG gas fuelled engines, and the electricity generated will be fed into the national grid. The 145 MW plant is being built on a fast-track basis and is scheduled to be operational during the first quarter of 2019. Wärtsilä’s capabilities to meet the demanding delivery requirements, and the flexibility of