Site work commences for Wärtsilä 378 MW power plant in El Salvador
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 8 January 2019 at 10.00 AM EETThe technology group Wärtsilä commenced site work for a new 378 MW power plant being supplied on an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract in El Salvador. This facility, ordered by Energía del Pacífico, will be the largest and most efficient power plant in El Salvador, and one of the first in Central America to be fired by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The installation will feed electricity to the national grid. A dedicated floating LNG import terminal will be built at the same location. This new terminal