Wartsila to provide engines for new Kupang power plant
Friday, September 22 2017 - 01:15 AM WIB
Finnish power and energy equipment maker Wartsila said it has been contracted to provide generating equipment for a new 48 MW combined-cycle power plant to be built in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara Province, which will be operated by state-owned electricity firm PT PLN.
?The contract has been signed with Norway-based Jacobsen Elektro, an international provider of turnkey power plants for clients on three continents. The order was booked in the third quarter of this year,? Wartsila said in a statement on Thursday.
The new plant, which will start operation in November of 2018, will operate with five Wartsila 34DF dual-fuel engines. Initially they will be run on diesel fuel, but will switch to gas when the local gas supply infrastructure is sufficiently developed. In gas mode, the carbon footprint is significantly reduced thereby contributing in a meaningful way to a healthier environment, Wartsila said.
The company said that the Wartsila engines are are scheduled for delivery in the beginning of the year.
The company said when this plant is completed, Wartsila engines will be producing more than 4300 MW of electrical output in Indonesia.
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak