Wärtsilä-led consortium to supply 573 MW power plant to Jordan
A Wärtsilä-led consortium, consisting of Wärtsilä and Lotte Engineering & Construction of South Korea, has signed a contract with Amman Asia Electric Power Company to supply a 573 MW power plant to Jordan. The total value of the EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) contract is USD 552 million, of which Wärtsilä’s share is USD 334 million. The order is included in Wärtsilä’s third quarter 2012 order book, the Company press release said.
The signing of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between National Electric Power Company of Jordan (NEPCO) and Amman Asia Electric Power Company was announced on 25 September 2012. Amman Asia Electric Power is owned by Korea Electric Power Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation and Wärtsilä Corporation. When completed, the power plant will supply electricity to NEPCO to be fed to the country’s national grid.
In September 2012, Amman Asia Electric Power signed a 25 year power purchase agreement with NEPCO.
In January 2012, Wärtsilä announced that a bid consortium consisting of Korea Electric Power Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation and Wärtsilä Corporation, had been selected by National Electric Power Company of Jordan to build IPP3, an independent power producer project in Jordan.
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Wärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasizing technological innovation and total efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2011, Wärtsilä’s net sales totaled EUR 4.2 billion with approximately 18,000 employees. The company has operations in nearly 170 locations in 70 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland.
