Wärtsilä signs service agreement for Mozambique power plant
Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of flexible and efficient power plant solutions and services, has signed an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) agreement with Central Termica de Ressano Garcia, owned by Sasol New Energy from South Africa and the Mozambique state utility, Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), the Corporation press release said. The three year agreement was signed in April 2013 and covers the company's gas engine power plant in Ressano Garcia, Mozambique.
The Central Termica de Ressano Garcia plant will be powered by a total of 18 Wärtsilä 34SG engines running on natural gas, with the gas being fed from the Pande and Temane gas fields. It will be the largest power plant running exclusively on gas engines to be installed in Mozambique, and the second largest on the entire African continent. The power plant is scheduled for completion by May 2014, and the electricity produced will be sold to EDM.
Once completed, the power plant will significantly contribute to Mozambique's power generating infrastructure, and will help meet the country's growing demand for electricity. Furthermore, because of its low emissions this project will be a major advance in developing low carbon electricity generation in the region.
Wärtsilä is an experienced operator, with a proven track record in operation and maintenance services. Globally, more than 17 GW of generating capacity in both marine and land based installations - a total of 544 installations - is covered by Wärtsilä's asset management and other service agreements. 28 such agreements are in Africa.The Central Termica de Ressano Garcia agreement is Wärtsilä's first O&M agreement in the Republic of Mozambique.
