W?sil?eceives power plant order from Greek islands
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - W?sil?orporation, Press release, 27 January 2010, at 10.30 am EETW?sil?'s flexible power solution also includes state-of-the-art and costefficient emissions cleaning technology to meet the strict quality andenvironmental standards and the readiness to convert the engines to run on gas.W?sil? a leading provider of flexible decentralised power generationsolutions, has been contracted to supply the equipment and engineering for a newpower plant being built on the island of Rhodes in Greece. The order for this119 MWe power plant was placed in December and the plant is scheduled to becomefully operational during the second half of 2011.The order has been placed by Terna S.A., who has been awarded the overallproject contract by Public Power Corporation S.A., the national electricityutility of Greece. Terna S.A. is one of the three major Civil and Energycontractors in Greece.W?sil?already enjoys a leading role in supplying electricity to the islandsof the Eastern Mediterranean, and this latest order further strengthens thatposition. When installed, this power plant will bring the total output ofelectricity produced by W?sil?ngines in the Greek islands to 690 MWe, whichrepresents a majority share of the archipelago's baseload supply.The South Rhodes Power Station will generate electricity for the island's gridfrom seven W?sil?18V46 engines running on heavy fuel oil. The auxiliaryequipment and emissions cleaning system will also be supplied by W?sil?A5+5 year's maintenance contract for the power station unit is also undernegotiation."We are very pleased to co-operate with W?sil?n the construction of thepower plant of South Rhodes. We are looking forward to building astate-of-the-art power plant that meets the expectations of the Public PowerCorporation of Greece and of the local community for reliable andenvironmentally friendly energy production," says Mr. John Stefanatos, SeniorProject Manager, Terna S.A., GEK Group.Competitive solution and 24/7 serviceW?sil?'s overall strength in the region, the competitive costs of producingenergy throughout the lifetime of the plant and the fact that W?sil?s theonly company offering 24/7 service in the islands, were the decisive factors inthe company being awarded the contract."Our ability to provide state-of-the-art and cost efficient emissions cleaningtechnology to meet the strict quality and environmental standards demanded,together with the fact that we can eventually convert the plant to run on gas,further enhanced the competitive advantage of our solution," says HarryLindroos, Regional Director for East Europe, W?sil?ower Plants.The new power station is needed to ensure a reliable supply of electricity tothe tourist island of Rhodes. Demand surges dramatically during the holidayseason, and the W?sil?ecentralised multi-engine power plant solution offersa flexible and highly efficient means of meeting such increases in demand.For further information, please contact:Harry LindroosRegional Director, Europe EastW?sil?ower PlantsTel: +358 10 709 5666Mobile: +358 40 5019257harry.lindroos(at)wartsila.com
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