Wärtsilä to supply Smart Power Generation plants to UK

The power plants, based on five Wärtsilä 34SG engines running on natural gas, are scheduled to be operational in 2018. Wärtsilä's scope covers the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC). The order is booked in January, 2017, according to a company release

Arnima Dwivedi
Published on: 31 Jan 2017 10:22 AM GMT
Wärtsilä to supply Smart Power Generation plants to UK
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Wärtsilä Corporation to supply Smart Power Generation plants to UK

Helsinki: Wärtsilä Corporation, global leader in advanced technologies and complete lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets, will supply two 50 MW Smart Power Generation plants to energy and services company Centrica in the United Kingdom.

The power plants, based on five Wärtsilä 34SG engines running on natural gas, are scheduled to be operational in 2018. Wärtsilä's scope covers the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC). The order is booked in January, 2017, according to a company release.

Centrica was successful in the latest capacity market auction in the UK securing agreements for more than 500MW of new build power facilities. The two gas-fired Smart Power Generation plants will be located at Brigg in North East Lincolnshire and Peterborough in Cambridgeshire.

Arnima Dwivedi

Arnima Dwivedi

A journalist, presently working as a sub-editor with newstrack.com. I love exploring new genres of humans and humanity.

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