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Released October 12, 2012 | JOHANNESBURG
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Written by Richard Finlayson, Senior International Editor for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The 573-megawatt (MW) power plant to be built in Jordan by consortium led by Wartsila Corporation (Helsinki, Finland) will have the capacity to be fired by natural gas, heavy fuel oil and light fuel oil. The tri-fuel plant will be the largest of its type in the world.
Initially, the plant will operate on heavy fuel oil. Once the infrastructure for a natural gas supply is in place, the flexibility of Wartsila's engine technology will enable the seamless transfer to environmentally sustainable natural gas. Another environmental plus is that the technology's water usage will be close to zero.
In an overall $552 million project contract awarded by Amman Asia Electric Power (AAEP), Wartsila has a share of $334 million and holds a minority interest in AAEP. Korea Electric Power Corporation (NYSE:KEP) (Seoul, South Korea) and Mitsubishi Corporation (OTC:MSBHF) (Tokyo, Japan) also have stakes in the special purpose power producer and the consortium. Wartsila's consortium partner for the construction of the project is Lotte Engineering & Construction (Seoul, South Korea).
AAEP will supply electricity to the National Electric Power Company of Jordan under a 25-year power purchase agreement, which was signed recently. The power will be fed into the Jordanian national grid.
The 38 Wartsila 50DF multi-fuel engines to be installed to power the project would put out 632 MW under reference conditions. In the extreme ambient conditions in Jordan, the power plant will deliver a constant capacity of 573 MW.
The plant will be fitted with a nitrogen oxide control system for emissions abatement in line with the guidelines of International Finance Corporation, which have been adopted by Jordan's Ministry of the Environment.
Located in Al Manakher, 30 kilometers from Jordan's capital Amman, the project will be delivered in three phases. The first phase is scheduled to be in commercial operation in February 2014, and the project is scheduled to be completed by September 2014.
The smart power generation technology (with its operational flexibility and multi-fuel operation) provides for high-efficiency base load, peaking and load-following power. It also provides super-fast grid reserves on a national power system level.
Wartsila already has a 50-MW power plant in Jordan, which is run by company personnel under an operation and maintenance agreement.
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Initially, the plant will operate on heavy fuel oil. Once the infrastructure for a natural gas supply is in place, the flexibility of Wartsila's engine technology will enable the seamless transfer to environmentally sustainable natural gas. Another environmental plus is that the technology's water usage will be close to zero.
In an overall $552 million project contract awarded by Amman Asia Electric Power (AAEP), Wartsila has a share of $334 million and holds a minority interest in AAEP. Korea Electric Power Corporation (NYSE:KEP) (Seoul, South Korea) and Mitsubishi Corporation (OTC:MSBHF) (Tokyo, Japan) also have stakes in the special purpose power producer and the consortium. Wartsila's consortium partner for the construction of the project is Lotte Engineering & Construction (Seoul, South Korea).
AAEP will supply electricity to the National Electric Power Company of Jordan under a 25-year power purchase agreement, which was signed recently. The power will be fed into the Jordanian national grid.
The 38 Wartsila 50DF multi-fuel engines to be installed to power the project would put out 632 MW under reference conditions. In the extreme ambient conditions in Jordan, the power plant will deliver a constant capacity of 573 MW.
The plant will be fitted with a nitrogen oxide control system for emissions abatement in line with the guidelines of International Finance Corporation, which have been adopted by Jordan's Ministry of the Environment.
Located in Al Manakher, 30 kilometers from Jordan's capital Amman, the project will be delivered in three phases. The first phase is scheduled to be in commercial operation in February 2014, and the project is scheduled to be completed by September 2014.
The smart power generation technology (with its operational flexibility and multi-fuel operation) provides for high-efficiency base load, peaking and load-following power. It also provides super-fast grid reserves on a national power system level.
Wartsila already has a 50-MW power plant in Jordan, which is run by company personnel under an operation and maintenance agreement.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, and eight offices outside of North America, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities.
