Wärtsilä to supply 52 MW industrial self-gene...

Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade & Technical Press release, 23 June 2011

Wärtsilä's competitive edge is based on its proven power plant technology and
strong track record, even in areas with very demanding climatic conditions.

Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply the engineering, equipment and
construction for a power plant to be delivered for Hail Cement, a Saudi Arabian
cement manufacturer. The power plant will provide electricity for the customer's
own industrial use.

Wärtsilä's scope of supply under this turnkey contract includes seven Wärtsilä
20V32 generating sets, providing a total output of some 52 MW. The engines will
run on heavy fuel oil (HFO), but can switch to light fuel oil (LFO) as a back-up
fuel. The equipment is scheduled to be delivered during 2012, and the complete
construction of the plant is scheduled to take approximately 15 months to
complete.

This turnkey project is yet another case whereby Wärtsilä technology is used to
provide energy for Saudi cement works. Already approximately 70 per cent of the
country's cement manufacturing facilities are powered by Wärtsilä power plants.

"As Saudi Arabia develops its infrastructure and continues to construct more
housing, the need for cement is obviously increasing. Wärtsilä is pleased to
support this development by providing reliable, cost competitive, and efficient
distributed power that enables the country's cement manufacturers to operate
effectively. Our proven technology and strong track record, even in areas with
very demanding climatic conditions, are the basis of our competitive edge," says
Lars-Åke Kjell, Regional Director (Middle East) at Wärtsilä Power Plants.

"A key requirement in awarding this contract was that the generating equipment
could reliably operate with undiminished efficiency in the hot and sandy
conditions that prevail in Saudi Arabia," says Mr. Matar Ali Al Zahrani,
President Hail Cement Company, Saudi Arabia.

Wärtsilä was able to prove its ability to meet this need as it already has a
strong presence in the country, with almost 1400 MW of capacity installed.
Furthermore, nine of these power plants, with an output of 330 MW, are being
operated by Wärtsilä under Operation & Management Service agreements. This
presence is likely to continue to increase as power demand in Saudi Arabia is
increasing by more than seven per cent per year, and new generating capacity is
being added.

Globally, Wärtsilä has delivered 4,500 power plants in 168 countries totalling
over 47 GW.

Further information, please contact:

Mr Lars-Ã…ke Kjell
Regional Director
Wärtsilä Power Plants Middle East
Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]

Mr Ghazanfar Khan
Managing Director
Wärtsilä Saudi Arabia
Tel. [phone]
[e-mail]



Ms Anna-Leena Pohjanpalo
Media Officer
Media & Stakeholder Relations, Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel. [phone]
[e-mail]


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Wärtsilä in brief

Wärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine
and energy markets. By emphasising technological innovation and total
efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the
vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2010, Wärtsilä's net sales
totalled EUR 4.6 billion with more than 17,500 employees. The company has
operations in 160 locations in 70 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed
on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland.
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