Wärtsilä receives EUR 150 million dual-fuel p...

Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade & Technical Press release, 27 December 2011 at 9.15
am EET

Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of flexible and efficient power plant
solutions, has been awarded the contract to supply a complete Flexicycle(TM)
dual-fuel power plant to the Dominican Republic. The turnkey project has been
ordered by Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Haina (EGE Haina), the country's
largest power generation company. The value of the order is approximately EUR
150 million.

The Quisqueya II power plant ordered by EGE Haina will feature 12 Wärtsilä 50DF
generating sets in combined cycle running primarily on natural gas, but with the
capability to switch to heavy fuel oil as needed. The plant is scheduled to be
fully operational during the second half of 2013, and will supply baseload
electricity to the national grid.

This will be an identical twin power plant to the Quisqueya I plant located at
the same site, which was ordered by Barrick Gold in September 2011. The two
power plants have a total output of 430 MW. They have separate owners, but both
plants will be constructed on the same site as a single unit, that can be
operated from one control room.

Largest power plant in the world delivered by Wärtsilä

"This Quisqueya I and II power plant complex becomes the biggest power plant in
the world, delivered by Wärtsilä. This is solid proof of the attractiveness of
the Wärtsilä's Flexicycle(TM) combined cycle solution. A key factor in the award
of this important contract to Wärtsilä was the high efficiency offered by the
Flexicycle(TM) solution. The suitability of a power plant based on multiple
generating units for a relatively small power grid, and the dual fuel
capability, were also crucial considerations," says Sampo Suvisaari, General
Manager, Central America and the Caribbean, Wärtsilä Power Plants.

The Wärtsilä Flexicycle(TM) solution combines the advantages of a flexible
simple cycle plant with the superb efficiency of a combined cycle plant, in a
unique way. Flexicycle(TM) power plants can be optimised for different outputs
in the 100 to 500 MW range. The power plant solution is based on gas fired
combustion engines and a steam turbine combined cycle. Each engine is equipped
with a waste heat recovery steam generator. The power plant has one common steam
turbine and a condenser. The cooling is typically arranged so that the
combustion engines are cooled with closed loop radiators and the steam cycle
with cooling towers.

EGE Haina is a 50 per cent state-owned and 50 per cent privately owned company
and it owns several power plants in the Dominican Republic including a 150 MW
barge-mounted power plant supplied by Wärtsilä. Wärtsilä already has a very
strong presence in the country having more than 1100 MW of installed electricity
generating capacity in operation.

Read more about Wärtsilä Flexicycle power plants
Read more about Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines
Read more about Wärtsilä dual-fuel power plants

Wärtsilä wins major power plant order from the Dominican Republic, Trade Press
Release 7 September 2011

Image of the power plant

For further information please contact:
Mr Sampo Suvisaari
General Manager, Central America and the Caribbean
Wärtsilä Power Plants
Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]
Tuula Franck
Senior Manager, Media and Stakeholder Relations
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]
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.
www.wartsila.com




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