The technology group Wärtsilä will supply Mexico’s state-owned electricity utility, Comisión Federal de Electricidad, with two large multi-fuel power plants having a combined output of 600 MW. The order was earlier announced in Wärtsilä’s stock exchange release on 10 November 2021. The projects will be delivered by Wärtsilä on a full engineering, procurement, and construction basis. Jointly these projects represent the largest generating capacity EPC contract ever awarded to Wärtsilä. The order is included in the company’s Q4 order intake.The projects comprise a 400 MW facility, the Mexicali Oriente power plant located in Mexico’s Baja California state, and the Parque Industrial plant, a 200 MW generating unit located in Sonora, Mexico. The Mexicali Oriente plant will operate with 24 Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines, while the Parque Industrial plant will feature 22 Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel engines. The engines will operate primarily on gas with the capability to use liquid fuel as a back-up if required.The awarded projects provide a clear indication of the demand that exists for power plants of this size operating with flexible internal combustion engines. During the summer months the plants will operate continuously, meeting the high electricity demand in the region, when temperatures can reach +50 °C. For the remainder of the year they will be used to provide grid balancing service.The power plants are to be completed in phases during 2022 and 2023.
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply Mexico’s state-owned electricity utility, Comisión Federal de Electricidad, with two large multi-fuel power plants having a combined output of 600 MW. The order was earlier announced in Wärtsilä’s stock exchange release on 10 November 2021. The projects will be delivered by Wärtsilä on a full engineering, procurement, and construction basis. Jointly these projects represent the largest generating capacity EPC contract ever awarded to Wärtsilä. The order is included in the company’s Q4 order intake.The projects comprise a 400 MW facility, the Mexicali Oriente power plant located in Mexico’s Baja California state, and the Parque Industrial plant, a 200 MW generating unit located in Sonora, Mexico. The Mexicali Oriente plant will operate with 24 Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines, while the Parque Industrial plant will feature 22 Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel engines. The engines will operate primarily on gas with the capability to use liquid fuel as a back-up if required.The awarded projects provide a clear indication of the demand that exists for power plants of this size operating with flexible internal combustion engines. During the summer months the plants will operate continuously, meeting the high electricity demand in the region, when temperatures can reach +50 °C. For the remainder of the year they will be used to provide grid balancing service.The power plants are to be completed in phases during 2022 and 2023.
