<p>The technology group Wärtsilä will supply three gas engine power plants with a combined output of 150 MW to Brazil. The contract award came as a result of a Reserve Capacity Auction organised by the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy in October. The plants will be delivered on a fast-track basis and are scheduled to be operational in Q2, 2022. The orders were placed by companies held by funds managed by BTG Pactual Asset Management, and they are included in Wärtsilä’s order intake in Q4, 2021.</p><p>The electricity produced by the thermal balancing power plants will be fed to the national grid assuring system reliability, for instance, during times of adverse weather conditions. The contracts include altogether 16 fast-starting and flexible Wärtsilä 20V34SG gas engine generating sets. The projects will be delivered on Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) basis to existing power plant sites UTE Luiz Oscar Rodrigues de Melo and UTE Viana 1, as well as a new power plant UTE Povoação 1, all located in Espírito Santo, a state in Southeast Region of Brazil.</p><p>Wärtsilä gas power plants operate on natural gas, the cleanest fossil fuel available. They feature high efficiency at any load, providing plant efficiency levels of up to 50 percent in simple cycle, and up to 54 percent in combined cycle mode. Their unmatched flexibility is highlighted by the fact that they can reach full output power within minutes of the start signal, which is an essential benefit in systems that wish to integrate higher levels of renewable energy.</p><p>Flexible Wärtsilä gas engine power plants can utilise natural gas, LPG, synthetic fuels and various bio-gas fuels. Power plants which initially run on natural gas, can switch to operate on sustainable decarbonised fuels as and when these sources become available. This future-proofing feature alleviates the risk of investments made today becoming stranded assets later.</p>
<p>The technology group Wärtsilä will supply three gas engine power plants with a combined output of 150 MW to Brazil. The contract award came as a result of a Reserve Capacity Auction organised by the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy in October. The plants will be delivered on a fast-track basis and are scheduled to be operational in Q2, 2022. The orders were placed by companies held by funds managed by BTG Pactual Asset Management, and they are included in Wärtsilä’s order intake in Q4, 2021.</p><p>The electricity produced by the thermal balancing power plants will be fed to the national grid assuring system reliability, for instance, during times of adverse weather conditions. The contracts include altogether 16 fast-starting and flexible Wärtsilä 20V34SG gas engine generating sets. The projects will be delivered on Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) basis to existing power plant sites UTE Luiz Oscar Rodrigues de Melo and UTE Viana 1, as well as a new power plant UTE Povoação 1, all located in Espírito Santo, a state in Southeast Region of Brazil.</p><p>Wärtsilä gas power plants operate on natural gas, the cleanest fossil fuel available. They feature high efficiency at any load, providing plant efficiency levels of up to 50 percent in simple cycle, and up to 54 percent in combined cycle mode. Their unmatched flexibility is highlighted by the fact that they can reach full output power within minutes of the start signal, which is an essential benefit in systems that wish to integrate higher levels of renewable energy.</p><p>Flexible Wärtsilä gas engine power plants can utilise natural gas, LPG, synthetic fuels and various bio-gas fuels. Power plants which initially run on natural gas, can switch to operate on sustainable decarbonised fuels as and when these sources become available. This future-proofing feature alleviates the risk of investments made today becoming stranded assets later.</p>
