Good News from Thu, 30 September, 2010:

Wärtsilä supplies the world’s largest gas engine to Turkey

Wärtsilä The first Wärtsilä 18V50SG gas powered generating set will be installed at the Aksa Samsun combined cycle plant in Turkey.
Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of decentralised power plant solutions, has been awarded an engineering and equipment contract for the extension of the Aksa Samsun power plant in Samsun, Turkey.

The Aksa Samsun power plant will be extended to incorporate the latest addition to Wärtsilä’s gas engine portfolio, the Wärtsilä 18V50SG engine. The engine has an electrical output of 18 321 kilowatts, making it the largest gas powered generating set in the world. Thanks to the new engine, the power plant’s efficiency rating will be exceptionally high, over 50 per cent in combined cycle mode.

The scope of supply includes also the controls, automation and auxiliary equipment related to the fuel gas, charge air, cooling and exhaust gas systems.

The Aksa Samsun combined cycle plant, owned by Aksa Enerji, operates currently using seven Wärtsilä 18V46 engines running on heavy fuel oil, six of which will be converted to Wärtsilä 18V46GD engines for gas-fired operation.

When the Wärtsilä 18V50SG engine has been commissioned in 2011, the power plant will have a total electrical output of approximately 130 megawatts in combined cycle mode. The electricity will be fed to the national grid.

Wärtsilä has a very strong presence in Turkey’s energy market.  The company’s power generating capacity is expected to rise to nearly 3 gigawatts by the end of 2011.

www.wartsila.com

MT

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