Wärtsilä Corp has been awarded a contract by AzerEnerji, the Azerbaijan national electricity company, to deliver a multi-fuelled generating plant for a 300 MWe power plant to be located at Sangachal, 50 km south of the capital Baku.
The plant will be equipped with 18 generating sets each powered by an 18-cylinder Wärtsilä 50DF engine, delivering 17 MW.
In addition Wärtsilä undertakes the training of AzerEnerji operating and service personnel for a period of 2 years. The plant is scheduled to be fully operational in October 2008. All electrical power will be fed directly to the Azerbaijan national grid.