FLOATING POWER PLANTS - Wärtsilä

BARGING IN NICE AND EASYThe Haripur floating power plant inBangladesh took part in improving the criticalpower situation then prevailing in the country.Site work was minimal since no onshorefuel tanks were required. The engines arecooled with onboard radiators. The plantwas commissioned as an engineering,procurement and construction contract withNECP Haripur Ltd.Electrical output148.6 MWeEngines9 x Wärtsilä 18V46Delivered 2001THE REIGN OF THE SULTANLa Sultana del Este was ordered byEmpresa Generadora de Electrididad Haina,S.A. in the Dominican Republic. Wärtsilä’ssolution featured operational commitment,environmentally advanced performanceand highly efficient thermoelectric powergeneration operating with heavy fuel oil.Electrical output148.6 MWeEngines9 x Wärtsilä 18V46Delivered 2001THE DOCTORS THAT STEERCLEAR OF HURRICANESA survivor of many hurricanes, Dr Bird II issafely moored next to its older counterpartDr Bird I in the Jamaican bay. This is thefirst power barge that Wärtsilä designedfrom scratch in order to satisfy the ownersrequirements on fuel storage capacity, andeasy operation and maintenance. Dr Bird isa powerful lifesaver, providing electricity forJamaica’s national grid.Electrical output123.5 MWEngines8 x Wärtsilä 12V463 x Wärtsilä 18V46Delivered 1994 and 20054