FLOATING POWER PLANTS - Wärtsilä

THE POWER TIGERS OF BANGLADESHThe Khulna power plants are equipped with nineteen Wärtsilä 32liquid fuel generating sets, nine for Tiger I and ten for Tiger III. Allof the equipment was designed and constructed for operation inextreme site conditions, at high temperatures and in sea water.The floating baseload power plant was designed to burn heavyfuel oil as the main fuel, with light fuel oil as a standby fuel.When natural gas becomes available at the site, the plant can beconverted to operate on gas with a liquid pilot fuel.Electrical output110 MWEngine type 9 x Wärtsilä 18V32and 10 x 18V32Delivered 1997ALWAYS NEW, GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES IN SIGHTThe barge-mounted plant in Papua New Guinea is equipped withWärtsilä 20V32 engines operating on heavy fuel oil. The customer is LihirGold Limited, a leading global gold company, and the power plant provideselectricity to its Lihir Island gold mine. Since the power plant is an interimsolution to the company’s power needs for the site, the power plant ismounted on a barge so that it can later be moved to another location whenno longer needed at Lihir Island.Electrical output71.4 MWEngines8 x Wärtsilä 20V32Delivered 2011A PIONEER IN ITS PRIMESeaboard’s Estrella Del Norte power barge in the DominicanRepublic has been a continuous success story for a good 20years. By introducing the latest technological improvementsavailable, Wärtsilä has maintained the heavy fuel oil plant’sposition as one of the most reliable power plants in the country.With an expected lifespan of 30–35 years, the barge enginesshould be able to produce a total of 10 million MWh before theirretirement.Electrical output40 MWEngines5 x Wärtsilä 18V322 x Wärtsilä 16V32Delivered 19905