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Sangachal 300MWe power plant construction to start in May

06 April 2007 11:31 (UTC +04:00)

Construction of the 300MWe multi-fuelled power plant will start in May, Azerenergy Vice-President Marlen Asgarov told APA-Economics.
He said the plant will be installed by Wartsila Corporation which has carried out a number of power-station projects in Azerbaijan.
Azerenergy had ordered five power plants, all based on multiple WÃ¤rtsilÃ¤ 34SG gas-engined generating sets. The power plants, located in (87MWe) Astara, Khachmaz, Nakhchivan and Sheki, have all been commissioned during 2006.
In addition, WÃ¤rtsilÃ¤ Corporation was in December 2006, awarded a contract by Azerenergy, to deliver a multi-fuelled generating plant for a 300MWe 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 WÃ¤rtsilÃ¤ 50DF engine, delivering 17 MW. WÃ¤rtsilÃ¤ will also deliver the power plant design, other principal equipment and all building materials, while undertaking supervision of the building and equipment installation. The WÃ¤rtsilÃ¤ 50DF engines give the plant considerable fuel flexibility. The engines can run on heavy and light oil and natural gas. The engines will deliver the same power on all three fuels.
The plant is scheduled to be fully operational in 2008. /APA-Economics/