The technology group Wärtsilä recently has signed an EPC contract to supply a 52 MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant to AM Solar BV/ Jordan, a joint venture between energy provider AES Jordan and Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co., Ltd. The order was booked in November 2017.
This is the first Utility Scale PV Solar Plant signed by Wärtsilä globally. NEPCO (National Electrical Power Company) is the offtaker of the solar plant and will be responsible for constructing the interconnection facilities. Wärtsilä’s scope is full EPC (Engineering Procurement and Construction/Commissioning) and the PV plant will be connected to a 132kV Grid.
The new PV solar power plant will be installed near IPP4, a 250 MW Wärtsilä-built Smart Power Generation plant, which has been operational since 2014. The construction of the new plant is expected to start in June 2018 and the Commercial Operation is expected to take place in July 2019.
Pekka Tolonen, Director, Solar at Wärtsilä Energy Solutions, commented, “We expect rapid growth in the use of solar energy, and we are excited to be contributing to a cleaner environment with our solar PV power plant solutions. Wärtsilä’s global capabilities in delivering turnkey power plants, our extensive sales and service network, and our vast experience with a customer base across 177 countries enable us to continue to develop innovative new solutions that deliver on the promise of sustainability today.”
