Finland-based Wartsila will provide engineering and equipment for two baseload power plants to Iranian energy companies Baran Niroo Beshel Company and Tamin Niroo Saam Company.

Wartsila is a leading provider of complete life-cycle marine and energy solutions and services to customers globally.

Wartsila will supply the first decentralised power plants of its kind to Iran to support power generation in its transition towards more flexible and smarter technologies, said a statement from the company.

The larger plant with Baran Niroo Beshel Co will be located in the city of Savadkoh in Mazandaran province. It will be equipped with three Wartsila 34SG engines with a combined output of 29 MW, it said.

The other power plant, located in the city of Tabriz, will have two Wartsila 34SG engines with a total output of 19 MW. Both plants together will serve approximately 100,000 households and other small industries in the area.

The orders are booked in the second quarter of 2017, and the sets are expected to be delivered during the third quarter of 2017, it added.

Tord Johnsson, business development manager, Wärtsilä Energy Solutions, said: “Iran has been experiencing shortages of electricity and we are very actively working on distributed generation power plants in the country.”

“These latest development are a significant proof of confidence for us in the country,” he said.

Semih Uysal, general manager, Tamin Niroo Saam Co, said: “Wärtsilä’s technology, capability to deliver efficient and flexible power solutions, as well as their reputation for quality were definitely the main reasons why we signed this agreement.”

“In addition, using gas as fuel will have an important impact towards the preservation of our environment,” he added.

Both Baran Niroo Beshel Co. and Tamin Niroo Saam Co are operating under an IPP scheme where Iran Power Generation and Transmission Company (Tavanir) is the off taker.

Wärtsilä’s total installed capacity in the Middle East is approximately 7GW. Globally, Wärtsilä’s installed base is over 63 GW in 176 countries, it stated. - TradeArabia News Service