Wärtsilä has announced that it will provide designed equipment for a new 120 megawatts (MW) power station being built in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan Caspian Offshore Industries (KCOI) placed the order, which Wärtsilä booked in the fourth quarter of 2024.
The order covers six Wärtsilä 46TS-SG gas-powered large bore engines, as well as mechanical and electrical ancillary equipment.
KCOI is the primary contractor for a huge hybrid power project in the Mangystau region that will include, in addition to the engine power plant, a 77 MW wind power plant and a 50 MW solar power plant.
When finished, the project will deliver electricity to the region’s oil and gas installations.
The Wärtsilä engines will reportedly offer the secure and steady supply required to compensate for the inherent fluctuations in energy output from renewable sources.
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Mirko Borghesi, CEO of KCOI, said: “This will be the first hybrid project of its type to be implemented in Kazakhstan. The engine power plant is essential to enable a stable and reliable supply of electricity, and the Wärtsilä engines will efficiently regulate the frequency and voltage to ensure this reliability is achieved.”
Kenneth Engblom, Vice President, Africa and Europe at Wärtsilä Energy, stated: “This is a major hybrid power project that also supports Kazakhstan to move towards decarbonised energy production and Wärtsilä is proud to be a participating partner. In order for widescale integration of power from renewable sources, grid balancing capabilities are necessary, and the Wärtsilä engines are ideally suited to provide this.”
The Wärtsilä equipment will be delivered toward the end of 2025, with the project projected to be completely operational by mid-2026.
In December 2024, Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, provided cargo handling systems for three new 93,000 cubic-metre (m3) Very Large Ammonia Carriers (VLAC).
