Rolls Royce wins $200 million in new power systems orders

Rolls Royce, the global power systems company, has announced orders worth over $200 million for electrical power generation equipment from customers in Australia, Bangladesh, Spain, Venezuela and Yemen.

Announcing the new orders at the Power Gen Europe conference in Amsterdam, Charlie Athanasia, Rolls Royce, Executive Vice President Power Generation, said We are very pleased to announce these new contracts which demonstrate the growing confidence power generators have in our technology and track record of delivery.

Rolls Royce Bergen products remain extremely competitive and we have now sold Trent units to operators in 19 countries. Rolls Royce is not only delivering the extra power our customers need, but our advanced technology also creates lower emissions levels, benefiting the environment.

The new orders consist of 25 Bergen diesel engines, five Bergen gas engines and six Trent 60 gas turbines, which in total are capable of producing over 560MW of electrical energy for the five new customers.

The largest contract announced today, valued at $75 million, is from Bangladesh`s largest EPC Company, Energypac Power Generation Limited for 24 Rolls Royce Bergen B32:40,16 cylinder diesel engines to be owned by the Bangladesh Power Development Board. Sixteen engines will provide 100 MW of power at the Gopalgunj power station and eight engines will provide 50 MW of electrical power at Faridpur following entry into service in August 2011.

All the engines will run on heavy fuel oil and will supply electricity to the country at times of peak demand as part of a significant power development programme initiated by the country's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who is also in charge of the Ministry for power.

News Paper The Financial Express link:
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=104303&date=2010-06-27

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