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| Wärtsilä announces first installation in Texas Finnish engine maker Wärtsilä Corporation has been awarded an equipment supply contract by South Texas Electric Cooperative (STEC), a non-profit generation and transmission cooperative headquartered in Nursery, Texas. The contract for the 202.5 MWe gas-fired power plant is valued at over $100 million USD. Currently, STEC serves eight distribution cooperatives, which provide services to over 170,000 members in 65 South Texas counties. The power plant, to be called the "Pearsall Power Plant", will be located about fifty miles Southwest of San Antonio in Pearsall, Texas on an existing brownfield site. It will be equipped with twenty-four Wärtsilä 20V34SG engines, including all related mechanical and electrical auxiliaries, SCR's, installation and commissioning support and training. Burns & McDonnell, Inc. of Kansas City will assist with engineering, permitting, and construction management activities. The plant will be connected to the ERCOT grid and supply power and Ancillary Services to STEC's eight cooperative members, helping to serve their 750 MW peak load. The plant is anticipated to run about 4000 hours per year. The first 75 MW of the Pearsall Power Plant is expected to enter commercial operation in late 2009, with the remaining 128 MW beginning commercial operation by the end of 2010. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |