Power plant solutions provider Wärtsilä has secured contracts worth €60m to expand two existing power plants located in Senegal, West Africa.

The work will be delivered for Senegalese utility Senelec.

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The Bel Air power plant and the Kahone plant facilities are currently powered by 18-cylinder Wärtsilä 46 engines and maintained by Wärtsilä, under a 15 year agreement.

Under the expansion project, Wärtsilä will provide two additional 18 cylinder Wärtsilä 46 engines to each site, which will increase output by 34MW to reach a total of 102MW on each site.

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