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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