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Wärtsilä Energy’s “Crossroads to Net Zero” report emphasizes the importance of balancing systems to maintain grid stability and advance renewable energy goals in South Africa and Morocco.
The company will provide engines and equipment for a 17 MW power plant at Senegal’s off-grid Boto gold mine, with completion expected by early 2025.
The Operations & Maintenance contract serves to ensure power reliability and availability at the 105 MW plant.
The extended deal includes a Decarbonization Agreement to further reduce emissions at QMM’s ilmenite mineral sands mine in Madagascar.
The agreement is a renewal of a previous five-year contract for the power plants in Tan Tan and Dakhla, in southern Morocco.
Wärtsilä signed a ten-year deal to operate and maintain a 50 MW captive power plant, ensuring power reliability to Mangal Industries’ cement production facility in Kogi State in Nigeria.
Wärtsilä has outlined a roadmap to decarbonizing Nigeria’s energy sector, stating that a net-zero power system will ultimately lead to lower electricity costs.
Wärtsilä has been selected to provide maintenance equipment and services for the 86 MW Cap des Biches power facility in Dakar.
Senegal has the potential to record $700 million in energy cost savings until 2035 by accelerating the deployment and use of renewable energy, energy storage and flexible engine systems.
Accelerating the deployment of renewable energy will enable South Africa to reduce energy costs, improve energy security, and support a low-carbon economy.
