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, valued at $75m, is from Bangladesh-based EPC Company Energypac Power Generation for 24 Rolls-Royce Bergen B32:40 16 cylinder diesel engines to be owned by the Bangladesh Power Development Board.
Contracts from Australia and Venezuela will see a total of six Rolls-Royce Trent 60 gas turbine electrical generating packages delivered with a value of $110m. In Darwin, Australia, the Power and Water Corporation has selected two Trent 60 packages to deliver 116MW at its Channel Island power station.
The US-based Camelot Technologies has contracted with Rolls-Royce to supply four new Trent 60 gas turbine generating sets to be installed in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. At least two of the units are scheduled to enter commercial operation in 2010 with another two due to be online in the first quarter of 2011.
A new oil processing installation at a remote desert location in Yemen will use a combination of Rolls-Royce gas and diesel engines to provide 16MW of base load electrical power.
Kentz Overseas has ordered three Bergen B35:40 12 cylinder gas fueled engines, along with a single 12 cylinder Bergen B32:40 diesel engine, in a contract valued at $14m.
Charlie Athanasia, executive vice president of power generation at Rolls-Royce, said: “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.”
