The new power plant will be equipped with four Wärtsilä 18V38 diesel gen sets which will burn heavy fuel oil and will be employed for base-load operation.
The project, worth approximately €30 million, is being partly financed by a 51% grant from the Dutch government while the remainder will come through a ten-year commercial loan.
In addition, Wärtsilä was awarded a contract in May this year to supply ten skid-mounted Wärtsilä 20 diesel generating sets with a combined output of 15 MW to a local investor, Enelec, for installation in three other towns.
The engines will be transported using the largest heavy-lift aircraft in the world and will require seven flights.
