Wartsila to supply power plant to Nigerian cement company

Finnish technology group Wartsila will supply a 70 MW power plant to Nigerian cement producer BUA, it said on November 3. The order features Wartsila 34DF dual-fuel engines operating primarily with LNG but with the flexibility to switch to alternative fuel oil.

This follows an order for a 50 MW power plant from BUA two years earlier. The new plant is required to supply the energy for an off-grid additional cement production line. 

According to Wartsila, the new solution will result in fuel cost savings of approximately 30% compared to the existing power plants operating on heavy fuel oil. The plant will operate on seven 34DF engines scheduled for delivery in mid-2022. The plant is expected to be fully operational in 2023.