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Wednesday 18 July 2018 07:58 AM
GorWay and TSK to deliver five power plants, 475 MW of backup capacity for Chile’s national electricity grid
18 July 2018
A consortium comprising EPC contractor TSK and GorWay has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) contract with Prime Energía Quickstart Spa, a subsidiary of Prime Energia SpA (“Prime Energía”), for the construction of five power plants across Chile consisting of 265 MTU Onsite Energy 16V 4000 gensets. Prime Energía is a subsidiary of the New York-based Glenfarne Group, LLC (“Glenfarne”), a developer, owner-operator and industrial manager of energy and infrastructure assets. Prime Energía’s five power plants will offer a total combined capacity of 475 MW, which will be connected to Chile’s electricity grid to provide backup capacity to the country’s power supply system.
Brendan Duval, Managing Partner of Glenfarne, said: “These plants are an integral part of Glenfarne’s strategy to develop power infrastructure that supports the proliferation of renewables and the stability of the grid in regions across the Americas with great potential for growth. I am pleased to partner with such high calibre partners as TSK and GorWay on the delivery of these assets.”
The order to deliver the power plants to the first three locations has been officially placed with the consortium, with the order for the two additional plants scheduled to follow shortly thereafter. The gensets will be digitally connected via gateways sending data to the MTU GoManage platform to monitor and analyse system data. The power plants will be remotely monitored and controlled in real time by Prime Energía’s state of the art Network Operations Center in Santiago.
Chile is one of the fastest growing economic powers in Latin America. Demand for energy is expected to grow at an annual rate of 4 per cent over the next 5 years, and the country expects to benefit from the vast availability of renewable power sources. The percentage of renewable energy in the Chilean power mix is growing at a constant rate: its share, in terms of installed generation capacity, has more than tripled since 2012, and in 2017, with a total plant capacity of around 4,300 MW, was approximately 18 per cent. By 2035, no less than 60 per cent of the country’s electricity is expected to be produced from renewable energy, increasing to 70 per cent by 2050. As Chile increases its reliance on weather variable renewable energy sources, there will be an increased requirement for fast-response, cost-competitive backup power sources such as the power plants in Prime Energía’s portfolio to stabilise the electricity grid.
MTU Onsite Energy gensets installed in South America have a total combined capacity to date of some 2,400 MW, most of which is based on 16V 4000 gensets, including 400 MW in Chile.
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About TSK TSK is a Spanish EPC contractor with references worldwide in EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) projects in the energy, industrial, minerals handling and environment sectors. With an annual turnover of USD 1,2 billion in 2017 and an order book of USD 2 billion at the end of 2017, TSK is a strong and reliable EPC Contractor in the power sector; designing and constructing combined cycle and open cycle power plants, cogeneration plants, waste to energy projects, hybrid power plants and renewable energy projects. They are extensively active in solar PV and CSP (TSK- Flagsol), wind, hydroelectric, geothermal and biomass, having participated in projects in excess of 10 GW. The company has successfully executed EPC projects in Chile since 2010, and has participated in more than 20 power projects in South America in Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Colombia.
About Glenfarne Group Glenfarne is a privately held energy and infrastructure development and management firm based in New York City with offices in Panama City, Panama and Santiago, Chile. Glenfarne’s seasoned executives, asset managers and operators develop, acquire, manage and operate energy and infrastructure assets throughout North and South America. For more information please visit www.glenfarnegroup.com.
About Prime Energía SpA Prime Energía, headquartered in Santiago, Chile, is a developer, owner and operator of backup power plants in the Americas. It currently operates over 200 MW with three backup power plants and one solar photovoltaic power plant. Prime Energía is a subsidiary of EnfraGen LLC, a privately-held company established by Glenfarne Group, LLC, to advance and oversee its various power and infrastructure businesses.
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