Wärtsilä has been awarded a turnkey contract to supply a gas-fired power plant to the Dominican Republic. The new power plant will provide electricity for a gold mine. The value of the order is EUR 155 million.

The contract was signed with Barrick Gold of North America, Inc., a subsidiary of the Canada based Barrick Gold Corporation. The power plant will serve and supply electricity for the Pueblo Viejo gold mine.

Wärtsilä’s scope of supply includes 12 dual fuel Wärtsilä 50DF engines, as well as a full engineering, procurement, and construction contract for the project. The dual-fuel flexibility of these Wärtsilä engines is an important advantage, since they can run both on liquid fuels and on natural gas.