Grupo Bertin, a large international conglomerate from Brazil, awarded MAN Diesel a contract to supply the electro-mechanical equipment for six diesel power plants. These components include 120 large-bore diesel engines and generators, which together will form the heart of the plants. The order volume for MAN Diesel comes to around Euro 300 million. Grupo Bertin is also the largest truck customer of MAN Latin America, MAN Group’s South American division for commercial vehicles.
MAN Diesel will supply GenSets, comprising large-bore diesel engines of type 18V32/40, complete with associated generators, along with other power plant components. All in all, the six diesel power plants will generate over 1000 MW of electricity, making a considerable contribution towards ensuring a constant supply of energy for this South American country. The power plants will be built close to the city of Salvador in the state of Bahia, and will go on grid in 2011.