Wärtsilä, world’s leading energy technology company headquartered in Finland, will supply a 204 MW power plant solution for the Reko Diq copper-gold mining project in Pakistan. The power plant will operate with 12 Wärtsilä 50 engines and auxiliaries. The order was placed by Reko Diq Mining Company (RDMC).
Reko-Diq is one of the largest undeveloped copper-gold projects in the world. Project is is owned 50% by Barrick, 25% by three federal state-owned enterprises, 25% by the Government of Balochistan of which 15% is on a fully funded basis and 10% is on a free carried basis.
Click here to Wärtsilä’s press release.
“This is like a revolutionary step in Finland-Pakistan relations”, says Wille Eerola, Chairman of Finland Pakistan Business Council and Hon. Consul General of Pakistan in Finland. “Together with the earlier delivery announced by Metso, another leading technology company in the world headquartered in Finland, we are now witnessing a totally new era where Pakistan is actually the fastest growing export market for Finland and Finnish companies and I strongly believe that this is just the beginning. This is the Momentum we have been talking about for years and I hope every Finnish company would take a close look at Pakistan right now. Finland and Pakistan are celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations, Finland Pakistan Business Council turns 40 this fall, we are seeing these massively growing steps in bilateral business and investment relations – I don’t there is any better moment for Finnish and Pakistani companies to work together!”