Staatsolie invests additional $50 million in expansion of power plant

SURINAME – The State Oil Company (Staatsolie NV) and the government have invested $50 million in the expansion of the company’s power plant at Tout Lui Fout. Last week two  Wärtsilä generators were imported. Each generator reportedly has a 17 Mega Watt capacity. The generators which will be up and running at the end of April or at the beginning of May were transported from the harbor to Staatsolie by water. These additional generators will increase the power plant’s capacity to about 100 MW. Staatsolie had already installed two  Wärtsilä generators at its power plant…[+]