# Wärtsilä to deliver 22.7 MW gas engine power plant to Cooperative Energy in Mississippi

Wärtsilä will deliver a 22.7 MW Smart Power Generation plant with two gas-fired 31SG engines under an EPC contract to Cooperative Energy in Benndale, Mississippi, replacing an existing gas turbine plant. Commercial operation is expected in 2019.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-01-08
- Where: Benndale, Mississippi, United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 22.7 MW
- Products: Wärtsilä 31SG gas engines, Smart Power Generation plant
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Wärtsilä](https://endata.com/companies/254.md) (supplier)
- [Cooperative Energy](https://endata.com/companies/2654.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [wartsila.com](https://www.wartsila.com/media/news/08-01-2018-cooperative-energy-selects-new-wartsila-31sg-engine-technology-for-power-generation-in-the-usa-3360599), 2018-01-08: "The technology group Wärtsilä will deliver a 22.7 MW Smart Power Generation plant under a full Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contract to Cooperative Energy."
- [cooperativeenergy.com](https://cooperativeenergy.com/cooperative-energy-selects-new-wartsila-31sg-engine-technology-for-power-generation-in-the-usa/), 2018-01-08: "The plant located in Benndale, Miss., will provide valuable grid support for renewable integration for the Cooperative Energy system."

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