# Wärtsilä inaugurates 100 MW multi-fuel power plant in Pilar, Argentina

Wärtsilä inaugurated the 100 MW Pilar thermal power plant in Argentina on August 31, 2017, built for Pampa Energía. The plant uses six Wärtsilä 50DF multi-fuel engines running on natural gas and heavy fuel oil.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-10-05
- Where: Pilar, Argentina, Argentina
- Starts operating: 31 Aug 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 100 MW
- Products: electricity, multi-fuel engines
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Wärtsilä](https://endata.com/companies/254.md)
- [Pampa Energía](https://endata.com/companies/27396.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [wartsila.com](https://www.wartsila.com/latinamer/es/sala-de-prensa/local/05-10-2017-central-de-100-mw-multi-combustible-de-wartsila-inaugurada-en-argentina), 2017-10-05: "La central térmica Pilar, construida por el grupo tecnológico Wärtsilä, fue inaugurada en la ciudad argentina de Pilar el 31 de agosto de 2017."

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