# Wärtsilä to supply 19 MW gas engines for Borg El Arab power plant expansion

Wärtsilä will supply two Wärtsilä 34SG gas engines with a combined output of 19 MW to expand the Borg El Arab power plant in Egypt, increasing its capacity by two-thirds. The order was placed in June 2019, with delivery in January 2020 and operational by end of 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-07-29
- Where: Borg El Arab, Egypt, Egypt
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 19 MW
- Products: Wärtsilä 34SG gas engines
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Wärtsilä](https://endata.com/companies/254.md) (supplier)
- [Kahraba](https://endata.com/companies/40951.md) (customer)
- [Egypt Kuwait Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/40952.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [wartsila.com](https://www.wartsila.com/media/news/29-07-2019-wartsila-gas-engine-solutions-will-support-local-industry-by-increasing-egyptian-power-plant-s-capacity-by-two-thirds-3040318), 2019-07-29: "The order with Wärtsilä was placed in June 2019. The engineering and equipment (EEQ) contract is for two Wärtsilä 34SG engines running on natural gas fuel."

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