# Wärtsilä to convert Senelec's Bel-Air power plant in Senegal to LNG

Wärtsilä has been awarded an EPC contract to convert the 90 MW Bel-Air power plant in Dakar, Senegal, from heavy fuel oil to LNG. The plant's six Wärtsilä 46 engines will be converted to Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-04-12
- Where: Dakar, Senegal
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 90 MW
- Products: LNG conversion, dual-fuel engines
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Wärtsilä](https://endata.com/companies/254.md) (partner)
- [Senelec](https://endata.com/companies/54395.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [wartsila.com](https://www.wartsila.com/media/news/12-04-2021-wartsila-gas-conversion-project-will-accelerate-senegal-s-move-to-cleaner-energy-production-2893841), 2021-04-12: "The order with Wärtsilä was booked in Q1 2021."

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