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For immediate release<\/p>\n
November 9th, 2021<\/p>\n
After months of tedious work, two W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 engines, which were installed at the Cane Hall Power Station earlier this year, were officially handed over to St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited on November 8th 2021. The engines were installed as part of a generation expansion project that began in November last year. The sets (W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 6L32) arrived in the state in July and are each rated at 2.9 MW.<\/p>\n
Representatives from W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4, the engine manufacturing Company, and VINLEC witnessed the signing of documents to the Cane Hall Power Station yesterday. VINLEC\u2019s Manager, Engineering, Dr. Vaughn Lewis expressed the Company\u2019s pleasure in working along with W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4. \u201cThrough COVID-19, through a volcanic eruption, through the tail wind of a hurricane, you stuck with us,\u201d Dr. Lewis said. Commissioning Lead Engineer – W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4, Mr. Dimitry Peshkov noted that the project was tough but they managed to complete their tasks close to the November 5th deadline. \u201cOur team was quite small\u2026its amazing that we did it,\u201d said Peshkov. The commitment to the common goal is said to be the reason for the project\u2019s success.<\/p>\n
The representative from W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 also expressed gratitude to contracting companies, Ruddy\u2019s Electrical Contracting Company Limited and MAC Construction Inc., that assisted with some aspects of the civil works on site, noting that they contributed to the overall success. VINLEC\u2019s Generation team assisted with the integration of the generators into the power station system. \u201cHolistically, it was excellently done, a great team effort from both parties,\u201d said Mr. Mark Lulley, VINLEC\u2019s Project Manager.<\/p>\n
Chief Executive Officer of VINLEC, Mr. Thornley Myers, was also on hand to witness the symbolic handing over of the units. Mr. Myers called on the staff to work to ensure these new units operate efficiently and to manage them well. \u201cThey would be an important part of our armory in providing power to the country,\u201d Mr. Myers said. He noted that 5.8 megawatts represent approximately 25% of the peak demand so any point in time, while they may not be running continuously at 5.8 in total, they will constitute a significant part of the generating capacity of the Cane Hall Power Plant.<\/p>\n
The VINLEC Project Team comprised Manager, Engineering – Vaughn Lewis, Project Manager – Mark Lulley, Plant Engineer Cane Hall & the Hydros – Inga Jackson, Senior Generation Engineer – Augustus Ambrose, Protection and Automation Engineer – Mikous Augustus, Senior Transmission and Distribution Engineer – Ricky Wright, Senior Planning Engineer – Morrison Creese and Plant Engineer Lowmans Bay – Rohan Robertson.<\/p>\n
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For more information, contact:<\/p>\n
Tamara Sprott<\/p>\n
Communications Officer<\/p>\n
St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited<\/p>\n
P.O. Box 856<\/p>\n
Telephone 456-1701 Ext-215 Email: tjob@vinlec.com<\/p>\n
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