New Power Plant Commissioned

RNS Number : 1809B

Rurelec PLC

13 August 2008

 



13th August 2008                                                                                                                AIM: RUR

Rurelec PLC 

('Rurelec' or 'the Company')

Jenbacher Power Plant 

Rurelec PLC (AIM:RUR), announces that its Empresa Guaracachi subsidiary in Bolivia has successfully commissioned its latest power plant. The 6 MW Jenbacher II plant at Aranjuez in Sucre consists of three high efficiency General Electric Jenbacher gas engines. It complements the 8 MW Jenbacher I project in Sucre which was brought on line in August 2006.

Having successfully completed testing, the units were officially accepted onto the Bolivian grid, the Sistema Interconectada Nacional, at a meeting yesterday of the relevant authority, the Comision Nacional de Despacho de Carga. The new plant will be inaugurated in a formal ceremony on Thursday 14^th August. The new generation capacity is expected to run at baseload, helping to meet Bolivia's growing demand for power.

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Enquiries:

Peter Earl

Managing Director                          Tel: [phone]

Daniel Stewart & Company plc        Tel: [phone]

Paul Shackelton/Stewart Dick

Park Green Communications           Tel: [phone]

Sue Scott/Leah Kramer 

 

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