Rolls-Royce Gets Power Generation Orders Worth Over $200M

8th Jun 2010 15:06

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Rolls-Royce Group PLC (RR.LN), a global power systems company, said Tuesday it has received orders worth over $200 million for electrical power generation equipment from customers in Australia, Bangladesh, Spain, Venezuela and Yemen. MAIN FACTS: -The new orders consist of 25 Bergen diesel engines, five Bergen gas engines and six Trent 60 gas turbines, which in total are capable of producing over 560MW of electrical energy for the five new customers. -The largest contract announced, valued at $75 million, is from Bangladesh's largest EPC Company, Energypac Power Generation Ltd. for 24 Rolls-Royce Bergen B32:40 16 cylinder diesel engines to be owned by the Bangladesh Power Development Board. -Contracts from Australia and Venezuela will see a total of six Rolls-Royce Trent 60 gas turbine electrical generating packages delivered with a value of $110 million. -A new oil processing installation at a remote desert location in Yemen will use a combination of Rolls-Royce gas and diesel engines to provide 16MW of base load electrical power. -NUFRI, one of the largest fruit production and processing companies in Spain, has ordered two Bergen B35:40 16 cylinder gas engines for their fruit juice operation in Mollerussa, Spain. -Shares at 1405 up 2 pence, r 0.3%, at 583.5 pence. -By Tommy Stubbington, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9268; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 08, 2010 10:06 ET (14:06 GMT)