Leading technology group W?rtsil? said it has signed a five-year operation and maintenance (O&M) agreement with the Saudi cement producer Umm AlQura Cement Company to boost the efficient and reliable performance of its 47 MW plant located in Taif City in western Saudi Arabia.

This will be the third agreement term for the customers captive power plant installation.

The initial three-year long-term deal was signed in 2015, and thereafter renewed once. Following the continued efficient and reliable performance of the power plant, this latest contract was renewed for 5 years in November 2020.

The Taif City plant operates with five W?rtsil? 32TS engines, a turbocharged version of the standard W?rtsil? 32 engine series, which features low fuel and lube oil consumption.

Since the plant supplies the power needed to operate the cement production facility, reliability and availability are essential.

This twice renewed O&M agreement provides clear evidence that these essentials are being met.

W?rtsil? Expertise Centre in Dubai provides versatile and extensive support for the site team in ensuring uninterrupted power generation for the cement production facility.

This support comprises 24/7 remote guidance and technical support with Augmented Reality video streaming, operations surveillance, performance deviation alerting, remote troubleshooting, data analysis and asset diagnostics with advanced tools.

Umm AlQura Cement Company CEO Fawaz Al Mutairi said: "We are satisfied in the way that W?rtsil? has operated and maintained the power plant, which has allowed us to focus on producing cement with an uninterrupted supply of electricity."

"We have been pleased to recommend W?rtsil? also to other producers in the industry," hde added.

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