Wärtsilä - Company Announcement

Wärtsilä-led consortium to supply 573 MW power plant to Jordan - value of Wärtsilä's order USD 334 million

Wärtsilä Corporation, Company Announcement, 10 October 2012, at 12.30 pm (EET)

A Wärtsilä-led consortium, consisting of Wärtsilä and Lotte Engineering &
Construction of South Korea, has signed a contract with Amman Asia Electric
Power Company to supply a 573 MW power plant to Jordan. The total value of the
EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) contract is USD 552 million, of
which Wärtsilä's share is USD 334 million. The order is included in Wärtsilä's
third quarter 2012 order book.

The signing of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between National Electric
Power Company of Jordan (NEPCO) and Amman Asia Electric Power Company was
announced on 25 September 2012. Amman Asia Electric Power is owned by Korea
Electric Power Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation and Wärtsilä Corporation.
When completed, the power plant will supply electricity to NEPCO to be fed to
the country's national grid.

In September 2012, Amman Asia Electric Power signed a 25 year power purchase
agreement with NEPCO.

In January 2012, Wärtsilä announced that a bid consortium consisting of Korea
Electric Power Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation and Wärtsilä Corporation, had
been selected by National Electric Power Company of Jordan to build IPP3, an
independent power producer project in Jordan.

More information will be available in a general press release to be published at
www.wartsila.com.

For further information, please contact:

Vesa Riihimäki
Group Vice President, Power Plants
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel: +358 10 7095232
vesa.riihimaki@wartsila.com

Atte Palomäki
Group Vice President, Communications & Branding
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel: +358 40 547 6390
atte.palomaki@wartsila.com


Wärtsilä in brief
Wärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine
and energy markets. By emphasizing technological innovation and total
efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the
vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2011, Wärtsilä's net sales totaled
EUR 4.2 billion with approximately 18,000 employees. The company has operations
in nearly 170 locations in 70 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on
the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland.
www.wartsila.com


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