WILLEMSTAD.- Today, Thursday 11, Monday 15 and Wednesday 17 October, between 7:00 and 9:00 p.m., three new diesel generators will be transported from Aqualectra to Dokweg. This will be a transport of heavy equipment weighing a total of 412 tons, a total of about 373,760 kilos. The transport of the generators will be from Dominico “Don” Martina Boulevard to Dokweg. During the transport traffic will be restricted. Aqualectra asks each and every one to make as much use as possible of other roads during the process.
On the site itself, where the new Diesel power plant will installed, there will be lots of work and maneuvers necessary. This to place the generators right away on the sturdy platform and in a building specially designed for them.
Each of the generators represents a production capacity of 9.8 megawats, which means 8% of our average current usage per day. The plant will have a production capacity of 39 megawatts of current once it is ready.
Aqualectra professionals, together with Wärtsilä, are working diligently on this plant which is of great importance for the production in the future.
Aqualectra continues investing and working on stability and reliability in the production of electricity for Curaçao.
