Finland’s Wärtsilä Corporation has received orders to supply two power plants to Rural Areas Electricity Company (Raeco), for installation in rural areas of south-eastern Oman which are outside the national grid. In a statement on 27 April, Wärtsilä said the larger unit, comprising seven Wärtsilä 32 engines with combined output of 56MW, would be located on the island of Masirah. The other power plant, to be located in Saih Al-Khairat, will have six 32 engines, with a total output of 48MW.