Wartsila has been awarded a contract to deliver a combined heat and power engine power plant (CHP) to Dresden, Germany. The facility has been ordered by DREWAG, Dresden's local utility company, and will be delivered by Wartsila on an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis. Wartsila will also maintain the plant under a Wartsila Guaranteed asset performance solution for ten years, with a five year extension option. Performance targets are determined based on measured data and Wartsila guarantees the targets are met and maintained throughout the duration of the agreement. The order was booked in December 2018. The Dresden-Reick power plant will feature eight Wartsila 31SG engines operating on natural gas delivering electrical output of approximately 90 MW. The extremely high efficiency and flexibility of the Wartsila 31SG engine were cited as being key factors in the award of the contract. Another major consideration was the ability of the power plant solution to deliver electricity and district heating simultaneously. The Wartsila engines can reach full output from start-up in a matter of minutes. This enables them to provide immediate balancing of the grid as the system utilises more and more energy from intermittent renewable sources, such as wind and solar.