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Regional Focus: Caribbean/Pacific Islands
Powerful Partner
As Caribbean power plants improve efficiency or convert to alternative energy, Wärtsilä is the partner that guides them through the process. by Staci Davidson
Wärtsilä in the Caribbean and Puerto Rico HQ: Carolina, Puerto Rico Employees: Approx. 140 Specialty: Lifecycle power services Puerto Rico: “The feedback from our customers is very positive – we’re doing the right thing by becoming their partner.”
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he global Wärtsilä operation – known for providing lifecycle power solutions to the marine and energy markets – has 17,500 employees in 70 countries. Focused on providing comprehensive services, Wärtsilä partners with clients on a
local level, and now has operations in 160 locations around the globe. The company’s Puerto Rican office was established to better serve power plant and cruise ship customers in the Caribbean, and is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. As General Manager Marc Tarbox explains, Wärtsilä is a Finnish company, and the Puerto Rican office is a wholly owned subsidiary, serving clients with a wide range of projects. “The global operation provides solutions for the marine and power plant industries, he says. “In the Caribbean, we predominately serve power plants – that’s about 98 percent of our business.” Regardless of the customer, Tarbox
stresses, Wärtsilä strives to establish a partnership, allowing it to provide customized services to clients as their needs evolve. Tarbox recently spoke to Energy + Infrastructure about the company’s growing Caribbean operations – which extend to the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba, Aruba, Jamaica and many other island nations – and how Wärtsilä is helping clients embrace greener operations. Energy+Infrastructure: How do you assist clients with their operations? Marc Tarbox: Our services are customized to each client’s needs, but in each case, Wärtsilä in Puerto Rico takes total responsibility for our relationships
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Energy & Infrastructure - Winter/Spring 2011
Energy & Infrastructure - Winter/Spring 2011
Editor’s Page
Contents
Infrastructure Needs
Financing HSR
Nationwide Green
Unstable Scenario
News
Natural Solution
CARIBBEAN/PACIFIC ISLAND REGIONAL FOCUS
The National Gas Co. of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd.
Guam Power Authority
Jamaica Public Service
Belize Electricity Ltd.
Wärtsilä in the Caribbean and Puerto Rico
Port of Houston Authority
Oklahoma City Public Works – Project 180
Oak Creek Energy
Tres Amigas LLC
Northwest Territories Power Corp.
American Bituminous Power Partners
Fort Worth Transportation and Public Works Department
Environmental Dynamics
Paducah Power System
Last Look
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