PrimeServ Lands Significant London Service Contract

MAN PrimeServ, MAN Diesel & Turbo’s after-sales arm, has signed an EMC (Engine Management Contract) service agreement with Beckton Energy Limited (BEL), an indirect subsidiary of iCON Infrastructure Partners II.

The agreement covers an MAN B&W 7K60MC-S engine built by Cegielski, MAN Diesel & Turbo’s Polish licensee, and one MAN AUG Power Turbine TCS-PTG18 at a new combined heat and intelligent power (CHiP) plant. The plant is currently under construction at Beckton in East London by BEL, which is managed by 2OC Ltd., the company that developed and continues to be a minority shareholder in the project.

Scope of supply
The multi-million Euro agreement is scheduled to run from the start of commercial operations – expected in 2015 – for a period of 12 years and the Engine Management Concept Agreement covers service and spare parts for the MAN equipment. Daily operation of the contract will be handled by PrimeServ Copenhagen and PrimeServ UK.
The new plant will use fuels derived from such materials as used fats and cooking oil and will produce 134 GWh of renewable electricity per year, enough power to run Europe’s largest sewage works as well as the UK’s only desalination plant.

Flemming Frederichsen – EMC Sales Manager – PrimeServ Copenhagen, said: “The MAN engine and power turbine simply convert what otherwise would be waste into electricity. This project has high PR value for MAN PrimeServ on account of the positive contribution it makes to the environment.”

Frederichsen continued: “It is a good opportunity for PrimeServ to show how we embrace green projects.” He concluded: “Not least, it provides MAN two-stroke engines the opportunity to get a foot in the door of the power sector. In terms of long-term service contracts, this is a relatively new situation for thecompany but one which PrimeServ is planning for as part of its strategy for market growth.”

The EMC concept
Engine Management Contracts enable customers to outsource operation support, and the maintenance and technical management of diesel engines and other equipment to MAN Diesel & Turbo. The Engine Management Concept is less a contract and more a partnership with much emphasis placed on building a long-term relationship with customers. Essentially, the EMC fixes customers’ maintenance costs at a set level that facilitates the advance setting of budgets, with any excessive maintenance costs covered by MAN Diesel & Turbo.