# Wärtsilä Corporation — Flexible engine power plants, energy storage systems and lifecycle services

> Wärtsilä Corporation is a Finnish energy and marine technology company. Its Wärtsilä Energy business supplies flexible engine power plants. On 1 October 2026, Wärtsilä completed the transfer of its former Energy Storage business to Valo, a 50/50 joint venture with RCT Solutions; Valo supplies utility-scale battery systems and controls. Wärtsilä undertakes full EPC contracts for selected power plants and has delivered storage construction and equipment packages, but many current orders are equipment, engineering, commissioning or lifecycle-service packages. This profile distinguishes documented EPC examples from technology supply and other project scopes.

- **Legal name:** Wärtsilä Oyj Abp
- **Headquarters:** Helsinki, Finland
- **Founded:** 1834
- **Official website:** [Wärtsilä Corporation](https://www.wartsila.com)
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## CEO and leadership profile

### Håkan Agnevall

President and Chief Executive Officer

President and CEO of Wärtsilä Corporation since 2021. He previously led Volvo Bus Corporation and held senior roles at Bombardier Transportation and ABB. Wärtsilä’s second-quarter 2026 CEO review confirms him in the role.

- **In role since:** 2021
- **Sources checked:** 2026-10-04
- **Profile:** [Håkan Agnevall](https://voltformer.com/ceo/hakan-agnevall)

[Wärtsilä · Board of Management](https://www.wartsila.com/investors/governance/board-of-management) · [Wärtsilä · CEO Review, Q2 2026](https://www.wartsila.com/investors/wartsila-as-an-investment/ceo-review)

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## Engineering specializations

- Flexible reciprocating-engine power plants and hybrid systems
- Utility-scale battery storage through co-owned Valo joint venture
- Engineering, procurement and construction for selected projects
- Operations, maintenance and lifecycle services

## Declared capabilities

- **Basic and detailed engineering:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Procurement and supply:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Civil and structural construction:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Testing and commissioning:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **High-voltage substation EPC:** Not listed
- **Transmission lines:** Not listed
- **Turnkey power plant EPC:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Grid interconnection:** Not listed

## Representative projects

### Barker Inlet Power Station
- **Capacity / scope:** 211 MW; 12 Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines; EPC and 10-year maintenance agreement
- **Country:** Australia | **Client:** AGL Energy Limited | **Year:** 2019
- **Description:** Wärtsilä delivered the fast-starting engine power station on an EPC basis. The 211 MW figure is the plant output; this reference is a documented full-plant EPC contract.
- **Technologies:** Reciprocating engines, Dual fuel, Flexible generation
- **Original source:** [https://www.wartsila.com/energy/learn-more/references/utilities/agl-energy-limited-australia-barker-inlet-power-station-australia](https://www.wartsila.com/energy/learn-more/references/utilities/agl-energy-limited-australia-barker-inlet-power-station-australia)

### Torrens Island grid-scale battery
- **Capacity / scope:** 250 MW / 250 MWh battery energy storage system; Wärtsilä completed construction
- **Country:** Australia | **Client:** AGL Energy Limited | **Year:** 2023
- **Description:** Wärtsilä announced completion of construction of the battery energy storage system at Torrens Island. The public source confirms its construction delivery and capacity; it does not characterize this award as a full EPC contract.
- **Technologies:** Battery energy storage, Grid balancing, GEMS controls
- **Original source:** [https://www.wartsila.com/media/news/22-08-2023-wartsila-and-agl-complete-construction-of-250-mw-energy-storage-facility-in-australia-3311991](https://www.wartsila.com/media/news/22-08-2023-wartsila-and-agl-complete-construction-of-250-mw-energy-storage-facility-in-australia-3311991)

### Eraring battery energy storage system
- **Capacity / scope:** Multi-stage system planned at 700 MW / 3,160 MWh; equipment supply and commissioning
- **Country:** Australia | **Client:** Origin Energy | **Year:** 2025–2027 (staged delivery)
- **Description:** Origin selected Wärtsilä for staged expansions of its Eraring battery. Wärtsilä lists its scope as equipment supply and commissioning, with stage 4 selected in 2025; the total capacity is the completed project target, not currently operating capacity.
- **Technologies:** Battery energy storage, Grid-forming capability, GEMS controls
- **Original source:** [https://www.wartsila.com/energy/learn-more/references/utilities/origin-australia](https://www.wartsila.com/energy/learn-more/references/utilities/origin-australia)

## Technical services

- **Engine power plants:** Fuel-flexible reciprocating-engine plants for baseload, peaking and balancing applications; complete EPC is offered for selected projects.
- **Energy storage systems:** Through its 50%-owned Valo joint venture, Wärtsilä participates in utility-scale battery systems with control software and lifecycle support; construction/EPC scope varies by contract.
- **Engineering and project execution:** Project engineering, procurement, construction coordination and commissioning for the equipment and plant scope assigned in each contract.
- **Lifecycle support:** Operations and maintenance, spare parts, upgrades and performance services for installed power and storage assets.

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## Official contacts

- **Address:** Wärtsilä Helsinki Campus, Hiililaiturinkuja 2, FI-00180 Helsinki, Finland
- **Official website:** https://www.wartsila.com/contact

## Reference statistics

- **2025 net sales (restated after 2026 portfolio changes):** €6.219 billion
- **Employees (2025 company figures):** 17,900
- **Countries with locations:** 78
- **Wärtsilä company heritage began:** 1834

## Company and energy news

- [Wärtsilä to supply engines for a major Australian power plant](https://voltformer.com/news/wartsila-australia-engine-power-plant-2026) — 2026-09-30 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/wartsila-australia-engine-power-plant-2026.md)
- [Wärtsilä, Schneider Electric and Stanley Consultants coordinate data-centre power delivery](https://voltformer.com/news/wartsila-generator-to-chip-coordination-2026) — 2026-09-30 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/wartsila-generator-to-chip-coordination-2026.md)
- [Wärtsilä to supply a 14 MW power plant for a Senegal mining operation](https://voltformer.com/news/wartsila-senegal-fortuna-14mw-2026) — 2026-08-27 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/wartsila-senegal-fortuna-14mw-2026.md)
- [Wärtsilä-provided 150 MW / 300 MWh Bungama battery enters commercial operation](https://voltformer.com/news/wartsila-australia-bungama-bess-operational-2026) — 2026-06-30 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/wartsila-australia-bungama-bess-operational-2026.md)
- [Wärtsilä wins engine order for a U.S. data-centre project](https://voltformer.com/news/wartsila-liberty-data-center-engines-2026) — 2026-06-29 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/wartsila-liberty-data-center-engines-2026.md)
- [Wärtsilä to supply engines and O&M for a 123 MW Odessa plant](https://voltformer.com/news/wartsila-odessa-123mw-epc-2026) — 2026-01-30 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/wartsila-odessa-123mw-epc-2026.md)
- [Wärtsilä wins engine order for a 429 MW U.S. power plant](https://voltformer.com/news/wartsila-us-429mw-engine-order-2026) — 2026-01-29 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/wartsila-us-429mw-engine-order-2026.md)

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