Wärtsilä has been selected to supply five gas power plants to Azerbaijan

Wärtsilä Corporation, Stock exchange release 13 May 2005 at 15:00 UTC+2

Wärtsilä has been selected to supply five gas power plants to Azerenerji, the national power company of Azerbaijan. The deal still requires financing arrangements. The power plants will have an aggregate output of 450 MW. Deliveries are scheduled mainly to take place next year. In 2004 Wärtsilä delivered altogether 1,363 MW of power plants.

For further information, please contact

Eeva Kainulainen Vice President, Corporate Communications & IR, Wärtsilä Corporation phone: +358 10 7095 235.

Yvonne Rönn Public Relations Manager, Power Plants Wärtsilä FinlandOy Direct tel: +358 10 709 1456 Direct fax: +358 10 709 1425 e-mail: yvonne.ronn@wartsila.com