Prime Power

Prime power is the need for power, continuously and for long periods of time. It is often used in remote or developing areas of the world where there is no utility service, where available service is very expensive or unreliable, or where customers choose to self-generate their primary power supply.

Cummins Power Generation meets prime power needs by providing economical and clean prime power for various applications such as industrial or municipal installations. We design and build the solution that meets your needs, including:

Specialized solutions for challenging environments
Equipment reliability and durability
Options in prime mover technology diesel or natural gas reciprocating engines
System paralleling, remote operation and monitoring using our PowerCommand® controls technology
Rental power for immediate or temporary needs
Dependable aftermarket support

For information about products that can help you meet your prime power needs see the products section of this Web site or contact your nearest distributor.

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Aitutaki – Cook Islands (835kb)
Aitutaki, Cook Islands - The island’s original power station, whose architecture dates back to the 1960s, using two veteran Blackstone generators, gave out in 2006. A Cummins QST30 generator set was hired from New Zealand and provided electricity until the commissioning of the new power station in September of 2009.
Bedarra Island Resort – Australia (175kb)
One of Australia’s most exclusive resorts, Voyages Bedarra Island on the Great Barrier Reef, now has a continual, reliable power supply following installation of a new state–of–the–art prime power system by Cummins Power Generation.
BHP Billiton Mine – Australia (260kb)
Three Cummins 1.2MW QSK60 generator sets have transformed the powerhouse on the remote Australian island of Groote Eylandt, home to a manganese mine.
Bitexco Financial Tower – Vietnam (584kb)
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Generations are available 24-7 to meet customer demands in banking, manufacturing, power plant, trading, insurance, post and telecommunication sectors.
Evince Textiles Factory – Bangladesh (270kb)
Cummins Power Generation provides prime power supplementing unreliable grid power for Evince Textiles Factory in Gazipur District, Bangladesh, keeping production going 24 hours daily, in three shifts around the clock.
Foong Lee Sawi Minyak Palm Oil Mill – Malaysia (164kb)
Cummins Power Generation provides prime power running in parallel with a steam turbine generator to meet the requirements of the palm oil plantation and oil mill increasing its capacity from 40 tons to 60 tons.
INDIA - IDEA Cellular Limited (691kb)
INDIA - IDEA Cellular’s antecedents date back to 1995, when the Aditya Birla Group, AT&T (through Birla AT&T Communications), and the Tata Group (through Tata Cellular) set up cellular networks. Both these companies were among the first Telecom companies to commercially start operations in non-metros and achieve financial closure.
Indusign – Adegem, Near Ghent, Belgium (97.6kb)
a state-of-the-art engineering company, headquartered in Adegem, near Belgium, provides a wide range of engineering services and products for the heavy equipment industry.
Jaguar Mine – Australia (215kb)
Cummins Power Generation enables Australian metal producer to save money with natural gas prime power.
Jasmine Offshore Oilfield – Gulf of Thailand (151kb)
Cummins Power Generation provides baseload power and ensures continuous power supply for PEARL Energy's offshore oil platforms operating in the Gulf of Thailand, including all their equipment, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Kamsar Town – Kamsar, Guinea (244kb)
Cummins Power Generation guarantees the town's mains electricty supply
Kanowit Palm Oil Mill – Malaysia (239kb)
With no area grid supply, Kanowit Palm Oil Mill in East Malaysia uses Cummins Power Generation gensets to provide prime power for operations, as well as to cater to local residential demand. Three Cummins Power Generation gensets complement an existing steam turbine to keep daily extraction and refining output consistent and reliable.
Laemthong Farm – Thailand (630kb)
Cummins Power Generation trusted again to support farm operations with reliable and cost-efficient Power Solutions.
Liberia Electricity Corporation – Monrovia, Liberia (1.01mb)
Cummins Power Generation teams with The Louis Berger Group to re-electrify the capital of Liberia. Joint venture doubles prior electric capacity of war-damaged city.
Mal Panakkukang Shopping Complex – Indonesia (252kb)
Cummins Power Generation keeps Mal Panakkukang shopping complex open for business every day of the week, despite frequent power shortages from local utility. Five Cummins Power Generation gensets provide power to run all mall systems and merchant requirements including lighting, security, air conditioning, escalators and food service.
Mana Mineral – Burkino Faso (261kb)
Cummins Power Generation powers desert gold mine's utilities
News Ltd – Sydney, Australia (767kb)
Sydney, Australia - In the heart of Sydney’s Surry Hills suburb stands a building, seemingly unimposing and similar to the other buildings in the area. This building at 2 Holt Street however, houses the headquarters of the most powerful news corporation in Australia, News Ltd.
Naubahar Bottling Company – Gujranwala, Lahore, Pakistan (223kb)
Cummins Power Generation supplies power to pepsi
Nor-Tech Fabrication – Kelso, Washington (1.09mb)
KELSO, WASHINGTON, USA–When Nor-Tech Fabrication needed to find a reliable way to power two portable rock crushers in a harsh environment, the Kelso, Wash.-based company pressed Cummins Power Generation Inc. into action with a specialized power solution.
PLN Bontang Power Station – Indonesia (141kb)
Cummins Power Generation Gensets supplement the power supply from Indonesia’s Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) power utility. Cummins Power Generation was chosen because of their known reliability for heavy–duty prime applications, quick–response service support and cost–effective maintenance.
San Alberto Gas Field – Bolivia (207kb)
The remote San Alberto processing plant required on–site power, and we provided the solution. Two 1.25 MW lean–burn gas generator sets run 24 hours a day, with a third 1.25 MW generator set installed as a permanent standby unit for use during emergencies or maintenance operations.
Snow Summit Ski Resort, – United States (350kb)
The ski resort needed a flexible power system that balanced safety, cost-control and efficiency to provide 12 megawatts of electricity to power air compressors, water pumps and fan guns to maintain a solid snow base of between three and five feet throughout the ski season.
Tower Power Utility Ltd – Otta, Ogun State, Nigeria (290kb)
Tower Power Utility Ltd (TPUL) of The Tower Group is Cummins comissions first Independent Power Provider station in Nigeria, which is home of one of the largest rolled aluminum plants in West Africa. Aluminum Rolling Mills (ARM), owned by The Tower Group, is both an industry leader and household name, offering high-end quality aluminum products.
Warid Telecom – Pakistan (237kb)
Warid Telecom wanted a generator set solution that could deliver both standby and prime power even in the most difficult terrain. Given Cummins Power Generation's proven product reliability, even in the harshest conditions, Warid Telecom chose 300 Cummins Power Generation C33 D5 generator sets operating on 50Hz, to deliver 33 kVA (standby) and 30 kVA (prime) of power each.

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