FPT Industrial, together with its distributors Bimotor and Avoni Industrial, has partnered with Green Power Systems to support one of North Africa’s largest agro-industrial developments, a landmark project aimed at transforming powdered milk production in Algeria.
Valued at approximately $3.5 billion, the Algeria Dairy Project is being developed through a partnership between the Algerian National Investment Fund and Qatari dairy producer Baladna Q.P.S.C. The project includes the construction of one of the world’s largest integrated dairy farming and powdered milk production facilities, spanning 117,000 hectares and designed to accommodate up to 270,000 dairy cows.
Located in Algeria’s Adrar province, the facility is expected to begin operations in late 2027. Once fully operational, it is projected to produce up to 100,000 tonnes of powdered milk annually, meeting nearly 50% of Algeria’s domestic demand.
Given the project’s location in the Sahara Desert, where temperatures exceed 40°C for more than 130 days each year, large-scale irrigation is critical to sustaining agricultural operations. To support these requirements, Green Power Systems has supplied generator sets powered by FPT Industrial engines, ensuring reliable energy for continuous irrigation across the vast agricultural land supporting the dairy operation.
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In total, Green Power Systems delivered 50 GP330 S/I-A generator sets powered by FPT CURSOR 13 engines, providing up to 330 kVA and representing the ideal choice for round-the-clock operation of irrigation systems in extreme conditions.
The FPT-powered Green Power Systems, in fact, support central pivot irrigation systems, a crop irrigation method in which the equipment rotates around a central pivot and crops are irrigated using sprinklers, thus creating circular irrigated area centered on the pivot. Less labor-intensive and more water-efficient, this irrigation method is particularly effective in large plots of arid land and can rapidly transform them into agriculturally productive zones.
“Green Power Systems’ participation in this project further confirms its role as a reliable international partner in the supply of power generation solutions for large-scale agro-industrial and infrastructure applications,” says Flavio Faggiolini, Export Area Manager for Green Power Systems. “In projects of this magnitude, power continuity is essential to ensure the proper functioning of the entire infrastructure. The collaboration with FPT Industrial contributed to delivering a solution aligned with the reliability requirements of the operational context.”
“Being part of a such a large-scale project, meant to improve Algeria’s food security and to create about 5,000 local jobs, is both a great honor and a great responsibility,” adds Vittorio Bertalli, Head of Sales EMEA at FPT. “But we are confident that our CURSOR 13 engines, together with hi-tech Green Power Systems products, will once again live up to the most demanding expectations”.
RELIABLE POWER, ALWAYS AND EVERYWHERE
The CURSOR 13 is designed to deliver robust performance and optimized fuel efficiency for power generation applications, ranging from unregulated to Stage V / Tier 4 Final emissions standards. Engineered with an electronically controlled unit injector, it ensures precise power delivery, rapid load response, and consistent fuel optimization under all operational conditions.
The G-Drive configuration provides a ready-to-integrate solution, while highly regulated versions incorporate an ATS pack with patented Hi-eSCR2 technology, enabling advanced emissions reduction without compromising performance. The engine offers 50/60 Hz frequency switching capability, facilitating inventory management for customers. With an industry-leading 600-hour service interval, the CURSOR 13 maximizes uptime and minimizes maintenance requirements.
C13 for Green Power Systems – Technical specifications
Certification: unregulated
No. of cylinders / valves: 6L / 4
Injection System: ECR
Air handling: TAA
Displacement [liters]: 12.9
Bore x stroke [mm]: 135 x 150
Stand-by Power [kW] @ 1500 rpm: 330
Prime Power [kW] @ 1500 rpm: 300
Stand-by Power [kW] @ 1800 rpm: 360
Prime Power [kW] @ 1800 rpm: 327
Dimensions [L x W x H, mm]: 2281 x 1223 x 1454
