Bidders start path to Jordan Red Sea Project
- From: Vol 12, Issue 4 (April 2011)
- Category: General
- Region: Middle East
- Country: Jordan
- Related Companies: Acciona Agua, ACWA Power, Jordanian Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Mitsubishi, Orascom Construction Industries, Samsung and Sinohydro Corporation
The huge plan to desalinate water from the Red Sea and use the brine to top up the shrinking Dead Sea will be one of the biggest technical challenges of the coming years. Financial sustainability is more important to bidders.
Jordan has qualified six bidders for the Jordan Red Sea Project, the massive desalination, power and transmission plan the country hopes will solve its water needs over the coming decades.
Acciona/Mitsubishi, ACWA Power, the Jordan Red Sea Group, Orascom Construction, Samsung C&T and the Sinohydro Corporation have been given until September to bid for the project by Jordan ...
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