Sumitomo ahead in Ras Azzour tender
- From: Vol 9, Issue 7 (July 2008)
- Category: General
- Region: Middle East
- Country:
- Related Companies: ACWA Power, Al Jomaih , General Electric (GE), Kepco, Malakoff, Marubeni, Suez, Sumitomo and Water & Electricity Company
The Japanese developer seems to have offered the best price to build the world’s largest desalination plant, but second-placed ACWA Power may yet succeed, as Saudi Arabia’s Water and Electricity Company studies the bids.
The Water and Electricity Company has started evaluating offers from three consortia to build the proposed 1,000,000m3/d desalination plant at Ras Azzour in Saudi Arabia. A consortium led by Sumitomo offering 250,000m3/d of reverse osmosis and 750,000m3/d of multi-stage flash desalination looks strongly placed, although WEC has issued a stern warning on its ...
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