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Dubai will invite international bids for giant power plant in August 2008

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Date : 02.01.2008

Dubai: The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) on Monday 31.12.07 said it will invite bids in August for a 3,000 megawatt power plant in Jebel Ali as the government-owned utility expands capacity to meet the demands of a fast-growing economy and rising population. The plant is part of a huge electricity generation and water desalination complex. It will have a capacity of some 9,000 megawatts of power and 600 million gallons of water per day when fully ready.

The first phase will provide 3,000 megawatts of electricity and 300 million imperial gallons of water per day and will be completed within four years, Dewa managing director and chief executive officer Saeed Mohammad Al Tayer told Gulf News on Monday. "We will invite tenders in August. It will be an open international tender and we hope to get a competitive offer," he said. Other facilities at the site will include accommodation for senior staff, health and recreational facilities, water reservoirs, gas stations and a 400 kilovolt sub station.

Dewa needs $16 billion to fund its generation, transmission and distribution projects over the next five years, according to estimates. The utility`s current number of 360,000 customers is expected to grow significantly in the coming years as the ongoing industrial, residential and tourism projects are completed. Dewa`s capacity was 225 million gallons of water and 4,599 megawatt of electricity per day at the end of 2006, according to information available on its website. Dubai awarded $1.7 billion worth of contracts in 2007 to South Korea`s Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction and Italian firm Fisia Italimpianti to build a 1,330 megawatt power plant and a 70 million gallon per day desalination plant.


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