The turnkey contracts awarded were as follows:

Lot I-1, a new 400/220-kV substation at Dhaid in Sharjah emirate, went to France's Areva T&D, formerly known as Alstom T&D, for AED 296.8 million ($80.8 million);

Lot I-2, extension of the existing 400-kV substation at Taweelah in Abu Dhabi emirate, was awarded to Japan's Sumitomo Corporationfor about AED 41.9 million ($11.4 million);

Lot I-3, extension of the existing 400-kV H substation in Dubai emirate, went to Japan's Toshiba-Mitsubishi T&Dfor AED 84.5 million ($23 million);

Lot I-4, extension of the 220-kV substation at Sajaa in Sharjah emirate, was awarded to Austria's VA Techfor AED 18.4 million ($5 million);

Lot II-1, the supply and installation of 200 kilometres of 400-kV transmission line between Taweelah H station and Dhaid, was won by a consortium led by South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Constructionand including the local Emirates Trading Agency (ETA)at a cost of AED 306.9 million ($83.6 million);

Lot II-2, the supply and installation of 36 kilometres of 220-kV transmission line between Sajaa and Dhaid, was awarded to the local Emirates Electrical Engineeringfor AED 31.7 million ($8.6 million);

Lot III, construction of the ENG monitoring centre, to be built at H station, and telecommunication facilities, went to Europe's ABBfor AED 32.9 million ($9 million).

The project will interconnect the five power networks operated by Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA), Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA), Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority (SEWA), Federal Electricity & Water Authority (FEWA) and Union Water & Electricity Company (UWEC). It is also an important link in the long-planned interconnection of the GCC power grid.

Electricite de France (EdF)is the main consultant on the project. It is being assisted on the transmission lines element by Germany's Fichtner.