Local/French partnership wins $190m contract
Kuwait’s Electricity & Water Ministry has awarded the KD53.1m ($190m) contract to build its desalination plant at Al-Zour South to the local Alghanim International and France’s OTV.
The partnership was declared preferred bidder in February and the deal was finalised with a contract signing on 31 March.
The following companies also submitted bids in December last year:
- Inima (Spain)/Al-Rashed (Kuwait) – KD61.7m
- Acciona (Spain)/CGC (Kuwait) – KD63.2m
- Hitachi Zosen (Japan)/Heisco (Kuwait) – KD65.8m
- Metito (UAE)/Rafif (Kuwait) – KD72.4m
- JGC Corporation (Japan)/Thuwainy (Kuwait) – KD83.1m
- Doosan (South Korea)/Al-Omar (Kuwait) – KD96.2m
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan)/Ahmadiah (Kuwait) – KD99.1m
Alghanim and OTV will provide, install, operate and maintain a reverse osmosis desalination plant with a capacity of 30 million gallons a day (g/d) of water.
A partnership of Alghanim and France’s Alstom won a contract to expand the existing Al-Zour South power plant in January. The new desalination facility will sit next to the enlarged power plant.
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