Germany's Siemensis close to signing a $95 million turnkey contract to install two new turbines at a plant in Kirkuk. The gas units will add 260 MW to the plant's capacity. Siemens' US subsidiary Westinghousewill carry out the project. The company is also preparing to start work on the rehabilitation of units 5 and 6 at the Daura plant. Both contracts fall under the scope of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) reconstruction programme being managed by the US' Bechtel(MEED 14:11:03).