An international group led by Siemensof Germany has been awarded an estimated $175 million contract to build a turnkey power station near Khartoum. The joint venture of Siemens and H Cegielski Poznan (HCP)of Poland will be responsible for building the 257-MW plant, which will be powered by seven two-stroke diesel engines. A 110-kV switching station will connect the plant to the country's high-voltage grid. The contract was awarded on an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis by Malaysia developer DIT Power Kilo-X (DPKX).