Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 46

14-November-2005

OMAN

Seven Consortia Pre-Qualify To Bid On Barqa-2 IWPP Project

The Omani government has announced that seven consortia have prequalified to bid on the Barqa-2 independent water and power project (IWPP). The consortia are led by Suez, International Power, AES/AES Oasis, SembCorp, Mitsubishi, Sojitz, and Marubeni. The consortias bids are due to be submitted on 27 March 2006. The transaction combines the acquisition of the Al-Rusayl Power...