VOL. XLIV

No. 03

15-January-2001

OMAN

Omans Dhofar And USs Global To Build 200Mw Private Power Plant In Salalah

Oman on 7 January awarded construction and management contracts to the Omani firm Dhofar, in association with Global of the US to build, operate and transfer (BOT) a 200mw electricity generating station in the southern port city of Salalah. The Salalah project is part of a program to privatize Oman power generation and water desalination sectors. Last year, AES of the US won a $411mn...