VOL. XXXIX

No. 44

29-July-1996

SAUDI ARABIA

SCECO-East Awards $1.1bn Ghazlan Expansion To MHI

The largest power sector project currently under development in the Kingdom finally got off the ground last week with the award on 20 July of the main construction contract on the 2,400-megawatt Ghazlan expansion program to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI - MEES, 22 July). MHI's winning bid, valued at SR4,155mn ($1.108bn), was selected over those submitted by competitors Asea Brown Boveri,...