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OCI Wins Power Plant Construction Contract in Egypt

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Aug 17 2010

OCI/BESIX Joint Venture Awarded US$ 60 million Contract to Build the New Ain El Sokhna Oil and Gas Powered 1,300 MW Power Plant in Egypt Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) announced today that an OCI/BESIX joint venture has been awarded a contract worth the equivalent of US$ 60 million for the offshore works of the new Supercritical 2x650 MW oil and gas powered power plant in Ain El Sokhna - Egypt.

The scope of civil works includes the construction of 3 pipelines totaling a length of approximately 5.1 km.

The client is the state-owned East Delta Electricity Production Company (EDEPC) and the project is due for completion in 24 months.

OCI Construction Group Managing Director, Osama Bishai commented "OCI is proud of its track record in power plant construction in Egypt, the Middle East and North Africa regions. We will continue to target similar projects going forward as regional governments deploy infrastructure funds towards their power programs. OCI has been involved in the construction of many milestone power projects in Egypt and is confident that, given Egypt's burgeoning demand for power, the Construction Group will be a major participant in the country's power program going forward."

Source: http://www.orascomci.com/

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