Korean contractor Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has followed up on its winning bid for phase I of the Jebel Ali M station project by signing a letter of acceptance with the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) for phase II.
In early March, Doosan won the contract for phase I of M Station, a 1330 MW power plant which will also add 70 MIGD (million imperial gallons per day) of water when fully operational. The new US $500 million deal for phase II brings Doosan’s combined orders in the Jebel Ali Free Zone to 2000 MW.
Doosan, which hopes to complete the back-to-back EPC jobs by the end of 2010, will now look to further capitalise on its success, as DEWA plans to invest US $20 billion in boosting Dubai’s electric power capacity to 13 250 MW by 2015.
“This contract will put Doosan in an advantageous position when competing in Dubai’s largest-ever 3 000 MW project, for which the bidding is scheduled in September,” said
Seong Eun Hong, head of Doosan’s power plant business group.
So far DEWA has invited bids only for the consultancy role on this project, which will build the world’s largest power and water plant. The US $4 billion project, also to be built in two phases at Hassyan near Jebel Ali, will be known as P station.
DEWA contracts manager A.S.A. Hameed said the tender for engineering consultancy services on the project was floated on 17 April. The closing date for bids has now been put back to 10 June.
“Once the consultancy is finalised we will make the specifications for the project so it will take time,” said Hameed.
When completed, the plant will have a total of 3 000 MW of power, with both phase I and phase II adding 1500 MW. Each phase will also add 100 MIGD of water desalination capacity.
Hameed said the P station project should be completed by 2011 or 2012.
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