Wednesday 8 July 2009

Firms bid for nuclear plant deal in Emirates

Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) has received three bids for the contract to build the UAE's first nuclear power plant.

The bidders include a French group of Areva, GdF Suez and Total, which has nominated the US' Bechtel Corporation and France's Vinci as its contractors.
The other bidders are a team of the US' GE and Japan's Hitachi; and Korea Electric Power Corporation with Hyundai Engineering & Construction, also of South Korea.
The groups submitted technical and commercial offers for the scheme on 3 July.
Enec will shortlist two bidders and hold discussions with them in August. It is due to award the contract for the project on 16 September (MEED 19:6:09).

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