Al Khobar: Several international and Gulf engineering firms are lining up for the contract to build a power station at Fadhili which will feed Saudi Aramco’s new gas plant, industry sources said yesterday.
The independent power producer (IPP) being built for Saudi Electricity (SEC) and Saudi Aramco will have a capacity of 1,300 to 1,600 megawatts and will also produce steam.
Surplus power left after supplying the gas processing plant will go to the electricity grid.
Potential bidders include Malaysia’s Tenaga in consortium with Japan’s JGC Corporation, and Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation with Qatar’s Nebras Power. France’s Engie and Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power are bidding solo, the sources said.
A Mitsubishi spokesman confirmed the company was considering bidding for the Fadhili IPP project, but declined to say with whom it might be teaming up.
Previously set to end on September 15, bidding is now due to close on November 1.
The project will be based on a build, own, operate and transfer basis and the power agreement will be for 20 years, SEC said on its website. SEC will hold 50 per cent of the project, Saudi Aramco 10pc, with the bid winner taking 40pc. The plant will use 475 million standard cubic feet per day of Low BTU Gas per day from the Khursaniyah oilfield.
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