Bahrain
Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH) - District Cooling
Client: Bahrain Financial Harbour Holding Company
Budget: $400 million
Scope: The project calls for the construction of a district cooling system to serve the development of Bahrain Financial Harbor. The district cooling plant will have a total cooling capacity of 350,000 tonnes to 400,000 tonnes.
Status: Tabreed has started building the BFH district cooling system. Tabreed will also operate the facility.
Hidd IWPP Privatization and Desalination Expansion Phase 3
Client: Bahrain Ministry of Electricity & Water
Budget: $1.2 billion
Scope: Work consists of Engineering, Procurement and Commissioning (EPC) of an additional 60 mg/d MSF desalinated water to the existing facility. Phase One, which was completed in 1999, added 280 megawatts (MW). Phase Two added another 600 MW when it was completed in 2004. This new capacity was configured to create sufficient steam for the additional 60 mg/d MSF desalination plant.
Status: Hidd Power Company has appointed PB Power as engineering partner for the Hidd expansion 3. PB Power will provide technical services, quality inspection, construction supervision, project management and performance testing.
Kuwait
KMOE – Qurain West Substation
Client: Kuwait Ministry of Energy
Budget: $68 million
Scope: The project calls for the construction of 300/132/11 KV substation at Qurain West in Kuwait. The work also includes an expansion to the existing substation at Shuaiba West.
Status: Mitsubishi has been awarded the EPC contract for the Qurain West substation.
KMOE – Green Zone West Substation
Client: Kuwait Ministry of Energy
Budget: $100 million
Scope: The project calls for supply and installation of a 300/132 KV substation at the Green Zone West near Kuwait City.
Status: Bids were submitted on August 1.
PWC – 3 Logistics Facilities at Mina Abdullah
Client: PWC Logistics
Budget: $10 million
Scope: The project calls for design and construction of 60,000 sq m logistic facility of 3 units with 75 m wide span area quipped with large bay areas for very large container trucks. The project requires building a super flat concrete slab as a base for the structure, which is designed for up to 10 m height racking systems. In addition to the three logistics centers, the project will also include five office areas of three levels each.
Status: Amana has been awarded the PWC contract to design and build three logistics facilities in Mina Abdullah. Amana will complete the three logistics structures, including the five three-level office units in six months.
Oman
L&T - Offshore Structures Fabrication Yard in Sohar Port
Client: Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T)
Budget: $200 million
Scope: The project calls for construction of fabrication facility for manufacturing offshore structures like decks, rigs, jackets and pile foundations for offshore oil and gas industry. The project will have 40 hectare fabrication yard and 300 m quay wall with 10 m draft for assembly yard. The quay wall will be strengthened for ultra heavy loads. An approach channel at the port meets the quay wall be dredged at 8 m depth. The Scope: of work also includes modifications to existing breakwaters for large vessels find their way into the basin. Infrastructure and marine works are part of Sohar Port phase 3 expansion by Oman Government and Sohar Industrial Port Company (SIPC). They are carried out by Six Construct with Van Oord.
Status: L&T and Zubai Corporation sign an agreement to jointly develop and operate offshore structures fabrication yard at Sohar Port. L&T will carry out engineering, construction and necessary supply.
ORC – Mina Al Fahal Refinery Cogeneration Plant
Client: Oman Refinery Company
Budget: $300 million
Scope: The project calls for construction of 52 MW cogeneration plant at Mina Al Fahal Refinery. The Scope: of work involves supply and installation of two gas turbines, two heat recovery steam generators and 400 tpd desalination unit.
Status: Low Bidder is Hirbodan for the EPC contract to construct the Mina Al Fahal cogeneration plant.
OCC – Cement Expansion – Clinker Line
Client: Oman Cement Company (SAOG)
Budget: $300 million
Scope: The expansion scheme calls for the turnkey installation of a 5,000 tpd clinker line and a one million tpd grinding unit at the existing plant near Muscat and adding a 3,000 tpd grinding plant at the Sohar facility.
Status: Bids were due on July 31.
TPCO – Seamless Pipe Manufacturing Plant
Client: Tianjin Pipe (Group) Corporation (TPCO)
Budget: $100 million
Scope: The project calls for the supply and construction of a 500,000 tpy seamless pipe manufacturing plant. The location has still to be decided whether it will be constructed in the UAE or Oman.
Status: TPCO is in the final stages of deciding on the location for its new seamless pipe manufacturing facility. Construction is expected to start in late 2006.
Aromatics Oman – Sohar Aromatics Complex
Client: Sohar Aromatics Company (Aromatics Oman)
Budget: $1.6 billion
Scope: The Scope: of work includes the engineering, procurement and construction of a 812,000 tpy paraxylene and 210,000 tpy benzene plant in Sohar. The project will be done on a fast-track basis with FEED and EPC contractors already appointed. Feedstock of FCC gasoline and naphtha will be secured from the 116,000 bpd Sohar refinery.
Status: Oman Aromatics and GS Engineering will have officially signed the construction agreement by the end of the week. Sohar Aromatics complex will be 30 per cent financed by the developers of Oman Aromatics: OOC, ORC and LG International. Korea Eximbank will finance the $500 million project. Other financers are Societe General, Natexis, Royal Bank of Scotland, Korea Development Bank, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, Mizuho, Calyon, Bank Muscat, Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation, Arab Bank with Oman Arab Bank, Arab Banking Corporation, Gulf Investments Bank, HSBC and Standard Chartered.
Barka 2 IWPP – Desalination
Client: Oman Ministry of National Economy
Budget: $500 million
Scope: The project calls for the construction of a new Independent Water and Power Project IWPP at Barka in Oman. The new IWPP is expected to have power generation capacity of 700 MW and 26 million gpd of water. The contract also includes acquisition of the existing 668 MW Rusail 1 power.
Status: AES, Marubeni and Suez have submitted bids for the Barka 2 IWPP including acquisition of the Rusail 1 plant. An award is expected in two months.
PWPC – Salalah IWPP – Desalination
Client: Power and Water Procurement Company
Budget: $100 million
Scope: The project calls for the construction of 150 MW power and 10 million gallons per day desalination IWPP in Salalah on BOO basis.
Status: Fichtner has been appointed as technical consultant for the Salalah IWPP. A legal advisor will be appointed shortly.
PWPC – Salalah IWPP – Power
Client: Power & Water Procurement Company
Budget: $200 million
Scope: The project calls for the construction of 150 MW power and 10 million gpd desalination IWPP in Salalah on BOO basis.
Status: Fichtner has been appointed as technical consultant for the Salalah IWPP. A legal advisor will be appointed shortly.
Qatar
Gulf Cement – Umm Bab Cement Plant
Client: Gulf Cement Company (P.S.C.)
Budget: $300 million
Scope: The project calls for the construction of a new green field cement plant. Location has not been specified yet. However, Gulf Cement is proposing a 5,000 tpd production capacity.
Status: Tender for equipment supply is expected in August.
Essar Steel Plant in Qatar
Client: Essar Group
Budget: $725 million
Scope: The project calls for the supply and construction of a 1.5 million tpa steel rolling mill plant and hot briquette steel plant in Doha.
Status: Essar plans setting up a $325 million hot briquette steel plant and a $400 million steel rolling mill plant in Qatar in a joint venture with Qatar Steel. Essar is in process of securing gas for the facility. Construction is expected to start in November and will take 30 months to complete.
QP – Ras Laffan Common Seawater Cooling Phase 2 Expansion
Client: Qatar Petroleum (QP)
Budget: $962 million
Scope: The project calls for the expansion of the existing seawater cooling for Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar in two phases. Phase 1 was completed in 2003. The expansion claims 765,000 cu m per hour of production capacity. Also includes the construction of channels for seawater intake and discharge, pump stations, chlorination plant, cooling towers, heat exchangers, two pump stations, pipelines manifolds and control systems.
Status: Dodsal has awarded Future Pipe $172 million contract to supply fiberglass pipes and fittings. The project has seven packages totaling 20 km of 2,450 mm diameter, 47 km of 3,500 mm diameter and 1 km of 4,000 mm diameter to be installed both above and below ground.
Kahramaa – Ras Laffan IWPP 2 (Facility B) – Power
Client: Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa)
Budget: $630 million
Scope: Ras Laffan II is slated to produce the utilities in phases with 680 mega watt (MW) of electricity and 15 million gpd of water to be made available by 2006. By 2008, the capacity of the plants is expected to reach 1,025 MW and 60 million gpd.
Status: Power package of phase 1 of Ras Laffan B is complete. The desalination package will be commissioned on August 10.
Kahramaa – Ras Laffan IWPP 2 (Facility B) - Desalination
Client: Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa)
Budget: $270 million
Scope: Ras Laffan II is slated to produce the utilities in phases with 680 mega watt (MW) of electricity and 15 million gpd of water to be made available by 2006. By 2008, the capacity of the plants is expected to reach 1,025 MW and 60 million gallons.
Status: Power package of phase 1 of Ras Laffan B is complete. The desalination package will be commissioned on August 10.
QEWC – Ras Abu Fontas (B2 Facility) - Power
Client: Qatar Electricity & Water Company (QEWC)
Budget: $640 million
Scope: The project calls for the construction of a new power and water plant of 597 MW and 20 million gpd to 31 million gpd in Ras Abu Fontas in Qatar.
Status: QEWC has completed $485.5 million in financing for the Ras Abu Funtas power and desalination plant (the B2 facility).
QEWC – Ras Abu Fontas (B2 Facility) - Desalination
Client: Qatar Electricity & Water Company (QEWC)
Budget: $260 million
Scope: The project calls for the construction of a new desalination plant at Ras Abu Fontas in Qatar with a desalination capacity of 140 million gpd. The plant will be connected to a 500 MW gas fired power plant.
Status: QEWC has completed $485.5 million in financing for the Ras Abu Funtas power and desalination plant (the B2 facility).
QEWC – Ras Abu Fontas (B2 Facility) – Substation
Client: Qatar Electricity & Water Company (QEWC)
Budget: $44 million
Scope: The project calls for supply and installation of a 220 KV gas insolated substation (GIS) to serve the Ras Abu Funtas (B2) power and desalination facility. The contract also includes supply and installation of power equipment, transformers and control systems.
Status: QEWC has completed $485.5 million finance for the Ras Abu Funtas power and desalination plant (the B2 facility).
Kahramaa- Qatar Power Transmission Program – Phase 7
Client: Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa)
Budget: $2 billion
Scope: The project calls for supply and installation of 22 new substations, upgrade and modification to 25 substations ranging from 66 KV to 400 KV, 150 Km 66 KV - 400 KV underground cables and 104 Km overhead lines. The 22 new substations are as follows: three 400 KV, four 220 KV, two 132 KV and thirteen 66 KV. The project is the phase 7 of Qatar power transmission and distribution scheme and covers Doha, Ras Laffan, Mesaieed and Al Khor.
Status: Consultants were due to submit bids by July 9. Prequalified consultants are Electricite de France, ESB, Fichtner, Energoprojekt, Lahmeyer, Mott MacDonald, PB Power and SNC Lavalin.
QNCC – Fourth Cement Production Line
Client: Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC)
Budget: $500 million
Scope: The project calls for supply and construction of a 5,000 tpd cement manufacturing facility as the fourth cement production line of QNCC.
Status: QNCC is planning to setup a fourth cement production line with capacity of 5,000 tpd.
Saudi Arabia
Al Atoon Steel Factory in Yanbu 2
Client: Al Atoon Steel Industries
Budget: $300 million
Scope: The project calls for supply and installation of a four million tpy steel factory on a 550 sq m plot in Yanbu 2 industrial city.
Status: Financial Consulting House will carry out and complete procedures for Atoon Steel Industries 30 per cent IPO. It is understood that Al Atoon Steel Industries is arranging for equipment supply and has already started site preparation.
Gazan – Farasan Cement Factory in Jizan
Client: Gazan Agricultural Development Company
Budget: $500 million
Scope: The project calls for the supply and construction of a 1.5 million tpy cement manufacturing facility in Jazan.
Status: Ministry of Industry and Commerce has licensed Farasan Cement Factory for Jazan Development Company, which still has to finalise other legal issues. Jazan Development will discuss the finance plan in the next meeting.
Al Rajhi Group – Al Wasta Cement Plant Expansion – Saudi
Client: Al-Rajhi Saudi Group
Budget: $200 million
Scope: The project calls for the construction of 1.1 million tpy cement plant. The plant will be built in Al Wasta area in Saudi Arabia.
Status: Al Wasta Cement is in detailed feasibility study. No timetable is set for supply and construction.
UCC – Clinker Line near Jeddah
Client: United Cement Company
Budget: $200 million
Scope: The project calls for the construction green field clinker line near Jeddah. The plant will have production capacity of 3,000 tpd.
Status: Contract will be awarded shortly.
Al Ahsa Development Cement Plant
Client: Al Ahsa Development Company
Budget: $650 million
Scope: The project calls for the construction of 5,000 tpd cement plant at Al Ahsa in the Northern Region.
Status: Al Ahsa Development is due to award the contract for equipment supply.
Maaden – Ras Al Zour Chemical and Fertilizer Complex – Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) Plant
Client: Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden)
Budget: $250 million
Scope: Work includes the engineering and design of a three million tpy di-ammonium phosphate plant at the Ras al-Zour chemical complex.
Status: Dragados has been awarded the EPC contract for the DAP plant. Construction is expected to take 34 months.
SEC – Tihama Power Expansion 2
Client: Saudi Electricity Company
Budget: $200 million
Scope: The project calls for expanding the Tihama power generation plant by 160 MW. The Scope: of work involves supply and installation of two 80 MW distillate fired turbines.
Status: SEC has invited prequalified companies to submit bids.
SEC – Jizan Power Plant
Client: Saudi Electricity Company
Budget: $300 million
Scope: The project calls for the design, supply and installation of a new power generation plant in Jizan with generation capacity of 250 MW.
Status: Bids were submitted last month.
SEC – Al Kudmi 380 KV Substation
Client: Saudi Electricity Company
Budget: $65 million
Scope: The project calls for the supply, installation and commissioning of 380/132 KV bulk supply point (BSP) substation in Al Kudmi.
Status: Areva has been awarded the Kadmi 380/115 BSP substation contract. Construction work will take 30 months to complete.
SEC – Al Jouf Power Expansion
Client: Saudi Electricity Company
Budget: $66 million
Scope: The project calls for the expansion of Al Jouf power generation plant, in north Saudi, by 60 MW. The contract involves installation of 60 MW Frame 7 oil fired turbine supplied by GE.
Status: NCC has been awarded the EPC contract to expand the Al Jouf power generation plant by 60 MW. The contract will take 17 months to complete.
Al Jazeera Cement Plant in Northern Region
Client: Al Jazeera Cement Compnay (JC)
Budget: $560 million
Scope: The project calls for the construction of a new clinker and cement production plant near Hafr Al Batin in the northern area of Saudi. The plant will have two production lines with production capacity of 10,000 tpd. The plant will be located on Zalfa Hafr Al Batin Highway.
Status: Al Jazeera Cement has signed a construction and operation contract with Cemag. Completion is expected in 36 months.
Al Bayan Cement Plant
Client: Al Bayan Cement Company
Budget: $300 million
Scope: The project calls for supply and construction of a grassroots 1.8 million tpy cement production facility in Saudi Arabia. Work will include civil works, equipment supply and installation as well as related infrastructure works.
Status: Bids were due by the end of July.
Al Safwa – Cement Plant in Jabal Farasan
Client: El Khayyat Group
Budget: $250 million
Scope: The project calls for the construction of green field cement facility with production capacity of 3,300 tpd. The plant will be located 150 km northeast Jeddah. The contract also includes the construction of 25 MW power plant to serve the cement facility.
Status: Polysius will supply and install the cement plant for Al Safwa in Jabal Farasan. The plant will be completion by the end of 2008. Civil work and power supply packages still have to be awarded.
Al Jouf Cement Plant
Client: Al Jouf Cement Company
Budget: $300 million
Scope: The project calls for the construction of green field clinker line in Al Jouf in Saudi Arabia. The facility will have an initial production capacity of 5,000 tpd. Expansion plans are already on the table for after the plant is commissioned. The expansion will add an additional 2,500 tpd for a total plant capacity of 7,500 tpd.
Status: Contract will be awarded shortly.
Saudi Ministry of Water and Electricity – Dhamd Dam in Jazan
Client: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Water and Electricity
Budget: $38 million
Scope: The project calls for the construction of dam at Dhamd in Jazan to store water and to protect against floods. The dam will have storage capacity of 55.5 million cu m. Dam collective area is 902 sq km. It is 52 m height and 592 m long. Flood outlet structure is 45 m height and 209 m long and has output capacity of 2,800 cu m per second. The dam will have four output channels.
Status: Yuksel will build Dhamd dam in Jizan over a four-year period. Yuksel is already building the Baysh dam and the Murwani dam.
Mada/Suwaidi – Power Cable Factory
Client: Mada - Suwaidi
Budget: $80 million
Scope: The project calls for supply and installation of a 25,000 tpy power cable manufacturing plant. The cables will be up to 400 KV.
Status: Al Suwaidi Cables and Mada Industrial Investments have signed an initial agreement to jointly build and operate the new cable manufacturing facility. The joint venture company has still to be established and location of the factory has to be specified.
ATG – Flat Steel Plant in Dammam
Client: Al Tuwairqi Group (ATG)
Budget: $350 million
Scope: The project calls for design, supply, installation and construction of a two million tpy flat steel grassroots facility in the second industrial area in Dammam.
Status: Posco will supply, install and commission the ATG new flat steel factory in Dammam. Consultant will be appointed shortly. Tenders will be issued in August for civil, mechanical and electrical packages.
Sapac – Steel Factory in Jazan
Client: Saudi Pan Kingdom (Sapac)
Budget: $300 million
Scope: The project calls for design, supply and construction of a 500 tpy rolling mill and melt shop facility on one million sq m in Jazan in southern Saudi Arabia. The plant will have a unit for making 8 mm to 32 mm diameter reinforcement steel bars for construction with production capacity of 500 tpy.
Status: Tender for the technology and equipment supply contract were due in July. A tender for civil work will be issued after the technology is selected.
UAE
Essar Steel Plant in Hamriya
Client: Essar Group
Budget: $200 million
Scope: The project calls for supply and installation of one million tpy steel rolling mill plant in the Hamriya Free Zone in Sharjah. The facility will use steel billets imported from an Essar plant in India. The design will be handled by Essar as well as the technology supply. Civil works will be handled by a local company while Essar’s engineering department will be responsible for all the equipment manufacturing and installation.
Status: Essar plans to set up a one million tpy steel rolling mill plant in the Hamriya free zone in Sharjah.
Jebel Ali Cement Expansion Phase 2
Client: Jebel Ali Cement (JAC)
Budget: $70 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of second phase expansion to Jebel Ali cement facility by one million tpy. The recently complete phase 1 will produce 880,000 tpy.
Status: Jebel Ali Cement has not set timetable for supply and construction of its phase 2 expansion in Dubai Industrial City.
Al Ruya Industries Cement Plant in Hamriya
Client: Al Ruya Industries
Budget: $410 million
Scope: The project calls for the construction of a cement plant in Hmariya free zone in Sharjah. The facility will have a production capacity of 3.6 million tpy and will be developed on one million sq m land.
Status: Bids are due submission in August for supply contract.
Sharjah Municipality – Sharjah STP Phase 7
Client: Sharjah Municipality
Budget: $86 million
Scope: The project calls for the expansion of Sharjah sewage treatment plant (STP) by 75,000 cu m per day of treatment handling capacity.
Status: Six Construct will carry out the engineering and construction work of the Sharjah sewage scheme phase 7. Work began this summer and will take two years to complete.
UWEC – Fujairah IWPP Expansion - Power Package
Client: Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA)
Budget: $1.7 billion
Scope: The project calls for the expansion of the existing IWPP power plant in Fujairah. The contract is BOO based. The Scope: of work involves the addition of 225 MW to the existing 625 MW power plant and 100 mg/d desalination plant. The contract also includes acquiring the existing plant.
Status: Iberdrola with Bemco will carry out EPC work on the Fujairah IWPP for SembCorp.
Cemex – Dubai Cement Grinding Plant
Client: Cemex
Budget: $50 million
Scope: The project calls for the construction of a cement and slag grinding facility with 1.8 million tpy production capacity. The plant will be built on 59,000 sq m plot in Jebel Ali free zone in Dubai. The plot includes buildings for the storage of raw materials. The construction work will include civil works, installation of mechanical and electrical equipment, instrumentation and control systems.
Status: CBMEC will supply and setup the Cemex cement grinding facility in Jebel Ali. Commissioning is scheduled in mid 2007.
DEWA – Al Aweer Power Station H Phase 3 – Generation Package
Client: Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA)
Budget: $491 million
Scope: The phase 3 will consist of the Engineering, Procurement and Commissioning of an additional 830 MW of new generation capacity. The station will be gas fired. Work also includes construction of a 400/132 KV substation. Contract also includes related cabling works.
Status: Siemens has been officially awarded the generation package of Al Aweer station H phase 3.