The Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) awarded a Shanghai Electric-Dong Fang-Hassan Allam consortium the tender for the 6 GW Hamrawein “clean coal” power plant, Al Ahram reports. The consortium, which edged out an Orascom Construction-Elsewedy Electric-Mitsubishi Hitachi consortium and GE, had reportedly presented the lowest offer for the construction of the plant at USD 4.4 bn. The EEHC will begin procedures to sign the contracts with the consortium “within the coming period.” Construction is expected to take 6-7 years.

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