An Al Kharafi-NHVS consortium was awarded an EGP 471 mn contract to construct a 500 kV power transformer station in West Damietta, according to unnamed Electricity Ministry sources. Other consortia that had competed in the tender include a General Electric-Larsen & Toubro consortium; another made up of Hyosung and China Energy Engineering Corporation; a third with Energia, Orascom and Hyundai; and NCC and Axion Energy.

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