KAHRAMAA - Facility E IWPP 2300 MW
Qatar's General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) is undertaking the construction of âFacility Eâ through Independent Power and Water Producers in the Madinat ash Shamal region, Qatar.
The final electricity generation capacity will be of 2,415MW and a seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO)-based desalination plant with a capacity of 110 million imperial gallons a day.
According to Sumitomo, the equity distribution between the project company shareholders is: Sumitomo Corporation with 17 percent , Shikoku Electric with 11percent, Kospo with 6 percent, KIND with 6 percent, QEWC with 55 percent and QE with 5 percent.
Consultancy Tender No. GTC 839/2016
Tender no. GTC 881/2017
The project will be located at Ras Abu Fontas which was earlier planned to be located at Ras Rakan.
The US$2800 million project includes the following:
1. Construction of a 2,300MW power plant
2. Construction of a water desalination plant with a capacity of 100 MIGD
3. Water transmission lines
4. Construction of storage facility
5. Laying of pipelines
6. Installation of substations
7. Installation of transformers
8. Installation of a switchgear
9. Installation of turbines
10. Installation of generators
11. Laying of transmission lines
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12 December 2024
The assessor consultancy services tender has been issued and bid submission is due on January 2, 2025. (Source: MEED)
29 November 2024
The developer contract has been awarded to the consortium of Sumitomo Corporation, Shikoku Electric, Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation and Korea Southern Power Company. Samsung C&T Corporation has been appointed as the main contractor with a contract value of US$2800 million and the power and water purchase agreement have been signed on November 25, 2024. Acciona has been appointed as main contractor for SWRO plant by Samsung C&T. (Source: MEED)
23 August 2024
The developer bids are under evaluation and the project is expected to be completed by 2027. (Source: MEED)
25 July 2024
The consortium of Sumitomo Corporation, Shikoku Electric, Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation and Korea Southern Power Company have submitted the developer bids. (Source: MEED)
21 July 2024
The main contract bid submission deadline is due on July 25, 2024. (Source: MEED)
01 May 2024
The submission deadline has been extended to the end of July 2024. (Source: MEED)
12 December 2023
The submission deadline has been extended for companies to submit their proposals. (Source: MEED)
15 September 2023
The request for proposals (RFP) has been issued and the bid submission is due on December 14, 2023. (Source: MEED)
07 September 2023
The request for qualifications (RFQ) has been submitted and Marubeni Corporation amongst others has been submitted.
14 June 2023
The client has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) to developers, and the submission date has been extended to mid of July 2023. (Source: MEED)
22 May 2023
The client has re-issued the tender for developers to express an interest in the prequalification process and the submission is due on May 28, 2023. (Source: MEED)
08 November 2022
The sole bidder for the contract was understood to be a team led by Japan's Marubeni Corporation following the withdrawal from the bidding process of two consortiums, one led by French utility developer and investor Engie and the other by Japan's Sumitomo Corporation
12 October 2022
The construction work for the project is expected to start before the end of this year and will be completed by 2025. (Source: MEED)
06 October 2022
The expressions of interest (EoI) has been re-issued, and the following three teams/consortium have re-submitted the EoI to develop the planned Facility E independent water and power project (IWPP): 1. Engie / Mitsui / Yonden (Shikoku Electric). 2. Sumitomo / Kansai Electric Power. 3. Marubeni / Kyushu Electric Power. (Source: MEED)
15 August 2022
The tender process is cancelled as there is only one bidder, a consortium of Marubeni Corporation and Kyushu Electric to bid for the project. Meanwhile, the tender for submitting the expression of interest(EOI) will be re-issued. (Source: MEED)
09 June 2022
The client is understood to be holding talks with utility developers in line with the country's future power generation projects, including potentially retendering the contract to develop the project. (Source: MEED)
05 June 2022
The project is still on hold with an unknown time frame for the revival.
16 May 2022
The project is put on hold due to unknown reasons from the owner company, Kahramaa.
13 April 2022
The main contract tender is yet to be awarded.
02 March 2022
The client is in negotiations with the consortium of Marubeni Corporation and Kyushu Electric.
14 January 2022
The project is still under the bid evaluation stage.
16 November 2021
A consortium of Engie, Mitsui, and Yonden has withdrawn from the bidding process. As a result, there is only one bidder, a consortium of Marubeni Corporation and Kyushu Electric, vying for the contract. (Source: MEED)
29 September 2021
The main contract bid submission deadline has been further extended from September 30, 2021 to November 15, 2021. (Source: MEED)
24 August 2021
A consortium of Japanese firms Sumitomo and Kansai Electric has expressed an intention to withdraw from the tender. The remaining teams that are expected to submit alternative bids for the contract by the end of September 2021 are: (i) a joint venture of Engie, Mitsui, and Yonden (Shikoku Electric Power Co) and (ii) a joint venture of Marubeni and Kyushu Electric. (Source: MEED)
23 June 2021
The main contract bids submission deadline has been further extended from June 30, 2021 to September 30, 2021.
17 May 2021
The following companies have been pre-qualified to bid for the project: SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Corporation, Shanghai Electric Group, DongFang Electric Corporation, Samsung C&T, and Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction.
01 March 2021
The main contract bid submission deadline has been extended from February 28, 2021, to June 30, 2021. (Source: MEED)
06 January 2021
The client has revised the plant's design capacity to 2,600MW and has requested new bids to be submitted by February 28, 2021. (Source: MEED)
02 December 2020
The bids are under evaluation. The client is expected to sign the agreements with the successful bidder in April 2021 and reach financial close in October 2021.
14 September 2020
The technical bids are under evaluation. The commercial bids evaluation process is expected to get under way once the technical evaluation is completed. (Source: MEED)
28 August 2020
The following three teams/consortium have submitted a bid for the contract to develop the planned Facility E independent water and power project (IWPP): 1. Engie / Mitsui / Yonden (Shikoku Electric). 2. Sumitomo / Kansai Electric Power. 3. Marubeni / Kyushu Electric Power. (Source: MEED)
18 August 2020
Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa) expects to sign water and project agreements with the successful bidder in April 2021 and reach financial close in October 2021. (Source: MEED)
29 June 2020
The new advisory team appointed is PwC as financial adviser, Clyde & Co as legal adviser and Energo as technical adviser.
20 May 2020
The client aims to generate the first power and water from the plant in June and July 2023, respectively. Full commercial operation is to commence in June 2024. (Source: MEED)
26 April 2020
The bids submission has been extended to August 27, 2020. (Source: MEED)
21 April 2020
Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation had earlier re-issued the advisory request for proposals (RFP) to a pool of consultants to replace the advisory team consortium of EY, Poyry, DLA Piper. The new advisory team is yet to be appointed. (Source: MEED)
20 March 2020
The bids submission has been extended to April 30, 2020.
10 February 2020
The bid submission date has been extended to April 2, 2020. (Source: MEED)
05 December 2019
The bids are yet to be submitted and following are the companies who are likely to submit bids: Engie, Mitsui, Itochu, Kepco, Mitsubishi, Sumitomo and Marubeni.
23 October 2019
The bids are due to be submitted on 10 February 2020. (Source: MEED)
03 September 2019
Kahramaa has invited pre-qualified developers to purchase tender documents on 29 August. Prequalified bidders for the project are understood to include Engie (France) / Mitsui (Japan), Itochu (Japan), Kepco (South Korea) / Mitsubishi (Japan), PowerChina (China), Sumitomo (Japan) and Marubeni (Japan). (Source: MEED)
26 July 2019
RFP has not been issued yet on the project.
06 June 2019
Kahramaa has not yet announced the issue of the request for proposal (RFP).
22 November 2018
Market sources indicate RFP has not yet issued and is expected in Q1 2019.
17 September 2018
Market sources indicate RFP has not yet issued and is expected in Q4 2018.
20 August 2018
Market sources indicate that RFP is expected to be issued by end of 2018.
01 August 2018
Kahramaa is mulling over the project scope and timelines.
20 July 2018
Market sources indicate that the client is still working out on the details whether they should move with the project as planned originally or amend the existing scope due to change in demand. Currently, there is no update on the RFP issue timeline. (Source: MEED)
10 May 2018
There is no news regarding RFP issue.
18 April 2018
Pre-tender activities are underway.
17 April 2018
RFP is expected to be issued by end of 2018.
05 April 2018
Market sources indicate that there is a delay in RFP issuance due to the change of site location.
23 March 2018
Kahramaa has prequalified developers which are understood to include: Engie (France)/Mitsui (Japan), Itochu (Japan), Kepco (South Korea)/Mitsubishi (Japan), PowerChina (China) and Sumitomo (Japan). (Source: MEED)
14 March 2018
There is no news on the RFP issuance. Market sources indicate that the RFP is delayed and is expected to be issued soon. The following consortium is likely to participate in the project: Mitsubishi Corporation / Kepco / Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, Samsung C&T / Marubeni / JERA Note: The consortium is subject to change anytime till the final bids are submitted.
01 March 2018
Kahramaa pre-qualified 13 developers for request for proposals (RFP) stage.
29 January 2018
The following companies among 13 companies are pre-qualified for the project :- Engie, China Power Construction Corporation, Marubeni, Mitsubishi, Mitsui, JERA Co INC, General Electric, KEPCO and Siemens
02 January 2018
The RFP is expected to be issued in the month of January. We have not been able to confirm the exact date. Sources close to the project revealed, that the client may not announce the list publicly but will issue the RFP directly to the companies qualified by them. The following consortium among others have submitted their PQ documents. Mitsubishi Corporation / Kepco / Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, Samsung C&T / Marubeni Note: The consortium is subject to change anytime till the final bids are submitted.
07 December 2017
There is no further update on pre-qualification shortlist and the shortlisted companies are expected to be announced soon.
09 November 2017
Market sources indicate that following companies apart from others have submitted the PQ documents for the project: Powerchina, Nebras Power However, we were unable to touch base with the companies to confirm the information and there is no news on shortlist.
10 October 2017
A total of approximately 16 companies have submitted the PQ documents on the project. Following are the companies among others who have submitted the documents on the project: Electricite de France (EDF), Sumitomo Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation and Marubeni Corporation. It is understood that the following companies might have also submitted the PQ documents, however, the official confirmation or the same is still awaiting: Mitsui & Co., JERA, Korea Electric Power Corporation, Sojitz Corporation, Engie. There is no news on the shortlist yet.
25 September 2017
The pre-qualification document submission date has been extended till October 09, 2017.
19 September 2017
The following companies among others are likely to participate in the pre-qualification process on the project: Marubeni Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation and Mitsui & Co. The following companies might participate in the pre-qualification process on the project, however, the official confirmation of the same is not yet done. Engie, Mitsubishi Corporation, JERA, Korea Electric Power Corporation and ACWA Power. The submission date for the pre-qualification documents remains same on September 25, 2017.
31 August 2017
The client has invited developers to submit the pre-qualification documents for the development of the project. The submission date for the same is on September 25, 2017. (Source: MEED)
22 August 2017
The pre-qualification process on the project is expected to start by early September 2017.
01 August 2017
Kahramaa issued the pre-qualification tenders for Lead Developer.
07 June 2017
The tender on the project is expected to be issued by late 2017 or early 2018 but if the crisis in the country continues it may have an impact on the bidding of Acwa power on the project. (Source: MEED)
14 February 2017
The client has appointed Ernst & Young-led consortium as the financial consultant, Poyry as technical consultant and DLA Piper as legal adviser for the project. (Source: MEED)
13 December 2016
The following companies have submitted the bid for the advisory consulting services on the project: KPMG, PWC and Synergy
04 October 2016
It is understood that the client has received bids from the consultants for the consultancy contract. Also it is understood that the client is planning to invite developers to pre-qualify for the project by end of Q1 2017. (Source: MEED)
29 August 2016
It is understood that the client is planning to issue PQ documents, either by the end of 2016 or Q1 2017. The PQ submission is likely to take place by the end of Q1 2017. (Source: MEED)
20 July 2016
The client has invited consultants to submit the bid for the consultancy contract & the bid submission date is September 22, 2016. The scope includes the services pertinent to the procurement process from basic concept stage all the way up to and including financial close.
01 July 2016
Kahramaa issued tenders for consultancy advisory service providers.
01 January 2016
Kahramaa announced plans to construct IWPP plant at Ras Rakan, Qatar.