ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC, TTC complete four GIS substations in Iraq – MEP MiddleEast

  • Date: 05-Sep-2021
  • Source: MEP Middle East
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
  • Country:Middle East
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ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC, TTC complete four GIS substations in Iraq – MEP MiddleEast

The leading integrated energy and infrastructure solutions provider in the Middle East and Africa, ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC SAE together with Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC) has completed an EPC contract for four 400/132/11 kilovolt gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substations in Southern Iraq, according to the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity (MoE).

The $546.72mn EPC-plus-Finance contract was signed on February 2018 under a buyer’s credit agreement between the Iraqi Ministry of Finance and The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), with a co-financed portion by The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd as the lead arranger and Sumitomo-Mitsui Banking Corporation under insurance cover by from Japan’s Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI).

The contract included the Maysan 400/132/11kV GIS substation in the Al-Amara Governorate; the Al-Muthanna 400/132/11kV GIS substation in the Samawa Governorate; the Shattra 400/132/11kV GIS substation in the Al-Nasiriya Governorate; and the Shatt Al Arab 400/132/11kV GIS substation in the Al-Basra Governorate; and the 12 x 132/33kV Mobile GIS substations.