Toyo Engineering and Mitsui to Construct Thai Electric Power Plant
Tokyo, Oct 6, 2010 (JCN) - Toyo Engineering Corp. and Mitsui & Co. Ltd have entered into the power plant construction contracts with specific purpose companies (SPC) wholly owned by Gulf JP Co. Ltd (Gulf JP), an independent power producer in Thailand majority owned by Japan's Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.
According to the contract, cogeneration gas turbine combined cycle power plants are to be constructed at seven sites in the suburbs of Bangkok - six 110MW plants and one 120MW plant, for a total generation capacity of 780MW. Mit-Power (Thailand) Ltd, a subsidiary of Mitsui in Thailand, will be responsible for the construction work, while supply of equipment and materials will be undertaken by Toyo.
Construction of the plants begins this month, and is slated for completion by October 2013.