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| Skanska builds thermoelectric power plant in Brazil Skanska has been awarded a contract to build a thermoelectric power plant in Cubatão, 60 km from São Paulo, Brazil. Skanska's share of the contract is 50 percent, corresponding to USD 136 M, about SEK 950 M. The customer is Petrobras, the Brazilian oil company. The contract relates to the construction of a co-generation power plant of 220 MW and comprises detailed engineering, procurement, construction and assembly, commissioning and start up assistance of the plant. The project will start immediately and be mechanically completed in 30 months to start operation around mid 2009. The partner in the Skanska-led consortium will be the Brazilian construction company Camargo Corrêa. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |