August 28, 2008

Befesa wins contract to build desalination plant in Algeria

MEED reported that Spain's Befesa has won the contract to build a desalination plant at Tenes in Algeria. As per report, construction of the 200,000 cubic meters a day plant will begin in July 2008 and is due to completed in 24 months.

Befesa was the low bidder for the contract, submitting a price of USD 291.5 million and a tariff of USD 0.58 a cubic meter of desalinated water. The other bidders for the project are

Befesa will form a 51:49 JV with the Algerian Energy Company to carry out the project.