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CMEC Will Develop USD400 Million Hydropower Plant in Cameroon
Xu Wei
Date: Thu, 12/07/2017 - 16:45 / source:Yicai

(Yicai Global) Dec. 7 -- China Machinery Engineering Corp. [HK:1829] (CMEC) has agreed a USD398.2 million contract with Cameroon’s Ministry of Water Resources and Energy for the development of an 84-megawatt hydropower plant in Ngoila in the east of the country.

CMEC will act as engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor, and also undertake design, installation, commissioning and training activities, the company said in a press briefing. Construction will take around four and five years.

Cameroon’s local governments have looked to exploit rich water resources in recent years by developing hydropower plants, mostly in conjunction with domestic and foreign investors.

CMEC is a unit of China National Machinery Industry Corporation, the country’s biggest machinery maker, and was one of the first Chinese enterprises to combine industrial and trade businesses. It constitutes a major foreign trade and international economic and technology cooperation company specializing in overseas construction contracting, as well as export and import of mechanical and electrical products.

 

[JSCh]

China builds hydraulic engineering project in Nepal to help utilize local water resources
By Sun Wenyu (People's Daily Online) 09:50, December 13, 2017

A local worker workers in the tunnel.

Effectively utilizing local water resources has long been a dream for Nepalese and now Chinese construction workers are helping them realize it by building a spectacular hydraulic engineering project.

The Babai River located in the Bardiyā, Surkhet, is one of Nepal’s most important water resources, and hailed as “the river of life” by locals. However, the seasonal changes in stream discharge are a headache for local residents: draughts in dry seasons and floods in rainy seasons.

Bheri River is another river in the region with 10 times the flow of the Babai. Diverting water from Bheri to Babai in dry seasons has always been a dream for local residents.

According to an official with Nepal’s Ministry of Irrigation, the country is currently trying to solve the issue with an inter-basin water transfer project called the Bheri-Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project.

The project, contracted by China Overseas Engineering Group (COVEC), started in June 2015, with a total value of $107 million and a construction period of 58 months.

The official said that the project is designed to divert the water through a 12.2-kilometer tunnel at a velocity of 40 cubic meters per second. The diverted water will be used to irrigate about 51,000 hectares of farmland.

Thanks to the 152-meter difference in water levels between the two rivers, a 48 MW hydraulic power plant will also be constructed.

For the first time in Nepal’s history, a tunnel boring machine is being used to excavate the tunnel through fragile rocks. Normally, it would take three months to drill 500 meters, but the Chinese company shortened the period by one month.

The official from Irrigation Ministry told People’s Daily that such engineering equipment would enjoy a broad application in mountainous countries like Nepal.

The project director of the Nepalese side, surnamed Cerf, said that Nepal, as an agricultural country, is highly dependent on water resources.

The country will enjoy an extra income of $29 million from irrigation and $42 million from power generation annually upon the completion of the project, he added.

 

[TaiShang]

Chinese firm wins work on US project
China Daily, December 19, 2017

A Chinese construction company is among those that will work on a $1.81 billion project for new third track on the main line of New York's Long Island Rail Road, the US' busiest regional rail system.

The Metropolitan Transit Authority, which oversees the railroad, approved a contract on Dec 13 with 3rd Track Constructors for the 9.8 miles of new track for the rail system east of New York City.

CCA Civil Inc, a unit of China Construction America, is one of several companies that have joined 3rd Track Constructors on the project. The others are Dragados USA Inc, John P. Picone Inc and Halmar International LLC.

China Construction is a unit of China State Construction Engineering Corp, the world's largest investment and construction group by revenue. CCA has completed commercial and government projects in the US, such as the Pulaski Skyway in New Jersey, the Yankee Stadium subway station in New York City and the Staten Island Expressway, which connects Staten Island to both Brooklyn and New Jersey.

Founded in 1985 and based in Jersey City, New Jersey, CCA has around 2,000 employees, 98 percent of whom are US hires. The company provides services such as construction management, general contracting and public-private partnership assistance for public and private clients.

As one of the top three builders in New York and South Florida, the Chinese company also has constructed high-rises in the US, including Madison Square Park Tower in Manhattan and the One Thousand Museum luxury condominium building in downtown Miami.

"The localization strategy has played an important role in gaining a favorable impression from US society," Yuan Ning, president of CCA, said in November.

The new track between the Floral Park and Hicksville stations will be built on existing LIRR property and is part of the rail system's expansion project, which also includes eliminating seven grade crossings, the renovation of several stations and six new parking garages. Construction is expected to begin next year and take up to four years.

The segment of the railway for the new track serves more than 250 trains on a typical weekday and is used by 40 percent of LIRR riders.

http://www.china.org.cn/business/2017-12/19/content_50111219.htm

 

[JSCh]

Chinese company building Nigeria's first deep sea port
New China TV
Published on Apr 1, 2018

Another landmark project! A Chinese company is building a world-class deep sea port in Nigeria.

 

[TaiShang]

China's green energy company starts construction of biggest solar plant in Egypt

Source: Xinhua Published: 2018/4/11

A worker is seen in the site of the construction of four solar power stations in Aswan, Egypt on April 10, 2018. Egypt and China's clean energy company TBEA Sunoasis started Tuesday the construction of four solar power stations at the Benban Solar Energy Park in Egypt's southern province of Aswan. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)


Egypt and China's clean energy company TBEA Sunoasis started Tuesday the construction of four solar power stations at the Benban Solar Energy Park in Egypt's southern province of Aswan.

The stations, with an output of 186 megawatts, are part of the giant Benban Solar Plant which is expected to be completed by mid-2019.

The Benban Solar Plant, after its completion, aims to generate up to 2 gigawatts of utility-scale solar capacity through a total of 40 projects.

Lynn Xia, TBEA's vice president of overseas business, told Xinhua that the plant is going to be one of the largest in the world.

"The responsibility is on our shoulders because we are the ones who deliver the work here," Xia said, adding that the project is TBEA's first in Africa.

TBEA Sunoasis Company is a major global green and smart energy service provider with business in more than 20 countries. It is devoted to achieving sustainable development of human society with the use of smart, efficient and green energy.

Governor of Aswan Magdy Hegazy, who attended the project's inauguration ceremony, said the total investment of the four stations is 180 million US dollars.

The Benban Solar Park, about 650 km south of Cairo, is financed by a number of global funding agencies and banks, including the the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.

The solar plant, which occupies an area of 37 square km, will help Egypt increase its use of renewable energy to 22 percent of all domestic energy use by 2020.

The project is estimated to help reduce global greenhouse gas emission through cutting more than half million tons of carbon dioxide annually.

 

[JSCh]

China builds hydraulic engineering project in Nepal to help utilize local water resources
By Sun Wenyu (People's Daily Online) 09:50, December 13, 2017

A local worker workers in the tunnel.

Effectively utilizing local water resources has long been a dream for Nepalese and now Chinese construction workers are helping them realize it by building a spectacular hydraulic engineering project.

The Babai River located in the Bardiyā, Surkhet, is one of Nepal’s most important water resources, and hailed as “the river of life” by locals. However, the seasonal changes in stream discharge are a headache for local residents: draughts in dry seasons and floods in rainy seasons.

Bheri River is another river in the region with 10 times the flow of the Babai. Diverting water from Bheri to Babai in dry seasons has always been a dream for local residents.

According to an official with Nepal’s Ministry of Irrigation, the country is currently trying to solve the issue with an inter-basin water transfer project called the Bheri-Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project.

The project, contracted by China Overseas Engineering Group (COVEC), started in June 2015, with a total value of $107 million and a construction period of 58 months.

The official said that the project is designed to divert the water through a 12.2-kilometer tunnel at a velocity of 40 cubic meters per second. The diverted water will be used to irrigate about 51,000 hectares of farmland.

Thanks to the 152-meter difference in water levels between the two rivers, a 48 MW hydraulic power plant will also be constructed.

For the first time in Nepal’s history, a tunnel boring machine is being used to excavate the tunnel through fragile rocks. Normally, it would take three months to drill 500 meters, but the Chinese company shortened the period by one month.

The official from Irrigation Ministry told People’s Daily that such engineering equipment would enjoy a broad application in mountainous countries like Nepal.

The project director of the Nepalese side, surnamed Cerf, said that Nepal, as an agricultural country, is highly dependent on water resources.

The country will enjoy an extra income of $29 million from irrigation and $42 million from power generation annually upon the completion of the project, he added.

30pc tunnel work completed at Bheri Babai, thanks to TBM
- Post Report, Kathmandu

Apr 24, 2018-The Bheri Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project has finished digging 30 percent of a 12-km tunnel in five months using a tunnel boring machine (TBM), the first use of the technology in Nepal.

Officials told the Post that 3.7 km of the tunnel had been completed as of Sunday, and that its operation was going on without glitches.

“On April 18, the machine dug a record 52.9 metres,” said Shiva Kumar Basnet, the government appointed chief of the multi-purpose project. “The machine usually bores into the mountain at the rate of 15-25 metres daily.”

The TBM arrived at the project site in November; and if it maintains its current rate of progress, the tunnel will be completed well before the March 2020 deadline.

Basnet declined to predict when the tunnel might be completed, but he said it would likely take one and a half years. “It is too early to announce when the tunnel will be completed as we have completed just 30 percent of the digging,” said Basnet.

The TBM is being used to dig the tunnel through which water from the Bheri River will be diverted to the Babai River to irrigate farmland and generate electricity. The project office has started preparing bidding documents for the construction of the powerhouse and headworks of the hydropower project which is another component of the multi-purpose project.

Likewise, the project is reviewing the design of the headworks and powerhouse. “We will invite global tenders for their construction after 50 percent of the tunnel has been completed,” said Basnet.

China Overseas Engineering Group, the government appointed contractor for the construction of the project, is deploying a workforce of around 80 Chinese and 600 Nepalis who are working daily to operate the machine.

Bheri Babai is a national pride project located in Bheri-Ganga Municipality in Surkhet district in western Nepal. It will have a 15-metre-high dam and divert 40 cubic metres of water per second from the Bheri River to the Babai River.

The water will be used to irrigate 51,000 hectares of land round the year in Banke and Bardia districts. The project will also generate 48 MW of electricity. The irrigation-cum-hydroelectric project is one of the strategic projects of the country, as it is expected to ease the food crisis in the Mid-Western Region by increasing agricultural yield.

The government had invited bids for the construction of the project in July 2012, but lack of resources and delays in the appointment of a contractor prevented the four-year project from getting off the ground. The construction of the project was finally inaugurated in April 2015 by the then prime minister, the late Sushil Koirala.

The total cost of the project is estimated to be around Rs16 billion. It is expected to make an indirect financial contribution of Rs3.1 billion to the state, and a direct revenue contribution of Rs2.1 billion through sales of electricity.

Published: 24-04-2018 07:17



http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/...k-completed-at-bheri-babai-thanks-to-tbm.html

 

[JSCh]

Chinese Firm Starts Building USD420 Million Russian Oil Refinery Project
DOU SHICONG
DATE: WED, 05/02/2018 - 21:11 / SOURCE:YICAI

Chinese Firm Starts Building USD420 Million Russian Oil Refinery Project

(Yicai Global) May 2 -- China National Chemical Engineering Group Corp. (CNCEC) has started constructing a CNY2.6 billion (USD420 million) crude oil deep conversion project at Omsk, one of Russia's largest oil refinery complexes, after winning a contract in February.

Beijing-based state-owned firm CNCEC, will build a hydrocracker to separate gasoline, kerosene, and diesel from crude oil, producing a 2 million tons annual capacity of the latter, Xinhua News Agency reported, adding that the construction period is 27 months. The firm will undertake the procurement of materials and commissioning work after completion.

Omsk oil refinery is located in south-central Russia, 2,555 km from the capital of Moscow. It is operated by Gazprom Neft, a unit of Gazprom, which holds the world's largest natural gas reserves and is the largest company of Russia by revenue.

China National Chemical Engineering Group Co. works through its units to engage in the contracting of construction and infrastructure projects in the fields of chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, power, and coal industries in China and internationally. Established in 1953, it was one of the earliest engineering companies in the country to carry out overseas contracting business.

 

[TaiShang]

Chinese firm CRRC to start metro construction in Moscow
China Plus, May 4, 2018

In May the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) will begin building two metro tunnels with three stations in Moscow, reports Russian news agency Sputnik.

This is the first time that an overseas firm has been employed on a metro construction project in Russia. The CRCC will send four six-meter-diameter tunneling machines, and 500 workers and engineers, to work on the 362 million U.S. dollar project. The CRCC is expected to complete the project by 2019.

The project is part of Moscow's second-ring metro project, which will see a 62.3 kilometer long subway line with 28 metro stations circling the city. The new line is expected to open in 2020.

 

[TaiShang]

China builds world’s largest oil-processing sea platform

(Global Times) 09:37, June 04, 2018

China's offshore resource exploitation technology can benefit countries involved in the Belt and Road initiative, Chinese experts said on Sunday after a multi-purpose oil platform began its journey from Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province for Brazil.

At 300 meters long and 74 meters wide, the 350,000 ton P67 can process 150,000 barrels of crude oil a day, Oriental Outlook reported.

Built over six years, P67 is one of the world's largest floating platforms for oil production and storage, China Offshore Oil Engineering Company Chairman Jin Xiaojian said, according to the weekly news magazine run by the Xinhua News Agency.

The successful building and transportation of the platform shows other countries involved in the Belt and Road initiative how China might help them with resource exploration, Lin Boqiang, director of the China Center for Energy Economics Research at Xiamen University, told the Global Times.

"As technology further develops, it is believed that the cost of offshore resource exploitation will be reduced and better enable offshore exploration," Lin said.

P67 is China's first independently integrated floating production, storage and offloading petroleum platform, meaning it can conduct preliminary processing, storage and delivery of offshore crude oil and natural gas, integrating personnel residence and production command system, Outlook said.

"Offshore oil and gas exploitation is the field China should pay close attention to as land resource is continuously being consumed," Lin said. "The building of P67 is one of the symbolic acts echoing that trend."

China's sixth-generation deep-sea semi-submersible drilling rig Hai Yang Shi You 982 was officially delivered for operation on March 14 to Dalian in Liaoning Province.

Armed with the world's most advanced dynamic positioning system and a maximum drilling depth of 9,144 meters, the rig has further improved China's capacity for offshore oil and gas exploration and exploitation.

China builds world’s largest oil-processing sea platform

(Global Times) 09:37, June 04, 2018

China's offshore resource exploitation technology can benefit countries involved in the Belt and Road initiative, Chinese experts said on Sunday after a multi-purpose oil platform began its journey from Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province for Brazil.

At 300 meters long and 74 meters wide, the 350,000 ton P67 can process 150,000 barrels of crude oil a day, Oriental Outlook reported.

Built over six years, P67 is one of the world's largest floating platforms for oil production and storage, China Offshore Oil Engineering Company Chairman Jin Xiaojian said, according to the weekly news magazine run by the Xinhua News Agency.

The successful building and transportation of the platform shows other countries involved in the Belt and Road initiative how China might help them with resource exploration, Lin Boqiang, director of the China Center for Energy Economics Research at Xiamen University, told the Global Times.

"As technology further develops, it is believed that the cost of offshore resource exploitation will be reduced and better enable offshore exploration," Lin said.

P67 is China's first independently integrated floating production, storage and offloading petroleum platform, meaning it can conduct preliminary processing, storage and delivery of offshore crude oil and natural gas, integrating personnel residence and production command system, Outlook said.

"Offshore oil and gas exploitation is the field China should pay close attention to as land resource is continuously being consumed," Lin said. "The building of P67 is one of the symbolic acts echoing that trend."

China's sixth-generation deep-sea semi-submersible drilling rig Hai Yang Shi You 982 was officially delivered for operation on March 14 to Dalian in Liaoning Province.

Armed with the world's most advanced dynamic positioning system and a maximum drilling depth of 9,144 meters, the rig has further improved China's capacity for offshore oil and gas exploration and exploitation.

 

[JSCh]

PM's China Visit: MoU signed to develop eight different projects
Kathmandu

Jun 20, 2018-Nepal and China signed eight different agreements in the presence of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in Chinese Capital Beijing on Wednesday. Agreements were signed between the government and private companies of both the countries to develop hydropower projects, cement industries and establishing highland food parks amid a function organised in Embassy of Nepal in Beijing.
Different Nepali investors and Chinese investors signed the separate memorandum of understandings (MoUs) on the occasion.
On the occasion, CEO of Investment Board (IB), Nepal Maha Prasad Adhikari and Vice President of Huaxin Cement of China Xu Gang signed the project investment agreement between the Investment Board of Government of Nepal and Huaxin Cement Narayani Private Ltd. The Chinese firm has pledged 144 US Dollars of FDI to generate 3,000 metric tonnes of cement per day.

Likewise, MoU and cooperation between the government of Nepal, Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, and China Communications Construction Company was held to prepare a detailed feasibility study on Eastern Terai River Training in Biring, Kamala, Kankai rivers. Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Energy Dinesh Kumar Ghimire of Nepal and Deputy General Manager of China's Communications Construction Company Liu Dongyuan signed the agreement.

Similarly, MoU between Fortuna Investment Pvt. Ltd of Nepal and Guizhou Maritime Silk Road International Investment Cooperation was signed on establishing the highland food park for varieties of fruits and vegetables. Chairperson of Fortuna Investment Company of Nepal Bhawani Rana and Zhag Zao of Guizhou Maritime Silk Road International Cooperation signed the MoU. Over 46 million US dollars would be invested in this project.

Joint Development Agreement among Yunnan Xinhua Water Conservancy and Hydropower Investment Company, Hydrosolutions Group and Shanghai Investigation, Design and Research Institute Co, Ltd was signed for the development of 164 MW Nepal Kaligandaki Gorge Hydropower Project. Executive Chairman of Nepal's Hydrosolutions Gyanendra Lal Pradhan and Xu Jianxiang of Yunnan Xinhua Water conservancy and Hydropower Investment and S Xiaoquang of Shanghai Investigation, Design and Research Institute jointly signed the MoU in Beijing today. The project would be developed in BOOT model.

Furthermore, an agreement was signed for the construction of 40.27 MW Siuri Nyadi Hydropower Plant Project in EPCF model. Shailendra Guragain of Siuri Nyadi Hydropower Plant Project and Zhang Yanfei of National Electric Engineering Company signed the MoU.

On the occasion, agreement between Nepal Pashmina Industries Association and One Belt One Road International Trade Platform of CIC Mutual Trade Investment Company was signed for the sale of Nepali pashmina in China. The purchase order from China would be between 200,000 to 500,000 pieces every year. President of Nepal Pashmina Industries Association Durga Bikram Thapa and Chairperson of OBOR International Trade Platform of CIC Mutual Trade Investment Company Shu Ya signed the MoU to this effect.

Likewise, MoU on Framework Agreement for Cooperation in Marsyangdi Cascade Hydropower Project of 600 MW was signed between Chairman of Butwal Power Company of Nepal Padma Jyoti and the representative of Sichuan Investment Group Company, Chengdu Xingcheng Investment Group Company and Sichuan Qingyuan Engineering Consulting Company.

Finally, MoU was signed on Cooperation Framework Agreement for the Construction of 75 MW Trishuli Galchhi Hydropower Project in EPCF Model. Nepal's Siddhakali Power Company Chairman Guru Prasad Neupane and Vice President of Dongfang Electric International Corporation Chen Qiang signed the document for the project construction. RSS

Published: 20-06-2018 11:06


PM's China Visit: MoU signed to develop eight different projects - National - The Kathmandu Post

 

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Chinese firm to build ‘magic’ stadium for World Cup 2022
By Yin Han Source:Global Times Published: 2018/6/24 21:58:40

Despite China's national soccer team remaining a disappointment, Chinese companies are playing an increasingly big role in the FIFA World Cup. In the latest move, a Chinese company announced to build a "magic stadium" for the 2022 World Cup to be held in Qatar.

The Guangdong-based company China International Marine Container (Group) Ltd (CIMC) announced its engagement in the construction of Ras Abu Aboud Stadium, a stadium for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, on its website last week.

The seven-story stadium will consist of 990 6-meter by 2.5-meter by 2.5-meter modular containers, the company said.

"Strictly speaking, we are not 'building' but 'producing' this stadium", said Wang Fei, a project manager of CIMC.

Production of the 990 containers will start from July and will be completed by 2019, while the whole project is expected to finish by June 2020, according to the company.

The stadium will be the first "green stadium" that is "detachable, mobile and recyclable" in the history of the FIFA World Cup, the company said.

In this way, it becomes possible to "use less material, give rise to less waste and emissions, and save three years for construction," Wang said.

The stadium can be reused for other events elsewhere and also can be pieced together into several smaller venues. They can even be completely converted into economically affordable housing or refugee camps.

Chinese companies' comprehensive strength and cost-effectiveness "has won them a lot of bids in top competition events," Bai Ming, a research fellow at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, told the Global Times on Sunday.

China is already famous for its light industry products such as national flags, mascots and clothing for football fans, and it should participate more in major construction projects of the World Cup and other international events "because it has the capability," said Bai.

China has assisted in the subway construction and provided trains for Brazil for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

For the ongoing World Cup in Russia, Chinese companies took part in multiple areas of construction including ventilation systems in stadiums and renewable energy transportation systems.

In the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, China will not only participate in but "become a primary contractor of core projects of the event, which will be a good chance for Chinese companies to show their capability to not only build facilities but also to integrate worldwide resources, which can enhance the reputation of the concept of 'made in China'," Bai said.

Another company, China Railway Construction Corporation Ltd will be the contractor for the construction project of the main stadium for the 2022 World Cup where the opening and closing ceremony will take place, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

 

[HariPrasad]

Zimbabwe commissions Chinese built airport
By Lovemore Chikova, News Editor of The Herald newspaper in Zimbabwe
(People's Daily Online) 09:51, November 21, 2016

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Zimbabwe commissioned on Friday (yesterday) the state-of-the-art Victoria Falls International Airport after new constructions and refurbishments done by China Jiangsu International Economic and Technical Cooperation Group.

Speakers at the function highly commended China Jiangsu International “for constructing this elegant and imposing structure that meets international standards”.

The construction and refurbishment was made possible by a $150 million concessional loan facility provided to Zimbabwe by the China Export and Import Bank in 2012.

The civil engineering works began in 2013, resulting in the construction of a new four-kilometre long and 60 metres wide runway, an international terminal building, a fire station, control tower and installing of state-of-the-art specialist aviation equipment.

The old airport was also renovated and will now serve as the domestic terminal building.

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While commissioning the upgraded airport, President Robert Mugabe praised China Jiangsu International for enhancing cooperation between his country and China.

“Whenever we undertake projects, we should insist that they be of high quality and that they get completed within the specified timeframe,” he said.

"China Jiangsu International, the Chinese contractor engaged on this project, met our requirements."

“We commend them for the professional and efficient way they worked on this project and we will not hesitate to engage them again, should other projects arise.”

President Mugabe said the upgrading of the airport was a “milestone achievement, as Zimbabwe forges ahead with the transformation of its transport, itself a key enabler for economic growth and development”.

He urged his government officials to ensure that the work done on the airport by China Jiangsu International was not in vain through marketing it to the world to ensure more tourists were attracted.

“It goes without saying that one of the immediate and key beneficiaries of the upgraded Victoria Falls International Airport is tourism,” said President Mugabe.

“Air transport, in as much as it facilitates trade and tourism, also fosters regional integration. Now that Victoria Falls International Airport is complete, I urge you to move to achieving our aim of making Zimbabwe a regional hub in Southern Africa.”

The successful completion of the upgrading means that visitors and tourists from all the world can now fly directly to Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

The Victoria Falls has managed to hold its own as one of the premier tourist destination in Africa for many years.

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Speaking at the same occasion Chinese Embassy Charge de Affairs Cui Chun said the project represented the growth of bilateral relations between China and Zimbabwe.

“I’m grateful to attend this completion ceremony, a milestone in our bilateral relations and honoured by your presence here today Your Excellency,” he said.

“It shows the enduring friendship between China and Zimbabwe. This landmark project means a lot for both our countries, and has potential to become a regional hub that will stimulate economic growth.”

The expansion of Victoria Falls International Airport is expected to greatly improve the equipment and facilities, as well as the capability of safeguarding civil aviation security.

It also means that more international routes will be opened to make easy access to the worldly renowned Victoria Falls, the second largest water fall in the world, from major cities around the globe.

Reception of international tourists will be increased from 500 000 people per year to nearly two million people per year following the new construction and renovation.

Wide body airplanes such as Boeing 747 and 767 and Airbus 340 and 380 will be able to take off or land on the newly-built airfield runway.

The expected sharp increment in international tourists and foreign currency earnings will boost tourism and the matching service industry in Victoria Falls.

Tourism is one of the top foreign currency earners in Zimbabwe and the envisaged increase in tourist arrivals following the expansion of the airport will boost the country’s reserves.

It is also expected that the rapid development of tourism in Victoria Falls will drive up the tertiary industry, including transportation, post and telecommunications, real estate, business, insurance, culture and entertainment.

Apart from that, the expansion of the airport also brings jobs to local people, horns the skills of Zimbabwean technicians, teaches Chinese big time construction technique and management and helps promote the construction industry in the country.

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Lovemore Chikova is the News Editor of The Herald newspaper in Zimbabwe and a fellow at the China Africa Press Centre. He can be contacted on lchikovahh@yahoo.com

So this is Mega engineering of China?? Well done.

 

[JSCh]

From weibo. Pictures taken 20th June showing Chinese dredging ships carrying out land reclamation for the Colombo Port City project in Sri Lanka.

 

[JSCh]

Chinese consortium wins contract for Hamrawein coal-fired plant

POSTED: JUNE 26, 2018 AT 2:20 PM / BY ENERGY EGYPT / COMMENTS (0)

The Chinese alliance offered the lowest price of $4.4 billion to execute the project.

State-run Egyptian Electricity Holding Company announced that a consortium of China’s Shanghai Electric and Dongfang Electric Cooperation, and Egypt’s Hassan Allam Construction has officially won the establishment of a 6,000-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Hamrawein, the Red Sea.

The Chinese alliance has won the tender after competing against a consortium of Orascom Construction, Elsewedy Electric, and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems and offering the lowest price of $4.4 billion to execute the project, according to the state-run newspaper Al Ahram.

Egyptian Electricity has highlighted that it will sign the construction deal with the consortium over the coming period, which is projected to last for six to seven years.

It is worth noting that the Shanghai Electric-Dongfang Electric consortium vied with General Electric’s alliance, which offered $5.8 billion to set up the project.

Hassan Allam consortium wins contract for USD 4.4 billion Hamrawein ‘clean coal’ power plant on the Red Sea

A Chinese consortium of Hassan Allam Construction, China’s Shanghai Electric and Dong Fang has won a USD 4.4 bn contract from the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) to build a 6 GW clean coal power plant on the Red Sea. The facility will be the largest coal-fired plant in the Middle East and Africa when it comes online six years from the start of construction, we’re told. Egypt’s first coal power plant will include six generation units of 1,000 MW each. Hassan Allam Holding subsidiary PGESCO will be carrying out a large portion of the engineering work on the project, sources close to the winning bid tell us. The consortium edged out rival bids from General Electric and a Mitsubishi-Hitachi-Orascom-Sewedy consortium for the contract. The Hamrawein plant will be built on an engineering, procurement, construction plus finance (EPC+F) basis, MEED reports.

(Sources: Thomson Reuters ZAWYA & Enterprise.press)


Chinese consortium wins contract for Hamrawein coal-fired plant | Energy Egypt

 

[Jlaw]

The problem I see with many overseas project won by Chinese companies are due to offering the lowest cost. In a way it doesn't boost China's image as an infrastructure giant with the lowest cost.