Namibia’s power utility, NamPower, has kicked off the prequalification process for the provision of a turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) solution for the 800 MW Kudu gas-to-power project that it is currently developing near Oranjemund, in Namibia, by inviting qualified companies to tender in this regard.
Interested parties will have to complete a qualification questionnaire to be included on NamPower’s shortlist of prequalified bidders.
NamPower states that enquiry documents will be issued to prequalified bidders in the second quarter of this year and the EPC turnkey contractor selected by the fourth quarter.
The combined-cycle Kudu gas-to-power station will use natural gas from the Kudu gasfield, located 170 km offshore, and will be connected to the Namibian and South African power grids. The utility expects the power station to be commissioned by 2017/18.
NamPower will buy power from the plant under long-term power purchase agreements for local and regional use. The utility signed a project development agreement with the Kudu Gas Field Upstream Developers on March 1, facilitating timelines to achieve financial close within the next 12 months.
The utility has appointed Ernst & Young, Strategic International Advisory, DLA Piper and ESB International as its transaction advisers.
Interested parties have until May 3 to submit their bids.