NamPower has received five bids to build the 40 MW Otjikoto biomass power station near Tsumeb, in the Oshikoto region of Namibia.
The bidders, all led by Chinese firms, are:
- Jiangsu CPT Power Company;
- Runh Power Corporation / Nexus Building JV;
- Sinohydro / Hypec JV;
- Dongfang Electric International / Adaptive Building Land Construction JV; and
- North China Power Engineering.
The assessed bid prices vary between NAD1.6 billion (USD83 million) and NAD3.5 billion (USD183 million). The Otjikoto biomass power plant aims to produce electricity by burning wood chips sourced from encroacher bushes to be harvested in the vicinity of the project site.
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