# Construction of Rades C combined-cycle power plant in Tunisia starts

Construction of the Rades C combined-cycle power plant in Tunisia officially started. The 450 MWe plant, using a gas turbine combined cycle, is scheduled for gas turbine operation before summer 2019 and full combined-cycle operation before summer 2020.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-03-14
- Where: Rades, about 10 km east of Tunis, Tunisia
- Starts operating: Jun 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 450 MWe
- Products: gas turbine combined-cycle power plant
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems](https://endata.com/companies/1024.md) (supplier)
- [Mitsubishi Electric](https://endata.com/companies/2378.md) (supplier)
- [Sumitomo Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/6281.md) (partner)
- [MHPS Europe](https://endata.com/companies/30764.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [power.mhi.com](https://power.mhi.com/regions/emea/news/2018/20180314.html), 2018-03-14: "The groundbreaking ceremony of Rades C is another milestone, not only for MHPS and our consortium partners."

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