# Codelco awards desalination plant contract to Marubeni-led consortium

Codelco awarded a BOOT contract for a desalination plant and infrastructure to a consortium led by Marubeni Corporation (50%), with Transelec (30%) and Techint Chile (20%). The plant will have an initial capacity of 840 l/s, with construction expected to begin in Q1 2020 and operations in 2022.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-11-05
- Where: Tocopilla to Calama, Chile
- Jobs: 2,700
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 840 l/s (initial), expandable to 1,956 l/s
- Products: desalinated water
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Marubeni](https://endata.com/companies/695.md) (supplier)
- [Codelco](https://endata.com/companies/8745.md) (customer)
- [Transelec](https://endata.com/companies/30963.md) (partner)
- [Techint Chile](https://endata.com/companies/43108.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [im-mining.com](https://im-mining.com/2019/11/05/codelco-awards-massive-desalination-plant-contract-marubeni-led-consortium/), 2019-11-05: "After an exhaustive bidding process, Codelco says it has awarded the project for the development, construction and operation of a desalination plant and its complementary infrastructure to supply water to the Chuquicamata, Radomiro Tomic and Minister Hales divisions"

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