# Dongfang Electric and Shanghai Electric win $4.4B EPC contract for Egypt coal plant

A consortium of Dongfang Electric Corp. and Shanghai Electric Group signed a $4.4 billion EPC contract with Egypt's Ministry of Electricity to build the 6.6 GW Hamrawein coal-fired power plant. Construction will take six years.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-05-16
- Where: Hamrawein, Egypt
- Value: $4.40B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 6.6 GW
- Products: ultra-supercritical coal-fired power generating units
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Shanghai Electric](https://endata.com/companies/1068.md)
- [Dongfang Electric Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/16882.md)
- [Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy](https://endata.com/companies/27948.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [constructiondigital.com](https://constructiondigital.com/construction-projects/dongfang-and-shanghai-electric-win-egyptian-epc), 2020-05-16: "A Chinese consortium formed by two power generation equipment makers has officially won the EPC contract for a coal-fired power plant in Egypt, according to the Xinhua news agency."

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