# IHI and Heisco receive letter of award for Doha West power plant upgrade in Kuwait

A joint venture of Japan's IHI Corporation and Kuwait's Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding Company (Heisco) received a letter of award for a contract worth KD 173.18 million ($566 million) to upgrade eight steam boilers, the thermal control system, and auxiliary systems at the 2.4 GW Doha West power plant in Kuwait. The contract is expected to be signed by end of November 2024.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-11-18
- Where: Al-Asimah, Kuwait, Kuwait
- Value: $566.0M (173.2M KWD)
- Status: announced
- Products: steam boiler upgrade, thermal control system upgrade, auxiliary system upgrade
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [IHI](https://endata.com/companies/6049.md)
- [IHI](https://endata.com/companies/6049.md) (partner)
- [Heavy Engineering Industries and Shipbuilding Company](https://endata.com/companies/30640.md) (partner)
- [Heavy Engineering Industries and Shipbuilding Company](https://endata.com/companies/30640.md) (supplier)
- [Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy](https://endata.com/companies/30642.md) (customer)
- [Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait)](https://endata.com/companies/69878.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [meed.com](https://www.meed.com/japanese-and-local-team-to-sign-doha-west-contract), 2024-11-18: "The joint venture will upgrade the 2.4GW Doha West power plant."
- [ognnews.com](https://ognnews.com/ArticleTA?id=292244), 2024-12-29: "Heisco JV lands $562m Kuwait distillation plant upgrade contract"

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