ESB wins power plant contract in Namibia

THE international arm of the ESB has won a contract to manage and oversee the construction of a power plant in Namibia.

ESBI will provide engineering services and supervise the building of the 800 megawatt power station in the African country. The station will be gas-fired from an offshore field and will be the first combined-cycle power station in southern Africa. It is due to come on stream in 2009.

The ESB did not disclose the value of the deal on the grounds of commercial sensitivity, but it is believed to be of similar size to a contract recently won in Norway from Statoil, which was valued at €6 million.