Egypt: Japanese technology for Helwan South

Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Toyota Tsusho Corporation have secured a contract from the Upper Egypt Electricity Production Company for the turnkey supply of equipment for the 1,950MW Helwan South power plant on the Nile River. The order, announced on 26 June, will entail the design, supply, installation and commissioning of supercritical pressure steam turbines, generators and condensers for the project’s three 650MW units. The value of the contract was not disclosed.