Faced with the possibility that the investigations into Odebrecht for paying bribes may result in the termination of that company’s contract to build the two coal-fired generating plants in Punta Catalina, it is known that three companies have approached the Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) with offers to take over the construction project. All three companies have operations in China and Latin America.
A source linked to the sector told El Dia newspaper that among the companies are some that participated in the original bid for the project carried out by Stanley Consultants in 2013 with the participation of 24 international companies, including six from China.
The contract was won by a consortium led by Odebrecht to design and build and install the two coal-fired generating plans at a cost of US$2.04 billion. The construction is a year behind schedule. However, given the current scandal concerning bribes paid by Odebrecht, there is the possibility the government might find itself obliged to end business relations with Odebrecht.
Read more in Spanish:
El Dia
CDEEE
28 March 2017
