The Ministry of Environment has granted the Dominican Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) the environmental permit to build the coal-fired Punta Catalina Thermoelectric Central in Peravia province. The power plant consists of two units with a generating capacity of 376 megawatts each, for a total of 752 megawatts and complementary works. The CDEEE awarded the construction to the consortium made up of the companies Constructora Norberto Odebrecht S.A., Tecnimont S.p.A. and Ingenieria Estrella SRL.
IMPE-Gezhouba Group has disputed the granting of the contract to the consortium on the grounds that their proposal was for US$900 million. The government approved the bid for US$2.04 billion made by the Odebrecht-Technimont-Estrella group.
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