Electric Power - Argentina - Seven companies express interest in Los Blancos hydro tender

Seven companies have submitted formal letters of interest for the 324MW Los Blancos hydro plant planned for Argentina's Mendoza province, the provincial press office said in a statement.

The project, set for the Tunuyán river 155km from the city of Mendoza, will require investment close to US$700mn. A second 119MW Los Blancos II is also included in the tender.

Eight companies purchased the data package for the tender.

The seven companies interested in the project are Industrias Metalúrgicas Pescarmona SAICyF, José Cartellone Construcciones Civiles, Benito Roggio e Hijos, Corporación América, Constructora Andrade Gutiérrez, Electroingeniería and IECSA.

Interested companies will now go through a prequalification process before they can submit technical and economic bids, according to the statement.

Works could start as early as mid-2009.

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