[Seoul, Korea] June 26th, 2012 – Samsung Engineering, the largest engineering company in Korea, announced that the company was awarded a contract in Kazakhstan from Balkhash Thermal Power Plant(BTPP), worth 2.1 billion USD. Samsung Engineering¡¯s Executive Vice President Kim Dong-Woon attended the signing ceremony in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Samsung Engineering is responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning for the project on a lump-sum turnkey basis. The Kazakhstan BTPP project will take 60 months to complete and is expected to reach completion by 2018.
The 1320MW power generator plant will be built in Balkhash Province, the southern part of Kazakhstan which will help resolve the high demand for electricity in Kazakhstan.
¡°Samsung Engineering is looking forward to being part of the modernization of Kazakhstan¡¯s power sector and furthering the strong ties between the two countries,¡± said Samsung Engineering executive Kim Dong-Woon.
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