DUBAI - Ducab has recently been awarded the Dh52 million cable system contract for Dubai Electricity and Water Authority's (DEWA) new 750 MW 'L' power station in Jebel Ali. Ducab will design, manufacture and supply all Cable Systems for the new power station & Desalination Plant.
DEWA awarded the power and desalination station package to a consortium led by Mitsubishi Corporation along with Toshiba Corporation, Fisia Italimpianti SpA, Areva (Alsthom) and ETA Group as the partners. The engineering consultant for this project is Lahmeyer International GmbH of Germany.
Ducab had been the trusted choice of DEWA's power and desalination plant projects, from stations 'E' in 1995 to station 'K' in 2002 and had successfully fulfilled all the cable systems contracts. Colin Paskins, managing director, Ducab, said: 'the successful completion of the projects in the past for DEWA, positioned Ducab as the strong contender for the new project."
However, the new contract offered fresh challenges, since an innovative cable system needed to be designed specifically for this project. Ducab met this challenge well by meeting the high standards of cable performance specification. The cable specifications laid down demanded high standards and superior performance under extreme conditions, including exposure to fire and preventing water penetration, he said.
Toshiba Corporation, the power plant contractor, decided in favour of Ducab after a four month long evaluation process. Ducab had to undergo a stringent quality evaluation process to qualify for this project against stiff competition from reputed Japanese and Korean manufacturers.
The company's advanced E-Next system, which permits customers to track delivery status of their orders, was also an important factor that highlighted Ducab's ability to meet project deadlines without compromising on its high quality standards.
BY A STAFF REPORTER
© Khaleej Times 2004
