T&D Infrastructure

Tokyo Gas Co., Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Shizuoka Gas Co. will join hands in procurement, storage and distribution of liquefied natural gas, they said Thursday.

Nigeria's state-run National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) has awarded a $120 million contract to Germany's Siemens AG for the construction of a 276 MW skid-mounted power plant.

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA) awarded a major industrial infrastructure-related grant to the government of Albania during the Southeast Europe Energy & Transportation Conference, presented by TDA and co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 7, 2000 — The International Finance Corporation has contributed to the startup of a new Internet portal, InfrastructureWorld.com, that links sponsors, developers, and service providers of infrastructure projects worldwide.

ScottishPower recently announced the sale of its Australian assets, the Powercor Australia electricity distribution and retail business and a 19.9 percent partnership interest in the Hazelwood Power Station to Cheung Kong Infrastructure and Hongkong Electric Holdings for an aggregate consideration of approximately A$2.4 billion.

The Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator Inc. has awarded AT&T Solutions a five-year, $20-million contract to design, build and manage a state-of-the-art networking infrastructure.