Coal-fired generators, redux

[NewsWhore]

Once again the issue of the very large coal-fired generators planned for Azua and Manzanillo is in the news. Radhames Segura, head of the CDEEE, told reporters from Diario Libre that the financial deals necessary for these generating stations are nearly closed. He announced that actual construction of the sites would begin in April and May this year. According to Segura, President Fernandez might well do the honor of inaugurating the construction in Montecristi in April. The installation in the Manzanillo Bay area will be under the supervision of the Sichuan Heavy Machinery Corporation. In May, the Seaboard and Vicini consortium will begin work on the Azua site. Costs are estimated at US$1.2 billion.

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