The project was originally developed by an power company (Enefit). The concession agreement between the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and National Electricity Power Company o. .
The power plant has 554 MW (gross) and 477 MW (net) capacity. It will consist of two units. The power plant consumes 10 million tons of oil shale per year which will be provided from the ne. .
The project costed US$2.1 billion. Shareholders will invest $528 million and the rest will be financed by $1.6 billion loan provided by the and the , and guaran. .
The plant is designed by . The contract was awarded to Guangdong Power Engineering Corporation, a subsidiary of China Energy Engineerin.
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