BG Group, Tunisia Continue to Discuss Barca Power Project
2004-10-25
BG Group has announced that discussions with the Tunisian government on the development of a 500 MW CCGT power plant have not yet been concluded. The two sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding last year on the proposed plant, which would be located at Barca, 21km south of Sfax. Citing lack of progress, however, BG Group now says it does not expect the Barca project to contribute to its 2006 power target, as originally planned. As a result, the company has revised its 2006 power target to 2.8GW from 3.3GW, a reduction of 500 MW. In a statement, BG Group said it will "continue to work with the government to develop the Barca proposal and other opportunities for using gas from its reserves to meet the country’s energy requirements". (menareport.com)
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