ENVIRONMENT

Codelco desal plant contract goes to Marubeni consortium

Chile’s state copper company Codelco has awarded a BOOT (build-own-operate-transfer) contract for the development, construction and operation of a seawater desalination plant and related infrastructure to supply water to its Chuquicamata, Radomiro Tomic and Ministro Hales divisions around Calama in northern Chile

Codelco's Radimiro Tomic operation in northern Chile

Codelco's Radimiro Tomic operation in northern Chile

A consortium led by Japan's Marubeni (50%) and including Transelec (30%) and Techint Chile (20%) won the contract, with an EPC contract for Techint Chile, while operations and maintenance will be the responsibility...

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