Contact picks Sumitomo, Naylor Love for Tauhara project

Contact picks Sumitomo, Naylor Love for Tauhara project
Gavin Evans
Contact Energy has named Sumitomo Corp as the preferred contractor for a $600 million generation project on the company’s Tauhara geothermal field. Sumitomo has partnered with local construction group Naylor Love for the civil engineering components of the project, and with Fuji Electric for the supply of the steam turbine. Contact chief executive Mike Fuge said the early works contract it has signed with Sumitomo will enable the Japanese company to commence plant design and advance its site investigation and planning. “It also provide...

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