Shanghai Electric wants to compete for Turów
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After the building of a new unit at the Turów Power Plant had been awarded to Hitachi and Budimex (for PLN 4 billion). Shanghai Electric appealed to the National Appeals Chamber to renew its entry into the tender. The Chinese company has threatened with a court grievance if PGE does not give written argumentation for its selection in the tender.
PGE may be forced to rethink its decision to go ahead with construction if the Chinese go to court. Currently, due to outdated units, the Turów plant is operating at lower capacity. Delay in construction will result in losses for the group.
The Chinese Embassy is monitoring the situation due to the alleged preference for Japanese Hitachi, which is also building a unit for Enea in Kozienice at the cost of PLN 6.3 billion.
Shanghai Electric's bid, although cheaper, was turned away due to discrepancies between the offer and order specifications. The Chinese firm answered that these discrepancies could have been corrected had the orderer shown willingness to negotiate.
