Isolux Corsán Signs its First Contract in Kuwait for the Construction of 172 km of High Voltage Transmission Lines

Madrid (ots/PRNewswire) -

- The project will be implemented under a turnkey contract and has a budget
of USD 105 million
- The new transmission lines, award by The Ministry of Electricity and Water of
Kuwait, will connect the Subiya power plant to several key regions

Isolux Corsán has been awarded a contract for the engineering,
procurement and construction of 172 km of 300 kV transmission lines
in Kuwait. It will be the first project that the company implements
in this country, with price tag of USD 105 million. The work will
take place under a turnkey contract, within a maximum execution
period of 22 months, in the town of Al-Rawdatain and have been
commissioned by the Ministry of Electricity and Water of this
country.

This project is divided into three parts. In the first, the
company will execute the work for the energization of the "RDTN X"
substation, building 76 kilometres of transmission lines (2x38 km),
which will connect this substation with the existing 300kV double
circuit transmission line between the Subiya Power Station and the
Jahra "X" substation.

In the second, the company will be built 82 kilometres of
transmission lines (2x41 km) to energize the "RDTN W" substation.
These transmission lines will be connected to the existing
transmission line between Subiya Power Station and Saad Abdulla "W"
substation. Lastly, the company will build another 14 kilometres of
transmission lines to interconnect the "RDTN X" and "RDTN W"
substations. The T&D works that Isolux Corsán will undertake include,
among others, the complete design of the towers and foundations, the
supply of all materials and accessories, civil works, tower erection,
stringing and commissioning.

The project is critical to the expansion and progress plans of
Kuwait. The new transmission lines, which this country urgently
needs, will connect the Subiya power plant to several key regions and
new cities in Kuwait and Isolux Corsán has deployed its best
resources to carry out this strategic project.

The sales manager of the company in the Middle East, Alberto
Jordán Reig, has said that the development of this project "is a very
important step forward for Kuwait" and he thanked the authorities for
"the confidence they have shown in Isolux Corsán" with this award.

A leading T&D builder

Isolux Corsán, with more than 12,000 km of transmission lines and
100 high voltage substations under its belt, is one of the leading
T&D builders in the world. The current top projects under
construction include one in the Amazon, where the Group has built
1,191 km of transmission lines and six substations connecting Manaus,
the Amazon's largest city, with the electrical system in Brazil.

In Texas, the company is developing the WETT Project (Wind Energy
Transmission Texas) with Brookfield Asset Management, where it has
built 605 km of power lines and six substations that will transport
the energy produced by wind farms in the north of this state to the
Southern cities. This project was awarded the Project Finance Award
2011 for the transaction of the year.

In India, Isolux Corsán is executing one of the largest
high-voltage projects in the world, under the Build, Own, Operate and
Transfer model (BOOT), for the construction and operation of 1,600 km
of transmission lines and five substations

About Grupo Isolux Corsán

Grupo Isolux Corsán is a global benchmark in energy, concessions,
construction and maintenance of major infrastructure and operates in
over 38 countries on four continents. The construction of transport,
railway, airport, maritime, and hydraulic infrastructures and
residential and non-residential buildings are the main growth drivers
of the company. In the energy sector, Isolux Corsán is one of the
leading operators in the world in energy T&D installation and
maintenance, one of the largest builders of EPC projects in the solar
photovoltaic industry, and occupies an important position among large
builders of power plants under EPC contracts. In addition, the Group
manages more than 23,500 parking spaces under concession in Spain.
Isolux Corsán manages, through its subsidiary Isolux Infrastructure,
concessions for 6,047 km of transmission lines in Brazil, India and
the U.S. 1,610 km of highways in India, Brazil, Mexico and Spain, and
promotes and manages 284.5 MWp of solar PV power plants in Spain, the
U.S., India, Italy, Peru and Puerto Rico.

Press contact: Macarena Ramírez | +34-91-449-30-00 |
mramirez@isoluxcorsan.com

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