Mexican coal fired power plant receives Japanese ECA support

(JCN Newswire, Tokyo, 8 Feb. 2006) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. has received a full-turnkey order from Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE), headquartered in Mexico City, for the construction of a supercritical-pressure coal-fired power plant. Mitsubishi will build the generator, and Techint of Italy will be in charge of procurement and construction of the coal handling and ash treatment systems. Export credit will likely be furnished by Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) and Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI).