[PROFILE] Bidders for the Delimara 200MW gas power station

Bidders include the Chinese government, multinational giants like Shell and companies from Turkey, India, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, France and Australia and a mysterious Malta-based consortium.

Abener Part of a Spanish multinational specialising in turnkey projects operating in solar energy, biofuels and conventional natural gas generation. Involved in designing, engineering, building, operating and maintaining plants that produce power from biomass and natural gas, among other sources.

CPECC China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Group is a State-owned enterprise mainly engaged in contracting projects of petroleum, petrochemical and other related industries. One of China's largest enterprises, it is is fully owned by China National Petroleum Corporation. 

DSME Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering is the second largest shipbuilder in the world; also involved in defense and military contracts. DSME specialises in building various vessels, offshore platforms, drilling rigs, submarines and destroyers.  DSME is a partner of Norwegian company Sargas in carbon capture and storage projects.

Edison S.p.A Energy company in the field of electricity and natural gas headquartered in Milan, Italy. Controlling shareholder is Electricité de France with 99.4% of the capital. Edison is the second largest power producer in Italy (about 15% of national output) and in Greece (about 12% of national output). Primary activities are production and distribution of electricity and natural gas. Edison and its subsidiaries operate across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

ElectroGas consortium: No information is available online on this Malta-based consortium.

Endevour Energy State-owned electricity infrastructure company which owns, maintains and operates the electrical distribution networks for western Sydney and the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia.

GMR Infrastructural company headquartered in Bangalore in India, founded in 1978, and developer of barge-mounted 220MW gas-fired generation plant.

Shell Gas and Power Part of the Anglo-Dutch Oil Company, Royal Dutch Shell was heavily criticised for its environmental and human rights record. Shell is pioneering a way of producing and liquefying gas at sea, rather than piping it to land in a project we call Floating LNG.

Soffimat Gestamp Soffimat SA engages in energy conversion and power generation and distribution. The company participates as either a contractor, operator, owner or promoter in power projects. It also focuses on renewable energy and innovative concepts to save energy and increase fuel efficiency. Soffimat SA was founded in 1988 and is based in Paris, France.

Vitol Swiss-based, Dutch-owned multinational energy and commodity trading company. The company ships more than 400 million tonnes of crude oil per year and is the largest independent energy trader in the world. It also trades coal, natural gas, power, agricultural products and carbon emissions. An investigation by The Observer had established that millionaire oil trader Bob Finch, director of Vitol, used Serbian warlord Arkan as a 'fixer' in a controversial oil deal in the former Yugoslavia.

Yildirim Privately-owned Turkish company with a diverse portfolio ranging from real estate to energy. Founded 1963 by the Yildirim family as a construction materials trading firm, it now has assets and operations in ports, mining and ferroalloys, fertilisers, coal and coke, shipbuilding and construction. The company operates plants in Turkey, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and China.