Press Release

Project for the extension of the Jorf Lasfar Power plant notice of request for proposal N° SP 444 870

KINGDOM OF MOROCCO PROJECT FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE JORF LASFAR POWER PLANTNOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL N° SP 444 870OPENING OF THE BIDS IN PUBLIC MEETING

This Request For Proposal SP 444 870 is issued jointly by the Office National de l’Electricité (“ONE”) and Jorf Lasfar Energy Company (“JLEC”) for the purpose of carrying out the design, the material and equipment procurement, the construction, the testing and the commissioning of two new coal-fired units, each with a gross capacity of 350 MW (hereafter referred to as the “Project”). These two new units will be an extension of the four existing units already being operated by JLEC on the Jorf Lasfar Power Plant site.

The Project will be performed in compliance with accepted international environmental rules.

The supply of coal for the new units will be effected through the coal terminal at the Jorf Lasfar port located near the Jorf Lasfar Power Plant and the transmission of energy produced by the two new units will be effected through a new 400 kV substation to be built by ONE.

On the basis of the present notice, ONE and JLEC invite the companies and consortia interested in the Project to take delivery of the RFP documents from 10.00 am on the 1st of June 2009 at the Direction des Achats et Logistique de l’Office National de l’Electricité, 65 Rue Othmane Ben Affane, 20 000 Casablanca, Morocco, against payment of a sum of 5,000 Moroccan dirhams to be paid by certified bank cheque issued in favour of Office National de l’Electricité.

The SP 444 870 RFP documents can also be sent by express mail to the interested companies and consortia upon receipt of a wire bank transfer of five thousand (5,000) Moroccan dirhams plus the mailing costs. In order to receive ONE bank details for the purpose of the above wire bank transfer, a request must be addressed by facsimile to the following number: +212 522 66 82 07.In addition, the interested companies and consortia shall contact ONE at the above facsimile number in order to receive the confidentiality undertaking relating to the Project which shall be duly executed by an authorized representative of the bidder and addressed to the following address: OFFICE NATIONAL DE L’ELECTRICITE, 65 rue Othmane Ben Affane, 20000 Casablanca, Maroc, to the attention of Monsieur Mohamed Fadili, Directeur du Pôle Développement, Fax: +212 522 66 82 07, Email: ProjetJorf5et6@one.maThe RFP documents will be handed over or sent out, as the case may be, to the interested companies or consortia upon receipt by the ONE of the duly executed confidentiality undertaking and the payment or wire bank transfer of the above-mentioned amount.

The opening of the bids shall occur in a public meeting on Thursday 1st October 2009 from 11.00 am (local time) at ONE headquarters located at 65, rue Othmane Ben Affan, Casablanca.The bids submitted in accordance with the provisions of the RFP documents may be:- received by mail or submitted personally against an acknowledgement of receipt, at the Bureau de dépots des offres, at the ONE headquarters at the abovementioned address, by no later than Wednesday 30th September 2009 at 16.00 pm (local time), or- handed to the President of the Tender Committee at the beginning of the public meeting and before the opening of the bids which shall occur on Thursday 1st October 2009 from 11.00 am (local time).