Isolux Corsan Will Construct the Largest Electrical Transmission Line in Kenya

By Isolux Corsan, PRNE
Tuesday, June 7, 2011

MADRID, June 8, 2011 -

- The Project, Under Contract With the Public-Sector Company, Ketraco,
Will Make it Possible to Upload the Output From The Highest-Capacity
Wind-Farm in Africa (300 MW)

- The Company's Backlog Already Includes Several Projects on the African
Continent, Worth Some EUR1 bn.

Isolux Corsan has won the tender for the construction of the
largest high-voltage electrical transmission line in Kenya and one of the
largest in Africa: 428 km long, bearing 400 KV. The EPC contract, signed with
the public-sector Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco), under the
auspices of the Kenyan Energy Ministry, is for EUR142m.

When built, the project will enable uploading of the power
output from the wind-farm with the greatest installed capacity throughout the
African continent (300 MW). It is located near to Lake Turkana, and has been
developed by the private-equity company, Lake Turkana Wind Power, with
support from various financial institutions led by the African Development
Bank.

Construction work on the line will begin in the second half of
this year, and will take 23 months. Isolux Corsan is scheduling finalisation
for the end of 2013.

The new high-voltage line will link the town of Loyangalani,
near Lake Turkana, to the town of Suswa, on the outskirts of Nairobi, which
will mean that several geothermal plants located along the route will be able
to upload their output onto it in the future.

The contract signed with Ketraco is the largest EPC contract
that Isolux Corsan has undertaken to date in Africa. It allows the company to
become known in one of the fastest growing economic areas in Africa, within
the framework of a landmark project, namely the highest-capacity wind-farm in
the continent. It will also make it possible for Isolux Corsan to expand its
business activity in the area over the next few years.

Isolux Corsan in Africa

The contract signed with Ketraco consolidates Isolux Corsan's
business in Africa, where it already has stable operations in eight
countries: Angola, Algeria, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Mauritania,
Morocco and Mozambique. Its activity on the African continent contributes 8%
of the company's total revenues. The projects underway in Africa, mainly in
the energy sector, represent a turnover for Isolux Corsan of over EUR1
billion
.

About Isolux Corsan

Isolux Corsan is a major global company in construction,
power, concessions and industrial services. It operates in more than 30
countries on 4 continents and is the largest unlisted Spanish group in the
construction and public-works sector. Its main growth drivers are concessions
for power transmission, toll roads and car parks, as well as the construction
of large infrastructure. Isolux Corsan has 3,812 km of power lines in Brazil
and the USA. It owns 1,700 km of toll roads in Brazil, India, Mexico and
Spain, and has over 21,600 parking spaces under concession. The group has
long-standing experience in construction and maintenance of large
infrastructure: toll roads, railways, civil engineering works, hydraulic and
maritime engineering works and residential and non-residential building. In
the power industry, Isolux Corsan is one of the largest construction
companies world-wide for EPC (engineering, procurement & construction)
projects in the photovoltaic sector, with over 267 MW under operation in
2010. It is a key player amongst the largest companies involved in building
EPC power plants, with 1,500 MW under construction. It is also involved in
industrial processes, with turnkey projects in the oil & gas industry and
biofuel plants. In 2010, the company reported over EUR3.24 bn in revenues, an
EBITDA of EUR311m and a backlog of EUR30.18 billion.

ISOLUX CORSAN: Communication manager, Isabel Saracho | isaracho at isoluxcorsan.com; Press office: Macarena Ramírez +34-91-449-32-93 | mramirez at isoluxcorsan.com

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