Sembcorp Industries completes first phase of $1 bln Oman power plant

SINGAPORE, July 18 (Reuters) - Sembcorp Industries said on Monday its subsidiary's joint venture with Oman Investment Corporation has completed the first phase of its $1 billion water and power plant in Oman.

The facility began dispatching 61 megawatts of power, on schedule, to the Dhofar power grid in Souther Oman, Sembcorp said in a statement.

The plant is targeted to begin full commercial operations in the first half of 2012, it said. (Reporting by Charmian Kok)