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Year the case was initiated2002
Year the award was rendered2007
Country involvedTurkey
Home country of the investorUnited States
Parties to the disputePSEG Global Inc., The North American Coal Corporation (NACC), and Konya Ilgin Elektrik Üretim ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi v. Republic of Turkey (ICSID Case No. ARB/02/5)
Sector1
Type of investmentelectric power generating station project
Nature of dispute / claimclaims arising out of the Government alleged action and inaction to destroy the investment (ie., by depriving the investor of the Treasury guarantee, long-term power purchase agreement and the Fund Agreement)
Legal instrumentTurkey-United States BIT
Rules / VenuesICSID
Amount sought by investorUS$ 500 million
Amount awarded / status of disputeTribunal has jurisdiction over PSEG and Konya;
Tribunal lacks jurisdiction over NACC;
US$ 9,061,479.34 awarded plus interest and part of the claimant's costs
ArbitratorsFrancisco Orrego Vicuña (chair), L Yves Fortier, Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Decisions renderedDecision on Jurisdiction issued on 4 June 2004;
Award issued on 19 January 2007
Statusawarded in favor of the investor
Linkshttp://ita.law.uvic.ca/documents/psegdecision.pdf
http://www.worldbank.org/icsid/cases/pdf/ARB025-Award.pdf
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