The preceding four reactors in Japan were completed in four to five years. Taipower, however, did not award the contract as a turnkey plant, but hired General Electric to build the reactors, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to supply the turbines and the generators, and other contractors for the rest,[3] making the project very difficult to manage. In addition, the project was canceled in 2000 by the government when it was 10-30% complete,[4] only to restart the following year.