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UAE desalination plant spending to jump 300%

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00

The UAE is currently spending $800 million (Dh2.9 billion) per year on building, operating and maintenance of desalination plants which will jump by over 300 per cent to $3.22 billion (Dh12 billion) over the next six years, according to a…

UAE spends Dh11.8 billion on desalination

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:00:00

The UAE spends nearly Dh11.8 billion per year on the production of desalinated water to ensure its fast growing needs of drinking water and offset its dwindling reserves, the semi official Arabic language daily Alittihad reported on Sunday. The investments…

DEWA names advisers for new project

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:00:00

State utility Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has appointed advisers to find funding for its first privately-backed water and power project. British lender HSBC said on Sunday it had been mandated as financial consultant for the planned independent water…

UAE second in installed desalination capacity

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00

The UAE ranks second worldwide in installed desalination capacity and will continue to witness a strong growth – propelled primarily by Independent Water and Power Projects (IWPP), Japanese financial holding company Nomura Holdings pointed out in its latest report. At…

Dewa receives 14 bids for Hassyan plant

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00

Dewa has received 14 bids out of the 42 firms that have bought the tender documents for the Hassyan project. They are "all reputed companies" and "serious bidders", a source close to the matter told Emirates Business yesterday. The utility…

Hassyan tender superseded by privatisation

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00

The already tendered Hassyan project will be replaced and superseded by Dewa’s privatisation plan, Emirates Business has learnt. This means tenders submitted for the Dh22 billion project will be kept on hold until the privatisation study is finalised. "The IPP…

AES to sell Oman, Pakistan units for $200m

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00

AES Corporation, a Virginia-based power producer, has agreed to sell its entire stake in Omani and Pakistan power businesses for about $200 million. A statement said that AES Oasis, a joint venture of AES Corporation and IDB Infrastructure Fund, yesterday…

Saudi Arabia to construct mega plant

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00

Saudi Arabia is setting up a mega water desalination and power generation plant, for which it has already completed the bidding process, said the kingdom’s minister for water and electricity at the IDA World Congress 2009. The annual capacity of…

Saudi must invest $53bn to expand water output

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00

Saudi Arabia, the world’s richest in oil but poorest in water resources, needs to pump nearly $53 billion (Dh195bn) into projects to expand its water output capacity to meet the long-term needs of its people. According to an independent study,…

Siemens Energy hands over desalination plant

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00

Siemens Energy has handed over the Taweelah New B Extension combined cycle power station with seawater desalination plant to Taweelah Asia Power Company (Tapco) headquartered in Abu Dhabi. The Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (Adwea) has a 60-per cent…

Adwea signs deal for $2.5bn water and desalination plant

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00

A deal to finance the construction of $2.5 billion (Dh9.1bn) Shuweihat Two power and desalination plant has been signed by Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (Adwea). And the funding, which includes cash from overseas banks, has been structured in…

Dewa to sign three transmission contracts worth Dh1.2 billion

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) will sign three major transmission contracts worth approximately Dh1.2bn during the Water Technologies, Energy and Environment Exhibition (Wetex) next week, Emirates Business has learned. The number of contracts is lower than those announced at…

Dewa to defer bidding for $8.6 billion Hassyan plant

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa) will defer the bidding for the $8.6 billion (Dh31.58bn) Hassyan power and desalination plant for at least eight months, a top official from the state-owned company said. According to Dewa Managing Director and Chief…

CH2M Hill to deliver third Sewa desalination plant by mid-2009

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00

The third desalination plant being built by CH2M Hill, a global full-service engineering, procurement, construction and operations firm for the Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa), will come on line by mid-2009. CH2M Hill has already delivered design, construction, and…

Call to support reusable water initiatives

Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00

Private developers in the region should actively support reusable water initiatives and implement measures to save water and electricity and alleviate impending shortages, say experts. Most GCC countries are undertaking massive construction projects but few developers have considered the demands…