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Singapore to triple desalination capacity by 2013

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00

Singapore will more than triple its desalinated water capacity in two years’ time when the country’s second and largest desalination plant starts operations, the government said Monday. The Public Utilities Board (PUB), in a statement to announce that local firm…

S.Korea firm wins Saudi power deal

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:00

South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction said Thursday it had won a 3.42 billion dollar bid to build a power plant in Saudi Arabia. The company said in a statement it had received a letter from state-run Saudi Electricity…

S.Korean firm wins major Saudi water deal

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00

South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction said Wednesday it has won a 1.46 billion dollar order to build a huge water desalination plant in Saudi Arabia. The company said in a statement it had received a letter from Saline…

UK's first water desalination plant opens

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00

Prince Philip opened the country’s first desalination plant Wednesday, which aims to provide much-needed back-up for water-stressed London and its current leaky network. The plant in Beckton will be able to turn a mixture of seawater and river water from…

Qatar signs deals to build billion dollar power plant

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00

Gas-rich Qatar on Sunday signed a series of deals to build a 3.8-billion-dollar (2.5-billion-euro) desalination and power plant part-owned by Japanese and French firms, a statement said. The facility will be completed in 2011 and will be owned and operated…

Drought puts Australia's food bowl at risk: PM

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:00:00

Australia’s once-in-a-century drought has tightened its grip on the country’s major food growing zone and could kill off the region’s orchards and vineyards, Prime Minister John Howard said Friday. In his weekly radio address, Howard said that the continued lack…

Jordan parliament clears way for nuclear power

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:00:00

The Jordanian parliament passed legislation Sunday clearing the way for the small energy-poor kingdom to develop nuclear power, the official Petra news agency said. Jordan is the latest in a string of Sunni Arab countries to announce plans to develop…

Japan, US eye emission-free coal plant

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:00:00

Japan and the United States will lead a five-nation project to develop a coal-fired power plant which discharges no carbon dioxide into the air, a press report said Sunday. The five nations, including China, India and South Korea, are expected…

Jordan looks to save Dead Sea with Red Sea Pipeline

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:00:00

Jordan is considering three offers to construct a massive canal to bring water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea, where the water level has been dropping rapidly in recent years, a press report said Wednesday. The 25-year project…

Gulf states discuss nuclear ambitions with UN watchdog

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:00:00

The Gulf Cooperation Council, which groups six pro-Western Gulf states, has discussed with the UN nuclear watchdog a feasibility study for a civil nuclear programme, its secretary general said Thursday. "We met with a team of experts from the IAEA…