Egypt implements 100 solar power plants since 2013 – Egypt The Arab Organization for Industrialization has designed and implemented more than 100 solar power plants with different capacities throughout Egypt since 2013, Vice President of the Arab Organization for Industrialization Tawheed Tawfik told Egypt Today Wednesday. Tawfik added that the authority is interested in infrastructure projects which include drinking water purification plants, Seawater desalination plants and wastewater treatment plants. Tawfik pointed out that a number of projects will be implemented in cooperation with the Ministry […] Egypt implements 100 solar power plants since 2013 – EgyptDME GmbH2019-03-28T14:43:23+01:00
Egypt to get new $104mln wastewater treatment plant – Egypt Metito Egypt, a water management solutions provider, has been awarded a project worth EGP 1.8bn to develop a wastewater treatment plant and sewage network in the New Alamein City on the Mediterranean as part of a joint venture with Orascom Construction. The project is scheduled to be completed by 2021. The New Alamein City is considered the first model of the new generation of the millennium cities. Located on an area of 202m square meters (sqm), it will serve as a model for […] Egypt to get new $104mln wastewater treatment plant – EgyptDME GmbH2019-03-27T10:06:58+01:00
Qatar- Amir inaugurates Umm Al Houl power plant – Qatar His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani patronized the inauguration of Umm Al Houl Power plant, during a ceremony held by Qatar Electricity and Water Company in Umm Al Houl area on Monday morning. The ceremony was attended by HE Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani, and a number of Their Excellencies ministers and members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the State. (LINK). Qatar- Amir inaugurates Umm Al Houl power plant – QatarDME GmbH2019-03-25T23:24:05+01:00
6 power and water firms to launch IPOs in next 2 years As many as six power generation and water desalination companies will be launching their initial public offerings (IPOs) for listing on the Muscat Securities Market (MSM) within next two years, according to Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP). As per their project founders agreements, Oman’s independent water projects (IWPs) and independent power projects (IPPs) are required to offer a minimum 35 per cent of their share capital to the public through the IPOs within four years of the incorporation of the company. 6 power and water firms to launch IPOs in next 2 yearsDME GmbH2019-03-25T09:05:51+01:00
Aus-listed Fluence, Hassan Allam EPC win Egypt desalination contract – Egypt The International Co for Water Services & Infrastructure (IWSI), a joint venture between Fluence and Egypt’s Hassan Allam EPC, will deliver the contract. Expected to be operational in 18 months, the plant will have a capacity of 40,000m3 per day, with a future expansion capacity of 80,000m3 per day. New Mansoura City will have a population of approximately 250,000 upon inauguration of its Phase 1. (LINK). Aus-listed Fluence, Hassan Allam EPC win Egypt desalination contract – EgyptDME GmbH2019-03-24T08:20:14+01:00
Sheikh Mohammed allocates $1.6bn for Northern Emirates power projects – United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday announced the allocation of AED5.8 billion ($1.58 billion) for water and electricity projects in the northern emirates. Sheikh Mohammed also approved a AED2.4 billion project to build dams and a federal water network that connects the water resources of the northern emirates with that of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, state news agency WAM reported. (LINK). Sheikh Mohammed allocates $1.6bn for Northern Emirates power projects – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2019-03-23T05:50:49+01:00
Egypt Races To Reduce Impact Of $5 Billion Ethiopian Dam – Egypt An international research group has warned of “dire humanitarian consequences” if a controversial Ethiopian project to dam the Nile leads to conflict with Egypt and neighboring Sudan. The $5 billion dam is a source of friction between the three countries that could spill over into open hostility, the Brussels-based International Crisis Group said in a report. Egypt and Sudan fear the dam, now being built near the Sudanese border, could reduce available water to both countries. (LINK). Egypt Races To Reduce Impact Of $5 Billion Ethiopian Dam – EgyptDME GmbH2019-03-22T09:15:11+01:00
IIT-Madras sets up India’s 1st solar-powered desalination plant – India CHENNAI: The technology behind desalination plants may appear simple extract seawater, remove salt, make freshwater but operating such plant is a power intensive and can also pollute the environment through toxic brine (salts) effluents. After it was realized that the solution to tackling water scarcity lay in seawater and the Sun, a team has now set up the country’s first solar-powered desalination plant, with a capacity to generate 10,000 litres of freshwater a day, on 120sqm near Vivekananda Memorial at Kanyakumari. The […] IIT-Madras sets up India’s 1st solar-powered desalination plant – IndiaDME GmbH2019-03-21T08:56:52+01:00
Fluence Signs Second Large Contract in Egypt – Egypt Fluence Corporation Limited (asx:FLC) is pleased to announce that a partnership formed between its Egyptian joint venture The International Co. for Water Services & Infrastructure (IWSI) and Hassan Allam EPC has been awarded an EPC contract of US$74 million to design and construct a 40,000 m [3] /day seawater desalination plant, with infrastructure designed and built for a future capacity expansion to 80,000 m [3] /day. In this custom engineered solution, through IWSI, Fluence will act as the technology provider, designing the process and supplying the pretreatment, reverse osmosis skids, […] Fluence Signs Second Large Contract in Egypt – EgyptDME GmbH2019-03-20T09:53:10+01:00
ACWA Power consolidates its stake in RAWEC – Saudi Arabia ACWA Power, a developer, owner and operator of power generation and water desalination plants, has announced the completion of the acquisition of certain shares and debt instruments/loan notes owned by Marubeni Corporation in Rabigh Arabian Water & Electricity Company (RAWEC) and certain shares owned by Marubeni in RAWEC’s Operations & Maintenance Company, namely Rabigh Power Company (RPC). RAWEC is the captive utilities (power, water and steam) provider to Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Company (Petro Rabigh Corporation), a joint venture formed in 2005 between Sumitomo […] ACWA Power consolidates its stake in RAWEC – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2019-03-19T05:45:25+01:00