Kuwait to assign consultative house to launch renewable energy enterprises – Kuwait Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects is seeking to assign a consultative entity for studying and promoting enterprises for producing electricity from renewable resources. The authority director, Fadhila Al-Hassan, said on Sunday that the authority is cooperating the Ministry of Electricity and Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research to assign the consultative house for that purpose. Al-Hassan said in an interview with KUNA that the most prominent future renewable energy enterprises are Al-Dabdaba power station and the third phase of Al-Shagaya renewable energy project, prospected to put out some 3,000 megawatts. Kuwait to assign consultative house to launch renewable energy enterprises – KuwaitDME GmbH2021-06-28T18:33:57+02:00
PROJECTS: Acciona projects in the GCC to boost ESG goals – Saudi Arabia Spanish infrastructure giant Acciona has launched a new five-year master plan – SMP 2025 – to advance its environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. Ranked top 100 globally in 2020 for economic and ESG indicators, the company is now spearheading a new, ground-breaking sustainability model. Acciona is already a household name in major utility and infrastructure projects in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, both as a developer and as an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC), and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contractor. (LINK). PROJECTS: Acciona projects in the GCC to boost ESG goals – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2021-06-24T17:06:50+02:00
DEWA increases its capacity of desalinated water – United Arab Emirates This is part of its efforts to keep pace with the continuous growth in Dubai and meet the growing demand for electricity and water in the emirate. “We work in line with the vision of the wise leadership to develop a world-class infrastructure to keep pace with the growing demand for energy and water and provide excellent services for over a million customers in Dubai according to the highest standards of availability, reliability, safety and efficiency,” said HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director and CEO of DEWA. Al […] DEWA increases its capacity of desalinated water – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2021-06-23T19:03:06+02:00
Dewa hikes desal capacity to 490 MGID per day – United Araba Emirates Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has increased its capacity of desalinated water production has increased to 490 million imperial gallons per day (MIGD) after adding new advanced units at its Jebel Ali Power Plant and Desalination Complex using Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) technology. “We work in line with the vision of the wise leadership to develop a world-class infrastructure to keep pace with the growing demand for energy and water and provide excellent services for over a million customers in Dubai according to the highest standards of availability, reliability, safety […] Dewa hikes desal capacity to 490 MGID per day – United Araba EmiratesDME GmbH2021-06-21T16:04:09+02:00
ACWA Power Wins Makkah Excellence Award for Rabigh 3 – Saudi Arabia ACWA Power announced receiving the Makkah Excellence Award for Rabigh 3 for water desalination based on reverse osmosis technology. The new desalination plant is designed with a capacity of 600,000 m³ / day of potable water. It is considered one of the largest desalination stations through reverse osmosis in the world, with an innovative design that guarantees efficiency and confidentiality compared to any other station. (LINK). ACWA Power Wins Makkah Excellence Award for Rabigh 3 – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2021-06-18T07:24:12+02:00
GE wins contract for substation of KSA’s first clean energy desal plant – Saudi Arbia The Yanbu-4 IWP plant will be the first integrated, seawater reverse osmosis project in the Kingdom that uses clean energy. Scheduled to be operational in 2023, Yanbu-4 will have a capacity of 450,000m3 per day of fresh water to be supplied to households in Makkah and Madinah. Located 140km west of Madinah, near the town of Ar Rayyis on the Red Sea coast of the Kingdom, Yanbu-4 will utilise reverse osmosis technology to supply potable water. (LINK). GE wins contract for substation of KSA’s first clean energy desal plant – Saudi ArbiaDME GmbH2021-06-16T20:07:16+02:00
Saudi Arabia aims to be Egypt’s top trading partner – Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia plans to be Egypt’s top trading partner within five years, said Saudi Commerce Minister Majid Al-Qasabi. He made the pledge at the Egyptian-Saudi Joint Trade Committee on Monday. The minister highlighted the presence of 6,225 Saudi companies operating in Egypt with investments amounting to some $30 billion. (LINK). Saudi Arabia aims to be Egypt’s top trading partner – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2021-06-15T17:53:33+02:00
Drought-hit Jordan to build Red Sea desalination plant – Jordan Jordan said Sunday it plans to build a Red Sea desalination plant operating within five years, to provide the mostly-desert and drought-hit kingdom with critical drinking water. The cost of the project is estimated at „around $1 billion“, ministry of water and irrigation spokesman Omar Salameh told AFP, adding that the plant would be built in the Gulf of Aqaba, in southern Jordan. The plant is expected to produce 250-300 million cubic meters of potable water per year, and should be ready for operation in 2025 or 2026, Salameh […] Drought-hit Jordan to build Red Sea desalination plant – JordanDME GmbH2021-06-14T21:35:13+02:00
GE to build turnkey substation for Yanbu 4 desalination plant in Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions has won a deal from Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co. Ltd., to build a turnkey substation that will power the Yanbu-4 independent water producer (IWP) plant. This is the first integrated, seawater reverse osmosis project in the Kingdom that uses clean energy. Scheduled to be operational in 2023, Yanbu-4 will have a capacity of 450,000 cubic meters per day of fresh water to be supplied to households in Makkah and Madinah. GE to build turnkey substation for Yanbu 4 desalination plant in Saudi Arabia – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2021-06-13T15:14:19+02:00
Saudi Arabia’s SWCC partners with China to develop new seawater desalination technology – Saudi Arabia The Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) is in the process of developing a new technology for seawater desalination in cooperation with the Chinese Ministry of Natural Resources through its Institute for Research and Desalination Technologies Establishment. The cooperation includes developing projects using reverse osmosis technology and evaporation technology, adopting a multi-stage effect method, in addition to projects related to future technologies, and standardizing desalination techniques. This cooperation also contributes to strengthening relations between the Kingdom and China, and pushes for more communication through diplomatic channels and economic sectors in […] Saudi Arabia’s SWCC partners with China to develop new seawater desalination technology – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2021-06-09T13:10:34+02:00