Average Palestinian consumes 87 litres of water per day – Palestine The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) and the Palestinian Meteorological Department have disclosed that the average Palestinian consumes 87.3 litres of water per day. This rate has reached 90.5 litres per day in the West Bank, according to joint statistics issued by the three institutions, while recording an improvement in recent years following the completion of water projects that have been able to boost the water resources and reduce waste. Currently in Gaza, the per capita share has […] Average Palestinian consumes 87 litres of water per day – PalestineDME GmbH2020-03-21T15:29:18+01:00
TAQA revenue stays stable at $4.79bn in 2019 – Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), a leading global energy company with operations in 11 countries, said the total group revenues were stable at Dh17.6 billion ($4.79 billion) in 2019 (down 1% versus 2018). It said the group had achieved strong operational performance for the year with increased production levels across its businesses: power, water, oil and gas. „This helped ensure continued financial profitability for the group for a third consecutive year, despite more challenging market conditions for the oil and gas industry,“ the company […] TAQA revenue stays stable at $4.79bn in 2019 – Abu DhabiDME GmbH2020-03-20T11:10:26+01:00
New initiative to strengthen water desalination sector in Oman – Oman France-headquartered resource management specialist, Veolia, has joined forces with Oman’s Sembcorp Salalah Power and Water Company, and Sohar Operation Services, to launch an apprenticeship initiative aimed at elevating the quality of talent entering Oman’s desalination sector. The nine-month programme will include theoretical learning within a classroom environment as well as on-the-job training for Omani mechanical and electrical engineering graduates from the Sultan Qaboos University and the Salalah Technology College. The apprenticeship programme is certified by the Ministry of Manpower in […] New initiative to strengthen water desalination sector in Oman – OmanDME GmbH2020-03-12T19:25:44+01:00
MEDRC and USAID announces desalination innovation drive – Oman In partnership with USAID, MEDRC has launched an international call for research proposals in a bid to spur innovation in small scale desalination technologies. To engage the broadest possible community of researchers and innovators from across the world, MEDRC’s desalination innovation strategy has two approaches – an innovation inducement prize called the ‘Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge’ carrying a $700,000 cash prize, and the international research call announced today with support from USAID. The Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge Prize is […] MEDRC and USAID announces desalination innovation drive – OmanDME GmbH2020-03-08T19:08:54+01:00
SWPC signs project agreement for Yanbu 4 IWP with Engie-Mowah consortium – Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has signed project agreements for Yanbu 4 Independent Water Plant (IWP), a seawater desalination facility to be developed using reverse osmosis (RO) technology, with a consortium comprising of Engie, the French multinational utility group, and a local water desalination company, Mowah. According to a statement from Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC), the RO seawater desalination plant will come up in the Badr Governorate, in the Madinah region. It will have a production capacity of 450,000 cu m/day, once complete. Located […] SWPC signs project agreement for Yanbu 4 IWP with Engie-Mowah consortium – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2020-03-03T15:44:56+01:00
GCC leading the world in water desalination efforts – Asia The GCC is leading the world in desalination with the UAE and Saudi Arabia being market leaders, according to data published ahead of the second edition of MENA Desalination Projects Conference which will take place on March 10, 11 in Abu Dhabi. In Oman, desalination market has been expanding by 5 per cent per year. The country has a total of nine large desalination plants, plus 47 small plants all of which supply about 86 per cent of the country’s potable water. GCC […] GCC leading the world in water desalination efforts – AsiaDME GmbH2020-03-01T21:21:13+01:00
DEWA receives world’s lowest tariff of 0.306 USD for Hassyan desalination plant – UAE Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) received with world’s lowest water levelised tariff of 0.306 USD per cubic metre for its 120 Million Gallons Per Day (MIGD) Hassyan Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Plant. The project is DEWA’s first Independent Water Producer (IWP) model project. DEWA has adopted the IWP procurement model for the Hassyan desalination plant following the success of the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park projects. The Project will […] DEWA receives world’s lowest tariff of 0.306 USD for Hassyan desalination plant – UAEDME GmbH2020-02-27T23:56:28+01:00
GCC Countries Leading the World in Desalination with Around 40% of Total – UAE The GCC is leading the world in desalination with the UAE and KSA being market leaders, according to data published ahead of the second edition of MENA Desalination Projects Conference taking place on 10-11 March 2020 at Jumeirah Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi. GCC countries have the highest global water desalination capacity of 81%, producing around 40% of the total world water desalination. KSA is responsible for about one-fifth of global production and leads the world in the volume of desalinated water it produces which makes up […] GCC Countries Leading the World in Desalination with Around 40% of Total – UAEDME GmbH2020-02-25T15:52:27+01:00
Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge 2020 kicks off – Oman MUSCAT, FEB 23 – MEDRC announced on Sunday the opening of team registration for this year’s Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge Prize Competition. The Competition is a global water prize that looks to award $700,000 to the person or team that can invent a small, cheap and easy to use desalination device that would enable people in emergency situations to single handedly purify salty or contaminated water to a safe drinking standard. Today’s announcement comes after MEDRC has completed the […] Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge 2020 kicks off – OmanDME GmbH2020-02-24T15:03:34+01:00
Saudi Arabia to invest $110bn in Al Jafura unconventional gas field – Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco is planning to invest $110 billion (Dh404bn) to develop unconventional gas reserves in the Al Jafura field in the eastern region of the kingdom, the state-run news agency reported on Saturday. Development of the field is expected to generate over a period of 22 years a net income of $8.6 billion annually for the government and contribute an estimated $20bn to the country’s gross domestic product, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said, according to Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Saudi Arabia to invest $110bn in Al Jafura unconventional gas field – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2020-02-22T21:25:33+01:00