Tag: Desalination
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Metito wins desal and solar project in Saudi city development
Metito, the UAE-based developer, has beat 10 international and local bidders to win a SAR 220 million ($58.7 million) contract for a desalination and solar power project at King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia.
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GrahamTek wins contract for SWCC pilot project
GrahamTek of South Africa has won a contract for a desalination pilot project for Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), Saudi Arabia.
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OPWP calls for developers to qualify for new desalination PPP
Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) has issued a request for qualification (RFQ) for developers on a new desalination public-private partnership project.
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Six submit tenders for Palestine desalination project
The Palestinian Water Authority has received six tenders, including designs, for a desalination plant in at Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, reports Ma’an News Agency.
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IDA joins with UN’s FAO to address water scarcity in agriculture
The International Desalination Association (IDA) is to partner with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), and its Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG) initiative.
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California Water Dept backs brackish desal with $34.4 million in grants
California Department of Water Resources, US, has approved $34.4 million in grants to eight desalination projects including six for brackish water, reports The Mercury News.
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Saudi Arabia names nine consortia as pre-quals for Rabigh 3 mega project
Saudi Arabia has prequalified nine consortia for its mega desalination public-private partnership (PPP) project Rabigh 3, reports MEED.
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Oman appoints advisers to support utility privatisation
Oman’s Nama Holdings has appointed advisors to assist in privatising a number of its subsidiaries in the electricity sector.
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Veolia Middle East CEO Xavier Joseph targets significant growth
Veolia has investment capacity of $200 million for power and water projects across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for 2018, regional chief executive Xavier Joseph has told Emirati news outlet The National.
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Blame game begins ahead of Cape Town’s ‘day zero’
Mmusi Maimane, leader of South Africa’s opposition party the Democratic Alliance, has slammed the national ministry of water and sanitation for failing in its duties, pointing out the high cost of building desalination plants.