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Dubai invites bids for water reservoir
State utility Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa) has invited contractors to submit proposals for the contract to build a 30 million imperial gallons (MIG) water reservoir in Hatta
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Saudi Arabia invites interest in Ras Mohaisen IWP
The 300,000 cm/d Ras Mohaisen desalination project will be located 300km from Mecca in Saudi Arabia's western province
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Bidders give presentations for Dubai’s Hassyan IWP
A world record low tariff of $0.277/cubic metre was submitted for Dubai’s first independent water producer (IWP) project following a retender
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Kuwait $1.6bn wastewater PPP project reaches financial close
Final contracts were signed in January for the country’s second public-private partnership (PPP) project. A consortium led by Germany's WTE will develop the 500,000 cubic metres a day (cm/d) wastewater treatment plant, which will be developed so it can...
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Egypt plans $2.8bn desalination programme over next five years
Egypt’s government has announced the North African country will develop 47 desalination plants over the next five years in a programme worth $2.8bn. The 47 desalination plants will be located in the governorates of North and South Sinai, Suez, Ismailia...
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Sustainability should play key role in energy and water sector post-Covid-19
Written by Dr Corrado Sommariva, CEO and founder, Sustainable Water and Power Consultants
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Saudi Arabia receives bids for Qiddiya PPP utilities package
Groups led by local firms Acwa Power and Alfanar submitted bids for the public-private partnership (PPP) utilities package for the Qiddiya Entertainment City on 30 June. The PPP package will include power generation capacity, water desalination capacit...
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Dubai invites bids for Hassyan water reservoirs
Contractors have been invited to submit bids by 12 August for the Hassyan water reservoirs, which will have the capacity to store up to 120 million imperial gallons of water. Dewa is planning to develop a 120MIGD independent water producer (IWP) projec...
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Deadline extended for Qatar PPP sewage scheme
Seven international groups have been prequalified to participate in the tender for the PPP sewage treatment plant to service the areas of Wakra and Wukair. The sewage treatment plant will have a capacity of 150,000 cubic metres a day.
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Kuwait extends advisory deadline for major IWPP projects
The Al-Zour North 2&3 IWPP is planned to have a power generation capacity of 2,700MW and a water desalination capacity of up to 165 million imperial gallons a day (MIGD), with the Al-Khiran 1 IWPP to produce up to 1,800MW of power and have a water prod...
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Firms submit interest in $3.5bn Saudi Arabia power and water plant
The Saudi Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) asset has a desalination capacity of 1.05 million cubic metres a day (cm/d) and a power generation capacity of 2.65GW. The water desalination plant was built by South Korea's Doosan, with China's Sepco 3 th...
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Advisers appointed for major Qatar power and water project
The Facility E IWPP is expected to have a power generation capacity of 2,300MW and a desalination capacity of 100 million imperial gallons a day (MIGD). Bids for the Facility E IWPP are due in August.
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Saudi Arabia issues tender for two more independent sewage treatment projects
The Buraydah ISTP is planned to have a sewage treatment capacity of 150,000 cm/d, with the Tabuk 2 ISTP scheduled to have a capacity of 90,000 cm/d. The plants are due to begin commercial operations in the fourth quarter of 2023.
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Saudi Arabia issues tender documents for Medina 3 ISTP project
Medina 3 independent sewage treatment plant (ISTP) will have a sewage treatment capacity of 375,000 cubic metres a day (cm/d). Six developers have been prequalified to participate in the tender
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Apicorp provides $40m of financing for Saudi Arabia’s first PPP sewage treatment project
Dammam West independent sewage treatment plant (ISTP) will be financed through a combination of senior project financing debt and equity from shareholders. The plant will have an initial capacity of 200,000 cubic metres a day (cm/d) which which will be...
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Kuwait retenders North Shuaiba power plant privatisation contracts
The North Shuaiba Power Plant is a dual-fuel combined-cycle plant with a power capacity of 778MW, and also contains a multi-stage flash (MSF) desalination plant with a capacity of 45 million imperial gallons a day (MIGD)
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Kuwait sets advisory bid deadline for major IWPP projects
The Al-Zour North 2&3 IWPP is planned to have a power generation capacity of 2,700MW and a water desalination capacity of up to 165 million imperial gallons a day (MIGD), with the Al-Khiran 1 IWPP to produce up to 1,800MW of power and have a water prod...
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Consortium reaches financial close for Dammam PPP sewage project
Dammam West independent sewage treatment plant (ISTP) will be financed through a combination of senior project financing debt and equity from shareholders. The plant will have an initial capacity of 200,000 cubic metres a day (cm/d) which which will be...
