Power & Water

Details: Created: 20 April 2011

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ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around US$30mn from the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa), the electricity and water operator in Qatar, to build two underground substations to help meet increasing residential and commercial demand for power in the capital city of Doha.

Details: Created: 18 April 2011

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Polysilicon Technology Co. (PST) signed an engineering, procurement and construction contract to set up a polysilicon plant in Jubail to manufacture solar-energy cell material.

Details: Created: 15 April 2011

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Qatar has embarked on plans to build a 10 billion Qatari riyal (US$2.75 billion) mega-reservoir capable of holding seven days worth of fresh water to avert a potential crisis should its giant desalination plants that supply 99 per cent of the Gulf state's water fail.

Details: Created: 05 April 2011

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Ducab HV, a joint venture between Ducab, ADWEA and DEWA will extend the company?s range to Extra High Voltage products (up to 400kV), covering the highest voltage currently used in the GCC.

Details: Created: 04 April 2011

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The signing of the Shams 1 solar power project financing in the UAE last month has opened the way for a burgeoning in renewable energy in the Gulf, said Standard & Poor's Ratings Services in a new report.