Water

DEWA urges government, industries to work together to explore green technologies

UAE has taken early steps to conserve natural resources, increase the contribution of clean energy, and implement green development plans. (Image source: Pierre Doyen/Flickr)

World Environment Day 2019 will be an opportunity to urge governments, industries, communities, and individuals to work together to explore renewable energy and green technologies, thereby improving air quality in cities and regions around the world, said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)

DEWA appoints consultants for Hassyan desalination IWP project

The plant will supply the DEWA water transmission network to ensure sustainable supply. (Image source: elvis santana/Adobe Stock)

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has appointed a consortium of companies including Ernst & Young (E&Y), CMS, and WSP as advisors on the Hassyan?s seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) project to produce 120mn imperial gallons per day (MIGD)

Hyunday E&C wins US$2.45bn desalination project in Iraq

The facility is expected to supply five million barrels of fresh water per day once completed. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) has clinched a US$2.45bn deal to build a seawater processing facility in Iraq, marking its first overseas contract this year

Marubeni consortium starts work on Saudi Arabia?s water project

The water produced at the plant will be sold to WEC for a period of 25 years. (Image source: AdobeStock/4158683)

A Marubeni consortium comprising Marubeni, Acciona, Abdul Latif Jameel Commercial Development Company Ltd, and Rawafid Alhadarah Holding Ltd., have signed a limited-recourse financing loan agreement for the Shuqaiq 3 independent water project in Saudi Arabia

Abdul Latif Jameel Energy signs water deals in Bahrain and Egypt

These investments are in line with Abdul Latif Jameel Energy?s expansion plan to own and operate water assets in the region and beyond. (Image source: Almar Water Solutions)

Almar Water Solutions, a water solutions unit of Saudi Arabia-based Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, has signed two water infrastructure project development agreements in Egypt and Bahrain