The GCCs water and wastewater treatment equipment market is set to reach US$2 billion by 2016, according to a latest report by Frost & Sullivan.
Water
VINCI awarded US$351mn Egyptian dam project

VINCI signed a contract for the design-build of the Assiut dam, Egypt, with the Reservoirs and Grand Barrages Sector (RGBS)
VINCI has signed a contract for the design-build of the Assiut dam, in Egypt, with the Reservoirs and Grand Barrages Sector (RGBS), part of the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation.
Qatar?s water and power grid best in the GCC
Bahrain's Muharraq wastewater project sees financial closure

The project is the first PPP in Bahrains wastewater sector, and the first PPP completed in the Middle East this year.
The Samsung Engineering, Invest AD and United Utilities consortium has successfully completed its project financing of the Muharraq Wastewater Treatment Plant PPP in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Doosan to build US$80mn desalination plant for Saudi's Marafiq
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. has secured an US$80mn deal to build a seawater desalination plant in western Saudi Arabia.