Water

Marafiq will award the contract for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of two multi-effect distillation (MED) desalination units in Yanbu to Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction.

Dow will invest in a best-in-class manufacturing facility for DOW FILMTE reverse osmosis (RO) elements in Saudi Arabia.

ABB was awarded a US$15mn order from Japanese pump manufacturer, Torishima Pump, to provide a turnkey electrical control and instrumentation solution for a new pumping station under construction in Saudi Arabia.

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is working on increasing quantities of water flow to meet growing demand and has spent US$38mn on improving the emirates water infrastructure.