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Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA)

Main Category: Other Government Ministry / Public Utility
First Address : PO Box 6120
City : Abu Dhabi
Country : United Arab Emirates
Phone: 971 2 6943333
Fax: 971 2 6943192
Email: pr@adwea.com
Website: www.adwea.com


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Power play

Nicholas Carter, head of Abu Dhabi‘s Regulation & Supervision Bureau, talks costs, competition and climate change.

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Abu Dhabi sees sharp rise in water, electricity demand

UAE's capital expects power & water sector to grow by 7-8% over next five years.

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Abu Dhabi seals $2.15bn deal for water, power project

Financing deal signals return of appetite for regional project finance, bankers say.

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Abu Dhabi power project said close to $1.1bn loan

Sponsors of Shuweihat 2 power generation project said to have lined up 12 banks.

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Energise the Emirates

With massive growth over the last decade, the UAE has faced a number of challenges in its utilities sector, UME looks at the state of play in the country.

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Oman's Sohar Aluminium expansion plans on hold

Chief exec says plans deferred as company assesses prospects for the metal's price.

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Abu Dhabi's ADWEA, du enter fibre optics deal

UAE's telecom provider to get uninterrupted access to all installed & planned fibre optics networks across Abu Dhabi.

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UAE utilities in AED500m joint venture

ADWEA and DEWA to manufacture high voltage cables for both local use and export.

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Make a statement

A generous gift of a power station to Pakistan sends a clear message of helping a neighbour in need.

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$900mn secured for Abu Dhabi water plant

Financing in place for power, water desalination project, set for 2011 completion.

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ADWEA looking for $900mn loan to fund project

Abu Dhabi utility has approaches banks to fund nine-month bridge loan, source says.

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UAE utility turns to short-term financing amid crunch

Conditions should settle down in one to two years, says Adwea privatisation chief.

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Water wars

European water giants are jostling for position in the Gulf as their domestic markets start to stall.

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Thirst quencher

Reverse osmosis desalination is playing an increasingly important role in the bid to meet the Middle East's growing thirst for water.

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Water action plan as demand is set to rise by 43%

Water and electricity chiefs draw up strategy to cope with customer demand.

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Pulling power

Utilities Middle East went along to watch Qatar install its first 400kv transmission line.

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Abu Dhabi power demand to soar 80% by 2012

Demand will rise to 10,600 MW with capacity rising to 12,503 MW - Adwea chairman.

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Thirst quencher

Rapid population growth and industrial development are straining regional water supplies.

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Standard practice

Utilities companies the world over are increasingly insisting on third-party certification from manufacturers.

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ADWEA installs Oracle system

The Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) has implemented Oracle's Utilities Customer Care and Billing.

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Private practice

Power and water privatisation is adopting an increasingly high profile among Middle East governments as they move to sell off state-owned assets in an attempt to secure sufficient investment in future capacities to meet their constantly growing demands.

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Emerging North

Mohamad Mohd Saleh on the challenges of delivering fresh water to the Northern Emirates.

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Partners conclude purchase agreement for Fujairah 2 project

Project partners for Fujairah 2 have signed a 20-year power and water purchase agreement (PWPA) with the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Company (ADWEC) for the plant's entire output.

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$2.2bn debt to fund UAE power plant

International Power is to finance the Fujairah 2 water and power project with a 20 year loan.

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Abu Dhabi to build $2.8bn power plant

ADWEA contracts UK and Japanese firms to construct and operate plant.

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Balancing act

Why UAE needs coordinated efforts to meet future power demands as it continues unprecedented growth.

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Abu Dhabi invites bids for energy plants

The UAE capital has invited offers from international firms to build a water desalination and power plant.

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Bidders named for UAE sewage plants

A consortium including UK-based Biwater, Abu Dhabi-based Al Qudra Holding and Kuwait firm Mohammed Abdulmohsin has been named as the preferred bidder to build two sewage treatment plants in the UAE.

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Lightening the load

As annual demand reaches peak, what measures can be taken to avoid serious power outages this summer?

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ABB wins $126mn Abu Dhabi order

The three turnkey substations for power and automation technology group ABB are set to supply power to Al Reem Island.

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UK team up for UAE sewage contract

The UK's Biwater-led consortium, which includes Kuwait's Mohammed Abdulmohsin Kharafi & Sons and Abu Dhabi-based Al Qudra Holding, has been named preferred bidder for an estimated US $544.7 million (AED2 billion) contract to build two sewage treatment plants in Abu Dhabi.

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UK firm up for $545m UAE sewage deal

Britain's Biwater and two Arab partners named preferred bidders for sewage contract.

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Abu Dhabi to start charging for sewerage services

The charges are expected to be introduced in the future as the emirate's system is under growing strain.

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Cable contract win for L&T in the UAE capital

US $52 million contract will see supply and installation of power and fibre optic cables.

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IP-Marubeni make lowest bid in $3bn UAE project

An alliance of Britain's International Power and Japan's Marubeni Corp. made the lowest bid in a $3bn seawater desalination and power project.

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Sewers to go private in Abu Dhabi

The UAE capital is inviting companies to buy 40% of its sewerage sector in a privatisation plan.

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Abu Dhabi invests in solar projects

The Government of Abu Dhabi is to build the Gulf’s first solar power plant at a cost of US $350 million (AED1.3 billion).

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Abu Dhabi to build US$350m solar power plant

The government of Abu Dhabi will build a US$350m solar power plant, the first of its kind in the world’s biggest oil exporting region, an investor in the project has said.

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Abu Dhabi to build $350m solar power plant

The solar power plant will be the first of its kind in the world's biggest oil exporting region.

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Contractors nominated for Fujairah 2 prequals

The 20 companies that pre-qualified for the development of Fujairah 2 - one of the largest independent water and power projects in the UAE - have nominated their contractors for construction, reported Reuters

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L&T looks to build on Middle East success

India-based construction company, Larsen & Toubro, plans to compete for more work in the GCC after recent contracts wins on several major projects.

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20 line up for Adwea plant

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AWCCS appoints 3i Infotech to power new infrastructure

Enterprise solution will help improve efficiency

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