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			<title>Abu Dhabi sees sharp rise in water, electricity demand</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE's capital expects power & water sector to grow by 7-8% over next five years.]]></description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi seals $2.15bn deal for water, power project</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Financing deal signals return of appetite for regional project finance, bankers say.]]></description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi power project said close to $1.1bn loan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sponsors of Shuweihat 2 power generation project said to have lined up 12 banks.]]></description>
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			<title>Energise the Emirates</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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			<title>Oman's Sohar Aluminium expansion plans on hold</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Chief exec says plans deferred as company assesses prospects for the metal's price.]]></description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi's ADWEA, du enter fibre optics deal</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE's telecom provider to get uninterrupted access to all installed & planned fibre optics networks across Abu Dhabi.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE utilities in AED500m joint venture</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ADWEA and DEWA to manufacture high voltage cables for both local use and export.]]></description>
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			<title>Make a statement</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A generous gift of a power station to Pakistan sends a clear message of helping a neighbour in need.]]></description>
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			<title>$900mn secured for Abu Dhabi water plant </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Financing in place for power, water desalination project, set for 2011 completion.]]></description>
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			<title>ADWEA looking for $900mn loan to fund project</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi utility has approaches banks to fund nine-month bridge loan, source says.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>UAE utility turns to short-term financing amid crunch</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Conditions should settle down in one to two years, says Adwea privatisation chief.]]></description>
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			<title>Water wars</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[European water giants are jostling for position in the Gulf as their domestic markets start to stall.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Thirst quencher</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Reverse osmosis desalination is playing an increasingly important role in the bid to meet the Middle East's growing thirst for water.]]></description>
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			<title>Water action plan as demand is set to rise by 43%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Water and electricity chiefs draw up strategy to cope with customer demand.]]></description>
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			<title>Pulling power</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Utilities Middle East went along to watch Qatar install its first 400kv transmission line.]]></description>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi power demand to soar 80% by 2012</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Demand will rise to 10,600 MW with capacity rising to 12,503 MW - Adwea chairman.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Thirst quencher</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Rapid population growth and industrial development are straining regional water supplies.]]></description>
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			<title>Standard practice</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Utilities companies the world over are increasingly insisting on third-party certification from manufacturers.]]></description>
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			<title>ADWEA installs Oracle system</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) has implemented Oracle's Utilities Customer Care and Billing.]]></description>
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			<title>Private practice</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  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.]]></description>
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			<title>Emerging North</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Mohamad Mohd Saleh on the challenges of delivering fresh water to the Northern Emirates.]]></description>
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			<title>Partners conclude purchase agreement for Fujairah 2 project</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  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.]]></description>
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			<title>$2.2bn debt to fund UAE power plant </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[International Power is to finance the Fujairah 2 water and power project with a 20 year loan.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi to build $2.8bn power plant</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ADWEA contracts UK and Japanese firms to construct and operate plant.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>Balancing act </title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=496813&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Why UAE needs coordinated efforts to meet future power demands as it continues unprecedented growth.   ]]></description>
			<category>Energy | Features</category>
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			<title>Abu Dhabi invites bids for energy plants</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The UAE capital has invited offers from international firms to build a water desalination and power plant.   ]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>Bidders named for UAE sewage plants</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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			<title>Lightening the load </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  As annual demand reaches peak, what measures can be taken to avoid serious power outages this summer?   ]]></description>
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			<title>ABB wins  $126mn Abu Dhabi order</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The three turnkey substations for power and automation technology group ABB are set to supply power to Al Reem Island. ]]></description>
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			<title>UK team up for UAE sewage contract</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  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.]]></description>
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