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			<title>Fitch downgrades ratings on DEWA, Dubai Holding unit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Telecom giant Etisalat also put on review for possible ratings cut by agency.]]></description>
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			<title>Bonding time</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai is looking to borrow another $10bn to refinance its debt in the wake of a sharp economic downturn. But who's buying?]]></description>
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			<title>User chooser</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As end-users perceive a decrease in services for an increase in charges, Imdaad’s Alan Millin suggests transparent service charge costs and billing as the way forward.]]></description>
			<category>Construction &amp; Industry | Comment</category>
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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>DEWA secures $1bn loan for expansion</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[CEO of Dubai's utility says financing is 'landmark' deal, shows international confidence in future plans.]]></description>
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			<title>Mashreq Capital plans sukuk fund</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai-based firm to exploit sukuk offering high returns as Islamic bond market attracts greater interest.]]></description>
			<category>Islamic Finance | News</category>
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			<title>DEWA makes $1.5bn profit for 2008 due to rise in revenues</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Revenues increased by 52.5%, cost of generation, distribution fell by 32% last year. ]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>Dubai power demand continues to surge in 2009</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[DEWA chief reveals city residents still consuming more electricity, water despite slowdown.]]></description>
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			<title>DEWA confirms refinancing of $2.2bn loan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Total of 18 international, regional and local banks are involved in the refinancing deal.  ]]></description>
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			<title>DEWA - No further increases in power or water prices</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai Electricity and Water Authority CEO says no plans in place for price hikes.]]></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>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>DEWA to refinance $2.2bn loan </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Possible announcement by Dubai Electricity & Water Authority on loan refinancing as early as this week. ]]></description>
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			<title>“No shortage I can assure you”</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With the Water, Energy Technology and Environment Exhibition (Wetex) coming up this week, Conrad Egbert caught up with DEWA managing director and CEO HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer to find out what Dubai can expect over the next few months.]]></description>
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			<title>DEWA set to invest $3.5bn in projects in 2009</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Power company set to sign infrastructure deals at WETEX show later in Mar.]]></description>
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			<title>DEWA financing 'comfortably' on track - gov't official </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Refinancing of $2.2bn loan will be complete by April, says director general of finance.]]></description>
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			<title>Warm-up act</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Simmering tensions in the district cooling industry between the profit motive of the larger private players and the need to be socially responsible came to a head in the form of some lively discussion at the recent IQPC District Cooling Summit 2009 held at the Arjaan Rotana in Dubai.]]></description>
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			<title>Dewa's $15bn plan to meet power needs</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai Electricity and Water Authority plans to raise water production by 20% to 1.5bn litres per day.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>Dubai ready to export gas to Northern Emirates</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=548189&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[DEWA official confirms Dubai ready to help out should an emergency situation arise.]]></description>
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			<title>Dewa delays $8.6bn power plant; seeks financing</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai utility authority defers bid-process for Hassyan power and desalination plant.]]></description>
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			<title>Nuclear could fuel construction</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tony Blair has backed the UAE's nuclear power ambitions to ensure that the nation can drive its large-scale developments over the coming decades.]]></description>
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			<title>First substation in place for Dubai Industrial City</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[DEWA supplies first facility to help meet energy demand as manufacturing units grow.]]></description>
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			<title>Ratings agencies revise Dubai corporates</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[S&P, Fitch say gov't-related entities' outlook affected by global crisis.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Dewa dismisses claims over renewable energy</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has dismissed claims that energy is being wasted because it cannot accept excess power from private renewable sources into the grid.]]></description>
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			<title>mPay boosted</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=534966&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) will adopt Dubai eGovernment's new mPay mobile payment system, allowing utility users to pay bills using their mobile phone.]]></description>
			<category>Technology | News</category>
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			<title>Utilities waking up to leak detection</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Yawar Mian looks at the cost of leaks in pipes and how they can be tracked down.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai commits $19.6bn to utility projects</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Emirate aims to quadruple electricity capacity to 22,000 megawatts by 2017.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>Air conditioned bus shelters for Dubai</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[More than 350 air conditioned bus shelters are now available for public use in Dubai. The shelters have been installed in more than 250 locations across the city.]]></description>
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			<title>Towers left empty 'due to power supply delays'</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Industry insider says lack of basic utilities is leaving some buildings vacant for months.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
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			<title>Going green with your IT equipment</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  There are numerous ways to cut your electronic kit's power consumption, which helps to reduce how much you spend on your electric bills each month and, perhaps more importantly, reduces your carbon footprint on the planet. Want to know more? Read on as Windows explains how you can go green...]]></description>
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			<title>$10bn investment 'needed to power UAE'</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Swelling demand for electricity fuelled by rapid population growth, says power firm.]]></description>
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