Built in a record time of three weeks, the plants in the Egyptian city of Rafah are part of UAE President Al Nahyan’s humanitarian operation ‘Gallant Knight 3’
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Deloitte, WSP among DEWA consortium to advise on its mega seawater RO project in Hassyan
The independent water producer (IPC) project is scheduled to get operational in phases in 2025 and 2026
Abu Dhabi
ACWA Power, EWEC mark start of operations for Phase 1 of the world’s largest RO desalination facility
The plant supports the industries and communities at Al Taweelah and the surrounding areas, and will play a key role in catering to Abu Dhabi’s peak water demand
ACWA Power
Saudi desalination plant to use RO tech to provide water to Makkah, Jeddah
ACWA Power and SWPC will reconfigure Shuaibah 3 into a greenfield RO plant from an energy-intensive facility, reducing power needed to desalinate seawater by 70 percent
Acciona
ACCIONA, ACWA Power, Engie, and GS Inima bid for UAE’s Mirfa 2 water project
The awarding announcement and the execution of the water purchase agreement is expected to take place by Q4 2022
Abu Dhabi
Desalination investment across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Umm Al Quwain crosses the $2 billion mark
Annual growth rate of the water desalination sector is at 3 percent in line with the UAE’s plans to meet the growing national demand for water and electricity, the Minister for Energy and Infrastructure said
ACWA Power
ACWA Power’s Rabigh 3 independent water plant in Saudi Arabia claims Guinness World Record
Rabigh 3 IWP has the capacity to produce 600,000 cubic metres of desalinated water per day and can fulfil the water demand of approximately one million households in Saudi Arabia’s western regions of Makkah Al Mukarramah and Jeddah
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Oman desalination plant operator set to launch IPO
Barka Desalination Company announces plan to offer 40% of shares through listing on Muscat Stock Exchange
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Financial close achieved on major Saudi desalination project
Jubail 3B Independent Water Project is expected to start commercial operation in 2024
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Video: Can sea water desalination save the world?
Today, one out of three people don’t have access to safe drinking water.
ACWA Power
Deal signed to build giant desalination plant in the UAE
Emirates Water and Electricity Company inks a water purchase agreement with Saudi-based ACWA Power for Taweelah project
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Kuwait scientists receive desalination patent in the US
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research scientists managed to reduce the hydraulic pressure needed for seawater desalination
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Saudi Arabia launches $826m water projects
Water projects include a pipeline to carry desalinated water in Makkah and across other holy sites
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Oman to invest $7bn in clean water and sanitation
Oman’s Supreme Council for Planning reveals investment plans over next 20 years
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Yemen rebels target Saudi desalination plant
Projectile struck near the plant in the Al-Shuqaiq area of Jizan late Wednesday – report
Alpha Utilities
UAE firm in ‘advanced talks’ to enter Saudi water desalination sector – Choudhrie
Alpha Utilities already owns and operates a plant in Sharjah and aiming to expand its operations across the Middle East
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UK-Indian billionaire Bhanu Choudhrie reveals Middle East expansion plans
Bhanu Choudhrie, director at C&C Alpha Group, provides Arabian Business with an exclusive behind-the-scenes peek into one of Britain’s wealthiest family-owned businesses