Water News & Analysis
News
Sembcorp and Takamul form joint venture for Duqm project
Singapore company and state firm will develop utilities at major industrial zone
Takamul signs seawater cooling outfall deal with Duqm authority
Project will be owned and operated by the Centralised Utilities Company
Riyadh plans water storage programme
Steel water storage tanks will be located at up to six locations across Riyadh
Doha extends deadline for sewerage programme
Submission date for prequalification entries extended to 27 May
Oman invites bids for sea outfall project
Work involves sea outfalls for Darsait sewage treatment plant and Auzaibah central pumping station
Vacuum sewage system installed at Emaar development
Dubai firm installed automatic vacuum sewerage system at Umm al-Quwain project
Bahrain receives bids for Muharraq sewage consultancy contract
Six consultants submit technical bids for Bahrain treated sewage effluent project
Prequalification begins for Doha sewerage programme
Companies invited to prequalify for six main packages on $2.7bn sewerage scheme
Iraq seeks fair share of cross-border river water
Iraq long-term water strategy will be completed in 2014
Comment
Sewerage project will test Ashghal
The $2.72bn scheme is intended to meet the wastewater needs of southern Doha for the next 50 years
Kuwait PPP delays to hit confidence
A ministerial review that is delaying four projects risks sapping faith in Kuwait’s plan to attract more private sector investment
New wastewater systems promised
With a vast array of construction projects being planned, Riyadh must ensure safe waste networks are built
Saudi Arabia plans huge investments
Growing residential and industrial demand is driving the kingdom’s water and wastewater sectors
Instability hits investment in Bahrain
The prime minister’s decision to relocate a sewage plant in order to curry favour has left foreign firms wary of investing in Bahrain
Analysis
National Water Company to invest $13bn on new projects
The Saudi firm will expand the kingdom’s water and wastewater infrastructure
Iraq Energy Projects 2013 conference round-up
MEED section editors Adal Mirza and Andrew Roscoe discuss the key highlights from this year’s Iraq Energy Projects conference
GCC water projects market up 14 per cent in 2012
Saudi Arabia accounted for almost half of the water construction awards in region
Doha North Wastewater Treatment Plant
Qatar’s Public Works Authority is building a grassroot wastewater treatment plant that includes sewer systems for existing and planned urban areas
Ras Al-Khair to Riyadh Water Transmission Pipeline: Phase 2 and 3
Saline Water Conversion Corporation in Saudi Arabia is building pipelines to transmit desalinated water from plants at Shoaiba, Ras al-Khair and Jubail
GCC water sector down in third quarter of 2012
Strong start to year means that market is still up year-on-year
MEED Quality Awards for Projects: Recognising excellence
The MEED Quality Awards for Projects, in association with Ernst & Young, returns in 2013 to honour the best regional projects from the past 12 months
GCC water awards up in 2012
Saudi Arabia is the region’s most valuable water market for the first half of the year
Q&A: Waleed Salman, executive vice-president, Dewa
Studies in the market have shown that there is a trend towards IPPs
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority
Dubai’s state-owned utility provider puts off capacity building as demand eases
