http://www.meed.com/rss/rss_meed_power.xml en-uk France’s Nexans has signed a contract for the phase 8 expansion and development of Qatar’s electricity transmission network. http://www.meed.com:80/contractawarded/2008/07/nexans_signs_contract_for_qatar_phase_8_expansion.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 http://www.meed.com:80/contractawarded/2008/07/nexans_signs_contract_for_qatar_phase_8_expansion.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 Karin Maree 23 July 2008 17:12 Bids for the phase 6 extension of Saudi Electricity Company’s (SEC) Rabigh power plant are due on 20 August. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/august_date_for_rabigh_6_bids.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/august_date_for_rabigh_6_bids.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 Karin Maree 23 July 2008 16:42 Financial bids for the Addur independent water and power project (IWPP) in Bahrain will be opened on 24 July, with an award for the project expected to be made within the following week. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/addur_iwpp_financial_bids_to_be_opened_on_24_july.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/addur_iwpp_financial_bids_to_be_opened_on_24_july.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 Matthew Martin 22 July 2008 13:34 Upgrading of freight elevators. Closing date: 2 August 2008 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/saudi_arabia_tender_freight_elevator_upgrade.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/saudi_arabia_tender_freight_elevator_upgrade.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 Jane Bishop 23 July 2008 12:34 Maintenance of high-voltage substation power transformers. Closing date: 20 August 2008 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/bahrain_tender_substation_power_transformer_maintenance.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/bahrain_tender_substation_power_transformer_maintenance.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 Jane Bishop 23 July 2008 11:55 Construction of a 126-MW power station. Closing date: 17 November 2008 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/oman_tender_power_station_construction.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/oman_tender_power_station_construction.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 Jane Bishop 22 July 2008 16:57 Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa) has received seven bids for the first phase of the project to develop Station P at Hassyan. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/bids_in_for_station_p.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/bids_in_for_station_p.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 Karin Maree 22 July 2008 11:18 Singapore’s Sembcorp is evaluating quotes from consultants for the project to expand the capacity of the Fujairah 1 independent water and power project. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/sembcorp_weighs_fujairah_1_extension.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/sembcorp_weighs_fujairah_1_extension.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 Karin Maree 22 July 2008 13:02 Export credit agency the Japanese Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) is seeking support from Middle East governments for a new investment fund. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/japanese_credit_agency_seeks_middle_east_partners.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/japanese_credit_agency_seeks_middle_east_partners.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 Bernadette Redfern 21 July 2008 15:35 Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) will hold clarification meetings with the two bidders for the Ras al-Zour captive power plant project on 28 and 29 July.  http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/maaden_plant_award_due_in_august.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/maaden_plant_award_due_in_august.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 Karin Maree 21 July 2008 13:57 Saudi Arabia’s Water & Electricity Company (WEC) will select a preferred bidder for the Ras al-Zour independent water and power project before the end of September, according to sources at the utility. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/ras_alzour_preferred_bidder_to_be_selected_by_september.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/ras_alzour_preferred_bidder_to_be_selected_by_september.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 Karin Maree 21 July 2008 15:28 Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the firm responsible for more than 80 per cent of the sultanate’s oil production capacity, has tendered a contract covering the construction of a power plant at the Amal field, 700 kilometres south of Muscat. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/petroleum_development_oman_tenders_new_power_plant.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/petroleum_development_oman_tenders_new_power_plant.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 Ed James 21 July 2008 11:56 Jordan could evolve from an energy sector minnow into a regional centre for nuclear power expertise. http://www.meed.com:80/commentary/2008/07/amman_right_to_enter_nuclear_age.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 http://www.meed.com:80/commentary/2008/07/amman_right_to_enter_nuclear_age.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 Bernadette Redfern 18 July 2008 08:48 Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has awarded contracts totalling more than SR23bn ($6.1bn) as it seeks to raise its power generation capacity and strengthen its transmission and distribution networks in the kingdom. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/riyadh_awards_6bn_deals_to_boost_power_generation.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/riyadh_awards_6bn_deals_to_boost_power_generation.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 Ed James 18 July 2008 07:47 Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa) has extended the bid deadline for engineering consultancy services on its first solar power project to 5 August. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/dubai_extends_bid_deadline_on_solar_project.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/dubai_extends_bid_deadline_on_solar_project.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 Karin Maree 17 July 2008 13:32 The government of Ajman has signed an agreement with Malaysia’s MMC Utilities, a subsidiary of MMC Corporation, for the development of a power plant in the emirate. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/malaysians_to_build_power_plant_in_ajman.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/malaysians_to_build_power_plant_in_ajman.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 Karin Maree 17 July 2008 14:00 Supply and construction of a main substation for an aluminium plant. Closing date: 4 August 2008  http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/iran_tender_aluminium_plant_substation.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/iran_tender_aluminium_plant_substation.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 Jane Bishop 17 July 2008 14:41 Rehabilitation and replacement of uninterrupted power supply (UPS) units. Closing date: 3 August 2008 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/egypt_tender_ups_units.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/egypt_tender_ups_units.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 Jane Bishop 17 July 2008 14:37 Jordan is on track to achieve its long-term ambition of developing atomic energy to reduce its reliance on imported hydrocarbons after a series of agreements with international firms. http://www.meed.com:80/special_report/2008/07/jordans_nuclear_plan_makes_progress.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 http://www.meed.com:80/special_report/2008/07/jordans_nuclear_plan_makes_progress.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 Richard Nield 17 July 2008 13:33 http://www.meed.com:80/images/alamy-mosque-amman-jordan_resized_150_tcm24-1737117.jpg Study and construction of power lines. Closing date: 3 September 2008 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/morocco_tender_power_lines.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/morocco_tender_power_lines.html;jsessionid=F07240A95A20F14AB14861BF6A513B45 Jane Bishop 16 July 2008 16:13