Water Supply

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Water Supply Comment

Iraq faces conflict over water crisis Subscription Required

Issue 2 13-19 January 2012

Tensions could rise if the government does not take action to ensure adequate supplies

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Water Supply Special Reports

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Power & Water Special Report Subscription Required

Issue 2 13-19 January 2012

As the GCC’s population soared during the boom leading up to 2008 and governments struggled to keep pace with rising demand for water, the concept of subsidy reform started to become more palatable

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Water Supply Supplement

Qatar desalination

Kahramaa Subscription Required

2 February 2012, 8:52 GMT | By Bernadette Ballantyne

The utility provider has a strong track record in project delivery

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Water Supply Business Close-up

Qatar desalination

Kahramaa Subscription Required

2 February 2012, 8:52 GMT | By Bernadette Ballantyne

The utility provider has a strong track record in project delivery

Water Supply Biographies

Saleh Alawaj Subscription Required

Issue 30 29 July-4 August

Saleh Alawaj is Deputy Minister for electricity, Saudi Arabia

Saeed Mohammad al-Tayer Subscription Required

Issue 21 20-26 May 2011

Saeed Mohammad al-Tayer is managing director and chief executive officer, Dewa

Bert Kleinveld Subscription Required

Issue 21 20-26 May 2011

Bert Kleinveld is director of special projects, Dewa

Fatima Mohammed al-Shamsi Subscription Required

Issue 21 20-26 May 2011

Fatima Mohammed al-Shamsi

Nasser Lootah Subscription Required

Issue 21 20-26 May 2011

Nasser Lootah is vice-president, generation, Dewa

Yousef Jebril Subscription Required

Issue 21 20-26 May 2011

Yousef Jebril is executive vice-president, power and planning, Dewa

Water Supply Press Releases

Infrastructure investment will maintain regional power and water supplies

The task facing GCC utilities has just got harder. Political unrest in Bahrain and the wider Middle East has led several GCC governments to announce major investment programmes in housing and social infrastructure. Such measures will only serve to increase the already high demands on the regional power and water sectors.

MEED Blogs

Edmund O'Sullivan

Islam, John Locke and the future of the internet

30 January 2012, 6:22 GMT | By Eddie O'Sullivan

Business leaders spoke out at the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority’s annual summit, but had little to say about the latest storm over the internet

Water Supply MEED List

Middle East power Subscription Required

Issue 48 2-8 December 2011

Six technical advisers working on power schemes in the region: Nico Kruger, Matthias Schnurrer, Ashutosh Sharma, Gary Townsend, Jeff Larkin and Chris Ball

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