Suez awarded Addur water and power project

A consortium of Belgium's Suez Energy International and Gulf Investment Corporation has been awarded the contract to build, own and operate the $2bn Addur independent water and power project (IWPP) in Bahrain
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Special Report: Power & Water - Seeking alternatives

With oil prices soaring and a global focus on the need to reduce carbon emissions, governments in the region are exploring opportunities to develop renewable energy as an alternative to conventional sources.
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Special report: Power & Water - Controlling resources

Why is the world's most important commodity, water, also its most undervalued? While oil, gas, steel, cement and even wheat prices have reached all-time highs recently, water remains cheap in the Middle East.
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Special report: Sector outlook 2008

The urgent need to install the infrastructure required to support the region's economic development means government-backed power, water, transport and energy projects will become the principal drivers of the region's project sector in 2008.

Special report: Power surge Premium Content

Private developers have benefited from massive growth in the region's power sector over the past 12 months, with capacity up by more than one-third as governments increasingly bring in outside help to meet soaring demand.