Engie and HIWPT launch desalination training program exclusively for Saudi women

Low-carbon energy company Engie has inked an agreement with the Higher Institute for Water and Power Technologies (HIWPT) to launch a training...

Construction

Metito wins contract to build second phase of Fujairah Port desalination plant

Water and alternative energy management specialist Metito has been appointed by Fujairah Fresh Water Production Co to build the second phase of...

Infrastructure

ACWA Power achieves financial close for $821mn Shuaibah 3 IWP project

Saudi-based ACWA Power has announced the financial close for the Shuaibah 3 independent water project (IWP), with a total investment of US...

Infrastructure

DEWA’s Jebel Ali complex wins Guinness World Record title

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has won a Guinness World Records title for owning and managing the largest single-site water desalination...

Infrastructure

Qatar’s Umm Al Houl desalination plant achieves one millions hours without accident

The 894,000m3 desalination plant at Umm Al Houl in Doha, Qatar has achieved one million hours without any accidents involving lost time...

Infrastructure

Doosan Enerbility wins EPC contract for $640mn Shuaibah 3 IWP in Saudi Arabia

South Korea’s Doosan Enerbility has said that it has won the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the Shuaibah 3 Independent...

Infrastructure

Abengoa says commissioning for 600,000cu/m Jubail 3A desalination plant has begun

Abengoa has announced that commissioning has started on the 600,000cu/m day Jubail 3A desalination plant for ACWA Power. The firm said the...

Construction

Engie-led consortium breaks ground on sustainable desalination plant in KSA

Engie along with its partners Nesma Company and Ajlan & Bros Holding have broken ground on the Jubail 3B Independent Water Project...

Sustainability

GE Mena Decarbonisation Centre of Excellence (COE) opens in Dammam

The GE Mena Decarbonisation Centre of Excellence (COE) in Dammam is now open, GE Gas Power has said. The centre has announced...

Construction

Over $2bn in water desalination projects underway in the UAE

As part of its sixth sustainable development goal, the UAE has launched several strategic projects in the water desalination sector. These projects...