ACWA Power signs MoUs to develop SWRO and CCGT plants in Senegal

ACWA Power has announced the signing of MoUs with the National Water Company of Senegal (SONES) and the National Electric Company of...

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...

Experts

How digitisation is helping cities provide clean water

The twin challenge of urbanisation and climate change are taking their toll, in the form of increasing water scarcity in cities around...

Infrastructure

EWEC invites developers to submit EOIs for Abu Dhabi Islands RO IWP

EWEC (Emirates Water and Electricity Company) has invited developers and developer consortiums to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the development...

Construction

Ashghal awards contract for $1.48bn STW project under Qatar’s first PPP agreement

Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has awarded a consortium including Metito, Al Attiyah Motors & Trading Company, and Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC),...

Opinion

Getting to grips with water scarcity

The European Commission's Joint Research Centre estimated there's a 75–90% chance of wars being fought over water within the next century. For...

Financial

DEWA announces revenues of $1.91bn for Q2 2022

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that it has recorded revenues of $1.91bn for the second quarter of 2022. In...

Machinery

Weir Mineral partners with Eriez to offer coarse particle flotation systems

Global mining solutions provider Weir Minerals has partnered with Eriez Flotation to design and develop coarse particle flotation (CPF) systems, the companies...

Infrastructure

KSA’s NWC to roll out 1,429 water sector projects worth $28.4bn

Saudi Arabia’s National Water Company (NWC) has announced plans to roll out 1,429 projects – collectively worth more than $28.4bn - for...

Infrastructure

Smart solutions are a priority for DEWA

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) believes artificial intelligence (AI) is the answer to improving the efficiency of Dubai’s water network, monitoring...