Regional - Middle East News
Deadline for Red Sea-Dead Sea Project prequalification moved
The deadline for interested bidders to purchase pre-qualification documents for the Red Sea-Dead Sea Project has been extended to 30 March, which is the same date as the deadline for submission of...
SWCC delays procurement for Jeddah 4 SWRO
Procurement of the 400,000 m3/d (106 MGD) Jeddah 4 SWRO project is understood to have been put on hold following the submission of bids. It appears that Saudi Arabia’s Saline Water Conversion...
GWI Summit in Abu Dhabi
GWI will hold its annual GWI Summit in Abu Dhabi, UAE on 19-20 April. With the theme Water 2050: The Future is Now, the event is one of the world’s premier water events and attracts the industry’s...
Red-Dead advisors confirmed
With the approaching 20 March deadline for bidding teams to submit their expressions of interest (EOI) for phase 1 of the Read Sea-Dead Sea project, the full advisory team is working with Jordan’s...
Tour at Sorek desal plant
During an international trip last week, Texas governor Greg Abbott (right) toured the Sorek desal plant—the world’s largest SWRO plant—with IDE CEO Avshalom Felber (left). Texas currently has...
TYPSA received consulting review contract for Al Khafji water and power plant
Saudi Arabia’s Advanced Water Technology has awarded Spain’s TYPSA the contract to review the detailed design and supervise the construction of a 60,000 m3/d (19 MGD) SWRO plant and its...
Abu Dhabi to invest in desalination for water supply for five years
At least week’s International Water Summit, Abu Dhabi National Energy Company’s Alejandro Jimenez told the Khaleej Times that the emirate of Abu Dhabi needs to invest in approximately...
Hydrochem Saudi received $50 million contract to supply RO and sulfate removal project
Hydrochem Saudi, a subsidiary of Singapore’s Hyflux, has been awarded a $50.4 million contract by Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia to design, manufacture and supply an RO and sulfate removal...
Xylem to expand investment in MENA region
US-based Xylem said that it would commit $35 million in a plan to expand its investment in the MENA region. The expansion will see increased localization of products and building local...
AFESD $200 million loan to finance desalination and drilling wells in Sinai
The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) has pledged a $200 million loan to Egypt over the next three years to finance desalination and drilling of wells in Sinai. The loan will...
