Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 8

21-February-2005

UAE

SEWA Leads The Way In Sharjah CNG Vehicle Conversions

The Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA) is taking steps to convert 300 of its vehicles to run on compressed natural gas (CNG). It announced on 12 February that Emirates General Petroleum Corporation (Emarat) had been contracted to help in the conversion scheme. On the same day, Sharjahs Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler Shaikh Sultan bin Hamad al-Qasimi opened the first...