Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 9

28-February-2005

UAE

UAEs Shuweihat Reaches Full Commercial Operation

The UAEs Shuweihat S1 independent water and power project (IWPP) reached full commercial operation in December, as planned, generating up to 1,500mw of electricity and 100mn g/d of water, CSM Energy told MEES. However, the December startup date was a revision from the August 2004 startup planned in the projects early stages. Shuweihat is the UAEs third IWPP and is 60% owned by Abu...