Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 46

14-November-2005

ALGERIA

Algeria Awards Desalination Plant Contracts

Algerian Energy Company (AEC) on 30 October awarded the Canadian-Spanish consortium SNC Lavalin-Pridesa a BOO (build, operate, own) contract for the Zéralda desalination plant. The reverse osmosis plant will have 100,000 cu ms/day capacity. The consortium will invest $154.4mn in the project. Spains Inima-Aqualia on 17 October was awarded the contract for the Mostaghanem water...