VOL. XLVI

No 20

19-May-2003

UAE

Sidem Wins Contract For Three Desalination Plants In Northern Emirates

Sidem of France has won a Dh266mn ($74mn) contract to build three water desalination plants in the northern emirates. Two, each with capacity to produce 5mn gallons/day of potable water, will be in Ras al-Khaimah, and the third (also 5mn g/d capacity) will be in Ajman. The Ras al-Khaimah plants will be completed within 81 and 100 weeks respectively, while that in Ajman will be ready in 90 weeks....