VOL. XLVI

No 42

20-October-2003

UAE

Mitsubishi/Toshiba Win Jebel Ali L Power/Water Contract

Dubai Water and Electricity Authority (DEWA) announced on 13 October that a consortium led by Mitsubishi and Toshiba had been awarded a Dh3bn ($816.7mn) contract to develop the L power and desalination plant in Jebel Ali. According to DEWA, the scheme, with commissioning set for early 2005, will add 860mw of power and 70 gallons/day of desalination capacity to the emirate. In the first phase of the project,...