VOL. XLV

No 25

24-June-2002

ENERGY FINANCE

$73Bn Needed For Arab WaterDesalination Projects Up To 2030

TheArab states will need to invest an estimated $73bn in water desalination plantsduring the next three decades up to 2030 in order to meet rising demand fordomestic, industrial and agricultural water, according to a paper entitled TheRationalization of Energy Utilization in Desalination Plants presented by Dr.'Abd al-Karim Sadik of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development(KFAED) at the 7th...