VOL. XLIV

No. 04

22-January-2001

UAE

UAE To Build $1Bn Desalination Plant For Northern Emirates AndAl-'Ain

The UAE Government announced on 13 January that, on the instructions of the President, Shaikh Zayid bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan, a Dh3.6bn ($1bn) water desalination plant with production capacity of 100mn gallons/day is to be built in Fujairah to serve the northern emirates and the city of al-'Ain in the east. The UAE Offsets Group (UOG) is shortly to award a contract for the project, which is...