VOL. XLIV

No. 14

2-APRIL-2001

UAE

US-British Consortium Wins Tender For Power/Desalination Plant In Abu Dhabi

The Abu Dhabi Electricity and Water Authority (ADWEA) announced on 27 March that a consortium composed of the US firm CMS Energy with the UKs National Power have won a tender for the construction of a large-scale electric power and desalination plant at Shuweihat costing some Dh6bn ($1.6bn). The consortium won the tender as the lowest bidder from among three other prequalified consortia:...