Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 51

20-Dec-2010

UAE

DEWA Begins Work On Al-Ghafat Reservoirs

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced on 12 December that it had initiated the implementation of the first and second phases of the Al-Ghafat Reservoirs that will add 120mn gallons of desalinated water to its strategic water reserve, at a cost of up to Dh285mn ($78mn). This project results from the companys move to increase its storage capacity for water as part of its...