VOL. XLIV

No. 18

30-April-2001

UAE

Four Companies Bid For $1Bn Northern Emirates And Al-'Ain Desalination/Power Plant

The UAE Offsets Group (UOG) announced on 23 April that four companies had submitted proposals for the construction of a $1bn water desalination/power generation plant and a transmission network to serve the northern emirates and al-'Ain (MEES, 22 January). The new facility, which will produce 100mn gallons/day of clean water and more than 100mw of electricity, will be built at...