VOL. XLIII

No. 40

2-OCTOBER-2000

UAE

Italys Impregilo To Build Abu Dhabi Desalination Plant

Italys Impregilo announced on 19 September that the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) has awarded a IL380bn ($173mn) contract to its subsidiary Fisia Italimpianti for the construction of a three-unit sea water desalination plant with a capacity to produce 100mn litres/day of potable water at Mirfa, 150km from Abu Dhabi. Construction of the first unit will take 14 months, with a further two...