VOL. XXXIX

No. 43

22-July-1996

UAE

Abu Dhabi Raises Water Rates

The Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Department has started implementing a recent government decree raising the price of water in the emirate from Dh7/1,000 gallons to Dh10/1,000 gallons. The new rate will apply to government departments, ministries, public parks, airports and ports, commercial centers, agriculture, private schools, manufac- turing industry, hotels and non-Abu Dhabi households. Abu Dhabi nationals are not...