Kuwait plans to increase its water production capacity by more than 100 per cent to above 900m gallons a day (g/d), the International Water Summit (IWS) in Abu Dhabi was told on 17 January. This will involve building nine large…
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Saudi Arabia calms power and water hike fears
For full coverage of Saudi Arabia’s budget, see MEED People with limited incomes won’t have to pay more for water and electricity as a result of increased utilities tariffs due to come into effect on 1 January as part of sweeping price…
Abu Dhabi water and electricity price rises change face of the local economy
Higher electricity prices for everyone, charges for water consumption by Abu Dhabi nationals and a stinging increase in power use by industry during peak hours in summer are among the features of the most sweeping change in modern history in…
NWC of Saudi Arabia presses ahead with Riyadh strategic water storage
The National Water Company (NWC) said yesterday that it is completing the initial stages of the first and largest phase of its strategic storage project for Riyadh. It will provide 600,000 cubic meters (159 million gallons) of storage capacity at…
MEED conference told seven PPP dams for Iraqi Kurdistan to be finalised by end-2014
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) aims to finalise agreements by the end of 2014 for a total of seven dam and reservoir projects with a total value of $4bn to be built in 12-year public-private partnership (PPP) deals, the MEED…
Dubai Energy Agency to be Gulf energy efficiency model
The Dubai Energy Agency (DEA), which will be established next year to lead energy efficiency and renewable programmes in Dubai, creates a new model that will influence other GCC states, Gulf observers say. The UAE daily The National today reported…
MEED conference told Kuwait can save $25m a day by 2030
Kuwait could save at least $25m a day by 2030 if it implemented electricity and water efficiency and saving measures, the MEED Kuwait Energy & Water Efficiency Conference has been told. About 350,000 barrels a day (b/d) of liquid fuels…
Kuwait efficiency conference chairman says Kuwait can become a global leader in sustainability
Kuwait should aim to be a global leader in water and energy efficiency by developing new policies and introducing new technology into its energy supply chain, MEED Kuwait Energy & Efficiency Conference chairman Edmund O’Sullivan said in speech at the event.…
MEED conference told Kuwait plans to build almost 15GW of new power capacity
Kuwait’s power and water desalination plans call for electricity generation capacity to be raised by almost 15,000MW in the next 10 years, the MEED Kuwait Energy & Water Efficiency Conference was told today (see table). This compares with present installed…
MEED conference told that Kuwait solar power rooftop pilot project planned
The MEED Kuwait Energy & Water Efficiency Conference in Kuwait was told this morning that the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) plans to launch a pilot rooftop solar power project in Kuwait city that could provide a…