Why Dubai doesn’t need desalination at Hassyan
- From: Vol 12, Issue 1 (January 2011)
- Category: General
- Region: Middle East
- Country: United Arab Emirates
- Related Companies: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
A long-awaited IWPP has been dropped in favour of a power-only plant. Will the water sector lose out as the emirate reconsiders its growth plans?
Water developers hoping to profit from Dubai’s economic rebound will have been disappointed by this month’s news that the emirate has dropped plans for a 545,000m3/d privately funded desalination plant at Hassyan.
The Hassyan IWPP (independent water and power project) was set to be one of the biggest projects in the Middle Eastern water sector, adding ...
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