Cyprus

8 articles in Cyprus

MIDDLE EAST WATER NEWS IN BRIEF Vol 11, Issue 4 (April 2010)

* MWH is selling its interest in Jordanbased MWH Arabtech Jardaneh (MWHAJ) to partner Arabtech Jardaneh. MWHAJ, previously part of the LEMA JV whose water and wastewater management contract in Amman expired on 31 December 2006, has been renamed AJ Water & Environment. MWH will continue its operations in Jordan and the Middle East independently.

Cyprus counts the cost of desal delays Vol 10, Issue 7 (July 2009)

Continued setbacks in the procurement of the Episkopi desalination plant could pave the way for more temporary desal facilities on the island. It has also placed the role of the tender review authority under greater scrutiny

Episkopi award in the lap of the gods Vol 10, Issue 3 (March 2009)

WTE Wassertechnik is on the brink of winning its first major desalination contract, at Episkopi in Cyprus. Three rival consortia are unhappy with the decision.

Instant desal market comes of age Vol 9, Issue 11 (November 2008)

Temporary seawater desalination plants look set to become a permanent fixture of the water industry as matching water supply and demand becomes an ever greater challenge.

Northern Cyprus eyes USD350m underwater pipeline Vol 9, Issue 8 (August 2008)

The fields of Northern Cyprus are set to bloom again if a long-promised water pipeline from mainland Turkey goes ahead. It will be accompanied by a new treatment plant.

PIPING UP Vol 9, Issue 8 (August 2008)

* Israel’s on-off plan to import water from Turkey took a step forward at the end of July, with Israel’s Infrastructure Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer provisionally signing up to buy 2.1 million m3/d of water from Turkey at a meeting in Ankara.

Desalination encounters the “Cyprus problem” Vol 9, Issue 7 (July 2008)

The political implications of awarding a desal plant in the Greek part of Cyprus to a company with an existing reference in Northern Cyprus are manifold. A technical loophole could mean it doesn’t come to that.

IN BRIEF – EASTERN EUROPE Vol 8, Issue 4 (April 2007)

* French environmental consultant Sogreah has cemented its presence in Romania by acquiring a majority stake in Bucharest-based consultancy firm Enviro-Asist.