Pakistan

13 articles in Pakistan

Infrastructure boom nears in Karachi Vol 13, Issue 5 (May 2012)

Pakistan’s largest city is on the cusp of a massive infrastructure boom. Plans for wastewater reuse will have to wait.

DESAL DIGEST Vol 13, Issue 3 (March 2012)

Pakistan is attempting to resurrect its privately financed desalination ambitions with a 113,650m3/d (25MIGD) SWRO project in Port Qasim, near Karachi.

ASIA WATER IN BRIEF Vol 12, Issue 1 (January 2011)

* Pakistan’s president Asif Zardari announced that private finance is among the sources of funds that will be courted in an effort to restart stalled infrastructure projects, including the Karachi Sewerage Plan.

Karachi aims to double water capacity Vol 10, Issue 5 (May 2009)

A $270 million project to double the capacity of Karachi’s water supply system could be tendered within a year. GWI’s Rama Rastogi reports.

GARWOOD TO GO Vol 9, Issue 10 (October 2008)

* GE Water is expected to announce the departure of Jeff Garwood as CEO shortly after GWI goes to press.

Christ enters Libyan water market Vol 8, Issue 8 (August 2007)

The Austrian technology provider is hoping to capitalise on Libya’s infrastructure rehabilitation programme through a new joint venture. It already has local expertise on board.

TALKING BIG Vol 8, Issue 5 (May 2007)

* The real winner is Pakistan this month was Aqualyng, the Norwegian desalination plant builder, which signed a memorandum of understanding for a 94,625m<sup>3</sup>/d RO plant at Korangi.

IN BRIEF – ASIA Vol 7, Issue 9 (September 2006)

* Sino-French Holding, has been awarded preferred bidder status to manage the water services for the city of Changshu.

NEWS IN BRIEF – ASIA Vol 7, Issue 6 (June 2006)

* Under Shenzhen Water Development’s 11th five-year plan, RMB38.96 billion ($4.86 billion) is to be invested in water and wastewater projects, with RMB10.51 billion ($1.31 billion) spent on the development of water resources and RMB17.91 billion ($2.24 billion) on drainage and water treatment.

DRY COUNTRIES Vol 7, Issue 3 (March 2006)

* Sidem’s status as the market leader in Libya’s desalination sector has been further strengthened in the aftermath of parent company Veolia’s purchase of Weir Techna.