Qatar

49 articles in Qatar

Middle East Water In Brief Vol 13, Issue 2 (February 2012)

Iraq’s Ministry of Water Resources is looking into deploying desalination plants to treat and reuse the brackish water runoff passing through the huge Main Outfall Drain (MOD) in the middle of the country.

CH2M to advise on Doha sewerage project Vol 12, Issue 12 (December 2011)

Qatar plans to invest $3 billion in improving sewerage infrastructure conditions in the capital. The authorities – and their new advisors – have yet to decide whether to include a private finance element.

MIDDLE EAST WATER IN BRIEF Vol 12, Issue 12 (December 2011)

Marafiq, the utility for the industrial cities of Jeddah and Yanbu in Saudi Arabia, is expected to close a SAR4.5 billion ($1.2 billion) loan deal in the first quarter of 2012, according to sources in the Saudi banking community. Response to the call for commercial lenders has been high, with one bank – the National Commercial Bank – offering to fund the entire sum itself. Marafiq is looking to expand its water, wastewater and power infrastructure in the coming years.

A double dip for new contract gains Vol 12, Issue 11 (November 2011)

David Lloyd Owen reviews the new edition of the Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook and finds difficult financial markets make it an unlucky thirteenth for the private sector.

DESALTABLE Vol 12, Issue 11 (November 2011)

Qatar’s national water and electricity offtaker Kahramaa has decided to go for two major desalination expansions instead of one, as the country prepares for a rise in domestic demand and the infrastructure boom provided by the football World Cup (see story p18).

Qatar offtaker doubles up desal plans Vol 12, Issue 11 (November 2011)

Planners in Qatar’s water and power body now look likely to choose two of the major desal expansion options put forward by site owners – instead of one. Contractors are likely to have to wait until next year for a final decision.

DESAL PROGRESS Vol 12, Issue 7 (July 2011)

Hyflux has closed the financing for its 318,500m3/d Tuaspring desalination project.

Greek tragedy in the Gulf? Vol 12, Issue 7 (July 2011)

European banks are nervous about the chance of a Eurozone default. Tom Scotney looks at the effect this could have on the Middle East.

QEWC mulls options for new desal plant Vol 12, Issue 7 (July 2011)

Qatar needs to construct new desal capacity over the next five years to meet the rising demand for water. The partly privatised Qatar Electricity and Water Company has been given the job of finding the best way to do it.

MIDDLE EAST WATER IN BRIEF Vol 12, Issue 6 (June 2011)

Oman’s BankMuscat has been confirmed as the advisor for the upcoming IPO of SMN Power Holding, the company that owns and operates the 120,000m3/d & 678MW Barka 2 IWPP.