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The Essence Of Purification

Sami Mowaswes, CEO, Tanqia, extends a friendly, yet firm, handshake welcoming you into his office. "Tanqia means purification in Arabic", said Mowaswes. "We want the company name to signify, not only what the company does but we hope that Tanqia will eventually come to represent wastewater treatment". Samantha Keck explores the ins and outs, and upcoming plans of Tanqia, the first privately owned wastewater collection and treatment system in the UAE as well as the Middle East | READ MORE »

(No) Appetite For Risk

Is project financing for water projects in the Middle East headed for uncertain times? "Given the dramatic restructuring of the financial sector post-2008, can we still look to privatisation to drive the quest to deliver competitively priced water? Has this forced a rebalancing of the risk appetite? Has the cost of financing increased? Are funds still really available for water and power projects? If so, where?" ... these formed part of a bunch of questions at the roundtable on 'The relevance of private finance in delivering competitively priced desalinated water' at the IDA World Congress ... | READ MORE »

Desal Diary

Dubai played host to the 13th International Desalination Association (IDA) World Congress. The bi-annual International Desalination Association (IDA) World Congress, held from November 7-12, 2009, in Dubai, was hosted by DIT-TechnoPark, the science and technology facilitator of Economic Zones World (EZW). The event was held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai | READ MORE »

Special Storage For Treated Water

The successful Dubai Investments Park (DIP) is a world-class mixed development and a unique industrial, residential and commercial complex located in the heart of New Dubai near the Jebel Ali Port international airport. This self-contained business infrastructure offers facilities and services for manufacturing, housing, education, trade, research and development, distribution and logistics purposes. Glass lined steel storage tanks for treated water help green Dubai Investments Park By Mark Jolliffe | READ MORE »

Viewpoint

Reclaiming Water

Twenty three technical sessions, 240 oral and poster presentations, three-day-long workshops, 1,350 delegates from approximately 60 countries, concurrent exhibition spread over 2,000 square metres showcasing the latest equipment and technology from 67 participating companies - that’s IDA World Congress 2009 statistics in a nutshell | read »

Viewpoint

Growing Bonds

I came to be at two finance sessions last year, one at the IDA Desalination Congress in November and the second one at the MEED Wastewater Conference in December, with both looking at the future of privatisation in the Middle East’s water sector in the aftermath of the global financial crisis | read »

Q & A

Water Singapore Style

Michael Toh, Managing Director, Singapore International Water Week (SIWW), sat down with Samantha Keck to talk about SIWW, the development of Singapore’s water industry and how Singapore can learn from as well as contribute to the Middle East’s water sector | read »

Q & A

Leak Specialists

Ramuel Garcia, Abu Dhabi Branch Manager of Canada-based Pure Technologies, the company behind the ‘SmartBall’ leak detection system for water and wastewater pipelines responds to questions on reasons for setting up the Abu Dhabi branch office, the company's in-house developed technology and the market potential in the Gulf region | read »

Events

H2O Awards 2010

The H20 Water Awards 2010, organised by CPI Industry, celebrates the outstanding achievements of the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) water industry. These awards recognise projects and programmes, big and small, that have made significant contributions to the advancement of the region's water industry. The projects and programmes are expected to demonstrate a high standard of excellence and quality as well as processes and innovations that promote sustainability. | read »

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