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News GDF SUEZ Energy International's presence in the Middle East - GDF SUEZ wins power and desalination project in Bahrain

In the Middle East, GDF SUEZ will now have a direct equity interest in over 13,000 MW and 2.5 million m3 of water per day consolidating its position of 
leading private power developer in the Gulf region.
Oman
-    Al Manah: First independent power producer in the Gulf region - 289 MW - 
acquired in 1994 - operational.
-    Sohar: 586 MW power plant and 6,250 m³/h water desalination plant - 
awarded in 2004 - operational
-    Al Rusail: 665 MW power plant, first privatization in the electricity 
sector in Oman - acquired in 2006 - operational.
-    Barka 2: 678 MW power plant and 5,000 m³/h sea water desalination plant - 
reverse osmosis technology supplied by Degrémont, subsidiary of SUEZ 
ENVIRONNEMENT (contract won in 2006) - under construction.
Abu Dhabi
-        Al Taweelah: Power generation and desalination plant representing 1,
360 MW of power and 16,056 m³/h of water (acquired in 2000) - operational.
-        Shuweihat 2 : Power generation (1,500 MW) and desalination plant (454,
610 m³ water/day) - awarded in 2008.
Bahrain
-        Al Ezzel: 966 MW power generation plant (contract awarded in 2004) - 
operational.
-        Al Hidd: Power production and desalination plant, 938 MW and 5,682 m³/
h of water (acquired in 2006) - operational.
Saudi Arabia
-        Marafiq: 2,750 MW power plant and 800,000 m³/day of seawater 
desalination plant, largest of its kind in the world - contract awarded end of 
2006 - under construction.
Qatar
-        Ras Laffan C: 2,750 MW power plant and 286,000 m³/day of seawater 
desalination plant, contract awarded in Feb 2008, under construction.
SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT presence in the Middle East
In the Middle East, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT is involved through its subsidiary 
Degrémont in many projects through BOT (Build, Operate, Transfer) or DBO 
(Design
, Build, Operate) making it possible to improve the effectiveness of the 
distribution network and to develop alternative resources.
Qatar
-        Lusail : a 60,000 m3/d of wastewater reuse plant ; DBO for 10 years 
for the 35 km2 seafront real estate development project - Under Final stage of 
construction.
United Arab Emirates
-        Dubai : DBO for 10 years of the wastewater reuse plant for the 
Jumeirah Golf Estates real estate project, with a capacity of 220,000 m3/d of 
wastewater for an estimated 900,000 inhabitants - under construction.
Saudi Arabia
-          Jeddah: O&M (Operation and Maintenance) for 7 years drinking water 
and wastewater services, 5,300 km of potable water networks to repair leaks and 
fight overflows from about 1,000 km of wastewater collection networks - 
Operational.
Jordan
-          As Samra : Build, Operate and Transfer for 22 years of the 
wastewater treatment plant, with an average capacity of 267,000 m3/d and 95% 
self-sufficient in energy - operational.
-          Wadi Ma'In : Brackish water desalination plant that uses the reverse 
osmosis process, with a capacity of 135,000 m3/d - operational.

Contact information GDF SUEZ (email: press@gdfsuez.com ; katja.damman@gdfsuez.com ; arnaud.erbin@gdfsuez.com )
Phone: +33 1 47 54 24 35
News type Inbrief
File link http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=20080828103202P0026
Source of information investegate.co.uk
Keyword(s) Desalination, Wastewater Treatment
Subject(s) ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , ENERGY , INDUSTRY , INFRASTRUCTURES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , WATER QUALITY
Geographical coverage United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman
News date 28/08/2008
Working language(s) ENGLISH
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