The desalination plant is scheduled to open in 2015. (Image source: QEWC)
A US$450mn financing deal has been signed by Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) and four local banks to fund the construction of a desalination plant
The Dead Sea is shrinking around one meter every year amid drought and pumping for mineral extraction. (Image source: Marco Zanferrar/Flickr)
Jordan has approved a US$980mn project to desalinate water from the Red Sea for drinking water needs
Water from the Gulf of Oman is often subject to harmful algal blooms, which the water treatment system will seek to remove. (Image source: Bryn Pinzgauer/Flickr)
Water technology company Xylem has announced that it has won a contract to provide a dissolved air floatation pretreatment system to help ensure an uninterrupted potable water supply to Abu Dhabi and the east coast of the UAE
Alkawther will be looking at working on similar projects in Saudi Arabia in the near future. (Image source: Ryan Lackey/Flickr)
Alkawther Industries has signed a contract with the Saudi Industrial Property Authority (Modon) for the design and implementation of a desalination plant in Dammam
Amman?s water networks, pumping stations and reservoirs will either be replaced or rehabilitated to reduce water loss as part of the new water projects. (Image source: Muffet/Flickr)
Jordan has revealed plans to float several tenders within the next 10 days for implementing water infrastructure projects across the country
