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Dubai signs $3.2-bn water, power deals
Dubai News.Net
Monday 12th May, 2008 (IANS)
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced it has signed deals for six new mega projects, worth a total of 12 billion dirhmas ($3.2 billion), in the areas of power generation and water desalination.
Some of the projects, signed with leading national and international companies, will be finished in 2009, while the rest will be completed by 2010.
'The growing interest in alternative energy sources is a big step forward that should be supported by the introduction of relevant legislation,' said Abdullah Al Amiri, chairman of the Emirates Energy Award Committee, an offshoot of the Dubai Quality Group, in a statement.
'We should take all necessary measures to protect the environment and forestall further deterioration of the earth resulting from the detrimental effects of global warming,' he added.
According to a report in the Gulf News, this Middle East metropolis has seen a significant rise in utility requirements.
The emirate's power consumption in 2007 was 24,756 gigawatts compared to 21,475 GW in 2006 and the number of consumers was 403,669 compared to 339,900 in 2006.
Water consumption in 2007 was 72,588 million imperial gallons per day (MIGD), compared to 64,961 MIGD in 2006, with the number of consumers at 331,318 compared to 279,247 in 2006.
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