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In the last 20 years, there has been ahuge development of new schemes forwater supply mainly for irrigation,increased use in industries and oilproduction. At the same time droppingof water tables in many countries suchas GCC, Asia and Europe have raisedadded concerns.Next comes the energy-water nexus.

Experts says that the UAE has thelargest energy footprint for waterdesalination in the world.According to EWS-WWF climate and

energy director Tanzeed Alam, “Weneed to understand the energy-waternexus and must aim at reducing CO2and greenhouse emissions in the UAE.The water used here is 99 per centdesalinated, generated mostly fromgas-powered plants. So what the plantsgenerate for consumption alsocontributes to carbon emissions in thecountry. We, at EWS-WWF, areadvocating for cleaner methods ofproducing energy, specially by

increasing the share of renewables asthere is an interest in renewable-linkeddesalination and reverse osmosis.”Alam adds that consumers also need

look at water and energy from demandperspective and how to increase theefficiency of water consumption. “Ifyou look at water in Abu Dhabi, figuressuggest that residents here consumeover 550 litres of water per day percapita. That is three times higher thanthe average around the world. Whenyou think about how water scarce thiscountry is, its scary. One of the bigfactors aiding this is the watersubsidies.”But with Abu Dhabi now taxing

residential areas, it will be interestingto see the impact on conservation, henotes. Talking about IWS 2016, Alam opines

that event like these can bring inchanges towards better watersustainability and stakeholders and theneed to change policies.

DAILY NEWS DAY 4 21 JAN 2016

NEWS: Ak-Kimshowcases UF modulesat IWS

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TECH NEWS: Dutchfund for MENA watermanagement

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FEATURE: Fight CO2emissions with solarpower

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Q&A: Zakia Bahjou,Dow Water & ProcessSolutions

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Conference floorplan 10

Innovate@IWS 18

NEWS: Emicool eyesbigger market share inUAE

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CONTENTS‘WATCH YOURWATER SPEND’

Tanzeed Alam at IWS 2016.

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Turkish water treatment company Ak-Kim showcased its ultrafiltrationmodule technology based on watersolutions, launched December-end2015, at IWS 2016 in Abu Dhabi.The production facility is located in

Yalova, Turkey, that manufactures highquality ultrafiltration modules for alltreatment plants around the world andoffers presales project designingsupport along with after-sales technicalsupport.The company has developed a high-

performance porous fibre with theirown technology and used it to producethe module, specially designed forindustrial and municipal wastewater,ground, surface and effluent water,SWRO pretreatment and drinkingwater treatment.The specially designed hollow fibre

has smaller pores on its outer surface,which gives the filter a high capacity ofcontaminants retention. It is also highlypermeable and easy-to-clean. Themicroscopic holes allow the water topass but hold viruses, bacteria andsolids larger than 30 nanometres. Thepore diametre of the hollow fibre issmaller than 0.03 microns and the

filtration process takes place from theoutside towards the inside so the filtercan be used for highly contaminatedwater, has a larger surface area and canbe cleaned easily.Speaking about IWS, Alp Sarioglu,

water solutions director, Ak-Kim, said,“IWS, as a conference, last year wasmuch concentrated to Gulf countries.This year the event is moreinternational in nature. The quality of

discussions and presentation is veryhigh level and strategic. I feel theinternational presence has given aboost to the event.”According to Sarioglu, in the GCC

countries and especially in the UAE, themain concern is water treatment andwater reuse as well as desalination.“This is the reason why Ak-Kim ispresent here. We want to introduce themembrane technology for watertreatment. It must be understood thatfiltration is one of the most criticalaspects of water treatment.”As a new water treatment company

and with the aim to expand in theregion beyond Turkey, Sarioglu saidthat water companies can look into thatmarket to invest. For the period of2007-2023, he reveals, Turkey has plansto invest up to US$30bn on it waterinfrastructure. Therefore, the marketpresents as big opportunity as the UAEmarket.The company also wants to bring into

focus its water treatment chemicals.The company currently produces morethan 6,000 tonnes of chemicals.

Stand no: 3102

Ak-Kim showcases unique UF modules at IWS

The Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) and IsleUtilities have signed a new agreement to extend theirrelationship through the Technology Approval Group (TAG)programme for next three years.Adam Lovell, executive director, WSAA, said, “The TAG

programme has been a breakthrough removing many of thechallenges faced by water utilities in identifying andinfluencing technologies. WSAA is pleased to continue its rolein conjunction with Isle Utilities by encouraging greatercollaboration and cheaper subscriptions between members.”Isle Utilities’ chairman Piers Clark added, “This agreement is

a great endorsement of the partnership that WSAA and Islehave developed over the past four years. We look forward to continuing our relationship, and together bringingeven more innovative, game changing technologies to theAustralian water sector. The signing of this new agreement follows the success of TAG in the Australian market over the last four years.”During this time, over 80 Australian and international

technologies have been presented to over 30 WSAA membersthrough quarterly forums, with 50 per cent of thesetechnologies then being installed by utilities”, noted Lovell.“A key benefit for utilities is the ability to influence the final

design of technologies through feedback at forums and trialsso the final product is best suited to their specific

requirements,” added Clark.Through the TAG process, utilities have participated in four

individual and collaborative trials, which help validate theusefulness and suitability of the technology and aid transitionto market.TAG member Unitywater is seeing the benefits from new

technology adopted through the TAG programme. Unitywaterhas adopted a number of innovative technologies from TAGtrials ranging fro ice pigging, a new way to clean water mains,to Cloevis chemical dosing, a cost-effective nitrous free acidfor controlling odour and corrosion in sewers.Simon Taylor, Unitywater’s executive manager, infrastructure

planning and capital delivery, confirmed the benefits of TAG.“As a regulated business, Unitywater needs to act prudently

and efficiently in all of its business decisions. The TAGprogramme helps utilities promote knowledge sharing andform partnerships with industry that ultimately deliver benefitsto customers,” said Taylor.Another TAG technology, SewerBatt, has been one of the

most successful TAG trials to date. SewerBatt, an easy to use,low-cost acoustic condition assessment for sewer mains, wascollaboratively put on trial by 10 utilities. Post trial, theSewerBatt technology has been implemented by at least threeutilities and is helping to reduce operational costs associatedwith sewer inspection programmes.

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The Netherlands government has donated US$7mn to supportthe use of remote sensing technology in helping water-scarcecountries in Africa and the Middle East to monitor andimprove the way they use water for crop production.The project uses satellite data to find land areas where water

use is not translating into optimal agricultural production,identify the source of the problem and recommend differentplanting and irrigation techniques.The data tools created under the project, which will be freely

available to governments and farmers alike, also aim to helppolicymakers in taking evidence-based policy decisions.A key component of the four-year programme is an updated

data portal of interpreted remote sensing satellite images thatshow the state of cropped areas in near real-time.Based on this information, experts can quickly assess

problem areas where water and land productivity are low,meaning these areas use relatively high amounts of scarcenatural resources for minimal yield. Using remote sensingrather than country survey data offers a unified measuring toolthat allows for easy comparisons between the productivity ofland areas — from the country level to the farm level.A training component of the project aims to improve the

capacity of farmers and policy-makers to increase waterproductivity in local agriculture. The data portal will provideinformation on three spatial scales: the continental level over

Africa and Middle East, country and river basin level, andirrigation scheme level.With the additional funding, the project will be expanding its

target countries to include three additional countries – Jordan,Lebanon and Syria.“The project uses some of the most advanced technologies

and takes into account the ecosystems and the equitable useof water resources,” FAO director-general José Graziano daSilva says.Permanent representative of the Netherlands to FAO, Gerda

Verburg, adds, “With this innovative remote sense approach toimproving water productivity, we give farmers a concrete toolto take decisions about the best use of water and the growingseason so that they can target their investments.”

Dutch fund for water management in MENA



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Consider this. Forty per cent of theglobal population – approximately2.8bn people – is currently affected bywater scarcity. In response to thischallenge, desalination has become themost important source of water in anumber of parched regions, particularlythe MENA. In fact, the Middle Eastalone accounts for about 38 per cent ofglobal desalination capacity, with SaudiArabia being the world’s largestproducer of desalinated water.Turning saline water into potable

water may sound like a miracle ofmodern technology, and it is. However,the desalination process is also energy-intensive. It is estimated that thecurrently installed and operationaldesalination plants worldwide emitaround 76mn tonnes of CO2 per year.And with the Organization forEconomic Cooperation andDevelopment (OECD), predicting thatdesalination is set to grow at a rate of10 per cent per year, and possiblyhigher, this thirst for energy is set togrow.Significantly, as more energy is

produced to power desalination, thesectors emissions are expected to growto, at least, 218mn tonnes of CO2 peryear in 2040, if no action is taken. Inother words, simply relying onconventional energy sources fordesalination cannot be a sustainablemodel, given the substantial economicand environmental costs involved.Driven by the launch of the GlobalClean Water Alliance, which wasannounced by Abu Dhabi’s renewable

energy company Masdar at Paris-basedCOP21, the message from experts tostakeholders in the water industry isloud and clear: a sustainable waterfuture can only be achieved if potablewater is produced withoutcompromising the environment.The alliance, an international

coalition of more than 80 members, isaiming to reduce carbon emissionsfrom desalination by up to 270 metrictonnes annually before 2040. This is animportant new development, whichrecognises that water, energy andclimate change are inextricably linkedand that mitigation strategies mustaddress the water-energy nexus.With its cost and operational

efficiencies, the photovoltaic (PV) solaris expected to shoulder the bulk of thedesalination industry’s energy needs. PV’s suitability comes down to a

number of reasons — first, it has thelowest water consumption footprint inthe energy generation process. According to the International

Energy Agency (IEA), energyproduction alone accounts for some 15per cent of the world’s total waterwithdrawal, which amounts to anestimated 580bn cu/m of freshwaterper year. Secondly, the world’s most water-

scarce regions also have some of the

highest irradiance levels. Theabundance of sunlight, combined withaggressive technology improvementsand cost reductions have made solarPV one of the most affordablegeneration sources in regions such asthe Middle East. In fact, the region is already

establishing new benchmarks in cost,with the second phase of theMohammed bin Rashid Al MaktoumSolar Park in Dubai set to generatesolar electricity at a record-breakingtariff of US$0.58 per kilowatt hour.When you consider that energyconsumption can account for almost 30per cent of the cost of desalinatedwater, the availability of low-cost clean energy makes it hard to justifyburning fossil fuels to generateelectricity. Finally, PV solar’s agility, modularity

and scalability make it a speedilydeployable energy resource. Withmulti-megawatt power plants beingbuilt in a matter of weeks and months,solar PV offers time-to-power that fewgeneration technologies can competewith.

— Dr Raed Bkayrat is V-P at First Solar,which is a founding member of theGlobal Clean Water DesalinationAlliance

There needs to be acontinuous effort tosynchronise theenergy-water nexusin order to achieve asustainable future.

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What innovative technologies doesDow Water & Process Solutions usein the GCC to help promote watersustainability and reduce the energyconsumption associated withpurifying water? Can you providetangible examples with numbers?Dow Water & Process Solutions isconstantly working to develop andmarket technology that integrateswater and energy requirements. Someof the prominent technologies used inthe region include reverse osmosis(RO), such as DOW FILMTEC™SEAMAXX™ and DOW FILMTEC™ECO, which allow the removal ofminerals from brackish water ordesalination of seawater, whileproducing the same amount andquality of freshwater which can reduceenergy consumption by up to 30 percent. We provide the Park Hyatt in Dubai

with technology that is improving theirwater efficiency. The hotel uses DowWater & Process Solutions’ reverseosmosis and ultrafiltration technologiesto filter wastewater from the hotel’s225 rooms. The ultrafiltration systemhas a capacity of 750 cu/m per day,equivalent to 750,000 litre bottles ofsoda. The treated water is then used tooperate the resort’s HVAC towers. Thissystem has helped the hotel save as

much as 154,880 cu/m of potablewater since it was launched in 2010.

What important factors do you needto consider when developingsolutions for the Middle East? Howdo requirements in this region differfrom those in other parts of theworld?Energy and water are inextricablylinked. Water is required to make useof energy. Energy is required to makeuse of water. Unfortunately, lack oftechnology, poor management orinefficiencies in one area can affect thesustainability of the other. Projectedlong term demographic shifts andeconomic growth in the Middle Eastwill demand additional powergeneration capacity to meet theregion’s growing needs for clear water.Therefore, it is crucial to minimise

the amount of energy needed toprovide water for various uses and,conversely, the amount of waterneeded to produce different kinds ofenergy. Energy recovery, reuse andminimising the amount of mechanicalenergy are crucial to reduce ourenvironmental impact and improvecost efficiency. That requires us to lookat creating energy efficient technologysince desalination is quite energyintensive.

What are WIP technologies that arecurrently being researched and thatwe could see come into effect soon?Research and development (R&D) is akey area of focus for Dow Water &Process Solutions and we arecommitted to developing newtechnologies through our researchpartnerships around the world. In 2009,Dow partnered with the King AbdullahUniversity for Science and Technology(KAUST) to develop a centre forresearch and development, focusing onadvancing water-related technology, aswell as developing desert irrigationprojects to improve water availabilityfor agriculture in the region.As part of this collaboration, Dow has

recently signed an agreement withKAUST to expand its facilities at theKAUST Research & Technology Parkwith the construction of Dow MiddleEast Research and Development (R&D)Center. The new centre will houseadvanced laboratories for the researchof water treatment and a large-scalepilot plant that will serve as a watertechnology research centre. Withaccess to seawater from the Red Sea,water scientists will use the DowIndustrial Scale Water and ProcessSolutions Pilot Plant to test real-worldscenarios at industry scale to furtheradvance water filtration andpurification.

‘DOW SOLUTIONS HELPSAVE ENERGY, WATER’

Seawater desalination in the Middle East ischallenging primarily due to fouling problems.With the resources at KAUST, Dow will be ableto offer better solutions to reliable drinkingwater production.

Zakia Bahjou - Regional Commercial Manager,

Dow Water & Process Solutions

Zakia Bahjou, Regional Commercial Manager, Dow Water &Process Solutions, Middle East, Africa & Turkey


DAY 3CONFERENCE HALL A - 21 JAN

09.30-

10.30

SUSTAINABILITY’S ROLE IN BIG BUSINESSAre multinational corporations doing enough to progress the sustainability agenda? While most companies identify the importance of the subject, ‘walking the talk’ is proving increasingly problematic for many. Our expert panel will help set the agenda and provide some genuine leadership.

Moderator:Gus Schellekens, Partner, Clean Energy and Sustainability Services, Ernst & YoungDr. Neil C. Hawkins, for Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S), The Dow Chemical CompanyFrank Werner, Director WEC Europe, World Environment Center (WEC)Raji Hattar, Aramex

10.45-

11.30

THE USE OF ECONOMIC VALUATION STUDIES IN SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT.Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi recently commissioned a study on the economic value of groundwater in the emirate. Drawing on case studies from the Middle East, Europe, USA, and Australia, the panel will focus on sharing the latest thinking on non-market valuation and economic modelling of groundwater in arid regions. This will include a discussion of how to apply the information gained from valuation studies and economic models to the design of market based-instruments to drive effective policies to reduce the pressure on this vital resource.

Moderator:Eva Ramos Perez Torreblanca, Director - Environmental Analysis and Economics, Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi Justin S. Baker, Senior Economist, RTI InternationalProf. Dr. Phoebe Koundouri, ICRE8 (International Center for Research on the Environment and the Economy)

16.00-

16.20 Coffee break

10.45-

11.30

STRATEGIES TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATURAL DISASTERS

Moderator:Taha B.M.J. Ouarda, Professor & Head, (iWATER), Masdar Institute of Science and TechnologyMohamed Dawoud, Manager, Water Resources Department,Environment Agency - Abu DhabiSøren Hvilshøj, Global Market Director, Water, RambollProf. Waleed K Zubari, Water Resources Mgmt Program, Arabian Gulf UniversityDr. Ania Grobicki, Acting Secretary General, RAMSAR

13.00-

14.30 Lunch and exhibition



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Company Name Hall No. Stand No.

Abu Dhabi Ports 4 4230

Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company 4 4210

Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority 4 4100

Ak-Kim Kimya Sanayi ve Tic. A.S. 4 3102

Al Wasail Industrial Company 3 3000

Avita Biomodulare Teichsysteme Gmbh 3 3200

Beeldstroo Consultancy 3 3204

BMC Gulf Trading LLC 4 4000

Deltares 3 3003

DENTSU INC. 3 3312

DG TAKANO Co., Ltd. 3 3311

Emirates Tech 4 4220

Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi 4 4130

Faggiolati Pumps SPA 3 3421

Federal Electricity & Water Authority 4 4450

Food Security Center Abu Dhabi 4 4410

Guangzhou Chemical Import & Export Co. Ltd. 3 3104

Heng Long Electric Co., Ltd. 3 3203

Hepworth 4 4101

Inter Act Smart Solutions 3 3007

Jinluo Water Co. Ltd 4 4221

Longkou Chengfeng Zhiyuan Technology Co. Ltd

3 3103

Membrana – 3M Membranes Business Unit 3 3322

Mega Civic Srl 3 3420

Ministry of Environment and Water 3 3110

Nanotera Group 4 4120

Punjab Saaf Pani Company 3 3201

Regulation and Supervision Bureau 4 4331

Saline Water Conversion Corporation 4 4332

SEAS Falcon Trading LLC 3 3230

Suez 4 4330

The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited

3 3002

Turan Makina Plastik Boru Sistemleri A.S. 3 3321

UVGERMI 3 3220

Waterleau 3 3001

WEHRLE Umwelt Gmbh 3 3447

Xylem Water Solutions Middle East Region FZCO

3 3330

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Denmark Pavilion

Danish Water Technology Group 3 Denmark Pavilion

Mycometer 3 Denmark Pavilion

Hexa-Cover 3 Denmark Pavilion

Kamstrup 3 Denmark Pavilion

Rambøll 3 Denmark Pavilion

France Pavilion

Business France/ Club Ademe International/ Vivapolis

4 4327

Bio-UV 4 4322

Datalink Instruments Dtli 4 4320

Dosatron 4 4325

Mascara 4 4328

Odyssee Environnement 4 4323

Orelis Environnement 4 4321

POLE EAU- France WATER TEAM 4 4322

HYDROVIDE-HYDROVIDEO GROUP 4 4324

TMW 4 4326

Switzerland Pavilion

CLA-VAL EUROPE SARL 7Switzerland

Pavilion

Cleantech Switzerland 7Switzerland

Pavilion

CleantechAlps 7Switzerland

Pavilion

Energy8 7Switzerland

Pavilion

Imeth 7Switzerland

Pavilion

T-LINK 7Switzerland

Pavilion

UK Pavilion

British Water 4 UK Pavilion

Aquamatix Ltd 4 4312

Bluewater Bio Ltd. 4 4312

BYRNE LOOBY 4 4312

CatalySystems Ltd 4 4312

ERG (Air Pollution Control) Ltd 4 4312

METASPHERE 4 4312

Savage Recycling Showers Ltd. 4 4310

VIP-Polymers Ltd 4 4311

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Company Name Stand No.

SPONSORS

Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority Strategic Sponsor

Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ADCCI)

Diamond Sponsor

Ak-Kim Kimya Sanayi ve Tic. A.S. Bronze Sponsor

Media Partners

AEC Online Media Partner

Agenda SRL - Watergas Media Partner

Amwal Magazine - Eurabia Media Corp. Media Partner

Asian Water Media Partner

Desaldata Media Partner

Eye of Riyadh Media Partner

Global Water Intelligence Media Partner

Neopromo - Capital Business Media Partner

Oil & Gas Directory Middle East Media Partner

The Water Network- AquaSPE AG Media Partner

Water Desalination Report Media Partner

World Centre Kuwait Media Partner

CPH World Media s.a.r.l. Media Partner

Water Digest Media Partner

British Water Media Partner

World Construction Today Media Partner

Danish Water Technology Group Media Partner

Water Environment Federation Stand No. 3432

Everything About Water Stand No. 3302

Society of Engineers Stand No. 3202

Revolve Media Stand No. 3301

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Waterscan Ltd 4 4312

Ham Baker Adams Ltd. 4 4311

USA Pavilion

Andrew Kurth 3 3433

Bio-Microbics 3 3437

Ecomatrix 3 3434

Evoqua 3 3451

Niagara Conservation Corp 3 3430

Parkson Corporation 3 3431

Proco Products 3 3436

Trevi System 3 3450

Water Environment Federation 3 3432

THE INNOVATION PAVILION / Innovate@IWS

Aluline Grease Traps Ltd. 3 IP07

Calix Ltd 3 IP05

VWM Gmbh - Vienna Water Monitoring Solutions

3 IP01

Regionality DMCC /Drinkable Air UAE 3 IP08

Isle Utilities 3 IP06

Echologics 3 IP02

Wetox Limited 3 IP03

International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture 3 IP04

SEALEAU B.V. 3 IP11

Resolute Marine Energy, Inc. 3 IP10

ProAcqua Group 3 IP12

Ducane Australia Pty Ltd (Drainwave) 3 IP09

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Eva Ramos Perez TorreblancaDirector - Environmental Analysis and Economics Integrated Environment Policy & PlanningEnvironment Agency Abu Dhabi

Mohammad Al-HajjiriHead of Water Section,Planning and Studies DirectorateADWEC

Mohammad El RamahiAssociate Director of theUtilities Interface, Operations and Engineering DepartmentMasdar

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The UAE and China have recentlysigned an agreement to work togetherin increasing the use of renewableenergy in water desalinationtechnology. Representatives of Masdar and

China Vanke will collaborate on thisfront, according to both companies.The agreement is likely aimed to

collaborate the desalinationtechnologies that Masdar is workingon with the low-cost solar power

technology mastered by China. Thesigning of the agreement took placeafter the UAE launched the GlobalClean Water Desalination Alliance atCOP21 climate change conference atParis. The alliance has set a target tointegrate renewable energy withdesalination technology and reducethe energy consumed in the processby 40 per cent.Desalination plants are critical for

the survival of nations that lack natural

source of potable water and citieslocated in arid regions. The UAE relies on desalinated water

for 99 per cent of its needs. Masdarhas taken the initiative to increase theefficiency as well as sustainability ofthe desalination process and isworking on a long-term goal toimplement renewable energy-powereddesalination plants in the UAE and tostart commercial operation of suchfacilities by 2020.

UAE and China to collaborate on waterdesalination technology

The UAE’s district cooling provider Emicool is eyeing a 20 per cent market share inthe emirates and is also set to make an entry into Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The company has plans to increase its capacity to 500,000 TR by 2020 and build

around 1,150 residential units in the future. Emicool CEO Adib Moubadder says, “In the UAE and regionally, there is a huge

commitment to the cause of sustainability, and no wonder the district coolingindustry has aprofound role toplay in eco-friendlyinfrastructure ofdistricts, cities andcountries. Thebenefits of districtcooling areevident andmaster plannersare increasinglyincorporatingdistrict coolingsystems in futureprojects. As acompany, Emicoolis eyeing stronggrowth asresidentialprojects and demand picks up in the region.”Emicool is among other leading players in the region that have expansion plans in

the MENA. They are expected to have a 40 per cent share in the global market in thenext three years, which is expected to reach around US$29bn in value. One of thekey trends that are expected include the transition to comprehensive district coolingthat saves energy and limits maintenance charges. Moubadder also adds that Emicool has changed the concept design of several

projects by convincing master developers for low-rise buildings and villas that districtcooling is a viable solution.

Emicool to enter Saudi Arabiaand Qatar, eyes biggermarket share in UAE Iran’s Water and Wastewater

Engineering Company has signed anagreement with French company Suezaimed at refurbishing and maintainingthe country’s major water andwastewater treatment facilities.“Not only does Suez enjoy good

reputation for technology and qualitywork, it can also help Iran withfinancing the projects thanks to its linkswith international monetaryorganizations,” Hamid Reza Janbaz,CEO of the company is quoted by theTrend News Agency, which cited IRNA– Iran’s official news agency. “Suez will start by carrying out a pilot

project in capital Tehran, which isexpected to reduce running water by 10per cent in five years,” Janbaz adds.Also, Japan has allocated a grant of

US$1mn to a project for reducing theamount of non-revenue water (NRW) inIranian city of Khansar. The project would be one-of-its-kind

in the world and will help reduce thecity’s NRW to 15-17 per cent, theofficial said. The NRW percentage inIran is something about 26 in average,14 of which is goes waste in pipes.According to studies, the high rate of

water loss in the Gulf nation is mainlydue to old-fashioned pipeline networkin distribution systems, invisibleleakage, ground breakage and thewater pressure on the system.

Stand no: 4330

IRAN SIGNS WATER

TREATMENT DEAL

WITH FRANCE’S SUEZ


Emicool has provided district cooling services to several facilities in Dubai. (Photo: Dmitri Birin/Shutterstock)

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