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www.utilities-me.com October 2012 / Utilities Middle East 1
Most people working in the Middle East utilities
sector will happily tell you that this is a region with
a lot going on. Surging investment, ambitious plans,
booming population growth all things bound to
put a smile on the faces of those with an interest in
power and water infrastructure.
Theres certainly plenty happening right now. Our
exclusive feature interview this month sees us talk
with Mohamed Al Hammadi, CEO of the Emirates
Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC). The UAEs
nuclear project has been an ever-present in our
news pages for some time now, with the programme
recently announcing a number of milestone devel-
opments. During the interview, we heard about
ENECs approach to critical issues such as safety
and fuel security, as well as getting an insight into
exactly what stage the project is currently at. As
the largest utilities project underway in the Middle
East, not to mention the first nuclear programme in
the region, the Barakah project seems likely to be a
headline act for the foreseeable future.
Elsewhere, the traditional events season for the
industry is about to begin, with conferences and
exhibitions planned all over the region. Perhaps
the most high-profile this year, the World Energy
Forum 2012, is descending on Dubai towards the
end of the month. This is the first time the Forum has
convened outside of New York, and will see heads of
states, ministers and business leaders gather in the
UAE to focus on supporting global energy security.
Of course, we will have to wait to see what the forum
produces in terms of results, but the very fact that
it is being held here is a real mark of prestige for the
region. Not to mention a great networking opportu-
nity both for the regions businesses and for inter-
view-seeking journalists.
Adam Lane, Editor
Email: adam.lane@itp.com
Never a dull
moment
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REGULARS
03 UPDATE
08 INSIGHT
15 COMMENT
29 SAUDI COUNTRY PROFILE
42 ALSTOM INTERVIEW
47 CONTRACTS
54 ROUND-UP
59 WEF 2012 PREVIEW
64 FINAL WORD
FEATURES
17 POWER LIST
The most powerful players in the
regions utilities sector.
25 COVER INTERVIEW
DEWAs Marwan Salem bin Haider on
the latest e-service advances.
32 NUCLEAR LEADER
UME gets the lowdown on Barakah
from ENECs CEO.
36 STAYING SAFE
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US approves $2bn Barakah loan
The board of the Export-Import Bank of the
United States (Ex-Im Bank) has approved a US
$2 billion direct loan for the Barakah One Com-
pany (a Emirates Nuclear Energy Corpora-
tion (ENEC) subsidiary), to help fund the UAEs
nuclear power plant development.
The loan is the largest transaction for the Bank
in the UAE, and is the frst time since the late 1990s
that the bank has provided fnancing for greenfeld
nuclear development.
The US Census Bureau has estimated the credit
line will support around 5,000 American jobs,
across 17 states.
The 5,000 American jobs fgure speaks vol-
umes about the importance of the transaction
to the US economy. But in addition to bolster-
ing American jobs, Ex-Im Bank will make history
by backing the construction of the frst nuclear
power plant on the Arabian Peninsula, said Ex-Im
Bank chairman and president Fred P. Hochberg on
the announcement.
Ex-Im has emphasised that the US National Secu-
rity Council and the Departments of State and
Energy all support the agreement. The UAE and
US have also signed a number of nuclear cooper-
ation agreements in recent times including the
Arrangement Between the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission of the US and the Federal Authority
for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) of the UAE for the
Exchange of Technical Information and Cooper-
ation in Nuclear Safety and Security Matters back
in 2010.
Westinghouse Electric Company, based in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is set to be the largest
exporter involved in the deal, and will provide the
reactor coolant pumps, reactor components, con-
trols, engineering services and training.
In a statement responding to the news, ENEC
CEO Mohamed Al Hammadi said The Emir-
ates Nuclear Energy Corporation welcomes the
approval of the US Ex-Im Board of Directors to pro-
vide US $2 billion to the Barakah One, a subsidiary
of ENEC. This is a very important milestone to meet
our objective of announcing a fnancial agreement
in the near term. ENEC is progressing steadily with
fnancial institutions, authorities and regulators to
achieve this objective.
Al Hammadi went on to say that it was his organ-
isations strategy to supplement the Abu Dhabi
governments investment with funds from Export
Credit Agencies such as US Ex-Im, together with
commercial banks.
We are pleased that a leading fnancial institu-
tion such as US Ex-Im has thoroughly analysed the
project and concluded that it is safety-driven, tech-
nically robust and is commercially and fnancially
well structured. This investment will create thou-
sands of jobs here in the UAE, as well as in the home
nations of our suppliers, partners and contractors,
he concluded.
The UAE accounted for around $3.7 billion of the
Ex-Im Banks total worldwide credit exposure at
the end of FY 2011.
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Ex-Im Bank authorises direct financing for UAEs nuclear plant development
News
REGIONAL UPDATE // ESSENTIAL INSIGHTS FOR MIDDLE EAST WATER, GAS AND ELECTRICITY PROFESSIONALS
The loan will
be the largest
the Ex-Im bank
has made in the
UAE.
Power
First unit arrives for
EMALs 1GW power boost
Final site upgrade will take total output to 3GW
Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) has
celebrated the arrival of the rst
power plant unit at its Phase II
expansion project. The facility is
currently undertaking a 1,000 MW
expansion project that will boost
capacity at the site to 3,000 MW
making it one of the largest single
site power stations in the region.
This latest construction mile-
stone signicantly progresses
EMALs Phase II expansion plans.
In keeping with EMALs core value
of constant improvement, the
new unit utilises the latest techno-
logical advances since Phase I to
improve efciency and mitigate
environmental impact. It is vital that
we continue to upgrade our facili-
ties with the latest technology as it
improves efciency and maintains
our competitiveness in the global
aluminium market, said EMAL
President and CEO, Saeed Fadhel
Al Mazrooei.
The upgrade, which will allow
EMAL to be entirely self-sufcient
The rapid growth
in demand for power
is really outpacing the
ability to make supply
on the grid. This is why
utilities are interested
in smart grids.
Bastian Fischer, Oracle Utilities VP
of industry strategy.
The projections
from the Saudi govern-
ment suggest that if
they dont change their
generation mix, they
will be consuming 75%
of their oil
Jos Antonio Alberich, A T
Kearney partner
From day one, we
said we wanted to
deliver water and
electricity in a reliable
way, at the lowest pos-
sible tariff, regardless
of the market.
Paddy Padmanathan, ACWA Power
CEO and President.
The dollars spent in
design are small com-
pared with construc-
tion. Its the measure
twice, cut once
principle - if you do a
good job in design, you
can save later on.
Malcolm Walter, Bentley COO
in power, involves three gas and two
steam turbine units. They will be
equipped with an enhanced com-
bustion system that will boost ef-
ciency at the smelter.
Cooling is set to be provided
using two new cooling towers sim-
ilar to Phase I, but with improve-
ments to reduce salt dispersion.
The next two turbines are
expected to be delivered in Sep-
tember, with the new power com-
plex targeting a June 2014 date
for the full commencement
of operations.
The Phase II project has been
valued at an estimated $4.5 billion
and is a key part of plans to diversify
the UAEs economy through a sig-
nicant increase in plant output.
NEWS
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3GW
Planned final output of
EMALs mammoth
power project
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See page 8 for more insight.
Saudi could become oil importer by 2030
Report suggests power subsidies need reduction to curb rising power demand
A new report by Citigroup has sug-
gested that Saudi Arabia risks
becoming a net oil importer by
2030 as a result of rapidly growing
energy consumption. The report,
obtained by Bloomberg and the
Daily Telegraph, argues that the
Kingdom may have no oil available
for export within 20 years if current
energy usage trends continue.
The research says that oil and
derivatives are used for around half
of the kingdoms electricity pro-
duction currently increasing at
around 8 percent per year - in addi-
tion to its desalinated water pro-
duction. At present, around a quar-
ter of the countrys total fuel pro-
duction is used domestically and
the report author Heidy Rehman
states that if Saudi Arabian oil con-
sumption grows in line with peak
power demand, the country could
be a net importer by 2030.
Saudi already consumes all of its
natural gas production around 9.6
billion ft
3
/day domestically, whilst
the author suggests that plans to
diversify the fuel mix by investing
in nuclear energy could be ham-
pered by a lack of suitably qualied
experts in the eld.
Annual
population
growth in UAE,
increasing pressure on
existing water resources
All UAE
households to be
connected to water
network
by end of 2012
(litres per day)
current installed
desalination capacity
Story
in numbers
3.28%
100%
8.9m
of UAEs
water/wastewater
sector in 2015
$5.61bn
Fast Fact
NEWS
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Forecast
market
value
A
bu Dhabi is set to pilot a state-of-the-
art micro-grid that is powered by
100% renewable electricity, as part
of a new public-private partnership
between the Global Green Growth Institute
(GGGI), Masdar Institute and South Koreas
Research Institute for industrial Science and
Technology (RIST). The project is being sup-
ported by around US $1 million in funding
from GGGI and steel producer POSCO.
The research project will be coordinated
by GGGI, and will use the expertise of Masdar
Institute to design and simulate micro-grids
with renewable energy.
This project is another power example of
the leading role Abu Dhabi and the UAE are
playing in clean energy innovation. Masdar
has funded development projects on small
islands that can potentially benet from
micro-grids, and we are interested in their
potential role in supporting renewable energy
deployment in rural areas, said Masdar CEO
and UAE Special Envoy for Energy and Climate
Change, Dr Sultan Al Jaber.
During the launch of the partnership, the
project team demonstrated a conceptual
design for an island-based renewable micro-
grid. This involved a control system, energy
storage and a high-e ciency DC distribution
system, and was designed to integrate solar
PV, small wind power and biofuel production
from waste and algae.
RIST VP Dr Hee Don Chun said: We are con-
dent the expertise from Masdar will further
stimulate innovation in micro-grids .
8%
Annual increase in Saudi
Arabias electricity
production.
Energy
Abu Dhabi
prepares to pilot
micro-grid
$1m
Project funding support
from GGGI and POSCO
The micro-grid will
be fully powered by
renewable energy
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Japan could shun nuclear power
Country reportedly targeting a massive increase in renewable energy investment
The government of Japan has
taken a major decision on its
future electricity generation mix
with the announcement that it
intends to cease using nuclear
power by the 2030s. The country
has been considering the issue
of continued nuclear invest-
ment since last years Fukushima
disaster, with potentially far-
reaching consequences for many
industries given the substantial
30 percent contribution nuclear
makes to Japans total electricity
generation.
In a policy statement from Prime
Minister Yoshihiko Nodas govern-
ment, reported by Reuters, the
country is set to pursue a strategy to
create a new future. It is not pie in the
sky. It is a practical strategy. A strict
40-year limit has been placed on the
lifetime of reactors, meaning that
most will be shut down by the 2030s.
Currently, 48 of the countrys 50
nuclear reactors are not in use whilst
safety checks continue. Restarts of
existing reactors will only be permit-
ted after approval from the atomic
regulator.
The recently-released report on
the Fukushima incident from the
National Diet of Japan contained
wide-spread criticism of much
of the countrys nuclear industry
with the report authors stating
that the incident was profoundly
a manmade disaster due to a pleth-
ora of safety and security issues
being ignored. This has prompted
the growth of an anti-nuclear move-
ment in the country that has called
for an immediate cessation of
nuclear power production.
The government has suggested
that it will seek to treble the share of
renewable power generation and
will introduce energy efciency
measures to reduce energy con-
sumption. Japan will also retain
its position as the worlds top LNG
importer to feed its conventional
power stations.
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Poll
results
September
2012
51%
11%
32%
6%
Electricity production/
distribution
Smart grids and smart
metering
Desalination and
wastewater
Renewables
Which Middle
East utilities
sector is most in
need of
investment?
EBRD looking at Jordan power investment
Bank set to consider a $100m investment in $360m Amman power project
The First Vice President of the
European Bank for Reconstruc-
tion and Development (EBRD),
Varel Freeman, has completed
a visit to Jordan to consider two
investments in the country.
During the trip, Freeman said
that the EBRDs board of directors
would be asked to consider the
Banks frst two investments in the
Kingdom including a US $100 mil-
lion investment in a power plant set
to be built near Amman.
The Jordan Times has said that
the total value of the project
located east of the capital will
be $360 million, as the King-
dom seeks to boost its electricity
production capacity.
Investing in the private sector,
supporting the growth of small
businesses and helping to create
jobs is at the heart of our invest-
ment strategy for Jordan and the
region, Freeman said.
The Bank has said that invest-
ments in the SEMED region cov-
ering Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco and
Egypt could be as much as $3.3 bil-
lion a year by 2015.
Varel Freeman, EBRD VP,
has said the EBRD will consider a
$100m investment in Jordans power.
Japans
Prime Minister
Yoshihiko Noda
has placed a strict
40-year working
life on existing
reactors.
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T
he UAEs Masdar has
said that Abu Dhabi
Sustainability Week
(ADSW) will attract
over 30,000 participants from
around the world, and will aim
to address some of the most
pressing sustainability issues
and challenges.
The events - scheduled between
January 13 17 next year - will dem-
onstrate the importance of the
renewable energy sector and sus-
tainability, as well as making clear
that Abu Dhabi has become a cap-
ital of the world when it comes
to sustainability.
Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week
extends the UAEs momentum as
a recognised global leader in sus-
tainable development through
open platforms that define the
future global landscape for sus-
tainability and encourage invest-
ments and partnerships to deliver
solutions, said Masdar CEO Dr
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber.
The week builds on the
momentum created at the Rio+20
Earth Summit in Brazil, par-
ticularly in advancing Sustain-
able Development Goals (SDGs),
which will guide the sustainability
agenda for the next 20 years. The
UAEs Rio+20 delegation played a
key role in developing those goals
which many have seen as one of
the most important outcomes of
the conference, he added.
Events planned for the week
include the Assembly of the Inter-
national Renewable Energy
Agency (IRENA), the sixth World
Future Energy Summit, and the
awards ceremony for the Zayed
Future Energy Prize.
Speaking at a press briefing on
the event, Dr Al Jaber said that
the ADSW will allow the sector to
address its challenges in a more
comprehensive, inclusive way.
What we are trying to do is pro-
vide a whole ecosystem that will
allow different interests from all
over the world to come together
under one umbrella for the same
reason, at the same time, at the
same location, to address all of the
issues and challenges, and to gen-
erate ideas and advance the sector
together.
Meeting the challenges of
sustainability is vital both glob-
ally and locally, said Dr Al Jaber.
Within the UAE, an integrated
and comprehensive energy strat-
30,000
A massive number of
delegates are expected to
visit Abu Dhabi during the
week in January next year
Masdar CEO Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber explains the
concept of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and the recipe for
his organisations success
ADSW EXPLAINED
egy that includes renewable
energy, nuclear and hydrocar-
bons will be fundamental to our
nations development.
I urge all UAE organisations
and residents to join the impor-
tant dialogue that will take place
during ADSW.
ADSW was originally
announced by Masdar during the
Rio+20 conference back in June of
this year.
I urge all UAE organisations and
residents to join the important dialogue
that will take place during Abu Dhabi Sustain-
ability Week
Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Masdar CEO
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Dr Al Jaber said that Masdar was
established to become an open,
global platform for co-operation
on renewables and sustainability.
On Masdar
We have capitalised on a
very wise leadership that
saw an opportunity, and we
have capitalised on our deep
energy and substantial nan-
cial resources. We put it all
together and found that we do
have a platform that we were
serious about capitalising on.
This is the recipe of
Masdar. Masdar is bold, seri-
ous, committed, educated.
And Masdar has chosen to
address a global challenge.
One of our greatest successes
is the fact that we were able to
help in changing the mindset
starting at home and reaching
our neighbours and beyond.
The fact that we are actu-
ally working very closely with
our friends and colleagues
in the sector is another tes-
tament that weve always
wanted to become a leader; we
wanted to play a key role.
We have achieved our
objective of becoming a cata-
lyst that will help change the
mindset and extend our reach
into sophisticated elds.
Abu Dhabi Sustainabil-
ity Week is set to instantly
become the largest gath-
ering on sustainability the
Middle East has ever seen,
with delegates ying in
from over 150 countries.
Masdar says the events will
focus on three pillars eco-
nomic sustainability, social
sustainability and envi-
ronmental sustainability -
so there will evidently be a
good deal to talk about.
Its clear that its going to
be a busy few days in Abu
Dhabi, so UME has picked
out some of the highlights.

Pick of the ADSW events
A B C
Masdar in the UAE
IRENA General Assembly
ADSW begins with the third ses-
sion of the Assembly of the Inter-
national Renewable Energy
Agency, on the 13th and 14th of
January 2013. To date, the organ-
isation boasts 158 member
states, as well as the European
Union, and is focused on promot-
ing the widespread adoption of
all forms of renewable energy.
The Assembly convenes annu-
ally to discuss issues such as its
work programme, its budget, the
adoption of reports, and applica-
tions for membership.
IRENA has been headquartered
in Abu Dhabi since 2009.
World Future Energy
Summit 2013
Now in its sixth year, the World
Future Energy Summit has
quickly established itself as one
of the most important global
events dedicated to future
energy and clean technologies.
Last years event attracted
26,200 delegates, with num-
bers set to swell this year as the
International Water Summit will
be held in conjunction with the
event for the rst time.
Held under the patronage of HH
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed
Al Nahyan, there will also be an
exhibition and roundtables.
ADIREC 2013
The next International Renew-
able Energy Conference (IREC)
a high-level bi-annual political
conference series - is set to be
held in Abu Dhabi on 15-17 Janu-
ary next year.
The event, which has previously
been hosted in cities includ-
ing Delhi, Washington and Bei-
jing, will highlight the achieve-
ments of the UNs International
Year of Sustainability for All, as
well as addressing the goal of
accelerating the rate of renew-
able energy adoption around
the world. Side events will also
be organised by NGOs.
100MW
Shams 1 CSP plant
170
Students at Masdar
Institute of Science
and Technology
30MW
Final capacity
of Sir Bani Yas
wind farm
$19bn
Projected cost of Masdar
City development that
will house 40,000
residents when complete
$250m
Masdar Clean
Technology Fund
The EBRD is preparing some impressive investments in the
regions energy sector. Nandita Parshad, EBRD Director of
Power and Energy, explains its strategy
The new investors
in town
In September, the Euro-
pean Bank of Reconstruc-
tion and Development (EBRD)
announced that it was consider-
ing a US $100 million investment
in a Jordan power scheme (see
Update, page 6).
Impressive as this sizeable
investment would be, it is only the
first part of much larger potential
financing that the EBRD is looking
at in the region.
Energy will be an extremely
important target for EBRD invest-
ments across the new region,
where countries face energy, cli-
mate change and environmental
challenges. Some of the challenges
are common to the region, but
there are individual requirements
in each of the countries.
Jordan, for example, is a coun-
try with limited and depleting nat-
ural resources and a growing pop-
ulation, which relies on imports
to meet household and indus-
trial energy requirements. It is
amongst the most water-stressed
countries in the world a situa-
tion which is expected to worsen
as a result of climate change. The
energy intensity of the Jordanian
is the highest amongst the four
countries where the EBRD is plan-
ning to invest (Morocco, Tuni-
sia and Egypt are the others),
says EBRD Director of Power and
Energy, Nandita Parshad.
In Morocco, Parshad highlights
the fact that country is highly
dependent on imported energy
with the country 93% dependent
on external energy.
In order to help the coun-
try respond to this challenge, the
EBRD will work on the more effi-
cient use of energy resources and
support the implementation of
The
EBRD helped
nance the
construction of the
Rotor wind farm in
Osmaniye
in Southern
Turkey.
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the countrys renewable strat-
egy to reduce dependency on
imported energy. The EBRD will
help improve energy efficiency
through municipal and public ser-
vices, in public or private build-
ings, the transport sector and
across numerous industries as
well as improving fuel process-
ing. It will encourage cleaner and
alternative fuel uses and contrib-
ute to the reform of the energy
sector.
Parshad says that the EBRD
invests in projects according to
three key principles. As a largely
self-financing entity, the invest-
ment must make commercial
sense. It must also demonstrate
that it will have a positive effect
on the economy by, for example,
raising the quality of environmen-
tal or social standards. The EBRD
must also
be additional, investing in an
area where the private sector is
unwilling or unable to invest its
own funds.
As far as energy efficiency is
concerned, it is a key element in
our investment strategy. This is
because it has a duel impact: by
being more energy efficient, com-
panies and economies generally
have a positive impact in the con-
text of climate change. But most
immediately for these economies,
energy efficiency makes business
sense. By being more energy effi-
cient, energy costs go down and
companies become more com-
petitive. It is an integral part of the
process of economic transition,
Parshad says.
The Bank is planning to invest as
much as $3.3 billion per year into
the region, and Parshad says that a
substantial part will be invested
in energy related projects.
This is a direct consequence of
the need in each of these countries
for additional electricity generat-
ing capacity to address the growth
in demand of 7 10% per year.
Investment in new capacity will
have to be couple with energy effi-
ciency measures - both industrial
and residential which will be crit-
ical for allowing the region to meet
its objectives in terms of servicing
the electricity demand.
Based on our experience in
Turkey and other countries of
operation, we would expect to
contribute to power generation
with investment building up to
around $388 million per year,
for projects total value (that is,
including all co-financiers) of
about $1.3 billion.
In terms of where future funds
could go, Parshad says that the
regions interest in renewables
projects is certainly going to be an
area of particular focus.
The EBRD sees huge potential
in the area of renewables in the
new region. It is certainly going to
be a priority area for us. Besides
being a favourable natural envi-
ronment, in this region, the com-
paratively high price of energy
would make it, in most cases, eco-
nomical providing a competitive,
sustainable source of energy.
Morocco and Jordan have
already made concrete steps to
support the development of
renewable energy and the Bank is
already considering investments
in these countries. We will also
support Egypt and Turkey in their
efforts to promote this energy.
The bank has built up consid-
erable expertise in financing a
number of wind farm projects;
having provided financing to proj-
ects for a total capacity of around 1
GW in its region of operation. This
experience will be made available
to the new region, Parshad
concludes.
Nandita
Parshad says the
EBRD could invest
around $388m per
year into regional
energy projects.
The EBRD in profle
The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
was established in 1991, to support the transition of former east-
ern bloc countries towards the market economy. The Bank aims
to foster transition towards open and democratic market econo-
mies, and is currently investing at a rate of around US $11.6bn per
year. Recently, in response to requests to support economies in
the Middle East, the Banks shareholders agreed to an extension
of its remit to include projects in Egypt, Morocco, Jordan and
Tunisia. The frst transactions in these countries were approved
on September 18th for projects in Morocco, Tunisia and Jordan.
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Comment
Farid Faraidooni, CCO for du, considers the applications
of machine to machine communication for utilities
The promise of M2M
A
fter triple-play and quad-play,
all the talk in telco sectors is
about the next big idea of tera-
play and the development of a
worldwide network of a trillion connected
devices hooked up using machine-to-
machine telco communication networks.
In so-called M2M communications, a
device such as a sensor or meter is used to
capture an event, such as a change in tem-
perature or a shift in inventory level, which
is relayed through the telco wireless or wired
network to an application or software pro-
gramme. This effectively translates the cap-
tured event into meaningful and action-
able information - for example, revision of
a weather warning, or refresh of goods held
in stock. This is accomplished through the
use of telemetry, the language machines use
when in communication with each other.
In the UAE, Minister of Environment and
Water Rashid Ahmad Bin Fahd has said
a project that uses M2M to monitor and
reduce energy use in citizens homes and
offices could reduce domestic carbon foot-
prints by 30%. Its estimated that over 70% of
all the power consumed in the UAE is used to
cool and light buildings. M2M systems can be
programmed to automatically turn down air
conditioners and turn off lights when people
are asleep or away.
Interestingly, M2M has been around for
many years and to date has been one of the
slowest-burning markets in the industry. It
is hot again today because of the confluence
of three key drivers. The impact of scale has
finally made the economics of M2M practica-
ble. There is a rising importance given to con-
nectivity across a full spectrum of consumer
electronics devices. And finally, we have seen
the advent of the device management software,
which makes it possible for solutions to be
deployed on an industrial scale.
Smart energy/smart grid, which contin-
ues to build momentum, has become one of
the most popular M2M applications over the
last year, and all the major countries includ-
ing the UAE have smart energy or smart grid
programmes in place today. Abu Dhabi Water
and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) is about
to complete its smart metering programme,
which allows for a fully automatic meter read-
ing along with a meter intelligence monitor-
ing and data capturing system. Of ADWEAs
500,000 customers in Abu Dhabi and Al-Ain,
around 80% have been wired up to the smart
grid, it is reported. Market watchers agree
that M2M communication is starting to have
a radical and far-reaching impact on con-
sumers, lifestyle and business, as it plays out
across every type of scenario.
Farid Faraidooni is the Chief Commer-
cial Offcer for du, the UAEs telecommuni-
cation giant that now serves over 5 million
people since opening for business in 2006.
The company currently boasts over 40,000
business customers, and has a workforce of
more than 2,000.
Smart
energy is
now one of the
most popular
M2M applica-
tions.
By Farid Faraidooni,
CCO FOR DU
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Frank Perez
ABU DHABI NATIONAL ENERGY COMPANY
(TAQA)
Executive Officer, Global Power and Water
UAE
Most recently in the news announcing a US $1.4
billion agreement over project fnancing for the
700MW expansion of Moroccos Jorf Lasfar plant,
the rate of TAQAs investment in MENA power proj-
ects has certainly not slowed down in recent times.
Leading the frms global power and water division,
Frank Perez has used his 25-years of utilities expe-
rience to guide the frm into major recent invest-
ments in countries including Iraqi Kurdistan
and Ghana.
Paddy
Padmanathan
ACWA POWER
President and CEO
SAUDI ARABIA
Responsible for 40% of Saudi Arabias desal-
inated water and 11% of its electricity produc-
tion, ACWA Power has rapidly spread beyond
its home in the Kingdom. Now signed up to
14,000 MW of power generation across coun-
tries including Jordan, Oman, and Morocco;
CEO and President Paddy Padmanathan has
pushed a strategy of delivering reliable water
and electricity at the lowest tariff to win con-
tract after contract.
Jasim Thabet
TABREED
CEO
UAE
Newly appointed as CEO, Jasim
Thabet has become the frst Emir-
ati to lead the UAEs Tabreed. Join-
ing just as the district cooling frm
reported a 25% increase in H1 prof-
its, Thabet will use experience at
ADNOC and GE to push ahead with
the frms expansion of its existing
59 cooling plants around the UAE,
together with six overseas plants
located throughout the GCC.
Frank Perez,
TAQA
Paddy
Padmanathan,
ACWA Power
Jasim Thabet,
Tabreed
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Regional Knowledge
Global Reach
As the largest law frm in the Middle East, Al Tamimi & Company knows
more than just the law. We pride ourselves on understanding the business
environment in which we operate, ultimately benefting the clients we work with.
With 10 offces in 6 countries and over 200 specialist lawyers, we have
the knowledge, expertise and cultural awareness to ensure that our clients are
at the forefront of doing business in the Middle East.
www.tamimi.com
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George
Antonopoulos
SETE ENERGY
CEO
SAUDI ARABIA
One of Saudi Arabias leading
developers and EPC contractors
of water treatment projects, the
frm has been serving the King-
dom for more than 35 years. With
a client list that includes Saudi
Aramco, Marafq and KAUST,
CEO Antonopoulos has led SETE
through some very impressive
projects, with the frm undertak-
ing work on everything from desal-
ination to steam generation.
Joe Anis
GE
Middle East President
GCC
An undoubted major player in
the Middle Easts utilities sector.
GEs recent contract wins have
included work in Saudi Arabia,
Kurdistan and Kuwait, whilst the
frms supply of two GE C-7 steam
turbines to the Erbil power proj-
ect marks the frst combined
cycle power project undertaken in
the Kurdish region. Leading oper-
ations in the region, Joe Anis has
14-years experience with
the company.
Dietmar
Siersdorfer
SIEMENS ENERGY
CEO
GCC
Another ever-present in the
regions power news, Siemens
has most recently announced a
number of Iraq contracts -
including a $131 million contract
win to supply four gas turbines to
a new power facility in Iraqi Kurd-
istan. Leading the frms Energy
sector in the region since 2008,
Dietmar Siersdorfer oversees
operations across 16 countries in
the region.
George Antonopoulos,
SETE Energy
Dietmar Siersdorfer,
Siemens Energy
PO Box: 68919 Al Ain, UAE s Tel: +971-37847752 s Fax: +971-37847742 s E-mail: info@egpi.ae s Website: www.egpi.ae
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The new Gridstream MDUS 2.0 Meter Data Unication System provides a platform
for smart metering functionalities in your ERP system. As a Qualied Business
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Fawaz Malki
AES ARABIA
President
SAUDI ARABIA
Recently announcing a $16m con-
tract with Saudi Arabias KAUST,
AES Arabia has been providing
water and wastewater services to
the Middle East region since the
mid 1980s. As President, Fawaz
Malki has overseen the frms
increasing specialisation in water
and wastewater processing.
Tawfiq Abu Soud
DRAKE & SCULL INTERNATIONAL
Executive Director of Water & Power
GCC
Spanning everything from power
infrastructure, wastewater treat-
ment and telecoms, Drake & Scull
is perhaps most noted in the
region for its district cooling work.
With over 25 years experience in
oil, gas and MEP, Abu Soud says
his frm is now branching out into
felds such as renewable energy.
Tawfq Abu Soud,
Drake & Scull
Nader Abdellatif
ALSTOM
Country President
SAUDI ARABIA
In a busy year for the power frm,
Alstoms recent activity has
included a $120 million contract
to supply the steam tail for the
Riyadh PP12 power project. Lead-
ing Saudi operations, Abdella-
tif says the frms technology can
help improve the performance
and effciency of the power site.
Markus Wildi
DOW
President, Dow Middle East
GCC
With the announcement of a
research partnership with Saudi
Arabias Saline Water Conver-
sion Corporation, Dows exper-
tise in desalination is clearly well
respected. Leading the compa-
nys overall regional operations,
Markus Wildi is responsible for the
frms development in the region.
Frank Duggan
ABB
Head of Global Markets
GCC
ABB has announced regional con-
tract wins with reliable frequency
over the last year. With burgeon-
ing work in Saudi, the frm recently
announced a $40 million man-
ufacturing plant in the Kindom,
whilst Iraqi power shortages has
seen it clock up substation deals in
the south of the country.
Nader Abdellatif,
Alstom
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Ahmad
Bin Shafar
EMPOWER
CEO
UAE
Ahmad Bin Shafar has been
CEO of Dubais Empower since
2004, and this year has overseen
an increase in the frms cool-
ing output by 20%. New plants
around Dubai are each expected
to add at least 40,000 RT of cool-
ing to the frms already consider-
able capacity. With a 23.2% rise
in H1 consumption recorded this
year, prospects look bright, with
new connections to Dubai com-
munities such as DIFC, TECOM
and Al Khail Gate.
Goktug
Gur
SCHNEIDER
ELECTRIC
Country President
UAE & OMAN
Energy management giant
Schneider Electric announced
back in April of this year that it was
aiming to boost its Middle East
business, including increasing its
employee numbers in the region
by 30%. Goktug Gur, a 16-year vet-
eran of the frm, is set to drive the
frms business in the UAE and
Oman, through focusing on key
issues such as safety, energy eff-
ciency and the reliability of
power supplies.
Andrew Shaw
DUCAB
Managing Director, UAE
With record sales in 2011 of $1.34
billion, times are clearly good for
Dubai cable manufacturer Ducab.
Led by MD Andrew Shaw since
2007, the frm has supplied to util-
ities across the GCC including
ADWEA, KAHRAMAA, DEWA and
Saudi Electricity Company.
Ahmad Bin Shafar,
Empower
Goktug Gur,
Schneider Electric
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Usually a beacon of light, the Burj Khalifa stood in darkness during the Earth Hour 2012 event.
Dubai falls dark for Earth Hour
City achieves a record energy savings rate of 216,000 KW/h in 2012 event
Dubai Electricity and Water
Authority (DEWA) has announced
that Earth Hour 2012 celebra-
tions held in Dubai attracted over-
whelming support from all sectors
of the community and achieved
a record saving rate of 216,000
KW/h and 130,000 kg Carbon
Emission. This marks the single
largest act of conservation by
people in Dubai. The city achieved
a 6% increase in savings compared
to 2011.
Dubai was the frst Arab city to
participate in Earth Hour in 2008
and has continued to increase the
participation and passion for the
Earth Hour cause in the emirate.
In 2008 Dubais participation saved
100,000 kW/h and reduced 60,000
kg of carbon dioxide emissions.
By 2011, Earth Hour savings
reached 204,000 kW/h and 122 kg
carbon emissions.
Earth Hour is one of over 20 ini-
tiatives implemented by DEWA to
educate its customers and the com-
munity on the importance of con-
servation of the environment and
on building a sustainable future for
the emirate by using utilities in a
rational manner. The event started
in Sydney in 2007 and has quickly
become a global event.
At Nynas, were passionate about
everything to do with power.
Need to talk to a transformer oil supplier who
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Riyadh-based ACWA increases stake in CEGCO.
ACWA increases Jordan power
Saudi firm completes acquisition of further shareholding in Jordans CEGCO
ACWA Power International, a Saudi
frm specialising in developing pri-
vately owned and fnanced power
generation and desalinated water
production plants has stated that
it has completed the acquisition
of a further shareholding in Jor-
dans Central Electricity Generat-
ing Company (CEGCO) from Mal-
akoff Corporation Bhd (Malakoff)
of Malaysia. Malakoff owns a 25%
stake in ENARA Energy Investment
PSC (ENARA), which in turn holds
51% ownership of CEGCO.
ACWA Power International has
acquired this 25% stake in ENARA
from Malakoff.
CEGCO is the largest power gen-
erator in Jordan, with seven power
generation complexes nation-
wide totaling around 1700 MW of
installed power capacity from a
mixed portfolio of technology and
fuel types meeting around 51% of the
countrys current market share.
Paddy Padmanathan, President
and CEO of ACWA Power explained
that ACWA Power is increasing its
investment in CEGCO by acquiring
the 25% stake in ENARA from Mal-
akoff because the company is com-
mitted to strengthening the power
sector of Jordan and increasing
its involvement.
The company frmly believes
that the most economical way of
adding new electricity generation
capacity is by repowering the aging
and ineffcient portfolio of existing
power plants and by moving to gas-
fred power generation and renew-
able energy.
The companys prime objective
is to remain focused on reducing
the cost of producing power and
desalinated water. In Jordan ACWA
Power has said it will support the
governments initiatives to improve
effciency, diversify fuel sources
to include renewable energy and
expand capacity.
At Nynas, were passionate about
everything to do with power.
Need to talk to a transformer oil supplier who
understands your business? One whos local enough
to be near you, yet global enough to have the
expertise you need. Get in touch. www.nynas.com
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The Biggest State players
1.
Ali Al Barrak
SAUDI ELECTRICITY
COMPANY
CEO and President
SAUDI ARABIA
2.
H.E. Abdulla Saif
Al Nuaimi
ADWEA
Director General
UAE
4.
Luay Al Musallam
NATIONAL
WATER COMPANY
CEO
SAUDI ARABIA
5.
Fahad
Al-Mohannadi
GENERAL MANAGER
Director
QATAR
3.
H.E. Saeed
Mohammed Al Tayer
DEWA
CEO and MD, UAE
Fady Juez
METITO
Managing Director
GCC
Fady Juez has been with water
specialists Metito since 1985, and
as Managing Director has guided
the frm through recent suc-
cesses that include multiple con-
tract wins in Iraq, as well as the re-
launching of operations in Saudi
Arabia back in June replete
with a promised $133 million
investment in the country over
the next three years. The frms
current global project portfolio is
worth over $1 billion, with opera-
tions in the UAE, Bahrain, China
and Egypt.
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May 2012
www.utilities-me.com
Usually a beacon of light, the Burj Khalifa stood in darkness during the Earth Hour 2012 event.
Dubai falls dark for Earth Hour
City achieves a record energy savings rate of 216,000 KW/h in 2012 event
Dubai Electricity and Water
Authority (DEWA) has announced
that Earth Hour 2012 celebra-
tions held in Dubai attracted over-
whelming support from all sectors
of the community and achieved
a record saving rate of 216,000
KW/h and 130,000 kg Carbon
Emission. This marks the single
largest act of conservation by
people in Dubai. The city achieved
a 6% increase in savings compared
to 2011.
Dubai was the frst Arab city to
participate in Earth Hour in 2008
and has continued to increase the
participation and passion for the
Earth Hour cause in the emirate.
In 2008 Dubais participation saved
100,000 kW/h and reduced 60,000
kg of carbon dioxide emissions.
By 2011, Earth Hour savings
reached 204,000 kW/h and 122 kg
carbon emissions.
Earth Hour is one of over 20 ini-
tiatives implemented by DEWA to
educate its customers and the com-
munity on the importance of con-
servation of the environment and
on building a sustainable future for
the emirate by using utilities in a
rational manner. The event started
in Sydney in 2007 and has quickly
become a global event.
At Nynas, were passionate about
everything to do with power.
Need to talk to a transformer oil supplier who
understands your business? One whos local enough
to be near you, yet global enough to have the
expertise you need. Get in touch. www.nynas.com
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Riyadh-based ACWA increases stake in CEGCO.
ACWA increases Jordan power
Saudi firm completes acquisition of further shareholding in Jordans CEGCO
ACWA Power International, a Saudi
frm specialising in developing pri-
vately owned and fnanced power
generation and desalinated water
production plants has stated that
it has completed the acquisition
of a further shareholding in Jor-
dans Central Electricity Generat-
ing Company (CEGCO) from Mal-
akoff Corporation Bhd (Malakoff)
of Malaysia. Malakoff owns a 25%
stake in ENARA Energy Investment
PSC (ENARA), which in turn holds
51% ownership of CEGCO.
ACWA Power International has
acquired this 25% stake in ENARA
from Malakoff.
CEGCO is the largest power gen-
erator in Jordan, with seven power
generation complexes nation-
wide totaling around 1700 MW of
installed power capacity from a
mixed portfolio of technology and
fuel types meeting around 51% of the
countrys current market share.
Paddy Padmanathan, President
and CEO of ACWA Power explained
that ACWA Power is increasing its
investment in CEGCO by acquiring
the 25% stake in ENARA from Mal-
akoff because the company is com-
mitted to strengthening the power
sector of Jordan and increasing
its involvement.
The company frmly believes
that the most economical way of
adding new electricity generation
capacity is by repowering the aging
and ineffcient portfolio of existing
power plants and by moving to gas-
fred power generation and renew-
able energy.
The companys prime objective
is to remain focused on reducing
the cost of producing power and
desalinated water. In Jordan ACWA
Power has said it will support the
governments initiatives to improve
effciency, diversify fuel sources
to include renewable energy and
expand capacity.
At Nynas, were passionate about
everything to do with power.
Need to talk to a transformer oil supplier who
understands your business? One whos local enough
to be near you, yet global enough to have the
expertise you need. Get in touch. www.nynas.com
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F
rom behind a desk impressively
massed with the latest gadgetry,
Marwan Salem bin Haider, Dubai
Electricity and Water Authoritys
(DEWA) Chief Information Ofcer, enthusiasti-
cally explains the latest eService creations.
DEWAs core business is to deliver electricity
and water, and ultimately at the end of a month, a
bill has to be paid. So far we have around 13 meth-
ods of payment, and all of our methods are listed
on our website. Customers can pay through the
site, with mobile payments, through banks, Etisalat
machines, for example, as well as at our ofces.
DEWAs approach to creating these payment
options was to keep everything in-house retain-
ing control over development and fnal design.
As I tell my people it is to be or not to be.
Either we will do it ourselves or well never do it.
We are the only government department avail-
able on so many devices, and this has all been
done internally.
"We never paid even one dirham for any out-
sider. We have saved a fortune hundreds of thou-
sands of dirhams.
An App for every
OCCASION...
Marwan Salem bin Haider, VP and Chief Information Officer at DEWA,
explains the e-service developments his organisation is launching,
and the advantages they can bring for both utility and customer
Marwan
Salem bin
Haider reports that
DEWA customers
performed 2.1 mil-
lion transactions
in 2011.
DEWA INTERVIEW
DEWA INTERVIEW
The adoption of eServices has really taken of
for DEWA, with 53.7% of its customer base using
the online services during H1 of this year. How-
ever, there are plans to push this even higher.
We would like to increase it as much as pos-
sible. We actually tried to get a benchmark with
other countries [on
eAdoption
rates]. 53% is a big achievement. When you con-
sider the 2.1 million online transactions in 2011
thats 2.1 million customers who avoided visits to a
DEWA ofce. Thats huge.
KEEPING TRACK
One of the most interesting new eServices now
available allows customers to log in to DEWAs
website to track their own energy consump-
tion. Customers are presented with an online
graph that provides an easy visual medium
to compare their water and electricity
consumption over time. By providing a
means to track their own usage com-
paring it on a monthly or yearly basis
DEWA believes that customers will be
encouraged to seek ways to lower their
monthly consumption.
As they say you cannot improve what
you cant quantify; what you cant measure.
This will, for sure, help people to see what they
are doing and I can guarantee that the consump-
tion will go down for many people. People will
want to keep consumption down.
We also dont just show them the prob-
lem. We also provide a lot of
conservation advice on
how to bring consump-
tion down. Beyond
DEWAs water pipe
and meter, its
the custom-
ers responsi-
bility. It goes
back to the
behavior of
the people
who live
in the
house. Usually the owner doesnt think about
these things, but now he can easily see what he is
using and will know when he is paying more.
The eConsumption Graph was soft-launched
at the beginning of August, and with no fanfare
for its launch, attracted 7,000 users within the
frst two weeks.
STAYING GREEN
The Green Bill ofering is a straightforward efort
to encourage customers to switch from receiving
paper bill to receiving electronic versions of their
monthly usage via their email accounts. The basic
idea is that, with a customer base of over 600,000
accounts, there is a substantial amount of paper
that could be saved by cutting out physical bills.
At the beginning, it will be an optional service.
What I am heading now in DEWA is the e-adop-
tion enforcement committee I added the word
enforcement because sometimes you need to
enforce what is good for people. It is like what
Ford said when he invented the car; he said that
if he had asked people what they wanted, they
would have asked for a faster horse. Nobody
would have asked for a car. But he said he knew it
should have been invented.
One group that will not be given the option to
adopt the service is DEWA employees, who will
be compulsorily enrolled in the scheme from
this November.
We need to walk the talk. We discontinued
salary slips two years ago so no more paper and
people at frst resist, but they get used to it. It is
also another way of marketing the scheme
our 8,000 staf will be ambassadors and hope-
fully this will tell people that DEWA knows
its good.
AUTOMATED PAYMENTS
DEWAs other principle new eService has seen
the launch of its AutoPay mPay service, which
allows customers to have their monthly bills paid
through the mPay gateway automatically instead
of on a one-time monthly basis.
What we have done is to enable scheduled
payments, making it very convenient for custom-
ers so they can specify the minimum and max-
imum payment thresholds, and can also specify
how often the system should check the outstand-
ing bill amount.
There is a beneft to customers and to DEWA
everyone will be happy. Everyone has to pay bills,
and if you have to do it for the rest of your stay in
Dubai, let us automate it. And it helps the govern-
ment of course, because it means bills are col-
lected on time.
DEWA has
consistently
developed its own
e-service applica-
tions in-house.
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DEWA are the
rst utility in the
world to develop an
app for Samsungs
Smart TVs.
This innovative approach aimed at making life
easier for the customer, whilst also ensuring that
bills are collected on time, has also seen DEWA
become the rst utility company in the world to
develop an application for Samsungs Smart TVs.
Styled similarly to the website and mobile appli-
cations, the service allows customers to check
their DEWA bills, and browse DEWA updates
from the comfort of their sofas.
Another example of developing technology
that delivers a practical business benet is the
DEWA mobile application's ability to allow cus-
tomers to send a photograph when they see a
water leak automatically sending the coordi-
nates of the leak so that DEWA can send techni-
cians to the exact location to deal directly with
the problem.
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ecent interest in Saudi Arabias
plans to move into renewable
energy and nuclear power has
drawn renewed discussion of the
rationale behind the worlds largest oil pro-
ducer burning its own oil to meet its domestic
power and water needs.
The Kingdom has recently announced ambi-
tious plans to invest in 41GW of solar power
capacity a gure that many in the sector believe
is both stunning and also an absolute neces-
sity. Similarly, the move to follow the UAE into
nuclear power investment has been viewed as a
vital move to conserve oil for export, rather than
as a luxurious technological advancement.
The clear fact is that the Kingdom needs to
diversify its fuel mix, as well as ensuring that
its existing assets are as e cient as they possi-
bly can be. With surging population growth, and
commensurate rises in demand for power and
water, big changes are expected in the countrys
utilities sector.
The Saudi Arabian utilities market is
expected to undergo a radical change in the near
future, based on the proposed plans to restruc-
ture the current setup. The National Grid Com-
pany has been created as a single entity respon-
sible for the operation and maintenance of the
transmission grid within the Kingdom. Similarly,
it is expected that individual entities shall be cre-
ated to be responsible for operating the distribu-
tion networks and for purchasing power from
the generation units in the Kingdom, says Abhay
Bhargava, Frost & Sullivans head of energy and
power systems, MENA.
From a supplier side too, Bhargava believes
that the rate of change in the market is picking up
pace too.
The supplier market space has been heat-
ing up for some time now, and is expected to con-
tinue, based on the fact that the
government is expected to invest
US $35-40 billion in the next ve years on power
generation, transmission and distribution proj-
ects, he says.
Saudi Electricity Com-
pany has said that
investment of near
to $100 billion
will be required
to meet forecast
demand to 2020,
with the govern-
ment planning to
add 30,000
MW of
addi-
Powering
THE KINGDOM
Only those not paying attention could have failed to notice the
constant flow of investment into Saudi Arabias utilities sector.
UME looks at the Kingdoms progress towards adding capacity
to its power and water assets
Abhay
Bhargava,
Frost & Sullivan.
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tional capacity by 2020; part of plans to double
capacity by 2030.
Frost & Sullivan believe this increasing market
activity will see the majority of funds going
towards turbines, gensets, transformers, switch-
gears and EPC services for overhead transmis-
sion lines and substations.
In the near future, substantial investments are
expected to be routed towards the areas of solar
energy and metering infrastructure, he adds.
Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz) suggests
that the rapid growth in demand for energy
driven primarly by population and GDP growth
will mean that a growth in generating capacity of
6% a year will be needed to keep pace.
In addition, Bhargava says that demand for
projects is being driven by the rapid industriali-
sation movement in Saudi Arabia which is based
on forthcoming investments in the petrochem-
icals industry, and infrastructure and buildings
development.
As new power projects come online, and the
country completes its conversion of all power
assets to combined cycle technology, Bhargava
believes that the next ten years will see some
notable changes in the way the industry operates.
Over the next ten years, we expect the utili-
ties market to see distinct entities responsible for
the operations and maintenance of power gener-
ation, transmission and distribution. Greater pri-
vate sector involvement is expected which is not
only restricted to generation, but also involved in
transmission and distribution.
An emergence of smart grids (or smart meter-
ing at least), solar energy and related services
(such as demand response management) are
likely to be seen in Saudi Arabia. While a higher
proportion of the value chain is expected to be
constituted of suppliers with localised manufac-
turing/assembly setups, Saudi Arabia is likely to
be struggling on account of inadequate talent to
cater to the developing needs of the sector, Bhar-
gava concludes.
WATER RISING
The rate of spend on water production, waste-
water and the water network is no less impres-
sive. With an evident need for investment both
in terms of ensuring consistent water pro-
duction in a country with worryingly little
surface and groundwater to draw on,
together with older infrastructure in parts
of the country that needs updating to cope
with population growth of 1.53% per year.
Recent news has included a mammoth
$1.1 billion National Water Company (NWC)
The
Hail-2
Extension III
power project will
see the site add
280MW of
capacity.
Surging
population
growth has
necessitated some
serious invest-
ment in power
and water.
In the near future,
substantial investments
are expected to be routed
towards the areas of
solar energy and meter-
ing infrastructure
Abhay Bhargava,
Frost & Sullivan
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Which such massive sums being
invested, its no surprise that deal
announcements have come thick and
fast. UME tracks the biggest
developments of the last year
Oct 2011: Saudi Electricity Company agrees
$2.85bn deal for 4GW gas-red plant near
Khobar.
Feb 2012: ABB receives orders worth over
$250m from Saudi Electricity Company
for new GIS substations to facilitate power
transmission from new Qurayyah plant.
Mar 2012: GE reports contract win of nearly
$200m to supply steam turbine technology
to boost output at PP10 plant by 1,300MW.
April 2012: Saudi Oger and International
Power announce 532MW expansion of
Tihama power plant.
July 2012: Siemens reports that rst two of
four gas turbines have been commissioned
ahead of schedule at Hail-2 Extension .
KEY SAUDI STATS
Population:
26,534,504
(July 2012 est.)
Land area:
2,149,690 km
2
GDP:
$691.5 billion
Source: CIA World Factbook
announcement to develop Jeddahs water and
sewage network. This deal, which includes new
house connections, carrier lines and pumping
stations, is just one of a number of regular multi-
million announcements from the Ministry of
Water and Electricity. In just June of this year,
the Ministry announced projects worth almost
$300 million to upgrade water networks across
the Kingdom.
A recent Frost & Sullivan report found that
market earned revenues from Saudis water and
wastewater sector in 2011 were $1.94 billion, and
forecast that this was set to rise to $3.66 billion
by 2015. Whilst praising the Kingdom for push-
ing ahead with water investment at such a fre-
netic pace, the report argues that the govern-
ment still needs to adopt best practices to better
manage water resources and meet international
standards.
Saudi currently only charges around 25 cents
per cubic metre, despite costs of water reaching
between $2.5 - $4 per cubic metre of water.
This state of aairs, the reports authors sug-
gest, directly encourages a higher per capita
water consumption.
N U C L E A R
L E A D E R
F E A T U R E I N T E R V I E W
ENEC CEO Mohamed Al Hammadi talks to Adam Lane about
the UAEs progress towards a nuclear future
L E A D E R
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he UAEs Barakah nuclear project is
easily the biggest utilities project cur-
rently underway in the entire Middle
East. Not only is the project massive
in terms of expenditure the reported proj-
ect costs sit at around US $20 billion but the
scheme is also pioneering new ground as the
frst civilian nuclear power programme in
the region.
With a budget of such scale, and the weight of
international attention to bear, the UAEs task
might be seen as at least a little intimidating.
However Mohamed Al Hammadi, CEO of Emir-
ates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), says
that the programmes methodical approach
and its commitment to its foundation policy
on peaceful nuclear energy has meant that the
project has so far run exactly to schedule and
attracted praise from all quarters.
We are breaking new ground its a new
programme; the first of its kind. But we have a
commitment to the main principles laid down
in the founding policy document. We are com-
mitted to transparency, to safety and to qual-
ity. The way weve driven this project from
the early days was with a clear focus on these
key principles.
PROJECT PROGRESS
This focus has certainly made for a busy
few years, as Al Hammadi explains the pro-
grammes development, and what is currently
being worked on.
As with any nuclear power plant in the
world, you must do your construction licens-
ing process. That took almost two years. We
capitalised on the Korean reference plant
Shin Kori 3&4 which has already been engi-
neered and worked on in Korea. We adjusted
the engineering requirements to account,
for example, for the differences in operating
temperature, and then we submitted this to
our regulators.
The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regu-
lation (FANR) took around 16 to 17 months for
the review. We gave them 9,000 pages of doc-
uments, and they asked us 1,900 questions.
And when a question came, a
team of engineers would need
to review it and go back with a
final response.
This comprehensive review
by FANR involved a team of
international experts that
expanded and contracted
depending on the part of
the application being con-
sidered. During the review,
the Fukushima incident in
Japan drew renewed atten-
tion to the nuclear industry,
and ENEC were reported to
have reviewed aspects of the
new plants design. However,
Al Hammadi emphasises that
ENEC made only a minor pro-
posal for change to the design
as a result of a comprehensive
study of the event.
Fukushima was designed
in the 1960s and was commis-
sioned in 1971, so it was forty
years old. It was in the last year
of operation. With the acci-
dent, it performed as per the
standard, but of course there
was a completely unexpected
level of disaster the flooding
and tsunami that cleared all
the supporting infrastructure.
By contrast, the APR 1400
design that is being built at
Barakah is a third generation
reactor. This means that it has
much enhanced safety sys-
tems that required no major
changes to account for an
incident of the magnitude
of Fukushima.
The plant has very high
safety as a third genera-
tion reactor. It is an excellent
design, and we will also see it
tested and proven before our
plant is up and running as Shin
Kori will be commissioned next
year. So our plant will have a
few years to learn from the
Koreans before the first unit
comes online.
The Koreans, over a couple
of decades, reached a level of
safety and operation of their
power plants which is at a very
high international standard -
the highest standards currently
available. Its on par with the US
power plants which are also run
to very high standards.
With the construction licence
approved, ENEC has started
pouring the safety concrete for
the reactor building. Whilst evi-
dently pleased that actual work
is underway after all the prepa-
ratory effort, Al Hammadi says
that the climatic conditions
in Abu Dhabi create their own
challenges for this stage.
Its a hectic process. You
need to keep pouring the con-
crete non-stop, and concrete
actually gets hotter as you pour
it. So you have to pour it with
ice we actually have an ice fac-
tory next to our power plant so
that it is poured at around 7-9
degrees, whilst the temperature
outside can be 50 degrees.
The team has done the fifth
pouring already. The biggest
so far was 2,000 cubic metres,
and it is going really well. We
will continue to pour concrete
at unit number one, and then
pouring at number two will
start in one year. We are laser-
focusing our team on the first
unit, which will be up and run-
ning safely in 2017, with the
power dispatched to the grid.
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MOHAMED
AL HAMMADI
Mohamed Al Hammadi
joined ENEC after serv-
ing as General Manager
for the Federal Electric-
ity and Water Author-
ity (FEWA). He has pre-
viously held positions
with Mubadala Devel-
opment Company,
Abu Dhabi Distribution
Company and ADWEA.
He holds a BSc in Elec-
trical Engineering and
an MSc in Engineering
Management from
the Florida Institute
of Technology.
The proof
of our very
high stand-
ards is that
internation-
al lenders are
willing to put
their money
into the
project
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KEEPING FUELLED
Recent news on the project has arrived at a
canter, with one important milestone being
the agreement of nuclear fuel contracts
valued at around US $3 billion. Al Hammadi
says that one key part of the founding policy
statement for the programme was ensuring
security of supply for nuclear fuel.
The nuclear industry has a very good secu-
rity of supply. Once you have your fuel, you
dont need to ship any fuel to the country for 18
months. After 18 months you change one third
of the fuel, and you can be completely self-suf-
ficient for a couple of years. Theres no com-
parison with it. With a gas plant, for example,
if the gas pipe is off, the plant is off.
With a nuclear plant you can switch it
on, and run it safely and economically for 18
months, with almost zero CO2 emissions.
Al Hammadi says that security was the cen-
tral focus when negotiating supply contracts.
The key with suppliers is that we diver-
sify, so there is a lot of intertwined supply
where we are not solely dependent on any-
body. We have a flexibility of supply from
friendly nations and we have made sure
that our fuel supply is reliable and high qual-
ity, so even if there is a compromise, we have
alternative suppliers.
The process has taken over a year and we
are really glad with the results weve achieved.
These contracts run for 15 years, so they
are lengthy commitments. There are more
than 400 nuclear power plants around the

We have made
sure that our
fuel supply is
reliable and
high quality, so
even if there is a
compromise, we
have alternative
suppliers
Mohamed
Al Hammadi,
says that fuel security
is a major beneft of
nuclear power.
With a nuclear plant
you can switch it on,
and run it safely and
economically for 18
months, with almost
zero CO2 emissions.
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world, so the fuel industry is very mature. We
are new to the market, but we were able to
negotiate supplies.
Al Hammadi also says that ENEC is not
closing any options when it comes to spent
nuclear fuel storage.
Leasing the fuel is still on the table; long-
term storage is also being judged by the gov-
ernment; reprocessing the fuel is being looked
at. We are intelligent enough not to close any
doors so that we can continuously weigh and
evaluate all the options.
INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
The other recent development attracting
headlines was the announcement of a $2 bil-
lion loan approval from the United States
Ex-Im Bank. Al Hammadi says that another
core part of the founding policy was that the
programme should be international, as well as
run to very high standards.
The proof of our very high standards is
that international lenders are willing to put
their money into the project. Its a good tes-
timony and Im really proud to have the
US Ex-Im approving our project to be part
of their portfolio of investments. It shows
how well this programme is run, and how it
is being recognised around the world not
just by the nuclear industry, but also by the
financial sector. We also have a line-up of
other commitments that we have down the
road, so we are really proud to have this kind
of endorsement.
The UAEs programme has been widely
praised by many, not least the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) which has been
cooperating closely on the project.
We have used the IAEAs milestone
document, which is the document
they wrote for any new nation embark-
ing on a civilian nuclear programme. We
adopted their methodology and thats
what we have used for our road map and
strategy document.
A mission from the IAEA team came in
to check the programme our regulator, our
infrastructure, our legislation, everything
and weve really exceeded their expectations.
They have actually taken one or two lessons
learned from the UAE, such as stakeholder
management, for their own reports.
NUCLEAR ADVANTAGE
With such attention on the programme, it is
important also to consider the advantages
that nuclear can bring to the grid.
We add value to the energy mix with secu-
rity of supply; from the environmental per-
spective; by being an economical energy
source, and by providing base load.
Its a big capital investment in nuclear
power, but when you build a nuclear power
plant you have already put 85% of your capi-
tal investment in, and when you run it for 60
years, your cost will either be constant or go
down. It really becomes a very economical
source of electricity.
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Staying
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D
espite worldwide concern about the environmental impact of tra-
ditional power plants, demand for energy continues to grow in line
with industrial development and population growth. As develop-
ing countries seek to fuel their economic growth, global demand is
expected to increase by 30 percent by the year 2040 over that of 2010.
No two power plants are the same, but all have one thing in common: opera-
tional success is seen to be dependent upon the ability to manage risks and pro-
vide continuity of supply. Safeguarding power facilities against the diversity of
internal and external safety and security threats calls for an integrated risk man-
agement strategy.
Most recently, no region has experienced a greater boom in demand for energy
than the Middle East, where the regions rapid change is a key driver in its current
push to maximise efciency and to pursue sustainable energy goals. The Lower
Gulf Region, comprising the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and
Yemen, is continuing to invest heavily in critical infrastructure during a challenging
time for the power industry, as producers and consumers alike re-think the ways in
which energy is produced and used. Against a background of change in political cir-
cumstance and global megatrends such as urbanisation, growing as well as ageing
population and climate change, the region is seeking to create ways in which a con-
stant, stable and sustainable supply of power is guaranteed to provide optimal con-
ditions for continued social, political and economic development.
No two power plants are the same, but all have one thing in common: operational
success is seen to be dependent upon the ability to manage risks and provide con-
tinuity of supply. All facilities carry many diferent operational, security and fre
risks that threaten daily production - such as theft, vandalism, equipment failure,
fre, leakage of potentially hazardous materials and deliberate attack. For, however
it is caused, any disruption in the power supply, as well as causing massive inconve-
nience to possibly millions of people, could have a signifcant economic impact on
the area afected. In such a scenario there will also, of course, be the fnancial losses
to the plant operator, as well as the damage to reputation.
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PLANT SAFETY
Christoph Aebischer, Siemens
Building Technologies Head of Fire
Safety and Security, Middle East,
Africa and APAC, discusses integrated
protection for power plant safety
Christopher Aebischer is head of Fire Safety and
Security, Middle East, Africa and APAC, for Siemens
Building Technologies. He has worked for Siemens for
16 years, with experience in a range of areas such as
Service, Projects and Sales. Previous positions include
being head of Siemens Building Technologies in Hong
Kong & Macau, and Global Head Region Management
Security Solutions.
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Efficiency is obviously key in meeting the
challenge of supply continuity. But as well as
making the generation, transmission and dis-
tribution of energy as efficient as possible,
the effective safeguarding of existing facilities
is also critical. At a time when fossil-fuelled
power plants face a greater risk of politi-
cally motivated attack and when fires rep-
resent 50% of actual losses sustained, safety
and security are more important than ever in
keeping the regions operating plants at maxi-
mum continuity.
FIRE PROTECTION OF PLANTS
Although fires are not exactly an everyday
occurrence on these sites, if they pass unde-
tected for any period of time, they can cause
substantial damage and severe disruption to
the supply of power. Potential hazards such
as large quantities of flammable liquids and
materials, combustible dusts and electrical
systems are common and heavy power loads
or defective equipment can lead to overheat-
ing and sparking short circuits. A fire could
then break out, typically following a long
period of overheating and smouldering.
Cable channels throughout the sites rep-
resent a particular hazard in that damage to
even a small area of wiring can cause exten-
sive disruption to the whole plant. All cabling
should, of course, be routed away from pos-
sible sources of ignition and regular cleaning
is important, as cable trays are often installed
in hard-to-reach places and combustible dust
and matter might otherwise accumulate. If
exposure cannot be avoided, fire retardant
cable jackets or coatings or other protective
measures can be applied to the cabling.
Modern detectors intended for use within
challenging environmental conditions can be
installed to provide the very earliest detection
of smoke, guaranteeing reliable response in
all types of fire. They offer detection accuracy
and rapid notification through signal eval-
uation, even under the difficult conditions
caused by frequent deceptive environmen-
tal phenomena such as dust, steam or welding
fumes that occur throughout the plant. Alter-
natives include optical wide-spectrum detec-
tors, heat detectors, flame detectors, linear
smoke detectors and multi-sensor detectors.
The parameter sets can be adapted to the
expected types of fires and deceptive phe-
nomena and can be programmed to allow for
day and night operation or processes being
performed within the vicinity of the detector.
Some are based on a uniform technology
platform with standard interfaces such as
BACnet for the optimum interaction of indi-
vidual components, including other sensors,
alarm devices, control panels and connection
networks to ensure reliable operation.
There is also the potential for fire detec-
tion systems to link with the video surveil-
lance system to provide visual verification of
any alarm situation. Live or recorded images
can be used for subsequent clarification of
exactly what has happened and how the situa-
tion is developing. Safety personnel can then
react appropriately, avoiding false alarms
and unnecessary evacuations. In addition to
a network of fire detectors and alarm sound-
ers, hard-wired command points and manual
extinguishing units should be installed for
protection of particularly vulnerable areas.
EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
For extinguishing purposes, modern extin-
guishing systems provide solutions for all
types of conflagration and can be tailored
flexibly to specific site protection require-
ments. Thousands of gallons of water can be
delivered at a fixed pressure over a period
of time to cope with any outbreak suitable
Modern
detectors
suited to the plant
environment can
provide the
earliest hazard
warnings.
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for extinguishing by this method. This is typ-
ically achieved through fire hydrants stra-
tegically located throughout the site both
inside and outside connected to a large water
reserve with back-up connection to the mains
water supply. Gaseous extinguishing systems
that utilise innovative discharge technology
to produce constant pressure during flood-
ing can be installed in control rooms, trans-
former stations, computer rooms and other
areas containing sensitive or electronic equip-
ment. Nitrogen is widely used, sometimes in
conjunction with a cooling water mist, argon,
carbon dioxide or any other means of reduc-
ing the amounts of oxygen within the con-
tained area. The gases are chemically inert
and used at concentrations that are not harm-
ful to workers.
These widely available, natural gases ofer
excellent extinguishing properties for the fre
Classes A solids, B fammable liquids and C
fammable gases. Argon is also suitable for
extinguishing Class D metal fres. Turbine
buildings should be ftted with spray-deluge
sprinkler systems capable of delivering thou-
sands of litres of extinguishing agent per minute
or a foam-water mix in those areas where oil is
used, such as the pump and motor stations.
With systems giving the earliest possi-
ble fire detection, alarm notification and the
activation of pre-programmed control func-
tions, fast and effective evacuation can also
be instigated by todays integrated solutions.
Pre-defined configurations of modern voice
evacuation systems allow the appropriate
announcements to be made to workers and
visitors on the site in an emergency situation,
according to pre-determined, phased evacua-
tion schemes.
SECURITY OF POWER PLANTS
Safeguarding power facilities against the
diversity of internal and external security
threats calls for an integrated risk management
strategy. Effective security systems need to be
modular, scalable and adaptable to cope with
changing requirements and able to accom-
modate large numbers of workers, contrac-
tors and visitors. They need to cover multi-
ple buildings of different usage that are often
located far apart, throughout the site. A multi-
layered strategy involving all physical and
electronic systems from the perimeter to the
turbine rooms is the optimum way of keeping
facilities as secure as possible.
On such complex sites, the monitoring and
surveillance of perimeter fences is crucial.
External motion detectors can play a vital role,
triggering an alarm as soon as intruders set
foot in restricted areas and providing unparal-
leled detection accuracy when used in combi-
nation with video surveillance systems provid-
ing visual verification. Ensuring the integrity
of these extensive perimeters used to involve
large numbers of security staff, either patrol-
ling or watching video monitors. Integrated
Safety and security are more
important than ever in keeping
the regions operating plants at
maximum continuity
intelligent video security solutions, based on
a combination of risk-appropriate protective
measures, can now assist with accuracy, reli-
ability and shorter response times. Video sen-
sory analysis technology able to gather and
filter available data to an extent that a single
operator can handle and manage all available
information without fatigue allows security
personnel to focus on critical situations and
supports their decision-making by providing
critical information in real time. Policy-based
alarming, object identification, automatic flag-
ging and preventive risk indication can further
enhance system efficiency.
For buildings, outbuildings and storage
areas across the site, fully integrated access
control solutions allow freedom of movement
to workers and visitors in a controlled envi-
ronment. Provided areas are secured with
strong defenses and reliable locks, access
control systems can ensure that only people
with pre-arranged clearance are given entry
to the many restricted areas of the sites. The
same applies to access to sensitive data held
on the computer systems. Biometric tech-
nologies such as fingerprint, 3D face recogni-
tion systems or iris scanning can be used to
create an even higher security level for special
areas. Plants running multiple satellite build-
ings will benefit from central management
An
effective
security system
must incorporate
physical and electronic
protection - from
external fences
to the turbine
room.
Extinguishing systems can be tailored
to specifc sites and can deliver inert gas
at a constant pressure.
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of access rights, allowing authorised person-
nel to access any building with a single card
with the same card used to realise a time and
attendance solution. Technological advances
have enabled video surveillance to automati-
cally record when an alarm is generated at any
point of entry, in case of forced entry for exam-
ple. Video cameras and recordings can also be
accessed and managed remotely.
ENHANCED RESPONSE
TO EMERGENCIES
With the Lower Gulf focusing on meeting the
growing demand for power and providing
continuity of supply, protecting the regions
critical infrastructure and reliability of supply
is at its highest level of importance. Today,
more than ever, with the risks and threats that
affect power plants, providing a safety and
security solution that integrates different sys-
tems into one comprehensive entity is more
than just merging equipment and technolo-
gies. It is about putting into practice a design
concept to support daily business operations
whilst ensuring fast and efficient response to
emergency situations. Integrated solutions
for fire safety, security, energy and electrical
installation protect the entire site, ensuring
reliable operation and helping guarantee con-
tinuity of supply.
Todays integrated solutions from leading
manufacturers and integrators include equip-
ment monitoring, fire detection, extinguish-
ing, intrusion detection, video surveillance,
access control, evacuation, energy manage-
ment, lighting, building management and
comfort systems along with high-perfor-
mance risk management systems utilising the
very latest, proven technologies. As well as
preventing the likelihood of a safety or secu-
rity breach, limiting the impact of any inci-
dent and improving recovery from it, state-of-
the-art safety and security systems improve
management of the site on a day-to-day basis.
Importantly, post-incident reporting analy-
sis a regulatory requirement provides data
analysis should any incident occur, enabling
the necessary procedures to be put in place to
help prevent it happening again or to have a
robust response if it does.
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CURRENT
CURRENT
DEVELOPMENTS
CURRENT
DEVELOPMENTS
C
atching up with Alstom Grids
Mazen Hamadallah at this years
International Council on Large
Electrical Systems (CIGRE) in Paris,
gave UME an opportunity to see how global
power developments can and will apply in the
Middle East. Whilst we can get used to view-
ing the regions power requirements as partic-
ular and unique, issues such as managing grid
loads and integrating renewable energy are a
global concern.
At the same time, the Middle East remains a
paricularly attractive market for power frms
such as Alstom, due to the continued investment
in generation and transmission.
The near and middle east region is a very
important market in our industry, because
although geographically and in terms of pop-
ulation its a small part of the world, in terms of
investment in the electricity grid, the investment
is very high. Just twelve countries from the Middle
East account for 15% of the worldwide invest-
ment in the grid.
The main reason for this very strong invest-
ment is the growth in the region in terms of
energy, in terms of population which requires
energy, and its also due to the need for the grid in
this part of the world to optimise and introduce
new technology.
Of course, any strong, growing market will
naturally attract many diferent players to the
region something which Hamadallah says
Alstom welcomes.
We believe competition is a good thing for the
market it pushes technology and innovation
into the market. It allows the utilities that are our
direct customers to work with diferent suppli-
ers, and it basically allows the whole economy to
develop for the beneft of the suppliers and for
the customers.
Discussions on smart grids were a central
focus of many delegates at CIGRE, with aspects
such as digital substation solutions and smart
control room software amongst the oferings
on show.
All the market is buzzing about it. Everyone
wants to know what they can do with it. Ulti-
mately there are several benefts that come with
smart grids. There is the reliability of the net-
work the grid becomes less prone to any black-
outs or shortages. Secondly, it improves the sta-
bility of the network and without network sta-
bility you fnd a lot of losses on the network and
that costs money.
Thirdly, its about sustainability. One applica-
tion that is not yet there in the Middle East is what
we call the energy market. This is about making
the customer pay for electricity, not at a fat rate,
but at a diferent rate depending on the supply
and demand of the energy in the market.
This is not yet happening in the region, but
we do hear that some people are thinking about
it in a country like Saudi Arabia for instance.
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Mazen Hamadallah, Alstom Grid
commercial VP for the Near &
Middle East region, talks with UME
about the prospects for grid
automation and HVDC
There is a plan to have several generating
companies compete against each other, so prob-
ably that will be a future area where we can see
an energy market in the region. Denitely, tech-
nology can be an enabler for this to happen. To
price the power in a dierent way depend-
ing on the time or the day you need
smart grid.
Whilst the benets might be clear,
in practice Hamadallah says that the
strategy to move towards wider
smart grid adoption requires a more
gradual approach.
In some parts of the region, the
network, until quite recently, was not
100 percent automated. For instance
Saudi Arabia which is the biggest
market did not use digital network
systems for substations. Now this technol-
ogy has been introduced and we are pushing
to automate the market globally.
ALSTOM
presented a
range of digital
substation solutions
during this years
CIGRE event.
Hamadallah,
says that increasing
automation will
demonstrate the
benets of smart
grids.
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The new
UHVDC link will
eventually be
1,365km long.
HIGH VOLTAGE DEAL
Alstom took the CIGRE event
in Paris as an opportunity to
announce that it has been
awarded a US $500 mil-
lion contract to construct a
800kV 3GW Ultra High Volt-
age Direct Current (UHVDC)
System to connect Indias
Champa and Khurukshetra.
The frm is set to help con-
nect Central and Northern
India with an energy high-
way through a 1,365 km
transmission line.
The frm will provide 800kV
UHVDC thyristor valves, 32
convertor transformers,
400/220 kV gas and air insu-
lated switchgear and substa-
tion equipment. The contract
includes project manage-
ment, design, engineering
and manufacture.
Alstoms recent techno-
logical advances in HVDC, be
it with 800kV Line Commu-
tated Convertor (LCC) or Volt-
age Source Converter (VSC)
technology, demonstrate the
Groups commitment to con-
tinuous developments in the
Ultra High Voltage energy
sector. We are very pleased to
have been selected by Power
Grid India as they are one of
the world leading transmis-
sion utilities in terms of vision
and application in the domain
of Supergrids, said Alstom
Grid President Gregoire Poux-
Guillaume at the event.
Alstom has extensive and
growing experience in the
HVDC sector, most notably
with the Rio Madeira project
it currently has underway in
Brazil set to be the worlds
longest HVDC link at 2,375km
when commissioned in 2013.
Alstom is expecting big
things from HVDC in the
near-future, suggesting
that it represents a $77 bil-
lion potential market up to
2020.The frm also believes
that installed transmission
capacity will grow from 3 GW
per year, to 15 GW per year.
The frm says that HVDC
becomes more economi-
cal than HVAC in schemes
involving transmission dis-
tances of over 700km.
Energy can be transported
over much longer distances,
and using 800kV DC reduces
overall transmission losses.
More power can also be
transmitted across the same
towers and lines up to three
times more megawatts
something especially useful
in highly populated areas.
Alstoms recent
technological
advances in HVDC
demonstrate our
commitment to
developments in
Ultra High Voltage
By doing so, we try to push the automation
level of the network, at the transmission and the
distribution level, and our intention is that this
will demonstrate the benefts of evolving the
network into the smart grid.
Alstom believes that the visibility of the smart
grid benefts is crucial for encouraging invest-
ment from utilities in the region.
The biggest, most visible part of the smart
grid today is really the automation part how to
take the data from the network, bring it together
and concentrate it into one place, and then make
decisions based on the data.
We want to push the smart grid to become
visible because we believe that the benefts of
running it become obvious in a practical way,
rather than an academic way.
Alstom has signed a contract with Kuwait, just
within the last few months, for an Integrated Dis-
tribution Management System (IDMS), which
Hamadallah says is a typical smart grid applica-
tion. The countrys Ministry of Electricity and
Water was keen to explore the smart grid con-
cept, and Hamadallah believes that once the
IDMS demonstrates its benefts, other parts of
the smart grid will follow.
Another recent focus for Alstom has been
the future deployment of High Voltage Direct
Current (HVDC) in transmission grids, an area
of especial relevance to the Middle East as grid
connections between countries become more
widely accepted as a means to meet peak elec-
tricity demand.
Theres already a good level of interconnec-
tion between the countries of the region. The
GCCIA obviously already has its own intercon-
nection. You also have a certain level of con-
nection between other countries of the region
Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq. All these
countries have some AC interconnection
amongst them.
However, we believe that the path is really to
increase the interconnection. We see its now in
the air everywhere theres even talk of connect-
ing China with Europe for example. Once you
start interconnecting grids in diferent coun-
tries, you really start to put in place a super
grid. It is a super grid in the sense that you have
long distances of electricity fow from one point
to another, from one country to another. The
beauty of that is that not only does it help the
grids to balance the loads between the places
with more production and more consumption
and thats defnitely a very important economic
equation but it also helps the sustainable devel-
opment of the economies.
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OMAN
OPWP signs signifcant
expansion deal for Barka
O
man Power and Water Procurement
Company (OPWP) and ACWA Power
Barka have signed a Water Purchase
Agreement (WPA) for the 10 MIGD (45,460m3/
day) expansion of the desalination capacity at
the ACWA Power Barka facility in Oman.
The project, located 65km north of Muscat,
is set for development on a Build, Own, Operate
basis, and will be built alongside the existing plant.
Omans demand for water is currently increas-
ing by around 8% per year, and the new capacity
is aimed at helping meet this projected shortfall.
The expansion scheme will be funded by a syn-
dicated loan from local and regional fnancial
institutions, and will begin before the close of the
third quarter of 2012. Water production is sched-
uled to begin in the fnal quarter of 2013.
We are proud of our relationship with OPWP
and our ability to once again demonstrate our
commitment to the Sultanate by contributing
to the longevity of potable water supply. We will
work diligently to play a larger role in the water
and power industry in Oman in the future said
Mohammad A. Abunayyan of ACWA Power Barka.
Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority
(SEWA) has awarded Elster (headquartered
in Germany) a contract to supply 33,000 of
its V100 volumetric water meters, as part
of SEWAs current extensive metering roll-
out programme.
The deal follows an earlier agreement, reached
in November of last year, for the supply of 30,000
units for Sharjah households.
Elster says that the V100 volumetric water
meter comes in a range of sizes, from 15mm to
40mm, and provides optimum accuracy and
performance.
Elsters highly accurate water metering tech-
nology can support water utilities such as SEWA
to efectively manage precious water resources in
the Gulf region, said Gary Vincent, regional gen-
eral manager of Elsters water metering business.
UAE
Elster wins SEWA water meter contract
Contracts
THE LATEST NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW ON THE GCC & IRAQ TENDERS, CONTRACT WINS AND PROJECTS UNDERWAY
UAE Projects
Client: Assorted Principals
Braka Nuclear Power Plant
$20bn
Client: ADWEA / Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp
Main contractor: Korean Electric Power Co / Hyundai Engi-
neering & Construction Co/Samsung C & T Corp/ Doosan
Heavy Industries
Mirfa IWPP
$1.8bn
Client: AADWEA Consultant: PB Power; Abu Dhabi
Main contractor: TBA
Shams 1 - Abu Dhabi
$650m
Client: ADWEA / Masdar / ADFEC Main contractor: Aben-
goa / Total /UTE Abener Teyma Emirates
Fujairah 1 Desalination
Plant - Expansion
$200m
Client: ADWEA / Emirates Sembcorp Water & Power Co
Consultant: ILF Consulting Engineers; Abu Dhabi
Main contractor: TBA
IGD - 4th NGL Train - Mechani-
cal & Electrical Package
$40m
Client: ADNOC / Gasco Consultant: Fluor Corp
Main contractor: Siemens
Power and Desalination
Complex - M Station
$2.7bn
Client: DEWA Consultant: Fichtner Consulting Engineers;
Abu Dhabi Main contractor: Doosan Heavy Industries; Abu
Dhabi; Fisia Italimpianti; Abu Dhabi
33/132 kV Substation at Mushrif
$34m
Client: DEWA Main contractor: Siemens
The
additional
capacity will
help meet Omans
rising water
demand.
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Concept Stage Desalination
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Substation Power
Plant
Co-Generation
Plant
Power
Transmision
CONTRACT KEY
Project will add 10 MIGD to existing desal capacity
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CONTRACTS
Pilot Solar Power Plant in
Dubai
$30m
Client: DEWA
Consultant: ILF Consulting Engineers
Main contractor: TBA
Emal Power Plant - Phase 2
$580m
Client: Emirates Aluminium Consultant: SNC Lavalin
Main contractor: Samsung C&T Corp
Desalination Plant - Ras Al
Khaimah
$85m
Client: FEWA Main contractor: Aquatech; Sharjah
Saudi Arabia Projects
Client: Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)
Shuqaiq IPP
$2bn
Main contractor: TBA
Bir Ad Dibba IPP
$1.5bn
Main contractor: TBA
South Jeddah Power Plant
$1.5bn
Main contractor: TBA
PP12 Power Plant
$1.25bn
Main contractor: Arabian Bemco Contracting / GS Engineer-
ing and Construction Company
Qurayyah Block 6 - Combined
Cycle Power Plant
$600m
Consultant: Lahmeyer International Main contractor: Ara-
bian Bemco Contracting
380/132/13.8 kV Substation
at West Muhayil
$120m
Main contractor: Al Toukhi Co for Industry, Trading & Con-
tracting
Qatar General Electricity and Water Cor-
poration (KAHRAMAA) has award a con-
tract valued at US $68 million to the Hab-
toor Leighton Group (HLG) for the con-
struction of additional reservoirs at the
Al Duhail and Umm Qarn Reservoir and
Pumping Stations.
Operating as Leighton Contracting Qatar,
the firm will take responsibility for building
nine new six million gallon reservoirs at Umm
Qarn, and one 25 million gallon reservoir at
Al Duhail.
The contracts also cover the pipe works,
associated MEP and instrumentation works,
together with landscaping and road works.
We have placed considerable effort into
securing repeat work for reputable clients to
whom we have demonstrated our ability to
deliver large, complex projects. These proj-
ects are a strong indication of the outstand-
ing relationship our Qatar team has developed
with KAHRAMMA, said HLG CEO and MD
Laurie Voyer.
Qatar is a key market for us and this project
confirms our status as one of the largest and
most established contractors in the country.
We have been operating here for more than
six years, employ over 6,000 people across the
country and have completed a range of large-
scale infrastructure and building projects for
both the private and public sector, he added.
An original contract valued at $210 million
was agreed in 2009 for the construction of the
Duhail and Umm Qarn reservoirs.
QATAR
Habtoor wins reservoir deal
SAUDIS SOLAR STRATEGY SEEKS PRIVATE SECTOR PLAYERS
Reports have suggested that Saudi Arabias Electricity and Cogeneration Regulatory Authority are seek-
ing private sector investment as the Kingdom looks to develop solar power and other renewable energy
sources. Saudi is currently planning for a massive 41GW of solar capacity by 2030.
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CONTRACTS
SAUDI ARABIA
AES Arabia scores
$14m KAUST deal
Saudi water firm to work on
SWRO plant
Water and wastewater firm AES Arabia has
been awarded a US $14 million contract to
work on a dedicated SWRO plant for King
Abdullah University of Science & Technol-
ogy (KAUST) Research Park, that can pro-
duce up to 2,752 GPM of freshwater.
The contactor on the project is China
National Chemical Engineering Company
(CNCEC), under the management of Saudi
Aramco. AES says that is was awarded the
contract through a competitive bidding
process based on its previous track record,
and particularly its long experience of proj-
ects with Saudi Aramco.
Under the contract, AES will be responsi-
ble for design, manufacture, construction,
commission and start-up at the site.
Seawater for the facility will be taken
from a deep open intake, and will be sub-
ject to extensive pre-treatment before
being pumped to the desalination plant.
Water will then be further treated to
remove Boron and then re-mineralised to
meet WHO water standards.
AES Arabia has previous experience
working at KAUST, having completed an
8000 CMD MBR sewage treatment plant,
and been involved in the construction of
KAUSTs 52,000 CMD SWRO facility.
SAUDI ARABIA
Tender opened for
Midyan gas plant
Gas will fuel Dheba power site
Saudi Aramco has launched a tender to
develop a gas processing facility to supply a
power plant from the Midyan field, accord-
ing to Reuters.
Seven companies are set to submit bids to
construct the plant, which has a planned pro-
cessing capacity of 75 million standard cubic
feet per day, by the end of November.
The contract also includes the construction
of a pipeline to transport the processed gas to a
power plant in the western city of Dheba. The
reported value of the scheme has been pegged
at around US $800 million.
Aramco also invited tenders for an upgrade
to its 124,000 bpd oil refinery in Riyadh.
Signifcant
investment
in solar will be
needed to meet
targets
Six Substations for SEC Power Grid
$95m
Main contractor: ABB Contracting Co
380/115 kV BSP Substation at
Al-Omran
$90m
Main contractor: Al Toukhi Co for Industry, Trading & Con-
tracting
380/230 kV BSP in Safaniyah
$80m
Main contractor: Siemens
380kV Cable Link Kindara-Jed-
dah Substation
$60m
Main contractor: Saudi Services for Electro Mechanic Works Co
Power Supply to Fakhriya and
Khalidiya Substations
$50m
Main contractor: National Contracting Co
110kV Underground Cables for
Makkah Central Substation
$30m
Main contractor: Mohammed Al-Ojaimi Contracting Est.
132/13.8kV Substation
at Al Raas
$30m
Main contractor: ABB Contracting Co
132 kV Swaidi West Substation
$17m
Main contractor: Al Arrab Contracting Co
33kV Panels for Substation No. 8818
$3.25m
Main contractor: Electrical Power Distribution Boards &
Switch Gear Co LT
Finaloutput at the site is pegged at 2,175 MW,
with the latest news from the project being the
announcement of an Alstom contract win to provide
two 342MW steam turbine generator sets to the
plant, at a reported value of $120m.
Riyadh PP12
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Focus
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CONTRACTS
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Saudi Arabia Projects
Client: Assorted Principals
KA-Care - Alternative Energy
Projects - PV Solar
$3bn
Client: King Abdullah City of Atomic and Renewable Energy
(KACARE) Main contractor: TBA
Aramco Power Plants in Differ-
ent Saudi Arabia Locations
$1bn
Client: Saudi Aramco Main contractor: TBA
Tihama Power Plant Expansion
$500m
Client: GDF Suez; France; Saudi Oger; Riyadh
Main contractor: Hyundai Heavy Industries
Najran University - 380 kV
Substation
$53m
Client: Najran University
Main contractor: ABB Contracting Co
Substation at Al-Farida in
$30m
Client: Ewaan Global Residential Co
Main contractor: ABB Contracting Co
Maaden
- 380kV GIS at Ras Al Khair
Power Plant
$24m
Client: Saudi Arabian Mining Co
Main contractor: ABB Contracting Co
Development of Dammam
Water Plant
$7.5m
Client: Ministry of Water and Electricity;Saudi Arabia
Main contractor: Abed Ali Al Habashi
Transmission Line for Duba
Water Treatment Plant
$3m
Client: Ministry of Water and Electricity
Main contractor: Ibn Omairah Est for Contracting
Kuwait Projects
Client: Ministry of Electricity & Water
450MW Power Plant in Al Zour
South - Stage 1
$500m
Client: Ministry of Electricity & Water
Main contractor: TBA
Upgrade of Power Capacity at
Az Zour South IWPP
$250m
Client: Ministry of Electricity & Water
Main contractor: TBA
Main Transformer Station
$140m
Client: Ministry of Electricity & WaterAlghanim International
Main contractor: General Trading & Contracting
400/132/11 kV Substation
$60m
Client: Ministry of Electricity & Water
Main contractor: National Contracting Co; Kuwait
IRAQ
Siemens awarded
Iraq power deal
Firm to work on Khormala
power site
Siemens has been awarded a contract
valued at over US $131 million to supply
KAR Construction and Engineering Com-
pany with turbines, generators and ancil-
lary power systems for a new power plant
in Kurdistan.
The Khormala facility, being built 25 kilo-
metres from Erbil, is set to produce electric-
ity for the local population of over four million
people.
The power firm will supply four of its SGT5-
2000E gas turbines and four SGen5-100A gen-
erators, together with associated auxiliary and
ancillary systems.
Iraq is experiencing a period of intense
development as it faces the challenges of pro-
viding a reliable power supply to its residents.
Siemens has a long history in Iraq and the
wider Middle East and is fully committed to
supporting the countrys efforts to meet these
challenges as a reliable technology partner,
drawing on an extensive portfolio of inno-
vative products and service solutions, said
Siemens Energy, Middle East, CEO
Dietmar Siersdorfer.
The Khormala plant will have a final gener-
ating capacity of 640 MW and is the first major
power project for the KAR Group, which will
also operate the plant.
OMAN
Galfar wins Oman
grid projects
Galfar Engineering & Contracting (Galfar),
Omans biggest construction company, has
announced a series of project wins in Oman
to upgrade the electricity grid network.
The deals include a US $26.58 million con-
tract with the Oman Electricity Transmission
Company (OETC) for the construction of a grid
station at Ghala, Muscat Governorate, together
with the installation of the required 132kV
cables. Work is scheduled to take sixteen and a
half months at the site.
Also announced was a $24.54 million deal,
again with OETC, to build the Al Kamil and Al
Wafi 132kV grid station, together with a trans-
mission line. The firm also won a tender from
Omans Public Authority for Electricity &
Water (PAEW) for the operation and mainte-
nance of the above-ground assets of the Public
Authority for Electricity & Water in North Al
Batina and Alzahirah Governorates.
Siemens will
supply four of
its SGT5-2000E
turbines.
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11kV Overhead Line at South
Kuwait
$15m
Client: Ministry of Electricity & Water
Main contractor: Kharaf National
Qatar Projects
Client: Assorted Principals
Ras Abu Fontas A2
$500m
Client: Qatar Electricity & Water Co
Main contractor: TBA
Qatar Power Transmission
System Expansion - Phase 10
$1.2bn
Client: Qatar General Electricity & Water Corp (Kahramaa)
Main contractor: Hyosung Corp / Siemens
33/11 KV Power Distribution
Substation at Halul
$14m
Client: Qatar Petroleum Main contractor: Galfar Al Misnad
Engineering & Contracting; Qatar
Oman Projects
Client: Oman Power & Water Proc. Co.
Sur IPP
$1600
Client: Oman Power and Water Procurement Co /Multi-
tech /QEWC /Marubeni Corporation Consultant: Ernst
& Young / DLA Piper / British Power International Main
contractor:Daewoo Engineering & Construction
Salalah IWPP 2
$700m
Client: Oman Power and Water Procurement Co
Main contractor:TBA
Wind Power Plant in Oman
$30m
Client: Oman Power and Water Procurement Co
Main contractor: TBA
Bahrain Projects
Client: Ministry of Electricity & Water
Substation for Northern Town -
Phase 2
$70m
Client: Ministry of Electricity & Water Consultant: Electric-
ity Supply Board International Main contractor:TBA
Eight 66kV Substations- Package B1
$10m
Client: Ministry of Electricity & Water Consultant:
Electricity Supply Board International- Ireland Main
contractor:Olympic Contracting Co
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With a planned capacity of 250 MW of power
output, the Salalah IWPP 2 plant is a sig-
nifcant part of Omans future energy plans.
Contractor tenders are currently being considered,
with commercial operations planned for 2016.
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In
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TURKEY
ABB announces $35m
thermal power deal
in Turkey
Power firm will provide turnkey
solution for 290MW plant
V
itkovice Power Engineering has
awarded ABB a US $35 million deal
to work on a turnkey electrical and
automation solution for a 290 MW ther-
mal power plant in Turkey. The Yunus Emre
site, located in the countrys north-west, is
owned by Adularya Energy, a member of
Naksan Holding.
ABB will provide a turnkey solution that
includes design, engineering, installation and
commissioning. The company will be supply-
ing the plant with equipment to include gener-
ator circuit breakers, medium and low voltage
switchgear, and 380kV air insulated switch-
gear.
The thermal power plant consists of two
145 MW units, which will be controlled by
ABBs Symphony Plus total plant automation
system. The firm says that the system provides
a simple system architecture and a scalable
control platform that enables automation of all
areas of the plant.
KUWAIT
MOEW awards $63m
maintenance deals
Kuwaits Ministry of Electricity and
Water (MOEW) has awarded two annual
maintenance contracts, valued at around
US $63 million, for power and water plants
in west and east Doha.
The contracts, signed by MOEW Minis-
ter Abdulaziz Al-Ibrahim, include periodic
maintenance works, and the replacement
of mechanical equipment parts and appli-
ances to ensure the continued stability of
operations at both plants.
Under the contracts, work is scheduled to
be completed in 60 months.
Power demand in Kuwait is increasing
by between seven and ten percent per year,
with current projections that national peak
load demand will reach 25,000 MW by the
end of 2025.
ABBs
solution will
include medium
and low voltage
switchgear.
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Water
NWC inaugurates
Jeddah water lab
New facility will help ensure
consistent water quality
Saudi Arabias Min-
ister of Water
and Electric-
ity, HE Abdul-
lah bin Abdul-
rahman Al-Hus-
sein, has opened
the National Water
Companys (NWC)
new regional labora-
tory in Jeddah.
As-Hussain, who is also the chairman of
NWC, was briefed on the principle parts of
the laboratory and the regions it will serve. Its
new role will see the facility conduct tests on
water resources and procedures to ensure the
highest standards of water quality and envi-
ronmental safety. Al-Hussain said that the lab-
oratory would be a fundamental pillar, with
a top priority of ensuring high quality drink-
ing water, and would be the first of a number
of such facilities throughout Saudi Arabias
regions.
The facility reportedly cost US $6.66 million
and is built on an area of 3,600 square metres.
There are three principle parts to the site a
drinking water laboratory, an environmen-
tal services laboratory and an administrative
centre. The testing facilities will collectively
conduct physical, chemical and germ tests
on drinking water supplies. Tests will be con-
ducted daily, across all stages of production.
Software
Bentley announces
Ivara acquisition
Infrastructure software specialist Bentley
Systems has announced the acquisition of
Canadian firm Ivara Corporation, a com-
pany focused on asset performance man-
agement (APM) software solutions for the
utilities and oil & gas sectors. Bentley says
the deal will help it expand its AssetWise a
software and services.
Dr IlhamKadri
says the partner-
ship will help prove
the effectiveness of
Dows UF and RO
membranes.
Water
Dow and SWCC to collaborate
Commercial agreement signed to test local desalination
technologies and solutions
Dow Chemical Company and Saudi Ara-
bias Saline Water Conversion Corporation
(SWCC) have announced that they have
signed a commercial agreement to collabo-
rate on research into desalination technol-
ogies suitable for regional conditions.
The agreement follows a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) agreed between the
pair back in March of this year to look into
desalination technology.
Under the agreement, Dow and SWCC will
test cutting-edge desalination technologies
developed by Dow Water & Process Solutions,
and assess how they perform in the environ-
ment of the Arabian Gulf including their abil-
ity to withstand factors such as high salinity
and temperature.
We welcome this opportunity to further
prove the effectiveness of Dow UltraFiltration
and Dow FILMTEC Reverse Osmosis technolo-
gies in the challenging environmental condi-
tions we see in the Arabian Gulf. We are proud
to partner with SWCC and confident our inno-
vations will deliver enhanced solutions for the
unique needs of the Kingdom, said Dr Ilham
Kadri, Dow Advanced Materials GM.
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Japanese nuclear operators
Country announces phased retreat from nuclear
Abu Dhabi hoteliers
ADSW to attract 30,000 from 150 states
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Solar
ISOFOTON set to
develop Saudi solar
Spanish firm will install
300MW of solar PV facilities
Spains solar specialist ISOFOTON has
signed a joint venture agreement with
Saudi Arabias Industrial Systems Corp
(INDSYS), to install 300MW of solar PV
plant facilities in Saudi Arabia. .
Under the contract, the pair will develop
and construct significant projects in the
Middle East, North Africa and in India.
The agreement fits into ISOFOTONs stated
plans to roll out 1,500MW of solar PV within
the next two years.
We are sure that this partnership will bring
a strong value to both companies, given that it
will take place in Saudi Arabia, a market that
offers major opportunities for the develop-
ment of renewable energy, said ISOFOTON
president Angel Luis Serrano.
ISOFOTON says that the agreement is sup-
ported by Saudis commitment to developing
renewable energy.
Smart grids
Toshiba and Alstom
work on smart grids
MoU signed to develop smart
grids solutions
Toshiba Corporation and Alstom Grid have
signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) to discuss a complementary partner-
ship in smart grid developments. The two
firms are set to look at how they can cooper-
ate to realise electricity management solu-
tions that can be used in different regions
and environments.
The firms have said that they expect the col-
laboration will help to develop systems that
can better support the integration of renew-
able energy into the grid a key concern for
many countries and companies developing
smart grids. Also under consideration will be
how smart solutions can be promoted around
the world, and how they can help force down
the cost of power.
Tidal
Rolls-Royce to sell
Tidal Generation Ltd
Alstom has announced it has signed an
agreement with Rolls-Royce to acquire the
firms subsidiary Tidal Generation Limited.
The firm is a specialist in the design and
manufacture of tidal steam turbines which
capture and convert the energy of tidal
streams to generate electricity. The deal is
expected to be completed within the next few
months, subject to closing conditions.
Energy
TAQA joins
Sustainability Group
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company
(TAQA) has announced that it has joined the
Abu Dhabi Sustainability Group (ADSG). The
group is a membership-based organisation
that aims to promote sustainability man-
agement within Abu Dhabi.
Supporting economic and social develop-
ment and protecting the environment are fun-
damental to the way we behave as a business. I
am therefore delighted we have joined the Abu
Dhabi Sustainability Group, and I look forward
to working with the Groups members to fur-
ther TAQAs sustainability efforts, said TAQA
CEO Carl Sheldon.
TAQAs Energy Solutions division has
responsibility for deploying advanced technol-
ogies in the rms energy production, and in
establishing alternative energy operations such
as wind, solar, geothermal, hydropower and
waste-to-energy.
Energy
Aqaba to prioritise
energy spending
The Finance Minister for Aqaba governor-
ate in Jordan has said that the state budget
for the next year will prioritise spending
on energy, water and development issues,
according to the Jordan News Agency.
The minister, Suleiman Hafez, speaking
during a visit to the Aqaba Special Economic
Zone Authority (ASEZA) in the north east of
the country, stressed the need to attract invest-
ment to the area to help support the local com-
munity.
Aqaba was amongst the sites being mooted
for Jordans rst nuclear reactor, which had
been targeting a 2021 start date for the rst unit.
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Sustainability is of
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people as well as the commu-
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which we operate.
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Bright
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Please introduce yourself
and your role?
I am an energy economist with
over 13 years of international
experience in electricity, gas
and energy market reform. I am
MD in the Middle East of global
energy consulting and testing
& certification company, DNV
KEMA Energy & Sustainability.
I lead a dedicated team of tech-
nical and business consultants
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What are you main
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the combination of water and
electricity.
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utilities, governments and cor-
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Regional joint ventures employ 85% national staff
Shell focuses on local
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M
ark Carne,
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85% of his firms joint-
venture employees in the
region are national staff.
Carne emphasised
to delegates that there
are a variety of ways
that industry can con-
tribute to the Middle
Easts economic growth
through local initiatives
that include a GCC wide
qualification system for
local companies, indus-
try training centres for
skills accreditation and
the promotion of Small
Medium Enterprise
(SME).
Speaking on the Shell
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ing of Nomou, an SME
undertaking to support
MENA entrepreneurs,
Carne said: This is a
unique initiative because
it offers a combination of
three ingredients which
are critical to SME suc-
cess: longer term financ-
ing , specialised and con-
tinuous business skill
support, and linkages to
large supply chains.
He went on to add
that Shell was taking a
lead role in helping
to develop local con-
tent in Iraq, with the firm
recently partnering with
the Abu Al Khasib Voca-
tional Training Centre
in Basrah to help boost
skills development such
as language ability.
Carne said that efforts
to recruit locally was not
an unmitigated success,
conceding that weve not
had the same impact in
the supplier and contract-
ing markets where there
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Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice Presi-
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United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai,
the Supreme Council of Energy for Dubai
will host the World Energy Forum 2012 in
Dubai, which will be held for the first time
outside of the United Nations Headquar-
ters in New York, under the theme A Forum
for World Leaders.
World leaders, ministers and industry lead-
ers will meet during the Forum
to discuss the need for safe,
sustainable and accessible
energy for the peoples of the
world, to establish a strong
foundation for sustainable
social and economic devel-
opment especially as energy
is the cornerstone for advance-
ment and development.
The Forum will tackle the issue of achiev-
ing social equity and the challenges that face
the world, including poverty, the lack of elec-
tricity for 1.5 billion people, and the effect of
this on all aspects of development like educa-
tion, health and infrastructure. It will also dis-
cuss energy-related topics and exchange ideas
and best practices to put together a roadmap
for energy sustainability to benefit all nations.
DESTINATION: DUBAI
Dubai will host the World Energy Forum 2012
at a stage where the UAE in general, and Dubai
in particular, has proactively initiated pro-
grammes to diversify energy sources by adopt-
ing sustainable and green energy solutions,
and the objectives of UAE Vision 2012 to make
the UAE one of the foremost nations in the
world by 2021.
The UAE is considered a global business
hub for alternative and sustainable energy,
and energy efficiency, in line with the worlds
best practices. Dubai was selected to host
this event after competition from other inter-
national venues and cities because of its geo-
graphic and strategic location, and its posi-
tion as a global hub of finance, business, trade,
energy and tourism.
FORUM OBJECTIVES
With the blessing of HH Sheikh Moham-
med bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President
and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of
Dubai, and the endorsement of the heads of
states, the World Energy Day initiative will be
announced on the first day of the Forum. This
declaration will be adopted and included in
the agenda of the Forum. The World Energy
Day will be celebrated annually like World
Environment Day.
More importantly, we will chart a roadmap
with the nations of the world to put plans and
initiatives in action that can provide safe, sus-
tainable and accessible energy for the peoples
of the world, to fuel global social and economic
development. This roadmap requires clearly
linked and measureable goals and milestones
to achieve this.
DEWAS CONTRIBUTION
DEWA, under the umbrella of the Supreme
Council of Energy, has contributed effec-
tively to raising efficiency levels and
energy conservation in Dubai. It
has concentrated efforts on reduc-
ing fuel consumption at its power
plants. An excellent example of this
is that DEWA has managed to gen-
erate 400 MW of electricity without
using additional fuel, thank to its inno-
vative efficiency drive, and its continuous
and effective strategy that concentrates on
the sustainability of resources and preserving
the environment.
THE WORLD ENERGY FORUM 2012
Date: 22 -24 October 2012
Location: International Convention and
Exhibition Centre, Dubai

PROGRAMME IN BRIEF
Day 1: Policy
Day 2: Technology
Day 3: Business
H.E. Al Tayer
says the Supreme
Council of Energy will
seek to form sustain-
able energy road-
map.
President of
the World Energy
Forum, Harold
Hyun-Suk Oh, is a
keynote speaker at
the Forum.
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InfoWatchs Alexander Zarovsky considers a different kind of utilities leakage
Securing data
U
tilities companies are responsi-
ble for huge volumes of personal
data, in addition to industrial
secrets and confdential fnan-
cial and project documentation that are the
objects of intellectual property. All of this
data needs to be reliably protected from
industrial espionage, theft, and leakage.
Today there are two main technologies in
the market addressing the data leakage protec-
tion needs of utilities companies Data Leak-
age Prevention (DLP) and Digital Rights Manage-
ment (DRM). DLP technology address the task of
unstructured data categorisation and control,
since almost 80% of all information in modern
companies is unstructured data. DRM controls
access to confdential data and rights to opera-
tions with this data.
The integration of these two technologies is
able to combat the majority of utilities data risks
- providing categorisation, control and data loss
main benefts. First, it gives access to specifc
technologies and solutions (such as DLP, DRM,
etc) which are rather expensive to possess but
quite afordable to use as a service. The service
also provides higher quality service for less
cost because of scalability. The security in the
cloud trend will soon be one of the main secu-
rity trends in the utilities sector, he says.
His frms DLP solution, which includes
forensics instruments, allows large-scale inves-
tigations of data security incidents such as the
recent virus attack on Saudi Aramco where
company data was partially lost.
DLP systems in this case help to reveal if
there was any support of the attack from inside
of the company - which there is in the majority
of cases, he adds.
Our solutions also help Middle East util-
ities in managing relations with the vari-
ety of suppliers and in strictly following
corporate compliance.
protection of fnancial and project documenta-
tion, intellectual property and personal data,
explains Alexander Zarovsky, head of interna-
tional development with InfoWatch.
Zarovsky says that encryption is also a must
for confdential data protection, on all corpo-
rate and private mobile devices and portable
data carriers especially given that Bring Your
Own Device is the strongest trend in the modern
corporate environment.
As for security in the cloud, I can see two
THE SCALE OF THE ISSUE
87.8%
Percentage of company data leakage inci-
dents involving personal data
SOURCE: InfoWatch Global Data Leakage
Report H1 2012
Utilities are
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of personal data and
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62 Utilities Middle East / October 2012 www.utilities-me.com
NEW TECHNOLOGY
Blue Gold Technology CEO
Jeremy Llewellyn looks at leak
detection demand

Market
Insight
Hows business?
The leak detection business is in its infancy
in this region compared to Europe, but we
are seeing an increase in activity from most
water utilities. Business here is a matter of
relationship building and ensuring that you
stick around to support your clients. Weve
had some success with the products and ser-
vices we provide the most notable being
a 10,000 logger leak detection project for
ADWEA.
What challenges are affecting
the industry?
As the industry here is fairly new in world-
wide terms, we have a mix of clients that
range from those who have bought the most
sophisticated leak detection, to those that
still do not have any leak detection equip-
ment or staff, but rely on customer com-
plaints to identify leaks. One of the big
problems here is that the value of water is
not correctly perceived by all end users.
Many people receive free or deeply dis-
counted water this means that a leak out-
side their house doesnt cause concern.
How is the sector changing?
There is a big emphasis now in most water
companies regarding Unaccounted for
Water of which Leakage is a component. The
level of knowledge and understanding here
of the various methodologies is improving
and we are seeing more and more demand
for leak detection as part of the equation.
Jeremy Llewellyn,
CEO,
Blue Gold Technology.
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Qatar Solar Technologies
chairman and CEO, Dr Khalid K.
Al Hajri, considers the prospects for
solar power in Qatar and the wider
Middle East
The fnal word
IntroducIng
dr KhalId K. al
hajrI
Qatar Solar technologies
(QStec), and its chairman
and cEo dr Khalid K. al
hajri, are currently embarked
on the construction of a new
polysilicon production plant
in Qatars Ras Laffan Indus-
trial City. Built on 1.2 million
square metres of land, and
with an initial capacity output
of 8,000 metric tonnes per
year of polysilicon, the plant
is set to be the largest of its
kind in the Middle East.
What sort of demand
are you currently seeing
for solar products?
Demand in solar is increasing.
US$225bn will be invested in
sustainable development ini-
tiatives as part of the Qatar
National Vision 2030 and the
FIFA World Cup advanced
infrastructure between 2010
and 2016 (QNB Qatar Report
Sept 2011).
Germany has always been a
leader in the use and devel-
opment of solar technolo-
gies but Asia is growing and
there is more of a global push.
Research and solar prod-
ucts across the GCC is where
demand is increasingly
coming from and that is good
news for QSTec. The reduc-
tion of costs in solar has coin-
cided with a global drive for
nations to become more sus-
tainable and this has fuelled
increasing demand. We will
see increasing demand as
cost falls.
How can solar compete
with traditional energy
sources?
People often only look at the
immediate economic costs
rather than examining the
environmental costs, the sus-
tainability costs and various
other factors. We need to con-
sider whether it is sustainable
to just continue using gas as
our only power source when
we have ready access to alter-
native energy sources like
solar. On the one hand you
have a depletable resource
with which to produce energy
and on the other ready access
to a resource that rises every
day the sun.
Across the GCC we have
been blessed with abun-
dant energy resources both
above and below the surface.
Both sources complement
each other well and we have a
unique opportunity to reduce
our greenhouse gases and
protect our natural resources
for future generations.
How do you respond
to critics who suggest
solar is not suited to the
Middle East?
These criticisms are just not
justified. We have a good cli-
mate for solar energy and
our peak electricity demand
use across the region is in the
middle of the day when solar
energy is most effective. The
UAE, KSA and Qatar are all
using solar and have found
that the dust is not a major
problem and can be remedied
with cleaning methods, some
of which use little or no water.
The solar irradiation is so high
throughout the year across
the GCC that losses from fac-
tors such as dust are negligi-
ble and reduced considerably
with regular cleaning.
Where is solar heading
in terms of new
technology?
The area of solar applications
will continue to grow. Already,
we are looking at solar desali-
nation, solar cooling, solar in
the hydrocarbon industry, but
we have only just scratched
the surface of what can be
done. Technologies will
become more efficient and we
will see new technologies and
patents created that are espe-
cially designed to suit the cli-
mate and needs of the GCC
and MENA region. We see the
areas becoming a major user
of solar and there is enormous
scope to develop technologies
and applications that are suit-
able to our needs.
Middle East
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