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Power Regional energy grid nears completion

“We have all the ingredients we need to make renewable energy a success in the Middle East” Vahid Fotui, Chairman, Emirates Solar Industry Association

Developments - p4

Market News - p16

Data Security - p24

Bahrain looks to the future

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EDITOR’S NOTE TIME AFTER TIME Informa Exhibitions cite clients at last year's Middle East Electricity (MEE) event as commenting on the huge growth potential of the Gulf market for an enormous range of power, water and related products. Typically 20 per cent or even more annual growth is predicted over the next five or so years. All the old Middle East Electricity networking/learning-opportunity favourites are back this year, with the proven five-fold concentration on the familiar related themes: Power; Water; Lighting; Nuclear; and Renewables. And once again a completely free programme of seminars is being organised on each day, details of which are available on the Visitor Zone pages of the exhibition website.

Nuclear experts were shaken by last year's events in Japan, with even higher safety standards now being demanded wherever fission is being planned. But, despite current reservations, nuclear fusion could also soon be on the agenda in the Middle East, so great is the region’s need for more power. Abu Dhabi will see the region’s first pressurised water reactors coming on stream within the next 10 years. Which Middle Eastern country follows the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation’s (ENEC) lead remains to be seen.

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT Developments

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Exhibitions & Travel

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Management Strategy

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Market News

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Managed Security Services

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Ensuring enterprise strength protection for the SME.

News and Developments

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The latest IT news from around the region.

MANUFACTURING Developments

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The latest news from the regional manufacturing sector.

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'Debate, network and learn' are the opportunities offered by Middle East Electricity 2012, billed as 'The power behind the energy industry'. Our extensive preview looks at what you can expect from the region’s biggest power event.

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Developments

BRIEFLY ■ SAUDI ARABIA’S FISCAL surplus could rocket by more than seven times this year as revenue will likely be far higher than the level projected by the world’s oil powerhouse, according to a key Saudi investment firm. The Kingdom forecast a budget surplus of US$3.2 billion when it announced in January, its highest ever expenditure of US$184 billion for 2012 and projected revenue at US$187 billion. It expected total oil revenues to the budget at US$198 billion and the nonhydrocarbon income at US$21.33 billion. Spending will be above the budgeted level, the report said, adding that over the last ten years, actual government expenditure averaged 24 per cent higher than the budgeted amount. The extent of overspending was much greater in 2011, at 39 per cent.

Libya to study regional investment possibilities LIBYA WILL REVIEW its investments in the Arab world, Africa and elsewhere and will make major agricultural and property investments in neighbouring Sudan, the ruling National Transitional Council chairman has said.

"We have a general view to review all investments in the Arab world, the African continent and elsewhere," Mustafa Abdul Jalil told a news conference with visiting Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al Bashir. "There are some countries where investments will increase and others where projects will stop. There are investments that are worthy of developing and there may be investments that would be better for the Libyan people for them to be closed," he added.

Under Muammar Gadaffi, Libya invested its oil wealth mostly in Europe and made major investments in Africa, the Middle East, North Africa and the US. Some of major investments in Africa are managed by the $65-billion Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) through a $5bn www.ntclibya.org/english fund - the Libyan African Investment Portfolio (LAP).

The African fund investments include LAP Green Network, a telecom company operating in six African countries, which officials said made losses due to UN sanctions.

The LIA has conducted a sweeping probe of its investments over the past few months and made recommendations to the new Libyan government.

Its acting chief executive said in November the cash-heavy fund would be used to finance reconstruction efforts, but gave no indication if its strategic holdings in Africa and Europe would be sold.

"There will be major agricultural and real estate investments in Sudan," Mr Abdul Jalil said.

‘Arab Spring’ economies to worsen in short term THE ECONOMIES OF Arab countries undergoing political changes known as the 'Arab Spring' are expected to worsen in the short term and this should prompt them to draw up a road map for reforms, a prominent banker said. While political changes were relatively rapid, economic policies will take time before any results can be felt by the people, said Henry Azzam is the Chairman of Deutsche Bank for the Middle East and North Africa.

Writing in the London-based Saudi

Political changes have not brought immediate benefits for the population

Arabic language daily 'Al Hayat', Azzam urged Arab government to stop “giving bright promises which only serve to raise the ceiling of expectations by their people.”

“Economic condition in these countries could deteriorate before they improve during the transitional stage…implementation of stated economic policies will take time and this should prompt governments to chalk out a road map and a clear framework to achieve the aspired results,” he said.

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BRIEFLY ■ THE UAE’S INDUSTRIAL sector expanded by nearly 11 per cent in 2011 to maintain its position as second largest component of GDP after the hydrocarbon sector, according to a semi official study. The high growth was a result of an increase in public and private investment in manufacturing projects and the completion of the first stage of the Abu Dhabi-based Emirates Aluminium project (Emal), said the study by the Dubaibased Emirates Industrial Bank (EIB).

■ KUWAIT'S PROVISIONAL BUDGET surplus in the first eight months of the fiscal year doubled to 11.6 billion dinars (US$41.8 billion) on high oil price and output, the finance ministry said. Kuwait has calculated oil income at a conservative price of US$60 a barrel while the average price was above US$105.

Bahrain looks to the future with ‘cautious optimism’ AS A TROUBLED 2011 ended, the outlook for Bahrain appears to be one of cautious optimism.

The unresolved protest movement in Syria continues to unsettle Bahrain as the "Arab Spring" maintains the remnants of momentum, and the region as a whole juggles deep rooted problems centered around unemployment, housing, education, and other increasingly pressing socioeconomic issues, according to a report prepared by the CBRE Bahrain research team.

The government was criticised for its handling of demonstrations

The Bahrain authorities took the almost unprecedented step of facilitating a fully independent review of the troubles that were centered on Pearl Roundabout earlier last year.

The Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) was indeed critical of the role of the government in the way it dealt with the protestors, but as the government has attempted to assemble cross-party bodies to implement reforms, there has been steadfast refusal from the seven opposition political parties to take part in the process. This leaves Bahrain at something of an impasse for now and has even led to pro-government demonstrations outside the offices of opposition parties. The unresolved nature of the political landscape has led ratings agencies such as Moody's to continue to define Bahrain's prospects as "negative", the CBRE report said.

However, Moody's rating has been tempered by its comment: ‘...systemic risks will be mitigated by the domestic retail banks' healthy liquidity and relatively strong capital positions.’ In short, even the ratings agencies have a foot in each camp, positive and negative.

Despite what can only be described as a difficult year, the Moody's report noted GDP growth in Bahrain of around two per cent in 2011 and three per cent in 2012 - rates that many European countries would be proud of.

Regional firms struggling to attract and retain senior executives ECONOMIC GROWTH IN the GCC is much more promising than other parts of the world but attracting competent talent here is still not an easy task, according to a leading expert in the recruitment industry.

“Competent and committed senior human talent is still very hard to attract to the region,” Konstantina Sakellariou, Partner, Marketing and Operations Director at Stanton Chase told Emirates24|7.

“It was never easy, but the exponential growth had allowed employers for large compromises in their choices, so it appeared for a period of time that it was not so difficult. Now, despite its growth potential and its numerous advantages, the region has shown that it includes also high risk, so senior human talent will make sure www.bayt.com they weigh the pros and cons very carefully before coming to the region, or even before changing jobs within the region.

“At the same time, retaining senior executives is challenging, as issues like authority, responsibility and personal growth opportunities are not always addressed in the most satisfactory way, while the increased emphasis on

nationalisation poses an additional risk and question mark for their future and long term commitment in their company,” she added.

According to Hasnain Qazi, Middle East Business Manager at Huxley Associates, there are several recruitment challenges that employers face today.

“Recruitment challenges are several - everything from attracting the right people with the correct skillset, experience and motivation. Turnover is an issue, linked to loyalty to the region and to the employer.

Similarly, a lot of companies do not have the time to devote to undertake full scale end to end recruitment,” he said.

Restrictive budgets also pose an added problem after the crisis.

“Regional employers today are facing an environment where recruitment budgets are still relatively conservative, and the recruitment landscape is replete with highly competitive talent across the industry spectrum. With so much talent pursuing a relatively more subdued level of regional opportunity, getting the hiring equation right is key,” explained Amer Zureikat, VP Sales at Bayt.com.

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Dubai Q1 growth to slow down DUBAI'S REAL ECONOMIC growth is expected to slow to 4.1 per cent in the first quarter, due to the impact of lower economic activity in China, India and the European Union, according to a report from the Dubai Economic Council.

The slow down in economic growth compares to a forecast 5 per cent growth in the previous quarter and a 10.5 per cent growth in the same quarter of 2011, said the report.

The report estimated a deflation of -0.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2011 and forecast an inflation of 1.5 per cent in the first quarter of this year. This is compared to 0.3 per cent in the third quarter.

The report added that the euro zone debt crisis, along with a drop in the value of the euro and UAE initiatives to curb spending, helped keep inflation under control.

US$15 billion worth of external financing required in Lebanon THE WORLD BANK estimated Lebanon’s external financing needs at 35.1 per cent of GDP in 2012, or US$15 billion.

The International Monetary Fund estimates Lebanon’s GDP at US$41.5 billion in 2011 and US$45 billion in 2012 if it achieves 3.5 per cent growth.

The World Bank further estimated foreign direct investment (FDI) in Lebanon at US$3.96 billion in 2011, constituting a decline of 20.5 per cent from US$4.98 billion in 2010, and compared to US$4.8 billion in 2009.

The World Bank noted that Lebanon, along with Egypt and Eritrea, are the only three developing countries that posted both a fiscal deficit above 5 per cent of GDP and a gross debt-to-GDP ratio that exceeded 75 per cent of GDP in 2011.

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Travel News

BRIEFLY ■ ETIHAD AIRWAYS HAS agreed a US$367mn spare-engine deal with Sanad Aero Solutions and Engine Lease Finance Corp (ELF) to finance a sale and lease back deal of 23 spare engines valued at US$367mn.

Sanad will purchase and lease back to Etihad five GE90 and six Rolls Royce Trent 500 engines and ELF will purchase and lease back to Etihad six Rolls Royce Trent 700 and six IAE V2500 engines, a statement from Etihad said.

The transactions are set to last 10-year operating lease term. The financing is for 16 in-service spare engines and seven future spare engine deliveries.

"These spare engine sales and lease back transactions provide the airline with a long-term financing solution for its entire spare engine fleet," James Hogan, Etihad CEO said in the statement.

Etihad owns a fleet of 64 Airbus and Boeing aircraft with another 100 aircraft on order.

Passenger traffic at Dubai airport increased in 2011 DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT saw passenger traffic grow by 7.8 per cent during the first 11 months of the year to 46.2mn, according to Dubai Airports.

Passenger traffic grew by 8.9 per cent in November to 4.4mn compared to 4.07mn the same month in 2010.

Describing the performance throughout the year as satisfactory, Jamal Al Hai, Dubai Airports executive senior vice president for International Affairs and Communications, said: “Considering that we have had an average monthly traffic of 4.2mn passengers in the first 11 months of 2011,

More passengers flew through Dubai airport

we are well on track to surpass the historical figure of 50 million in annual traffic this year.”

The GCC provided the largest increase in passenger numbers in November (134,491), followed by South Asia (77,375), Russia and the CIS (69,786), and Western Europe (48,830).

The contraction in traffic on Middle Eastern routes continued in November, falling by 17,538 passengers.

During the month, aircraft movements totalled 29,093, up 8.5 per cent from 26,823 in the same month of 2010. The year to date (JanuaryNovember) flight movements increased by six per cent to 296,799, compared to 279,888 in the same period in 2010.

Freight growth was flat with cargo volumes almost at par with the corresponding period last year.

Dubai International Airport handled 191,658 tonnes of freight in November, a marginal decrease of 0.4 per cent from the 192,405 tonnes handled in the same period of 2010.

The year to date freight movement reached 1,999,898 tonnes compared to the 2,033,828 tonnes handled in the corresponding period last year, a drop of 1.7 per cent.

Emirates expands operations in Iraq EMIRATES, THE DUBAI AIR carrier, has announced a 75 per cent additional capacity increase between Dubai and Baghdad, growing its services to seven flights per week in a move to support developing Iraqi business segments.

Starting from the beginning of February, Emirates will start a daily service from Dubai to Baghdad International Airport.

The extra flights will increase existing capacity by 75 per cent per week in both

directions, making it easier for both business and leisure travellers in Baghdad to connect to Emirates’ network of global destinations.

“Since launching flights to the Iraqi capital three months ago our operations have gone from strength to strength, on both the passenger and cargo side,” said Ahmed Khoory, Emirates’ Senior Vice President, Gulf, Middle East and Iran.

Emirates to increase its daily service to Baghdad

“There is a significant demand for travel in and out of Baghdad and this new daily service offers a significant boost to this strategically important route for Emirates,” Khoory noted.

As well as the Baghdad flights, Emirates operates a four-times-weekly service to Basra and has offices in Basra and Baghdad.

Emirates’ additional flights are a key element in supporting Iraq’s rebuilding efforts. In particular the UAE has a significant interest in promoting trade and investment with Iraq, he added.

According to Iraqi Embassy officials, the volume of investments of UAE companies in Iraq reached US$3 billion by the end of 2010 and is expected to rise to US$6 billion in the coming years.

“We thank Iraqi government for their trust and will work hand in hand with the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority to continue supporting the country’s booming business sectors,” said Khoory.

Emirates SkyCargo too will continue to play a critical role in transporting important commodities into Iraq including, foodstuffs, medical products, spare parts and telecommunication equipment.

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BRIEFLY ■ DNATA, DUBAI AIR services provider, has acquired a majority stake in the UK’s largest privately owned online travel agency, Travel Republic.

Dnata did not disclose the value of the deal. Dnata has in the past fostered its global expansion through acquisitions.

In a statement, Dnata said the investment would allow the company to capitalise on the increasing popularity of online travel bookings which recorded a dramatic increase in growth last year.

■ FLYDUBAIS HAS ANNOUNCED that Taif will the airlines seventh destination in KSA, strengthening its commitment to the Kingdom and expanding its network across the GCC. Flydubai CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith said: "This is part of our strategy to connect the UAE to destinations previously underserved by direct air links."

Air Arabia aiming to reach 100 destinations by 2015 AIR ARABIA IS looking to expand its coverage and reach 100 destinations worldwide by the end of 2015, a top official stated.

Group chief executive officer Adel Ali said the airline now had 28 aircraft but the number would grow to 34 by the end of 2012 when they acquire six new planes.

“We have 28 more on order, to be delivered between 2013 and 2015,” said Ali, speaking on the sidelines of the Bahrain International Airshow. “With this, we will expand to cover 100 destinations.”

He said Bahrain had been an exceptional market for them over the years.

“We started small in the country but have now expanded to offer two flights a day. This is a fastgrowing and very dynamic market and there is a lot of scope to grow further.”

Ali said most of the airline's expansions in the next few years would be into Central Asia.

“We have plans to expand further into India as well from 110 flights every week to Indian airports at present. We will continue to expand to wherever we are allowed to do so.”

Air Arabia completed six years of operations in India at the end of lat year. The airline currently

Air Arabia looking to expand its operations

operates flights from its hub in Sharjah to 13 Indian cities, which include Jaipur, Kochi, Nagpur, Coimbatore, Thiruvananthapuram, Goa, Kozhikode, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, and Chennai.

Air Arabia has a fleet of new Airbus A320s.

From its three main hubs, Sharjah in the UAE, Casablanca in Morocco and Alexandria in Egypt, the carrier serves a network of some 70 international routes spread across Europe, the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent, Central Asia and North Africa.

Tourism earnings in Egypt fell by 30 per cent in 2011 REVENUES FROM EGYPT’S important tourist industry took a nosedive last year as a result of the unrest caused by the revolution that took place with the removal of President Hosni Mubarak, the minister of tourism said.

Munir Fakhri Abdel Nur told reporters that tourism revenues in 2011 dropped by 30 per cent to US$8.8 billion compared to US$12.5 billion in 2010, with tourist arrivals falling and their daily expenditures also dropping.

"The significant drop in revenues last year was expected in a country where millions revolted in all main cities and where the political situation has been developing for the past 12 months," Abdel Nur was reported by AFP as saying.

"The security circumstances in the country have affected tourism," he added, stressing however that he was confident that the situation would improve in the coming year to make up for the losses of 2011.

Abdel Nur said the number of tourist arrivals fell by 33 per cent in 2011 with tourists spending fewer nights in Egypt than in the previous year and spending on average about US$13 each less per day.

The number of tourists visiting Egypt last year declined

Tourists spent 114mn nights in Egypt in 2011 compared to 141mn nights in 2010, he said, each spending about US$72 per day instead of US$85 the previous year.

Abdel Nur said the tourist industry was hit badly in the last quarter in the year, which witnessed deadly unrest in the heart of Cairo.

Concerns for the future of the lucrative industry have mounted amid fears that

Islamists, who won a massive victory in legislative elections, might impose strict Islamic law that could scare off Western holidaymakers.

Official results are still expected but initial ones show Islamist parties have clinched around 70 per cent of seats in the next parliament.

Tourism in Egypt is a key money earner and source of foreign currency along with Suez Canal earnings.

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INE SENIOR FIGURES from the renewable energy sector spoke at a plenary session at the World Future Energy Summit 2012 about their insights into the industry.

They agreed that 2012 was likely to be a challenging year – but that those challenges could be overcome by a commitment to strategic investment. Investment in education and research and development and an increased focus on emerging markets will define the renewables industry over the coming years.

Steve Bolze, Senior VP, President and CEO of GE Power and Wind, said that only those companies that invested significantly in R&D and innovation will thrive. "Given the times, technology investment has to be the long-term differentiator in the sector," he said.

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Bjorn Haugland, COO of Norway's DNV, agreed, adding that his company is committed to investing six to seven per cent of turnover to research and development.

"The next ten years is going to be a major transition period," he said. "We need to take the next generation of renewable technology from the drawing board, where it is now, to being fully scaled up."

James Brown, President, Utilities Business Group at First Solar said that despite the difficulties the industry is facing, innovation will continue to make renewables more attractive for end-users.

He also said that emerging markets would be a focus for the company, "We have been slightly overweight in developed markets," he said, adding that renewable energy is increasingly attractive for emerging markets as they seek to address long-term energy

challenges.

Tulsi Tanti, Chairman and Manging Director of Suzlon, India, said that despite the extremely challenging macro and micro economic environment, "emerging markets continue to show great potential."

He cited the fact that the costs of wind power were now at par with gas, and would catch up with coal by 2015. But he warned that education was not keeping up with growth in the sector. "Talent is simply not sufficient to support growth in the industry, so we need to make significant investments to boost that talent pool."

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Jean-Pascal Tricoire, President and CEO of Schneider Electric, outlined his company's four-point plant for 2012 and beyond: connect the company's 40 sites in 25 countries to drive efficiencies of scale; connect the customer base to improve efficiency in transmission, by levelling out peak demands; improve access to energy in areas of operation and, lastly, to boost education in new technologies.

Frank Wouters, Director of Masdar Power, said education remained a priority for the Abu Dhabi-based initiative, which also runs the Masdar Institute, a homegrown university dedicated to renewable and clean technology.

He said that Masdar Power would use 2012 to build on its innovation breakthrough in 2011 – a concentrated solar power generator that harnessed the properties liquid salt to provide power generation 24 hours a day. ■

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BRIEFLY ■ ALSTOM HAS SIGNED a contract worth around US$300mn to build the 728 MW Al Mansuriya gas-fired power plant in the Diyala Governorate, northeast of Baghdad. The plant will consist of four units, based on Alstom's GT13E2 gas turbine, and will be constructed under a turnkey contract, covering delivery of equipment and civil works.

■ GULF CRYO, A leading of industrial, manufacturer medical and speciality gases in the region has acquired International Industrial and Medical Liquid Gas Company based in Jordan, cementing its position as market leader in the country for the provision of industrial and medical gases. The site is the Gulf Cryo group’s second plant in Jordan.

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EMAL & DUBAL sign technology licensing agreement THE LICENSING BY Dubai Aluminium of its in-house and August 2010. In July 2011, just one year later, developed and proprietary DX+ Technology to EMAL announced that Phase II of its operational plan Emirates Aluminium Company Limited has been would proceed; and that DX+ Technology had been formalized with the signing of a contractual selected for the project. agreement between the two companies. In effect, “Our decision to install DX+ Technology came after the completion of the EMAL DX+ Technology has been Phase II Front End Engineering specified for and will be and Design (“FEED”) study, installed in EMAL Phase II conducted in the first half of – which comprises an 2011,” says Saeed Fadhel Al additional 444-cell Mazrooei (CEO: EMAL). “The potline within EMAL’s increased productivity offered by existing smelter premises DX+ Technology cells (compared in Al Taweelah, Abu to DX Technology cells) made it a Dhabi. The agreement very attractive option for fulfilling marks a historic our expansion ambitions: with milestone for DUBAL, DX+ Technology, we could being the first industrial The agreement marks a milestone for DUBAL achieve our desired production scale installation of this new generation smelting technology. Based directly capacity increase by building just one additional on DUBAL’s proven, inherently robust DX Technology potline. Whereas our two existing DX Technology (installed in the two potlines comprising a total of potlines operate at 353 kA and have the total 756 cells in EMAL Phase I), DX+ Technology is the capacity to produce 750,000 metric tonnes of molten product of a remarkably short design, modelling, primary aluminium per annum, our new third EMAL testing and optimization process. Five pilot DX+ potline will operate at 420 kA initially, yielding Technology cells were built and commissioned in the 520,000 metric tonnes per annum. Start-up of the Eagle section of DUBAL’s Jebel Ali site between June new line is scheduled for Q1 of 2014.”

Metito designs and builds sludge dewatering equipment for Qatar project METITO, THE LEADING provider of total intelligent water management solutions in emerging markets, has won a contract with Ashghal Qatar WLL as part of a lucrative agreement for partnership in Doha, Qatar.

The projects will see Metito design, construct and develop trailer mounted mobile sludge dewatering units for Ashghal’s sewage treatment plants in Qatar. This will allow for additional treatment capacity for plants with existing sludge dewatering units and provide sludge dewatering facility to plants with no dewatering units.

The plant will adopt advanced technology that treats sludge and at the same time preserve the environment.

Phase 1 of the project will be operational by 2012, with the other phases expected to be completed by 2014.

Sludge treatment is considered to be one of the most efficient methods in maintaining a Green environment. It reduces the amount of organic matter and the number of disease-causing microorganisms present in the solids.

The final product could be considered as a valuable source for natural fertilizers, construction material, carbon upgrading processes, and energy production.

Discussing the project, Walid Oraby, General Manager of Metito Qatar and Bahrain said: "We are honoured to partner with Ashghal.

This project among others, cement our dedication to play an effective role in developing Qatar directly through our core businesses and our efforts to align that with preserving the environments we work in’’.

Metito’s sustainability efforts extend to other www.metito.com developmental areas such as participating with Qatar National Day Organization in a documentary showcasing the efforts made to protect the environment. Metito was nominated by the United Development Company (UDC) to take part in this film which will be aired in celebration of Qatar National Day. The film portrays scenes from Metito’s waste water treatment plant on Pearl Qatar Island and features 22 young ambitious Qatari students who aspire to be prominent international scientists

serving their country and the world and pays homage to the great men and women who have achieved great milestones building the nation.

Along with the designing, constructing and regular maintenance of the plant, Metito will also be developing an employee induction program, following the handover of the plant. This program is a sustainable effort to help ensure employees are well equipped to run and manage the plant efficiently.

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BRIEFLY ■ THE ALUMINUM INDUSTRY in the GCC is on the brink of becoming a leading global contributor, according to a new publication issued by Deloitte Middle East, titled GCC: Tomorrow’s aluminum powerhouse. The UAE, Oman, Bahrain, and Qatar are all home to some of the largest aluminum smelters in the world. Five smelters exist in the GCC today with a combined production capacity of just under 3.6mn tons.

Their cumulative contribution to total global production in 2010 was estimated at seven per cent.

Considering the fact that Ma’aden, a sixth smelter in Saudi Arabia, is set to become operational by 2013 while Emal’s robust expansion is scheduled for completion by 2014, the GCC is poised to contribute over 13 per cent of the world’s aluminum production by 2013.

Bystronic hands over glass factory to Al Harbi Holding BYSTRONIC GLASS HAS handed over a newly constructed and fully-equipped production plant for glass processing to the ArcGlass Company, which is part of the Saudi-Arabian Al Harbi Holding enterprise. Over the past 19 months, an ultra-modern factory complete with cutting and sorting system, fullyautomatic insulating glass line, handling systems as well as lines for the production of laminated glass and tempered glass was constructed upon the sands of the Arabian Desert. This will be the first installation of www.bystronic-glass.com its kind where the system is directly connected to the furnace and insulating-glass line with an expansion option for the sorting system to the other processes.

Bystronic glass obtained the order to completely equip a newly constructed production plant in the South of Riyadh at the end of 2009. "The period between the conclusion of the contract, the start of construction and, finally, the handover of the

turnkey production arose due to special conditions which occurred on location", said Richard Jakob, CEO of Bystronic Glass, who continued: "Establishing a unit for glass production in the desert cannot be compared to the installation of a similar system solution in Western Europe. The harsh desert environment with frequent sand storms and temperatures up to 50° Celsius along with additional training required for a team of multi-national employees with different cultural back grounds and their requirement to work with 21st century technologies results in finding solutions for new challenges that arose every day."

With this opening, the desire of Abdullah and Fahed Al Harbi to establish a modern production location that makes headlines is now a reality.

The first glass unit was then conveyed along the cutting table in front of around 30 guests who were invited by Al Harbi and Bystronic glass.

First power plant components ready for delivery to Saudi Arabia THE MAIN COMPONENTS, including the HRSGs for the first two units of the Ras Al-Khair combined cycle power plant (CCPP), formerly called Ras Az Zawr in Saudi Arabia are now ready for immediate on-schedule delivery. With a total of six units and a total installed capacity of 2400 megawatts (MW), the plant will

Six generators produced in Charlotte, USA, ready for delivery to the Ras Al-Khair power plant

generate power for an aluminum smelting plant and provide around one billion litres of drinking water a day for the capital city Riyadh with its five million inhabitants. The order volume for Siemens is more than US$1 billion. Purchaser is a consortium comprising Al Arrab Contracting Company, Saudi Arabia and the Chinese Sepco III Electric Power Construction Corporation.

The gas turbines were manufactured in the Siemens gas turbine plant in Berlin, with the manufacturing plant in Mülheim a.d. Ruhr supplying the steam turbines. The generators were produced in the Siemens facility in Charlotte, North Carolina in the U.S. Siemens is supplying a total of twelve gas turbines, five steam turbines, 17 generators and ten HRSGs and the entire electrical and I&C equipment for the Ras Al-Khair CCPP and seawater desalination plant.

Meanwhile, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of Masdar, along with Dr. Roland Busch, member of managing board of Siemens AG and Sector CEO of Siemens Infrastructure and Cities, recently performed the ground-breaking ceremony for the building at Masdar City. The ceremony was attended by senior management from Siemens and Masdar.

The building marks the establishment of Siemens’ anchor presence in Masdar City, occupying 18,000 sq meters and will eventually accommodate nearly 2,000 Siemens staff. When completed the building will meet the Estidama 3 Pearl Rating and will achieve LEED Platinum status. In the first phase, Siemens will lease 12,000sqm of space which is expected to be completed in the summer of 2013. It will host major facilities including a Centre of Excellence for Smart Buildings and a Leadership Development Centre, as well as Conference Centre for both customer and corporate use. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Chief Executive Officer of Masdar, said: “Masdar is mandated to work with global technology leaders to integrate innovation alongside proven technologies and showcase energy efficient solutions that can be applied to other cities globally. By partnering with global technology leaders, such as Siemens, to work with us in Masdar City, we are starting to contribute to the creation of a knowledge-based clean energy sector in the UAE.”

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BRIEFLY ■ CUMMINS INC. AND XiangFan Kanghao M&E Engineering Co. Ltd. (Kanghao) announced a 50:50 joint-venture partnership to jointly develop, assemble and distribute G-Drive engines from Dongfeng Cummins Engine Co. Ltd. (DCEC) and Xi’an Cummins Engine Co. (XCEC) to China-based Generator Original Equipment Manufacturers (GOEMs). The joint venture will be based in Xiangyang City of Hubei Province, central China. The new joint-venture operation is scheduled to begin operation in April 2012 with an installed capacity to handle up to 40,000 units per year, with capability to expand in the future.

■ GROHE, THE WORLD'S leading premium brand for sanitary fittings, has won the contract supplying Dubai International Airport with bathroom fittings for the hotel and select public areas in the newly constructed Concourse Three. The product range used for this project include: the Eurostyle and the premium Grohetherm 2000 as well as Tenso lines, which are all designed to serve the multi-purpose needs of the new terminal.

“With the numerous projects that GROHE has undertaken across the region, we are honoured to be selected by Dubai Civil Aviation for the Concourse Three project. This marks another notable addition to the portfolio of locations where state-of-the-art and durable GROHE products are installed,” explained Firas Ibrahim, Project Channel Manager, Lower Gulf.

■ ATLAS COPCO AB has agreed to acquire the underground business of GIA Industri AB from Vätterledens Verkstad AB. With the acquisition, Atlas Copco broadens its offering with products including electric mine trucks, utility vehicles and ventilation systems. GIA’s products also include locomotives and shuttle car systems for underground transportation, charging and service trucks, scaling and cable bolting equipment, digging arm loaders (Häggloader) and complete ventilation systems.

Logistics firm breaks ground DUBAI WORLD CENTRAL (DWC), a purpose-built aerotropolis and a strategic initiative of the Government of Dubai, announced the recent groundbreaking for Phase 2 of the expansion program of Kuehne + Nagel, one of the world’s leading logistics providers, in DWC’s Logistics City.

The expansion of its state-of-the-art logistics centre is part of a global growth initiative that will strengthen Kuehne + Nagel’s ability to support high-potential Breaking ground in Dubai sectors, including the global pharmaceutical and aviation industries.Kuehne + Nagel completed construction of Phase 1 in 2009 consisting of around 17,000 sqm warehouse space, which allowed the company to accommodate more customers in FMCG, hotel amenities, emergency/relief and aviation. Phase 2 will add approximately 14,000 sqm of space to the warehouse and mezzanine to reach a total area of 31,000 sqm. Kuehne + Nagel, the first international logistics provider to go fully operational in DWC in 2009, also operates a modern 16,000 sqm logistics terminal in the Jebel Ali Free Zone and has established offices in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.

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BRIEFLY ■ ETIHAD AIRWAYS OPERATED its maiden flight from Abu Dhabi to Tripoli recently, the airline’s first new destination of this year. The service, which will operate three times a week, is the only direct commercial flight between the UAE and Libya’s capital city.

■ AND QATAR AIRWAYS has resumed services between Doha and Tripoli after suspending operations last year due to the political situation.

■ MASDAR SIGNED A of Memorandum Understanding with the Government of Tonga, represented through the Tonga Energy Road Map Implementation Unit (TERM IU) for the construction of a 500kW solar photovoltaic power plant. Masdar will be in charge of the construction of the power plant.

Tyre recycling in Abu Dhabi A HIGH EFFICIENCY tyre recycling plant was officially opened in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi at the beginning of November. The system line can process up to 8,000 kilograms of old tyres per hour, making it the largest in the United Arab Emirates. The produced granulate of sizes between 0.5 - 4 mm conforms to the highest quality standard.

The recycling plant from the manufacturer Eldan Recycling, Denmark, has been marketed by Ferrostaal. As part of the comprehensive service package for the plant-operator OMNIX International, Ferrostaal secures financing for the purchase of the equipment. There are several million old tyres in Abu Dhabi, many of them in unmanaged landfills.

Because of the high fire hazard, the tyres represent a threat to health and the environment. Beside the A view of the efforts to minimize the risks for the environment in new recycling plant Abu Dhabi and the UAE as a whole, recycling is increasingly seen as an innovative business opportunity. Currently less than one per cent of all waste is recycled. The new tyre recycling plant in Al Ain will in future make a major contribution to the expansion of recycling activities planned by the Centre of Waste Management, Emirate of Abu Dhabi. In the recycling plant, the old tyres are shredded, further downsized and sorted in a number of steps before the valuable rubber granulate (99.9 per cent free of steel and textile) emerges as the end product. The plant can process waste tyres without costly pre-treatment and can be expanded in terms of capacity and end product output. “The market potential for the rubber granulates is high: Possible finished products from rubber granulate are surfaces for sports fields and playgrounds, insulating material for noise insulation or hoses for the under soil irrigation of plants. The rubber granulate can also be used as an additive to asphalt for road construction,” explained Jamal Abu Issa, President & CEO of OMNIX International.

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Managed security services Ensuring enterprise strength protection for the SME.

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HE IT THREAT landscape is one which is constantly evolving, with a multitude of malware that is becoming increasingly intelligent and targeted, and increasingly delivered through ever more diverse channels including search engines and social networking. As cybercrime has become the most profitable criminal empire in the world, these threats are not to be taken lightly, and organisations have a greater need than ever to ensure they are adequately protected. This, along with an increased trend towards outsourcing of services to expert providers within the IT space, has led to the emergence of Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), which offer outsourced expertise and infrastructure around security services to deliver enterprise class protection to businesses of all sizes.

MSSPs focus specifically on offering security solutions either using equipment on the customer's premises or by rerouting traffic through centre cloud-based system, ensuring that security solutions are up to date and can provide the necessary levels of protection. This is particularly useful in the small and medium enterprise (SME) space, where security is not necessarily a core capability, but due to the nature of the modern IT environment has become a business necessity.

"Threats today evolve so quickly that if security is not managed by someone who knows the field inside out and keeps up to date, then organisations are left open to severe vulnerabilities. It makes sense then for these organisations to contract in a specialist provider to manage security, who has all of the

necessary infrastructure, skills and expertise to keep up with the evolution of threats, which is where MSSPs come into the picture," says Dominique Honnay, Director of Emerging Markets and EMEA Distribution at SonicWALL. This managed services model has a number of benefits, not least of which is access to specialist skills at a cost effective price that suits the budgets of SME organisation. Contracting an expert MSSP also ensures that security solutions remain up to date, with the latest spyware, virus and malware definition, and are able to counter the constantly evolving nature of threats that present themselves to organisations. It also allows organisations with limited cash flow to choose between running security as an operational expense or a capital expense depending on budgets, and since MSSP is in essence an outsourced service allows customers to incorporate security as a monthly fee rather than a large annual expense.

"While this type of service is beginning to emerge in South Africa, it is currently fairly basic, and mainly offered by integrators or resellers of connectivity and not at the service provider level itself," says Martin Tassev, Managing Director of Loophold Security Distribution. "This follows the trend that emerged in Europe and the USA, where these services began in the same way and only in the last few have years moved to large regional (formerly national) telco's and service providers."

When looking for a MSSP, there are several key factors that need to be considered. Flexibility with licensing and billing is very important so that service providers can tailor this to meet the needs of the customer, and scalability is a must in order to meet the needs of organisations of all sizes on the same platform.

"Central management should also be a feature, but these tools need to be flexible and able to integrate into existing management platforms to deliver seamless integration of the security solution into existing environments so that this additional layer can be easily accommodated. Reporting is also a vital component of a managed service, since it is the only tangible aspect of the service that the customer will have and is a way of showing the value derived from the service," says Honnay.

"Reports provide a graphic overview of data including the threats blocked, bandwidth used and websites frequented by users, as an example, and the information derived from these reports can be used to discover correlations between events such as websites visited and increased threats or increased bandwidth usage, which enables more intelligent network and connectivity cost management," Tassev adds.

MSSP at its heart should be about providing innovative technology that meets the needs of customers today and in the future through delivery methods that suit their business and budgets. By incorporating intelligent reporting on aspects such as bandwidth usage, organisations are empowered to drill down per user, per application and so on to prioritise bandwidth and ensure that existing resources are used effectively. Using MSSP, not only can SMEs in particular access enterprise class security for up to date protection, resources can also be optimised for improved efficiency across the network. â–

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BRIEFLY ■ JUNIPER NETWORKS, THE industry leader in network innovation, announced that Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), owner and operator of five airports in Abu Dhabi with subsidiaries supplying ground handling, duty free, cargo, catering and aviation training services, has awarded Juniper Networks with a 10-year infrastructure frame contract to support an aggressive expansion program designed to transform Abu Dhabi Airports into world-class facilities. In support of its expansion plans, ADAC, wholly owned by the Abu Dhabi Government, has embarked on a large-scale transformation program, including upgrading its existing network infrastructure to build an MPLS network and ‘cloudready’ data centers, while lowering capital and operating expenditure.

Regional firms ‘not ready for unified communications boom’ ADOPTION OF UNIFIED Communications technology is reaching critical mass, corroborated by a report from In-Stat earlier this year that predicted small office spending on IP telephony would grow by 83 per cent in 2011. The trend is moving away from premises-based High-definition videoconferencing

Unified Communications towards technology hosted in the Cloud, as consumers become aware of the benefits and the technology becomes more accessible, affordable and scalable. According to research conducted by Frost & Sullivan last year, the Unified Communications (UC) market in the Middle East is expected to reach US$235mn by 2014. Manu Bonnassie, Regional Sales Director - Central

Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMA) at Brocade Communications says that Unified Communications brings benefits to businesses that only a few years ago were in the realm of science fiction, enabling uninterrupted, highdefinition video conferencing and real-time collaboration for remote workers in disparate cities, countries or continents – a revolution in working comparable to or even exceeding email.

Workforce productivity, better customer / staff interaction and lower costs through reduced travel are just three areas where Unified Communications is beginning to bring enormous value to organisations, from small businesses to global enterprises. These benefits are only realised, however, if communications are delivered with uninterrupted service quality, reliability, security and compatibility for IP-based devices, video and converged multimedia desktop applications. High latency, dropped packets or service interruptions are simply not tolerated by users as they are for more traditional methods of communication. Since voice, video and audio are very “data rich” traffic, the pressure being placed on networks to support these services is growing at an exponential rate.

Epicor implements ERP solution for Khalid Cement Industries EPICOR SOFTWARE CORPORATION, a global leader in business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organizations, recently announced that it has successfully implemented the Epicor® next-generation enterprise resource planning ( ERP ) solution across all divisions of Khalid Cement Industries Complex W.L.L. (KCIC).

KCIC, one of the largest concrete manufacturing companies in Qatar employs over 1,400 people at four manufacturing units situated at Salwa Industrial Area, Dafna, Dukhan and will soon open one in the Ras Laffan Area. Epicor and KCIC have implemented Epicor ERP across the following divisions of the pioneering cement manufacturer: Finance, HR, Supply Chain Management, Production Management, Maintenance, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). www.epicor.com “We needed to have complete visibility and control over every operational aspect of the company to streamline our business. Epicor ERP will help the company manage the tremendous growth achieved over the last 10 years in capacity, production and manpower,” says KCIC’s IT manager, Mohammad Didarul Islam. “With Epicor ERP in place we plan to take our business to a new level of growth and profitability.”

Epicor’s industry-leading ERP solution will provide business

intelligence tools to optimize KCIC’s operations and will connect all of KCIC’s remote business units in real-time. This will enable continuous control over the daily operations of each area of the business thus facilitating timely and critical decision making.

“Epicor ERP has proven to be a critical business enabler and productivity driver for rapidly growing organizations with ambitious growth strategies,” says Basil Daniells, regional vice president for Epicor. “The success of this implementation is testament to Epicor ERP aligning with a customer’s business and best practices to ensure a successful, intuitive, reliable and scalable ERP solution that fits the business.”

Epicor Software Corporation is a global leader delivering business software solutions to the manufacturing, distribution, retail and services industries. With nearly 40 years of experience serving midmarket organizations and divisions of Global 1,000 companies. Epicor has more than 33,000 customers in over 150 countries.

Epicor enterprise resource planning (ERP), point of sale (POS), supply chain management (SCM), and human capital management (HCM) enable companies to drive increased efficiency and improve profitability.

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BRIEFLY ■ INDIA-BASED INFORMATION SECURITY firm, Paladion has revealed plans to establish a dedicated hub in Oman to monitor and combat cybercrimes targeted at its expanding portfolio of corporate clients. "We wish to establish a Centre of Excellence, which is something of a monitoring hub, to better serve the Oman market," said Firosh Ummer, consulting director at Paladion Networks. "As an

independently-run entity, and manned as a 24x7 operation, it will respond speedily to a customer's IT security related requirements," he added.

According to IDC, personal computer shipments into the Gulf are to expand 4.59 per cent year-on-year in Q4 of 2011 driven by significant education and government deals in Qatar and big education deals in Saudi Arabia.

Omnix International to provide BIM training services OMNIX INTERNATIONAL, THE leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) solution provider, has revealed the availability of new BIM-based training services specially designed for the UAE’s Computer Aided Design (CAD) industry professionals. The new set of services is part of the leading company’s move to address the increasing demand for BIM technology software training and the need for more skilled staff in the UAE. Autodesk, a leading corporation focusing on 3D design software for use in the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media and entertainment industries, has designated Omnix as an ‘Autodesk Authorized training Centre’ www.omnix.ae (AATC), which will allow the latter to organize key training sessions that look towards giving beginners and experts the advantage of learning the latest productivity features and best practices to develop the skills essential to making the most of Autodesk's integrated suite of solutions. According to Omnix senior officials, many of the country’s design firms that are

engaged in BIM are still in their early adoption stages, utilizing the 3D based design software for basic tasks like visualisation, coordination, drawing extraction and in a few cases, for construction planning. Understanding the strong potential of BIM across key segments like construction, architecture, engineering and interior design, planning, facilities management, maintenance, etc., industry professionals have called for more trainings, workshops and skills development for this innovative new design solution.

Utilising a BIM solution across today’s growing number of projects can help key in the reduction of design errors, help drive improvements in quality control, productivity and allow for more savings on cost and time.

Omnix has shared that governments, owners and developers are in a position to benefit most significantly from BIM and at the same time, accelerate the penetration into the market through the mandating of BIM in development approvals, certification processes, as well as in prequalification and tender documents.

Bahrain’s Ministry of Works Deploys Infor EAM INFOR, A LEADING provider of business application software serving more than 70,000 customers, recently announced the implementation of its Enterprise Asset Management System ( EAM ) at the Bahrain Ministry of Works. Infor EAM, which is being deployed over 16 months by Infor channel partner Intertec Systems in association with United Technology, helps establish efficient use of long lived public infrastructure assets within the Kingdom of Bahrain whilst optimizing service delivery and minimising costs.

Infor EAM will help provide a complete asset registry by integrating all of the information relating to sanitation engineering, roads and building assets that are constructed, operated and maintained by the Ministry of Works. The solution will manage the Ministry’s public infrastructure assets through its entire life cycle – from design to retirement.

Infor EAM will help keep the Ministry of Works’ engineering departments, equipment, and facilities available, reliable, and safe; meet the Ministry’s compliance and service goals; cut

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inventory levels, purchasing costs and energy use, and improve staff productivity.

Core to the success of the project is the integration of data between the best-ofbreed technologies used by the Ministry.

The integration work involves using web services between the four key business software applications: Infor EAM, Rolta OnPoint (GIS), IBM’s Enterprise Document

Management System (EDMS) and Oracle’s Enterprise Project Management Information System (PMIS).

Implementation to include secure single sign on, and the effective use of mobile and handheld devices for remote maintenance management in order to maximize productivity of staff.

“The Ministry requires a wealth of information to ensure successful running of all the sanitary, road and building management assets in the Kingdom necessary to serve some 800,000 people.

The integrated solution is a complete infrastructure asset management system with GIS, providing us with greater capabilities and flexibility across our departments,” said Hisham Yousif Sater, Director, Information Technology (ITD), Ministry of Works, Bahrain. “We can locate and personalize reporting of KPIs to include content from systems throughout the Ministry. Ultimately we have a complete financial, engineering and operational view of our operations across all our departments where before only information silos existed.”

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BRIEFLY ■ SCHOECK ME FZE will supply ComBAR fibreglass reinforcement bars to the Ras Az Zawr aluminium smelter in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The ComBAR components were chosen over more commonly used reinforcement bars including non-conductivity and corrosion resistance which is of major benefit in the Middle Eastern climate. Schoeck will supply a selection of rebars for the project including straight and bent rebars as well as spacers.

“Schoeck’s rebar was specified to be installed in the slabs and foundations for the rectifiers as ComBAR components are fully non-magnetic and electrically non-conductive and therefore do not disturb the function of the rectifiers, nor does it pose any potential dangerous effects in the future,” commented Christoph Spitz, managing director of Schoeck ME FZE in Dubai.

Regional AC market to reach US$4 billion by 2014 LG ELECTRONICS ANNOUNCED that the region’s annual commercial air conditioning market volume is expected to reach approximately US$ 4 billion, a 35 per cent growth from 2010.

In 2010, the region’s annual CAC market volume reached US$2.95 billion, a figure which is expected to increase to US$ 3.21 billion for 2011.

LG offers advanced AC technologies

The importance and size of the global commercial air conditioning (CAC) market has grown to prominence in recent years, gradually evading the shadow of the residential air

conditioning (RAC) market. Such growth has not been limited by tempering market conditions in the traditional CAC strongholds of North America, Europe, and Middle East. With demand for CAC products accelerating in other parts of the world, other regions have now entered the fray.

Regional construction work and increasing investments from China have boosted the growth. Another factor is the 2022 Qatar World Cup. This directly translates to a need for CAC in a region that experiences hot and humid conditions for most of the year.

LG, a relatively new player in this emerging market, has engaged in a heated competition for a piece of this pie. The company’s advanced technologies and aggressive marketing initiatives have strategically placed it in a position primed for future growth.

The heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industry has moved steadily beyond simple air conditioning units for households and into more intricate and sustainable systems that cover entire buildings. Riding the wave of this trend, variable refrigerant flow (VRF) airconditioning systems have proliferated widely.

Dubai Investments Park to house new MAPEI offices MAPEI, A GLOBAL leader in adhesives, sealants and chemical products for the building industry, is set to base its new offices at Dubai Investments Park (DIP), the largest integrated business and residential community in the Middle East.

A part of MAPIE’s expansion plans in high-growth markets, the new 12,000 sq. feet office space will help centralize and consolidate operations to cater to the UAE market more efficiently. The relocation of the offices from Al Qouz complements MAPIE’s upgrading of its 40,000 sq. meter stateof-the-art manufacturing facility, also housed at DIP, with a wide range of technologically advanced products and services.

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Omar Al Mesmar, General Manager, Dubai Investments Park, at the signing ceremony with Stefano Iannacone, Managing Director, MAPEI, and Ammar Al Duwaikh, Sales and Leasing Manager, Dubai Investments Park

said: “DIP has emerged as an important business hub, which is evident from the host of global and regional industry leaders that have set up operations within the Park. As a self-contained business zone, we offer tenants unmatched facilities and ancillary services.

“MAPEI has been a valued business partner for several years now and our collaboration has been mutually beneficial. The relocation of its corporate offices at DIP is a testimony to our commitment towards our business partners and takes our partnership to the next level. We hope to continue this steadfast corporation with MAPEI and hope them success in their venture.”

Stefano Iannacone, Managing Director, MAPEI, said: “By shifting our offices to Dubai Investments Park, where we already have an established manufacturing unit, we can fully reap the benefits of a more centralized unit while demonstrating our continued commitment to delivering industry-leading products and value-added services to the market.

“We are now fully equipped to manufacture specially developed adhesives and related products that match the requirements of our customers in the UAE and across the region. Going forward, we will continue to aggressively invest in new technology and knowledge to maintain our competitive edge as a global leader in the production of adhesives, sealants and chemical products for building.”

In June 2008, MAPEI, through its subsidiary Innovative Building Solutions (IBS), marked its foray into the Middle East and set up the manufacturing facility at DIP at a cost of AED150 million.

The company has been involved in some of the most challenging construction projects in the UAE, including the Armani Hotel.

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BRIEFLY ■ THE INCREASING DEMAND for its products has resulted in the establishment of a new company, NOREQ FZE, a subsidiary with an office in Dubai. Noreq has been represented in UAE for several years by Chacko John. He is now permanently employed in Noreq, and he looks forward to serving ship owners, yards, consultants and the offshore industry with deck equipment from Noreq.

■ AFTER A 10-YEAR with Saudi collaboration Arabian sales company Anasia (Abudawood Group), measurement engineering and automation specialist Endress+Hauser will establish a joint venture to seal the partnership and intensify a local market presence. With headquarters in the coastal town of Al Khobar, two other offices are located in the capital, Riyadh, and in Jeddah.

Gulf Cryo to construct largest air separation plant in UAE GULF CRYO, THE leading manufacturer of industrial, medical and speciality gases in the Middle East, has announced the construction of a new Gulf Cryo air separation plant in Abu Dhabi.

With a 30,000sqm plot, it will be Gulf Cryo’s largest site in the UAE. The project will commence in

Model graphic of Abu Dhabi ASU

February. Situated on Greenfield land in Abu Dhabi, the plant will manufacture liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen and liquid argon. In phase one, Gulf Cryo will commission and erect a technology advanced Air Separation Unit (ASU) with remote operation. In the second phase of development,

hydrogen and acetylene gases production will be introduced, as well as various gas mixing and filling facilities. The fully automated Air Separation Unit is an AFPLN3000, supplied by SIAD Macchine Impianti. Andrea Turetta, plant sales manager at SIAD Macchine Impianti said: “The new unit will use the most advanced air separation cryogenic technology for the production of more than 200 mtpd of high purity gases. We are delighted to be working with Gulf Cryo in Abu Dhabi, this will be the group’s first SIAD ASU to be commissioned.”

SIAD Macchine Impianti will also provide installation support activities on site including precommissioning, commissioning and start-up using its own skilled technicians. Gulf Cryo’s unit operators will follow a specific training programme to manage the process, operation and maintenance of the air separation plant.

“Gulf Cryo is committed to the UAE in terms of prolonged investment, strategic growth and innovation,” said Naji Skaf, CEO. “In response to increasing demand for industrial gases from the oil and gas, steel and heavy fabrication sectors, the construction of our largest industrial gas production plant in the country will strengthen our position in the market to meet the needs of customers across a variety of sectors.”

Emirates Steel completes phase two of expansion plan EMIRATES STEEL HAS finished the second stage of expansion plan and plans to increase its production to around 6.5mn tonnes per annum within the next four years, the company said in a statement recently.

The company, a direct subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Basic Industries Corporation (ADBIC), has pointed to a buoyant construction market in the UAE capital that is driving the growth of the steel market in the country.

Meanwhile, Suhail Al Ameri, chairman of Emirates Steel, has said that the ongoing expansion of the company's facilities will eventually create thousands of jobs.

"Now that Phase 2B is complete, an www.esi-steel.com estimated 2,000 more jobs will be created in the country either through downstream operations or by suppliers," he said.

The first phase, worth US$816mn, was completed in June 2009 and has increased the rolling output capacity from 750,000 tonnes to 2.1mn tonnes.

The second phase of the expansion plan has raised its capacity to 2.8mn tonnes per annum and its capacity to produce direct reduced iron (DRI) to 3.2 million tonnes, making it one of the biggest DRI producers in the Middle East, Emirates Steel said.

"The plant's new facilities together with its planned further

expansions will see Emirates Steel increase its production to around 6.5mn tonnes per annum within the next four years," the statement said.

"This is the latest achievement in the completion of the expansion programme at our integrated complex in Musaffah. This shall give Emirates Steel a competitive advantage over its international competitors by giving it better access to local energy resources and utilising sophisticated technology," said Al Ameri.

"Both the expansion plan and overall growth strategy of Emirates Steel are in line with the government's longterm plans for the development and diversification of the emirate's economy. The expansion is also part of the overall backward integration plan, which will ensure a competitive market position for Emirates Steel," he said.

He added: "Phase 2B is now complete, and this makes Emirates Steel the only producer of jumbo and heavy sections in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region and will be able to offer drastically-reduced lead times and an improved product offering in terms of piece count and cutto-length services."

He pointed out that in January 2006 the company launched a two-phased expansion programme worth US$2.45 billion.

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Another window of opportunity opens 'Debate, network and learn' are the opportunities offered by Middle East Electricity (MEE) 2012, billed as 'The power behind the energy industry'.

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IME AFTER TIME Informa Exhibitions cite clients at last year's Middle East Electricity event as commenting on the huge growth potential of the Gulf market for an enormous range of power, water and related products. Typically 20 per cent or even more annual growth is predicted over the next five or so years.

Said Bernhard Diegner, Department Head of Germany's ZVEI/Electrical & Electronic Manufacturers Association of last year's show: “We are optimistic about the market for the next three to five years.

MEE is not just the trade fair for this area but attracts a lot of visitors from all over the world … a good place to do business.”

India) to the Korea Electrical Manufacturers Co-operative. All for the benefit of the more than 14,000 trade visitors who were in attendance, coming from the entire Arabic-speaking world and far beyond it too. This year every one of these numbers could be bigger.

All the old MEE networking/learningopportunity favourites are back this year, with the proven five-fold concentration on the familiar related themes: Power; Water; Lighting; Nuclear; and Renewables.

A completely free programme of seminars is being organised

Ancillary activities Another senior representative from European industry (Legrand) referred to “steady growth in the region” for at least the same period.

Now in its 37th annual edition MEE sells itself as ‘the power behind the Middle East's energy industry’. The whole fivetrack event with many ancillary activities runs from 7-9 February in Dubai's International Exhibition Centre.

Last year more than a thousand exhibitors put on displays, companies, institutions and individual consultants and other professionals coming from nearly 60 countries in all. There were 29 officially sponsored national pavilions.

Free seminars The range of supporting industry associations like ZVEI was wider than ever, from BEAMA (electrical equipment, UK) through EEPC (engineering exporters,

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A brief background account of general conditions in each of these markets from a specifically Gulf point of view follows this page. And once again a completely free programme of seminars is being organised on each day, details of which are available on the Visitor Zone pages of the MEE website.

Official backing A highlight will undoubtedly be the 'Of the Year' awards, due to be presented on 7th February. Mostly but not entirely based on visitor and exhibitor suggestions (invitations closed in December) these in 2012 will cover: Project of the Year; Best Innovation or Technology; Best CSR (corporate social responsibility initiative); Individual CEO; Power and Water Utility; HSE project or initiative; and Renewable Project of the Year. Residents and frequent

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Last year, more than a thousand exhibitiors put on displays

visitors to the Gulf will recognise all of these as ongoing action areas that gain official backing.

New features being introduced at MEE 2012 include a pair of Conferences running side by side with the main exhibition event. On all three days and addressed by very senior local representatives from the Supreme Council of Energy, Abu Dhabi Distribution Co, DEWA, SEWA and Saudi Electricity Co as well as the various national power regulators, as well as a range of complementary international industry leaders, Smart Power 2012 has been designed to explore issues arising within the entire 'smart' (intelligent) value chain within the various national energy systems, on an efficient multi-track basis so as to allow participating delegates plenty of time to visit the main exhibition halls.

Two post-conference Technical Workshops, on specific utility issues and demand-side management, are included in the plans. A full conference outline and explanatory brochure with registration form is available by following the links on the main website.

The quite separate Power and Utilities Infrastructure Conference will be open on 8th and 9th February only; again follow the special links on the MEE website to

Some other than fossil fuelling possibilities as explored by the Masdar Institute amongst others will be actively explored obtain all necessary details about topics, tutors and timings. Briefly this forum is designed to bring together experts on a wide range of general utility issues, including project financing, power and water pricing, power regulation and conservation, and various related activities, all to what is described as ‘the next level’, with many of the single-topic speakers being shared with the other new conference-hall event, and others representing the local distribution sectors in particular.

Some other than fossil fuelling possibilities as explored by the Masdar Institute amongst others will be actively explored. MEE was described last year as ‘The best show of its kind, anywhere in the world,’ (by a representative of Deep Sea Electronics), and “The place to be”

(Perkins, both UK-based companies with multiple operations overseas), so Technical Review is once again honoured to have been appointed as Official Publication for this major regional event, with our sister journal Oil Review in full support. ■

For more details visit www.middleeastelectricity.com or call the Exhibition Director on +971 4 407 2472.

Informa is handily based nearby within the Sultan Business Centre.

Last year's testimonials “... expectations have been met and will definitely be back next year.”

Jubaili Brothers “We are very happy to be part of the event.”

Caterpillar Electric Power Division “Being an exhibitor at MEE for us is essential … a great opportunity to showcase our products.”

Sterling & Wilson Powergen “We feel that it is the most important exhibition in the sector.”

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LEDs increase lead in lighting Efficient solid-state devices have transformed the economics of illumination and MEE is the best place for all to discover their ideal lighting solutions

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INCE VASTLY IMPROVED diode lighting has been available in the Gulf over the past decade or so, most older technologies have been on the retreat. Whether it is on the factory or warehouse floor, throughout the apartment, incorporated in vehicles of all types or lighting up public and private street/plaza spaces, LEDs are hard at work everywhere.

Minuscule amounts of precious electrical power are converted into brilliantly white, highly directable light.

Vast range Change the component mix slightly and almost any colour you desire can be supplied at will and dimmed if required, without the efficiency losses that old-style filters or lenses introduced. Hundreds of

examples will be on view in the MEE Lighting Hall where visitors will also be able to see a vast range of contemporary fitments – as well as 'lighting concepts' such as self-illuminated walls.

The downside is that the more sophisticated types are significantly more costly to purchase than conventional lights

All LEDs are low-voltage solid-state luminaires based on high-tech/low-cost semiconductors and electronic drivers.

One major multinational lighting business recently abandoned research on compact fluorescents altogether, the development of which was spurred by the first oil crisis.

The lumen output of each kernel-size LED remains low so most are now incorporated into robustly rigid arrays that are handily interchangeable with last year's compact fluorescent lamps – or last century's incandescents.

Advantages are legion: LEDs require no damaging mercury to be mined; they produce maximum output instantly and they provide consistent light for at least three times the lifetime of a modern compact fluorescent (which in turn last typically ten times as long as a filament bulb).

Important source However, their main selling point remains that they emit almost no costly heat; they actually need to be protected from it, rather like the early plastic fittings that

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housed filament products. In energysaving terms this is of great significance in any premises where cooling technology has to be used on a regular basis; conventional tungsten bulbs are an important source of discomfort contributing to 'sick-building syndrome'.

As well as offering that exceptionally long service life (over 30,000 hours typically), diode devices are unaffected by on/off cycling, giving users even more incentive to save power. The downside is that the more sophisticated types are significantly more costly to purchase than conventional lights (many of which have now been withdrawn from individual national markets anyway). However, this additional initial spend is soon returned in the form of ultra-long service life and minimum maintenance costs, especially important in public spaces where access systems have to be used to renew point sources, whether scheduled or ondemand.

The main hurdle technology-wise has been getting really pure white light out of an LED. This is achieved today either by mixing output from a series of individual microprocessor chips/coloured sources, which has the huge advantage of offering light which can be 'tuned' - ideal for highend 'mood’ effects. The popular lower-cost alternative is to use phosphorconverted LEDs which actually alter the output generated by each individual chip; this is the main route to producing the required pure white light that is opted for

Advances in LED technology have been spectacular

today. But it doesn't allow for userchoosing of colour rendering, and it does consume slightly more power.

Special advantage Whichever route is taken the individual diodes are usually wired in parallel to receive low-voltage DC power; so that failure of one (very rare anyway) does not affect the rest. A special advantage of today's LEDs is that the arrays are usually assembled into a robust and compact package which permits proper spatial distribution of output, achieved with conventional lenses and reflecting housings.

Diffusers can be installed to provide background effects, unaffected by any heat output and therefore easy to both design and install.

Most of the smaller devices on show at MEE are available with various base designs, either screw or bayonet/dual-pin type. This means they can be used to plug in and substitute for older products. Of course wherever low-voltage solar power is available (often with nothing else) LEDs come into their own, offering a host of advantages (including both installation and running costs) for users of a series of technologies which are gaining popularity within the developing countries.

Widely used An interesting pair of sub-categories of today's LED markets is in agriculture and landscape design, especially where drip

irrigation is used or up-market water features incorporating attractive linear flow ('leaping wave') principles are applied. The combination of low voltage lighting with fountains and pools is a particularly good and safe one and is widely used by premium real estate developers in all hot countries.

Greenhouse operators have taken to low running-cost LED lighting enthusiastically, because hours of daylight (essential for most growth) can be extended at will; an ideal match for the sort of highly efficient drip-feed irrigation/fertigation and GPS planting systems now used in Egypt and the Saudi Arabia. Most importantly also the wavelengths of visible light available can be fine-tuned to the specific crop planted, either indoors or out, and without emitting any unwanted heat. This means that every drop of available water can be efficiently used to produce food.

Secondly, landscape architects have applied a similar idea in parks and private display areas to highlight feature plants, statuary and other features after sunset.

These LV arrays can easily be solar powered, involving minimal installation cost if built-in PV panels are used.

Spectacular Advances in LED technology (and production economics) have been spectacular, spurred on by the needs of the automotive industry especially, and various international standards are now applied. Carbon capturers are happy but production prices have further to fall, some experts believe, with the accepted trade-off between cost and quality of output (especially the colour rendering index, defined by such institutions as DIN) disappearing altogether. Really powerful devices as used in headlamps still need costly (and hard to conceal) heat sinks, however, a focus of current R&D. Specialised trade magazines do exist, but probably the best source of information outside the show itself is the Brussels-based combination of manufacturers' federations CELMA (luminaires and other components: www.celma.org) and ELC (lamps: www.elcfed.org).

They produce a wide range of regularlyupdated buyers' guides such as LED-related Standards (July 2011) that are often available to read online. Together the organisations represent more than a thousand companies headquartered in Europe alone, so the choice is vast. â–

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ETTER THAN IT might have been” was the overall verdict on the UN's huge climate change conference which ended in South Africa in December. Effectively the contentious Kyoto Protocol on emissions is to be extended and replaced in 2015 instead of, as was feared, running into the sand later this year. Development of Renewable Energy – one of the five key themes of 2012's MEE – is right at the heart of the agreement that was finally reached, several days behind schedule: a small price to pay for keeping so many countries on board.

Huge boost

Renewable energy has been embraced in the region

A major part of the reason for this huge achievement was that much of the groundwork had been done in Abu Dhabi in May last year. Local and international

Renewables central to IPCC objectives Essential groundwork for the UN's latest climate change conference was carried out in Abu Dhabi a few months before.

Without it - and MEE's contribution – Durban could not have been the success it was. scientists working with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) announced that more than three-quarters of the world's energy could conceivably be met from renewable sources within just 40 years. This almost certainly will not come to pass, of course, but as a pointer the finding was a huge boost to those working at research centres like the world-renowned Masdar Institute on Abu Dhabi’s fringe, and at the International Renewable Agency on Khalidiyah Street, and to the France-based International Energy Agency, which has been consistently making the case for its

ambitious '450ppm Scenario' for years and for average global temperature increases to be kept within the narrow 2ºC range, widely considered to be the best that can be achieved.

As the IRENA headquarters in Abu Dhabi was the launch pad for the key Working Group III 1,000-page-plus document on renewable energy sources usually referred to as SRREN. The availability of this to all of the Durban delegates played a key role in helping get the global agreement inked; as did the publication a few weeks before of the IEA's latest World Energy Outlook which projects conditions ahead to 2035, based on a series of potential scenarios.

It is little wonder that renewables were a major focal point at last year's MEE. “With consistent climate and energy policy support, renewable energy sources can

It is little wonder that renewables were a major focal point at last year's MEE

contribute substantially to human wellbeing. However, the substantial increase of renewables is technically and politically very challenging.”

The WGIII chairman in the UAE capital said on 9th May 2011. This was very appropriate because Abu Dhabi is already one of the world's leading centres of excellence for this subject, with local researchers already able to claim several 'firsts'. Other nearby states have announced significant public policy developments aimed at overcoming the challenges, too.

Discussion Some of the conference sessions in South Africa in December focused on what these should be, and how the various costs of the necessary facilities (fixed and operating) can be brought down further.

This is already happening as is evident in the manufacturing and installation costs of photovoltaic (PV) panels.

Six different forms of renewables technology were up for discussion in the UAE last summer, but it remains direct solar and wind energy that have by far the best development prospects here. So these are what this year's MEE displays,

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and the various forms of expertise represented, mainly focus on.

Key findings of the SRREN report published by IPCC in the Gulf last summer included: nearly 47 per cent of new generating capacity added around the world in 2008/09 was classified as 'renewable' gridconnected photovoltaic capacity alone grew by more than 50

per cent in 2009 the technical potential of renewables exceeds current global energy demand “by a considerable amount” with more than 90 per cent untapped, availability of new point sources will certainly not be a limiting factor there is no 'one size fits all' policy for encouraging the use of renewable sources.

Renewables will take an increasing slice of the energy market

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“The overall conclusions are that renewables will take an increasing slice of the energy market,” said a spokesperson in Abu Dhabi last summer. He pointed out that there is a need for advanced technologies to “optimise the infrastructure capacity for renewables”, as well as to improve supply/demand forecasting and plant scheduling.

However a key issue remains the thorny problem of how to integrate renewables into existing energy supply systems. With so many of the Gulf's developments being of the greenfield type (i.e. installation from scratch, as in Saudi Arabia's Economic Cities, one of which is devoted to renewable issues) this is already showing itself to be significantly less of a problem here than elsewhere. This is one of the advantages of being first in a very prosperous field. ■

Uptimax Ni-Cd battery The maintenance-free vital support for critical systems

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Uptimax now becomes maintenance-free(1). It delivers the vital power to ensure the continuity of mission-critical loads, to facilitate safe shutdown processes, to bridge to standby power, thus safeguarding vital industrial equipment.

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New lighting technology reduces energy needs by 65 per cent VISITORS TO THIS year’s MEE will be presented with new lightemitting diode (LED) fixtures that typically reduce energy needs by 65 per cent, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. Produced by UK and US based manufacturer Dialight, the LED luminaires are designed specifically for industrial and hazardous locations including factories and oil rigs, as well as transportation and infrastructure applications such as roads and traffic signals. The US$150mn company will be at Middle East Electricity as it looks to increase its presence in the region.

Dialight has been at the forefront of developing LED lighting solutions for 40 years, enabling organisations to reduce energy use and C02 emissions, improve safety, ease disposal and lower maintenance costs. In addition to the UK and USA, the company has operations in Denmark, Germany, Japan, Australia, and Mexico, as well as the Middle East headquarters in Dubai which opened in early 2011.

“Our LED lighting is well established in the US where it typically reduces lighting energy needs by 65 per cent when replacing traditional high pressure sodium lighting,” said Pieter Zijlmans, General Manager of Dialight Middle East. “To illustrate its potential, if all street lights in the US converted to LED lighting the output of 42 power stations could be saved.”

Dialight will showcase a full range of its product portfolio at Middle East Electricity, headed by the DuroSite® Series LED High Bay Luminaires for warehouses and factories, and the StreetSense™ Series LED Street Lights for roads and highways.

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“After installing just 126 of our DuroSite Series LED High Bays over two warehouses jointly covering 20,000 square metres, one of our major clients in the UK saw energy savings of 555,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) annually, saving US$67,000 and reducing carbon emissions by 271 tonnes,” added Zijlmans.

Since opening the UAE office, Dialight has secured five separate projects totalling US$700,000, supplying LED luminaires to industrial warehouses, food storage facilities and oil rigs in the region.

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Water issues on the agenda again The conflicting demands of the environment and the economy are familiar concerns throughout the Gulf. Desalination means that water and power are inextricably linked at MEE, but there are other connections too.

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S POPULATIONS AND lifestyle expectations rise, the stress on freshwater supplies in Gulf countries steadily increases at the same time. The same pressures are being felt across North Africa: everywhere an absolute minimum of two litres is required per person, per day. So the Water Hall at Middle East Electricity will once again feature a host of new products and services designed to make use of water an even more positive experience; some to vitally improve the efficiency of primary supply in the first place.

Existing pressures Acutely aware of this squeeze, the government of nearby Abu Dhabi on World Environment Day last year (a UN event, to be held on June 5th in 2012) issued a sobering report on the issue of supply.

'One size fits all' is definitely not an approach to be used in the Gulf.

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The report pointed out that existing pressures could bring down the availability of local fresh supplies to well below 1,000 cu/m per person per year within a couple of decades; globally the average is well over 5,000. With every one of those cubic metres weighing a ton, there are energy issues to be addressed at the same time because very little of the Gulf's water is delivered via nature.

Very little of the Gulf's water is delivered via nature Increasing pressure What was described as 'extreme water poverty' could be the fate of some states, the capital's Economic Development Dept warned. This will be most apparent in the river-less Peninsula and Maghreb states obviously, but even in Egypt, Syria and Iraq, surface supplies will come under increasing pressure, which will affect non-domestic customers such as farmers and thermal power producers most acutely.

Current personal domestic consumption is a generous 200 litres per day, on average, and is thought to be sustainable, but only as long as other looming problems are kept in check. Usage in the desalination-dependent Emirates is higher.

That's why less than two years ago the city's Environment Agency launched a massive public campaign to rationalise water consumption, in co-operation with a number of stakeholders (such as the utility companies of the UAE as a whole) and concerned entities such as local NGOs. As a significant result, water-saving devices such as automatic time and flow controls on faucets were fitted in some government buildings, schools and other 'demonstration' buildings to 'nudge' personal behaviour in the right direction; some commercial landlords took up the challenge enthusiastically too. EAD officials calculated that daily savings of nearly one-third could be made without impinging on comfort levels by such easily fitted means.

Useful sources As an example, a simple solid-state battery device can replace conventional fill-on-demand systems in bathrooms at very low cost and with maintenance only required once a year; examples of this and other proven retrofit technologies will be on show at MEE. Both Egypt and India, nearby powerhouses for the manufacture of competitively-priced devices like these, are useful sources for technologies like these.

The whole point of World Environment Day, officials believe, is that while the Gulf's water problems are acute – and probably increasing as shortages described as 'chronic' mount – many of the solutions are universal. Therefore what has been developed elsewhere, to solve the parallel problem that is developing in Mexico City, for example, is often applicable anywhere else, as long as cultural problems (such as the conditions under which water can be re-used) are properly addressed. 'One size fits all' is definitely not an approach to be used in the Gulf.

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The region needs to rationalise water consumption

A key interest of many exhibitors this year will be the recycling of waste in all forms, not just the 'grey' water that is usually concentrated on at events like MEE. This follows the establishment of an official Waste Management Centre in the capital three years ago, designed to work in co-operation with the private sector. Its strategies are aligned with those designed specifically to make existing waste water treatment facilities function more efficiently.

This year's G20 summit in France was supposed to advance these aims on a global front, but this was thwarted by the hijacking of the event by domestic issues overseas.

Sustainable development is an oft-heard and -seen slogan in the UAE today, echoed around the Gulf wherever new-build is taking place, water pricing is under review and fundamental shortages are evident, and climate change is also often discussed.

Supply is (more or less) finite, distribution is often arranged extremely unequally and the question of whether it is a right is more or less a given. Experts argue about precisely when water is 'consumed', but the overriding expectation is for more of it to be supplied and it is the task of MEE exhibitors to make sure this remains possible. â–

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BRIEFLY ■ SAUDI ARABIA PLANS to derive 10 per cent of its electrical supply from the sun by 2020 and eventually emerge as the world's largest source of solar energy. The Saudi Government hopes that the country will be able to generate five gigawatts of solar energy by 2020. The government hopes that the Kingdom's nascent solar industry will create up to 15,000 jobs and is encouraging the development of solar farms, plants for processing of raw materials and assembly, and other related facilities. Investors have already pledged more than US$3 billion to fund solar panel component plants in Al Madinah province's Yanbu port and in Jubail. Furthermore, a US$380mn polysilicon plant is to be built along the Gulf Coast and will initially be able to produce 3,350 metric tons of solar-grade polysilicon by 2014.

The Secure Series from Dale GLOBAL GENERATOR MANUFACTURER Dale Power Solutions is launching its successful Secure Series into the blistering heat of the Middle East. The extremely robust design of the Secure Series makes it perfect for providing guaranteed power in the harshest climate conditions. The Secure Series is particularly suited to the Middle East market and can run efficiently at ambient temperatures of up to 55 degrees Celsius. Models like the Secure 1600 have been built to provide enormous backup power in a small footprint. The Secure Series has enjoyed phenomenal success since launch with its flexibility meeting a vast range of applications, for demanding and discerning customers across the world.

Dale’s offices in the UAE will provide an operational base for sales and support in the Middle East and the series will be officially launched in the region at the Middle East Electricity Exhibition in Dubai from 7 to 9 February.

This series has extensive features including units that can operate at 60Hz dual frequency for all

site conditions. The Securec, for example, has a power range of 646 to 1581kVA in a 20ft container.

The Dale brand is synonymous with outstanding service, reliability and expertise as well as professional structure, financial strength and quality assurance. It works closely with customers to provide total power solutions, including bespoke diesel and gas turbine generators, control systems, industrial and commercial UPS, batteries, commissioning and lifecycle management and maintenance. See the Secure Series at stand 4A10.

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Iran to raise electricity exchange with neighbouring countries by 50 per cent IRAN WILL EXCHANGE up to 15 billion kilowatt hours (BkWh) of electricity with its neighboring countries by the end of the current calendar year (March 19, 2012), up 50 per cent year on year, Iran power generation transmission and distribution management company (TAVANIR) managing director stated.

Iraq and Turkey have respectively the most exchanges of electricity with Iran, Homayoun Haeri added, the Mehr News Agency reported.

The country is currently exchanging electricity with Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Nakhichevan, Turkey and Turkmenistan and plans to add 5,000 megawatts of capacity to its

power grid annually. According to the Iranian Energy Ministry statistics, the country will be exporting up to US$1 billion in electricity by March 2012.Iran's total power generation capacity stands at 63,403 megawatts (MW) while total length of the power grid exceeds 780,000 kilometers.

Exchange of electricity with neighboring countries reached 1,341 MW in late December 2010. The top exporter was Armenia with 237 megawatts, and the top importer of Iranian electricity was Iraq with 650 megawatts.Iran seeks to become a major regional exporter of electricity and has attracted more than US$1.1 billion in investments to build three new power plants.

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Outstanding growth from Italy GREEN POWER SYSTEMS is a young Italian company that manufactures generating sets, lighting towers, pumps and welding machines. Green Power has taken through a decennial experience leadership position in the international market , knowing exactly the demands of the market, that means supplying high-quality products with very competitive prices, skilled staff, large stock, short delivery terms, flexible and customized production. In the last three years despite a contraction in the market, Green Power has achieved an outstanding grow rate of 15-25 per cent per year, demonstrating it is able to satisfy the market’s real needs.

In the early years, Green Power focused on the European market and more recently it has expanded its business in a number of other areas, and especially in Africa and Middle East.

In the Middle East and Africa, Green Power has obtained really important contracts for supplying of generating sets in several applications and sectors such as telecommunication, construction, agriculture, industry, great works.

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BRIEFLY ■ LEADING UK CABLE management manufacturer Marshall-Tufflex will be showcasing its range of Conduit and fittings plus Mini and Maxi trunking profiles at Middle East Electricity. Their stand will be situated within the British Pavilion in Hall 6.

There will be an extra buzz around the stand given that Marshall-Tufflex has reaffirmed its commitment to the region by investing in a new factory in Industrial City Abu Dhabi (ICAD). Its opening has created a number of new jobs, with more expected when 24-hour operation is introduced, improved technical support/customer service and access to a large stock holding.

Marshall-Tufflex Managing Director Jim Fletcher, who will be attending this year’s event, explained that the move was a ‘key strategic investment’ for the company.

Cable laying expertise from Germany KATIMEX CIELKER of Germany is a leading manufacturer of solutions for cable laying technologies and pulling equipment in Europe. The cable laying systems operate in two main business segments – techniques in buildings and power/telecom line construction. Most of the problems faced in cable laying come from narrow or already used ducts, too many curves with small bends, as well as heavy and long cable pulling. Katimex offers a wide range of devices and accessories in a high and reliable quality that make the work easier and faster. Within the business segment ‘technique’ in buildings”, Katimex supports wholesalers and installers with the Kati® Blitz, Cablemax and winding machines.

The international well known Kati® Blitz was the first device for in-house cable pulling in the world, which makes it possible to pull power and data cables into conduits even under the most difficult conditions. The Kati® Blitz goes through long stretches with lots of bends with ease, even in tubes where cables have already been laid. It still functions where other pulling tools have failed.

The core of all cable pulling systems of Katimex is the Polykat® fiberglass profile, which is up to 40 per cent stronger than conventional conduit snakes. The combination of extreme flexibility and high shear strength makes the fiberglass rod like a flexible pole.

In the business segment of power/telecom line construction Katimex is the partner of municipal utilities, civil engineers, underground contractors and power supply companies. The product range covers long distance pulling rods (Cablejet, Pipe Eel), cable grips, and also cable drum winches and camera inspection systems.

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BRIEFLY ■OMAN CAN TAP its huge potential in solar energy to meet the domestic demand of electricity , the principal investigator of the energy research project, Dr. Adel Gastli from Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), has said. Oman has a great potential in the field of solar energy and there are possibilities of obtaining wind energy that can be used to produce electricity, particularly in the mountainous areas of the Dhofar Governorate, Dr. Adel stressed. Dr Adel said it is imperative for the Sultanate to speed up the establishment of pilot projects for the production of electricity, as well as taking the necessary decisions towards this end in view of the future energy needs of the country. Dr Adel pointed out that the Electricity Regulatory Commission has already adopted several measures to tap the Sultanate’s energy potential.

When less is more PARTIAL DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT plays an important part in the field of high-voltage technology. With such data, precise statements can be made regarding the condition of the insulation in high-voltage equipment such as cables, generators, and transformers. Very low frequencies (VLF) in the range of 0.1 Hz are often used to minimize power requirements during measurement.

However, since most partial discharge testing devices are optimized for power system frequency or higher, low frequencies often lead to measurement errors. With the new MPD 600, OMICRON offers a device which provides optimum results at even the lowest frequencies and which can also handle DC voltage. Partial discharge (PD) is a local discharge in an electrical insulation system.

Phenomena of this kind often occur prior to complete breakdown of the insulation layer and display a tree-like structure. Since this can lead to serious and costly damage, and even cause high-voltage systems to fail completely, equipment should be tested for PD. The limits for partial discharge are laid down for the various high-voltage elements in dedicated IEC

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BRIEFLY ■ DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY in Saudi Arabia is expect to reach 60,000 MW by 2020, up from the current production capacity of 50,000 MW. Saudi Electricity Company plans invest over US$80 billion in generation, transmission, and distribution projects in the next 10 years. The SEC recently announced plans to launch a transmission subsidiary as part of a move to split up into six companies to encourage competition. After the restructuring, SEC will be a holding company and will retain full ownership of the six companies, which include four power generation firms, one firm for distribution and another one for transmission.

SEC would not float shares of the newly established companies in the Saudi bourse nor eye strategic partners in the near future, a spokesman added.

Region can become major renewables exporter WHILE THE WORLD continues to look at renewable energy as an alternative option to power their economies, one solar energy expert is confident that the Middle East can be a major exporter of the infinite resource in the future.

Vahid Fotuhi, Chairman of the Emirates Solar Industry Association said that with an abundance of year-round sunlight, as well as pockets of geothermal activity, the potential for renewable energy in the Middle East is vast.

“We have all the ingredients we need to make renewable energy a success in the Middle East,” said Fotuhi. “Saudi Arabia’s Rub Al’Khali region (the Empty Quarters) receives enough Vahid Fotui sunlight to power two earths. We just need to find an efficient and commercially viable way of harnessing that energy. I’m confident that it’s not a question of ‘if’ but rather ‘when’”.

Fotuhi will be part of an expert panel discussing the growth of renewable energy in the

Middle East at the Middle East Electricity’s Power & Utilities Infrastructure Conference, taking place at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre from 8 to 9 February, 2012.

According to the United Nations Environment Programme, new investment in renewable energy for the Middle East and Africa region in 2010 grew 104 per cent to reach US$5 billion. Fotuhi said that though the potential for renewable energy in the Middle East is clear, the key challenges are the high costs and the lack of legislation that’s needed to tap that potential.

“There are two factors that need to be put in place for renewable energy to truly take off,” added Fotuhi.

“First, there needs to be rules and regulations governing the implementation of renewable projects, and secondly, governments need to provide support in the form of ‘green subsidies’ to help the industry get on its feet.”

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BRIEFLY ■ OMAN ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION Company (OETC) will be carrying out 65 projects from this year up to 2016, as the company upgrades and builds new facilities to cope with the sultanate's growth.

At a workshop organised by the company to brief contractors and suppliers on its upcoming projects, OETC announced that it has 10 projects at the planning stage, seven under design, 13 at the tendering stage, 19 under construction, six commissioned and ten 'energised' projects now have power flowing to them. Of these projects, 23 are scheduled to be completed by 2013, with 19 to be completed in 2014, nine in 2015 and the remaining five to be finished in 2016. Ali al Hadabi, the general manager of OETC, explained that the expansion is line with its aim of meeting extra energy demands as the country grows.

Cummins completes power facility in Iraq CUMMINS POWER GENERATION’S distributor Modern Iraq Company for Trading Agencies (MICTA) has installed and commissioned a new power station for Shell Oil Company in Iraq. The 1.2 MW power station serves an encampment of 200 Shell Oil staff at its Majnoon Oilfield 75-km from Basra in the south of the country.

MICTA has supplied three C550 D5e S generator sets, plus LV switchgear, DMC1000 management and control, and a fuel system. The generator sets operate automatically and are configured in parallel. When designing the installation, MICTA paid special attention to air ventilation because the equipment is operating in a desert area. Noise level was also

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MICTA won the order partly because of product reliability, after-sales support and warranty coverage.

Shell Oil Company became a Cummins Power Generation customer in Iraq in 2008, and MICTA had already provided two installations for them.

A further 1.2 MW power station is planned at the Majnoon Oilfield site in the near future. MICTA has also recently supplied prime power at BP’s Rumaila Oilfield staff encampment in the same part of the country, and will shortly start on phase two of a 5 MW power station project there.

Meanwhile, Cummins Power Generation has begun production of a new line of trailerized mobile generator sets ranging from 60 kW to 300 kW. The new products come with several changes that improve both functionality and aesthetics. They are also backed by an improved warranty.

Based on the improved durability of this new line of products Cummins announced that the warranty has been upgraded from one year unlimited to three years or 3,000 hours.

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The Gulf Power Grid is almost complete

Regional power grid nears completion Completion of the second phase of the Gulf Power Grid last year leaves only Oman not wholly connected to the rest of the GCC.

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ULL POOLING IS some way off, but with World Bank encouragement the GCCIA is already investigating link ups with other regional power markets and events like Middle East Electricity encourage the trend.

The completion of Phase II of the Gulf Power Grid (the so-called 'backbone' or 'South Grid) in April last year brought the UAE successfully into full contact with the four founder members. Only the isolation of Oman (until 2013 probably) prevents the establishment of a common energy market in the GCC states â&#x20AC;&#x201C; widely seen as essential for sustained growth at today's rates and fully feasible by the end of next year.

Massive expansion Regular transfers are expected to begin within the year and investigations are

simultaneously underway to link up the territories served by the Gulf Co-operation Council Interconnection Authority with the European grid â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and possibly with other markets in North Africa too.

For three decades now most of the GCC states have been busily reforming their power sectors by separating the generation, transmission and distribution functions, and by inviting the participation of competing private capital sources in at least one of these.

It has been on the back of this unbundling, and the massive expansion of the market, that MEE has become such a huge success. Current demand (in the region of 70GW in 2008, although estimates and definitions vary) is expected to triple over the next 20-30 years.

For three decades now, most of the GCC states have been busily reforming their power sectors

One of the founding objectives of the GCC concept was to link up infrastructure networks, starting with power supplies.

Much detailed planning ensued, resulting in the first award of contracts from the GCCIA back in 2005. More detail of these awards, mostly to the global industry's majors, is provided on the authority's website at www.gccia.com.sa.

The principal objective was to improve the security of power supplies within the region by allowing for the exchange of energy between nations and to exploit the savings in the operating reserves' installed capacity.

Capacity savings Apart from anything else, a highly significant and useful one-hour time interval exists between Kuwait and Oman, allowing peak loads to be shared and spread internationally - and therefore the need for less generating capacity and associated operating/maintenance costs.

Capacity savings of around of 2,000MW should be possible when all six countries are connected, the experts say, and required capacity reserves could be reduced proportionately. Eventual annual

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Capacity savings of around 2,000 MW should be possible

operations and maintenance savings of up to US$300mn or more could be made, spread between the six nations according to their stake in the mix.

Achieving As the very first state within the region to be planning to bring a nuclear reactor into production (1,400MW for number one, in western Abu Dhabi, with three more to follow), the recently connected UAE should be able to make some very useful earnings from early base-load sales.

Joined-up power markets and pools are already widely in existence elsewhere of course, Egypt being at the centre of one, which extends all the way up to Turkey.

Much operating know-how has been gained and power specialists stress that such a regulated 'trade' provides an exceptionally useful mechanism for upgrading the economic efficiency of

Capacity savings of around of 2,000MW should be possible when all six countries are connected utility systems – much in the same way as the state of Qatar is now achieving with its regional as well as farinternational gas sales.

Phase III of this exciting interconnection project will link up the North and South Grids, bringing Oman fully into the system. This east-most state with its northern enclave already shares some of its energy resources with the adjacent Emirates, via the fixed Al Ouhah-Al Wasset. The Gulf Grid is simply an expansion of this idea. ■

Only the best GCCIA OBJECTIVES INCLUDE linking the electrical power networks of all member states by providing all necessary facilities for the exchange of power “in order to face the loss of the ability to generate electricity in emergency situations.”

The intent is also to reduce the required power generation reserve (costly standby facilities, that is) of each of the six members states, and to improve the economic efficiency of the power systems in each one.

In addition and crucially, the authority aims to provide the basis for the exchange of power between members “in such a way as to serve the economic aspects and strengthen the reliability of electrical supplies.”

GCCIA was also set up to co-ordinate the operations of existing utility companies and authorities including regulators “in the member states and elsewhere” so as to strengthen the efficiency of their operations.

Finally the GCCI Authority looks always to the future by following up global developments in power generation and transmission technologies so as to apply in the Gulf region the very best of what is available at all times.

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BEAMA - The British Electrotechnical and Allied Manufacturers' Association - continues to make a big impact in the 21st Century electrotechnical marketplace. Long established, but constantly moving with the times, BEAMA plays a pivotal role in representing and promoting the interests of its members, which make up a significant sector within British manufacturing. Whether it's industry standards, legislation, export drives or the supply of up-to-the-minute market information, BEAMA is at the forefront of an industry with an annual turnover of £13 billion, employing 137,000 people. Founded on a wealth of diverse experience and expertise, the BEAMA member groups are active in the energy, electrical installation and power sectors, operating with considerable influence on issues, standards and legislation. BEAMA provides a broad spectrum of professional services, much valued by its members, in an increasingly competitive and fast-changing global trading environment.

For further information, visit us at www.beama.org.uk

6C19

Building E, Stafford Park 1, Stafford Park, Telford, TF3 3BD United Kingdom Tel: +44 1952 238 100 Fax: +44 1952 238181 Email: maq.butt@bgelectrical.co.uk Web: www.bgelectrical.co.uk BG Electrical Ltd, a division of Nexus Industries, are a leading manufacturer and supplier of high quality electrical accessories including the market leading ‘Masterplug’ and ‘Permaplug’ branded portable power products.

EA Technology

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Capenhurst Technology Park, Capenhurst, Chester CH1 6ES United Kingdom Tel: +44 151 3394181 Fax: +44 151 3472404 Email: john.hartford@eatechnology.com Web: www.eatechnology.com EA Technology provides significant asset management expertise for Utility and Private HV power distribution systems. On display will be our range of condition monitoring equipment and our consultancy services.

Craig and Derricott Limited ZJ70 Hall Lane, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9DP United Kingdom Tel: +44 7990 584413 Email: Pcranshaw@craigandderricott.com Web: www.craigandderricott.com Contact: Paul Cranshaw Craig and Derricott are a UK manufacturer of high quality electrical control equipment. Visit our stand in the Za’abeel Hall stand number ZJ70 where we will be displaying our ranges of isolation equipment and control stations including the newly launched die- cast switch disconnector.

The Faraday Centre Ltd.

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Kingsbridge Centre, Sturrock Way, Peterborough PE3 8TZ United Kingdom Tel: +44 7912 098527 Email: rclarey@diperk.co.uk Web: www.diperk.co.uk

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Flexicon are a leading UK manufacturer specializing in Flexible Conduit solutions. With over 47 different flexible conduit systems to choose from, our products & solutions are comprehensively used in the Construction Industry, Rail, Defence, Machinery & OEM markets to name but a few.

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Unit 3, Stephenson Court, Skippers Lane Industrial Est., Middlesbrough, TS6 6UT, United Kingdom Tel: +44 1642 467236 Fax: +44 1642 454197 Email: Rebecca.lambton@faradaycentre.co.uk Web: www.faradaycentre.co.uk The Faraday Centre Ltd provide electrical safety training and consultancy on an international scale. Our courses include theoretical and practical training in HV and LV equipment.

Fozmula Ltd.

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Hermes Close, Tachbrook Park, Warwick CV34 6UF United Kingdom Tel: +44 1926 466711 Fax: +44 1926 450473 Email: peter.fisher@fozmula.com Web: www.fozmula.com Contact: Peter Fisher Fozmula designs and manufactures sensors, switches and gauges for measuring and controlling liquid levels, temperature and pressure on generator sets worldwide. Our new T/LL350 level sensor is premiered at MEE 2012.

FG Wilson Engineering Ltd 6C30

DiPerk Power System

Flexicon Ltd.

Roman Way, Coleshill Birmingham, B46 1HG United Kingdom Tel: +44 1675 466900 Fax: +441675 466901 Email: exportsales@flexicon.uk.com Web: www.flexicon.uk.com Contact: Mr. Chris Poulton

1 Millenium Way, Springvale Business park, Springfield Road, Belfast, Co Antrim BT12 7AL United Kingdom Tel: +44 2850 495161 Fax: +44 2828 261111 Web: www.fgwilson.com

Global Jointing Systems

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Unit 7, Park Lane Industrial Estate, Corsham, Wiltshire SN13 9LG United Kingdom Tel: +44 1249 715566 Fax: +44 1249 715533 Email: office@globalresins.co.ukWeb: www.globalresins.co.uk Contact: John Mitchell Global Jointing Systems a division of Global Resins Limited will be exhibiting their range of low voltage cable joint systems, ancillary products and resins systems.

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GW Wiring Products Ltd

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Intertek - ASTA

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Unit 2, Wharfside, Rosemont Road, Wembley, HA0 4PE, United Kingdom, Tel: +44 208 7952099 Fax: +44 208 7950797 Email: gwcabletie@aol.com Web: www.gwcabletie.com Contact: Jeanine Aube

Hilton House, Corporation Street, Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 2DN United Kingdom Tel: +44 1788 578435 Fax: +44 1788 573605 Email: tim.canfield@intertek.com Web: www.intertek.com Contact: Tim Canfield

Established in 1980, our mission is to manufacture and distribute high quality cable ties at competitive prices. We produce a wide range of cable ties, accessories and custom made ties.

Intertek's ASTA team delivers leading services for the electrical industry including schemes truly recognized internationally such as low/medium/high voltage certification and ASTA Diamond Mark Approval. ASTA Certificates/Reports have world-wide recognition and acceptance, particularly in Asia and the Middle East.

High Voltage Partial Discharge Limited Unit 12/13, Empress Business Centre, 380 Chester Road, Manchester, M16 9EA United Kingdom Tel: +44 161 8776142 Email: info@hvpd.co.uk Web: www.hvpd.co.uk

Industrial & Marine Silencers Ltd

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Charnwood Edge, Syston Road, Cossington, Leicestershire, LE7 4UZ United Kingdom Tel: +44 116 260 4985 Fax: +44 116 2605151 Email: glyn.rennocks@silencers.co.uk Web: www.silencers.co.uk Contact: Glyn Rennocks IMS Design, manufacture and install acoustic equipment, exhaust gas silencers including certified spark arrestor, Oxidation catalyst/NOX reduction systems and air intake silencers for all diesel and gas engines and gas turbines.

Instrument Transformers Ltd. 6D39 8 Lithgow Place, East Kilbride, G74 1PW United Kingdom Tel: +44 1355 236057 Fax: +44 1355 239259 Email: paul.munro@itl-uk.com Web: www.itl-uk.com

KIGG Ltd.

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Meadowfield, Ponteland, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 9SW United Kingdom Tel: +44 1661 823232 Fax: +44 1661 824213 Email: info@lawson-fuses.co.uk Web: www.lawson-fuses.co.uk

We can currently provide: Meter Test Equipment (MTE), Transformer A to Z testing, Power Test Equipment, High Voltage Lab, Technical Training and Consultancy services, Package and subpackage projects.

Powersource Projects Ltd. 6D19 Unit 4, Capital Park Industrial Estate, Combe Lane, Wormley, Surrey GU8 5TJ United Kingdom Tel: +44 1428 684980 Fax: +44 1428 687979 Email: robert@power-source-pro.co.uk Web: www.power-source-pro.co.uk Contact: Robert Millar Powersource Projects offer their PowerPro range of diesel generators from 8-2000kVA and complement this with an experienced and very competitive spare parts division handling engine, alternator and control system parts.

Scolmore International Ltd. 6D10

Manufacture and supply of IEC & BS ASTA Certified LV fuse-links and fuse-holders for use in industry, electricity supply, house service, semiconductor protection and general purposes.

ISO9001 and ISO/IEC17025.

Marshall-Tufflex Ltd.

6D18

140-144 Freston Road, London, W10 6TR United Kingdom Tel: +44 2073 133190 Fax: +44 2073 133191 Email: mti@multitekintl.com Web: www.multitekintl.com Contact: A. Jamali / S. Bamford

Unit 4, Vale Enterprise Centre Hayes Road, Sully Vale of Glamorgan CF64 5SY United Kingdom Tel: +44 1446 743377 Fax: +44 5601 258134 Email: sales@kigg.com Web: www.kigg.com

Lawson Fuses Limited

Multi-Tek International (Megger Exporter) / MTE

1 Scolmore Park, Landsberg, Tamworth B79 7XB United Kingdom Tel: +44 1827 63454 Email: jeromeleve@scolmore.com Web: www.scolmore.com Contact: Jerome Leve

6D30

Churchfields Industrial Estate, Hastings, East Sussex, TN38 9PU United Kingdom Tel: +44 1424 856000 Fax: +44 1424 856666 Email: international@marshall-tufflex.com Web: www.marshall-tufflex.com Marshall-Tufflex supply cable management products for commercial, healthcare, education and industrial environments. Our range includes PVC-U, steel and aluminium trunking, GRP and Underfloor to Desk solutions.

Scolmore are a UK electrical accessories manufacturer and design company at the forefront of quality standards and innovation.

Discover our extensive and competitive product ranges : wiring devices, energy saving lighting solutions and wireless controls.

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GC invests in Sakr GULF CAPITAL, A major private equity firm in the Middle East, said it had acquired an 82.7 per cent stake in Sakr Energy Solutions FZCO (SES).

SES is a leading provider of temporary power generation and Gulf Capital aims to capitalize on the growing need for power across the region with this move.

Karim El-Solh, chief executive officer of Gulf Capital, said the power sector represents a resilient and rapidly growing sector, not only in the MENA region, but also in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

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“This investment follows our strategy of investing in defensive and fast growing sectors that benefit from the regional population growth, governmental infrastructure spending and rising GDP per capita," he added.

Walid Ishak, co-founder of SES, said: “With this new institutional backing, SES will emerge as one of the best funded operators in the sector, able to supply more power to existing and future customers across the region."

Richard Dallas, managing director, private equity, at Gulf Capital, said the SES investment gives Gulf Capital exposure to the growing and defensive power sector.

Dallas said SES is ideally positioned to help regional utilities in the GCC to meet their peak power requirements during the summer and to act as a reliable power supplier to countries, remote areas and construction developments with base load requirements.

Ghassan Ayoub, co-founder of SES, said: "Gulf Capital's investment in SES is a strong demonstration of their confidence in our operation, strategy and our future growth plans."

Sakr Power Group deals with many of the world’s leading brand names in power generation, including GE*, Mitsubishi, MBH, Cummins®, Lister Petter, etc.

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BRIEFLY ■ TERRA NEX, A Switzerlandbased global wealth management company, recently announced plans to invest US$2 billion to develop a solar energy value chain project in Oman, which includes a solar panel factory, a factory to produce aluminium frames for panels, an educational institution for the renewable energy sector and a series of solar power stations to generate a total of 400MW electricity annually. Oman has a Royal Decree and a vision to produce ten per cent of its total electricity requirement from renewable energy resources by 2020. There is a high level of willingness and commitment from the government, as well as the private sector to develop the renewable energy sector in the sultanate. Oman is the only country in the region which has a dedicated Ministry for Environment and Climate Affairs.

Acting locally, growing globally AS ONE OF the leading suppliers of premium, industrial and residential Electric Power Generators and Spare Parts, Jubaili Bros continually grows and expands operations worldwide to facilitate increased stock of Generators and related Power Solutions, which in turn, guarantees to satisfy the market demand and customer needs. In Africa, Jubaili Bros has demonstrated its presence in Nigeria through five branch and multiple warehouses. In response to customers’ needs A view of a Jubaili Bros facility and demands, a new branch opened in Ghana. This branch caters to the WECA market with a wholesale operation that further supports Jubaili Bros Dealers in Africa. In Qatar, Jubaili Bros proudly started its operations in the heart of the capital, Doha. With a new office located at Al Azizziyah Commercial Street No. 185, the Company is ready and able to address the growing needs of Qatar, as the construction boom continues.

In UAE, Jubaili Bros has extended its reach by relocating to bigger premises in Abu Dhabi, adding a new workshop next to Jubaili Bros office in Jaddaf and breaking ground on the expansion of its head office in Jebel Ali. All of this effort furthers the Company’s resolve to continually provide an abundance of superior products and services. In Afghanistan, to best provide optimum after sales service, Jubaili Bros launched a new Service Centre, located in Kunduz. This secures that customers maintenance; warranty claims and related requirements will all be handled with the utmost attention and care across the region.Jubaili Bros commits to loyal customers all over the globe, as is in evidence, we think globally and continue to act locally. At the Middle East Electricity Exhibition, Jubaili Bros staff will be eager to meet and assist you, with any and all of your power solution needs. Jubaili Bros’ highly qualified teams will be located at Hall No. 4 and Stand No. 4F30. Products on display will consist of Marapco and JET Generators along with Allmand Mobile Light Tower and Load Bank.

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Nuclear power is essential for the region to meet its power demand

No other way, the experts say Nuclear experts were shaken by last year's events in Japan, with even higher safety standards now being demanded wherever fission is being planned. But, despite current reservations, nuclear fusion could also soon be on the agenda.

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BU DHABI WILL see the region’s first 4/1400MW pressurised water reactors coming on stream within the next 10 years. Which Middle Eastern country follows the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation’s (ENEC) lead remains to be seen, with all contenders digesting the lessons learned from the previous-generation accident in Japan last year.

Fortunately, no Gulf states are tsunami-prone as Fukushima is, but memories have to be long in the thermonuclear business.

Visitors to the nuclear section at Middle East Electricity are certain to meet a wide range of suppliers and advisers this year.

All are eager to gain a foothold in what is seen as the heavy fuelbased industry's next big market cluster, highly encouraged by the progress being made in the desert beyond Ruwais (infrastructure) and the design/engineering centres in Korea (where preparation of the four reactors themselves is taking place).

Safety measures As with renewables, the view prevails that power-hungry states like the UAE simply cannot progress without nuclear power;

outside Qatar there simply is not enough gas to go around for thermal or gas turbine despite massive international delivery schemes like Dolphin.

The situation that occurred in Fukushima has served to tighten the multiple safety measures that were already being insisted on

by FANR, the regulators based in the Emirates (and, to be fair, all sectors of what is already the most regulated industry on earth, with international monitors being everywhere). That will probably mean more cost, but that is inevitable in a series of markets where a brand new capital-intensive industry has to be built from scratch.

As with renewables, the view prevails that power-hungry states like the UAE simply cannot progress without nuclear power Contentious Egypt has already developed useful experience from its own trial reactor, and the first commercial-scale generation of power from this source could be seen soon after ENEC's first reactor goes live.

The establishment of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah City for Nuclear & Renewable Energy was a recent landmark development too.

Adjusting the contentious pricing issue would be helpful, but it continues to be recognised that there is simply no other way of meeting a base load demand that continues to grow by up to 10

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per cent or more each year. In most urban areas, renewables cannot keep up with that level of growth, however many PV arrays or mirrors are installed; peak shaving may be another matter.

Local Energy and Resources Industry leader, Kenneth McKellar, wrote in last summer's edition of Deloitte's Middle East Point of View: “Nuclear energy is the only source of power generation that can realistically fill the supply-demand gap”.

Local training A key need that has been identified in the UAE is for a brand-new cadre of nuclear engineers. Local training at key institutions like Khalifa University of Science & Technology - already underway -

will certainly help, but a great deal of experience needs to be gained working in what is already a mature industry overseas, in countries like France and the US - as well as the Republic of Korea, of course.

“It is difficult to believe that this momentum will stop,” McKellar concluded in the Deloitte review. “Significant financial resources are available, and the all-important domestic socioeconomic development programmes (a number of which are dependent on sufficient electricity supplies) must continue for the well-being of the region.

“While there may be risks, there is no alternative to a summer of nuclear power in the Middle East.” ■

A strategic partner AS ONE OF the leading companies in the industry, MESC has responsibilities and commitments towards the economy of the region and towards its employees and clients. Increasing demand for high-end quality cables is changing the international perception of cables manufacturers worldwide. Such growth is bringing both challenges and opportunities for those operating in the cabling industry said Abdulkarim Masad, MESC Vice President-Operations.

The energy sector in the Middle East is taking the lion’s share of global energy investment, not only because it is the heart of world hydrocarbon production, but also because of the vast number of development projects taking place simultaneously across the region. Each new project further increases energy demand and this is just one of the challenges facing the cable industry worldwide - how to keep up. Yet, other challenges such as the increase in raw material prices and finished cable quality from some poor suppliers are troubling factors faced by cable manufacturers.

The future of cables rests with MESC’s reputation for excellence and high level of workmanship, along with its flexible approach to meeting its customer’s requirements and needs wherever they are. The company says it has an excellent track record in terms of commitment to provide customers with cost effective and high-end quality product within a span time that no other cable manufacture can offer. Its strategy along the years has been focusing on meeting the critical demands of the industry, and at the same time delivering value to its customers through more reliable performance and lower costs.

Today, MESC Group has three major manufacturing facilities in its regional and diversification program. Each of these

strategic plants is a great opportunity to build revenue, enter new markets and improve profitability for the company.

Together, they represent a significant step in placing the company on the map of the world’s leading cables manufacturer and working towards reinforcing the investment climate and promoting various economic sectors, he added.

“We have introduced management involvement in site safety, and implemented new compliance standards for all high risk activities in both sites: the production facilities and accommodation.

All the employees are undertaking special training to become aware of the importance of meeting customer’s requirements and understand the Quality Policy and implement it at their own level “.

MESC has been a major player and a leader, and was able to create new standards and models for the cables industry in the region. Its product line covers all types and ranges of cables, starting from Industrial, Instrumentation and Process Control Cables, Special Cables (BMS), Low Voltage Power

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Cables, Medium Voltage Power Cables, Overhead Lines, Offshore Cables, Windmill Cables, Railway Signaling and Power Cables to the customized cables that are designed and manufactured according to customers’ specifications and requirements.

For this reason, MESC has invested in new technologies for a combination of various products and services, thereby understanding the need for more testing facilities for cables different than those used in traditional cable technology. It is more than just a product problem; it a serious health and safety issues.

The company’s key attributes are the fact that it is keen to take on new challenges and its corporate strategy is compatible with its social responsibility as an organization that encourages openness, teamwork and trust. Over the years, MESC has maintained its status and reputation by incorporating its values in excellence, with the use of high standards, advanced technology and continuous innovation for products improvement, he concluded.

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ITER looks to the stars Harnessing clean energy from nuclear fission has been a dream for decades, even though fusion has been the chosen route. Eliminating contaminated waste is today's main selling point, but the economics could stack up satisfactorily too.

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IKE OTHER GENERATING companies ENEC has opted to install proven fission technology at its nuclear complex. 'Heavy' fuels such as uranium 235 are split into lighter nuclei, releasing huge amounts of energy in the process.

The big problem with nuclear fission is that long-lasting contaminated waste is an

unavoidable by-product, and this is difficult and costly to dispose of â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and could be misused by terrorists too. So a completely different fusion process has been under investigation for more than half a century, in which the waste problem is almost entirely eliminated because very little could escape into the atmosphere, and the solids are short-lived..

Nuclei from fuels such as deuterium and tritium are combined at massive temperatures to form larger units, releasing usable energy in the form of heat in the process. In the light of recent much publicised fission accidents some scientists believe this alternative process, with an indicated energy in/out ratio of 1:10 (better than today's fission technology), is the logical way forward. But commercial development is decades off.

This is a very good year to learn what's afoot. A special Symposium on Fusion Technology is being held in Liè ge (Belgium) from 24-28 September. The IAEA's next Fusion Energy Conference is being held in San Diego (USA) from 8-13 October.

Nuclear fusion is believed to be the process whereby midlife stars like the sun continue to fuel themselves

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Other bodies are looking into all this but the project of most interest to Gulf parties is the ongoing ITER research/engineering project at Cadarache in southern France*.

Under construction since 2006, this is jointly funded by the EU and six independent nuclear countries, one of which is South Korea, the source of the state-of-the-art engineering opted for in the UAE. Scientists from India and China take part. No output of power (described as 'first plasma') is expected until late in 2019 because so many problems have to be overcome along the way, such as how to construct and test the massive structures needed to shield the necessary superconducting magnets, magnetic confinement reactor chambers and vacuum vessels, and how to keep the whole complex cool. It was of course the failure of the cooling system that exacerbated the Fukushima disaster last year.

By the end of 2026, the internationally funded complex should be producing some of its own tritium fuel.

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In other words, this is a very long term experiment indeed, but all nuclear scientists currently being trained in both the UAE and Saudi Arabia, as well as overseas of course, should be aware of what may still turn out to be a dead end in technology terms. But this is one of the purposes of science.

Technically, the reactor belongs to the 'tokamak confinement' family and is described as an 'experimental power reactor' (EPR, one of a series resulting from similar blue-skies thinking).

Assembly of the core reactor is expected to take place in 2015 and the containment facilities are now under construction at the very secure site.

It is already claimed that the main fuel is unlimited because it can be extracted from seawater, unlike fission's uranium isotopes which have to be mined in a very few selected locations – some of them highly unstable.

Amongst the host of problems currently being investigated in France (and in Japan where a satellite research facility has been built) is how to make the containment structure strong

As with all nuclear power plants, eventual decommissioning is certain to be a problem enough, given the intense bombardment by neutrons its various components will be subject to. Handling the fuels has to be very carefully considered. As with all nuclear power plants, eventual decommissioning is certain to be a problem, and in the interim how to carry out essential maintenance will have to be investigated. This will be aided by the 'batch' nature of energy release, unlike the continuous output of a conventional nuclear reactor/generator.

Nuclear fusion is believed to be the process whereby mid-life stars like the sun continue to fuel themselves, and make the earth habitable, of course. ITER has been described as an attempt to “put the sun into a building” - the main problem being how to make the 'blanket'

structure strong enough to contain materials heated to millions of degrees C. The purpose of the ITER project is to explore all the related scientific and engineering problems associated with nuclear fusion and the materials that will be needed to produce electric power safely on a commercial scale.

For more information the official website (below) contains an excellent FAQ page which answers many of the questions that such a project throws up, such as: Why has fusion science developed much more slowly than fission science?

Will commercial fusion be available early enough to replace fossil fuels?

What kind of nuclear waste will be produced, and in what quantity?

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BRIEFLY ■ THE GCC COUNTRIES are witnessing burgeoning power demand and the sector is growing at the rate of eight to 10 per cent annually. Industry experts say that the power sector in the GCC region has seen exponential growth, with demand for electrical power to triple over the next 25 years.

Leaving aside the global recession, huge investments are being planned in the GCC especially in the energy and industrial sectors. Expanding populations & social factors are other major drivers for utilities demand to grow at such high rates. According to the World Energy Council, the GCC will require 100 GW of additional power over the next 10 years to meet demand. The power sector will require US$50 billion worth of investments in new power generating capacity and US$20 billion in desalination.

Megger opens Dubai office MEGGER LIMITED, ONE of the global leaders in the manufacture and distribution of test and measurement equipment for the Electrical & Communications Industry has expanded their operations further by opening an office in Dubai Internet City.

Nick Parton, who has been responsible for the recent development and expansion of Megger Limited in the Middle East, opened the Bahrain office three years ago and who will be at the forefront of the DIC office. He says: “Opening the UAE office as regional headquarters continues our policy of getting more local support to our customers, to improve their experience of owning a Megger instrument. Development at the new base in Dubai will lead to quicker local response to technical and service enquiries as well as better availability of product training to assist the customers in maximising their experience of their new equipment.”

While the company has been active in the region for several decades, the size of the local workforce has grown rapidly over the past five years, as local offices have been established employing primarily Saudi and Bahraini engineers, growing from one to 11 team

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Nick continued ”The region is one of the top focus regions for Megger. The infrastructure development that is planned and required to keep pace with the projected increase in demand for electricity over the coming 20 years is immense. There are huge opportunities in the Gulf and through the wider Middle East market, which are some of the most vibrant economies in the world.”

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BRIEFLY ■ DUBAI ELECTRICITY AND Water Authority (DEWA) has recorded an increase of 8,718 MW in its installed capacity for 2011 in comparison with 7,361 MW in 2010.

DEWA also saw its desalinated water production capacity increase in 2011 to 400 million gallons per day (MIGD) in comparison with 330 MIGD in 2010.

“Power production has now reached 34,606 Gigawatts per hour (GWh) with an increase of 2.6 per cent in comparison with 33,742 GWh in 2010,” said HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA. “We review key performance indicators, compare them with best world practices, and work to improve and develop all operations to achieve excellence at all levels,” Al Tayer added.

Al Tayer concluded that DEWA would be looking at increasing power and water production in 2012.

Dubai launches its own solar power project DUBAI HAS LAUNCHED a US$3.26 billion, 1,000 MW solar energy project that is expected to begin generating electricity by the end of 2013.

The project, which will be operated under the supervision of state utility Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) and "will be fully funded by the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy," Saeed Al Tayer, vice chairman of DSCE said at press conference.

An international tender will be held by June 2012 to award contracts for the project, Al Tayer added. The DSCE presented plans for the Solar Park at the World Future Energy Summit.

Electricity generation at the project, which will extend over 40 sq-km along the Dubai-Al Ain road, is expected to start by the fourth quarter of 2013, according to Walid Salman, a

HE Saeed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, presents the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park

member of DSCE. "The first project of the park will witness the production of power using photovoltaic cell technology, with a production capacity of 10MW by 2013. By 2030, the park will produce 1,000MW on the completion of all its phases," stated Al Tayer.

Last year Al Tayer had outlined a broad plan for the emirate-the Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy 2030 to produce 5 per

cent of its electricity by 2030 using renewable energy.

Under the plan, Dubai--a net importer of energy aims to generate 71 per cent of its electricity by gas, 12 per cent by coal, 12 per cent by nuclear power, and 5 per cent by solar energy. Initally solar energy will contribute 1 per cent to the overall energy productioni by 2020 and this will increase to 5 per cent by 2030.

SEC agrees power contracts worth US$530mn SAUDI ELECTRICITY COMPANY (SEC) has signed 11 contracts worth US$530mn to set up power transport lines, gas-powered generating units and transformers in different parts of the Kingdom.

"These contracts include expansion of power plants in Wajh and Tabuk, establishment of 380KV and 132KV transformers and a 380KV transport line to link the Dharma plant with the Riyadh network," Ali bin Saleh AlBarrak, CEO of SEC, was reported by Arab News as saying.

Al-Barrak said the new projects would reduce pressure on the existing power plants and strengthen the efficiency of electricity networks in various cities.

Al-Barrak said the new national budget for 2012 has allocated US$14.6 billion to carry out a number of electricity projects, adding that it would contribute to providing connections to 350,000 new subscribers.

Demand for electricity in the Kingdom is expect to reach 60,000 MW by 2020, up from the current production capacity of 50,000MW. SEC plans invest over US$80 billion in generation, transmission, and distribution projects in the next 10 years.

SEC will install new power lines

The SEC recently announced plans to launch a transmission subsidiary in January as part of a move to split up into six companies to encourage competition. After the restructuring, SEC will be a holding company and will retain full ownership of the six companies, which include four power generation firms, one firm for distribution and another one for transmission.

The cost of the restructuring program is estimated at around US$53.3mn, AlBarrak said. "As a result, the Saudi market will be competitive, which will help increase productivity, efficiency and attract investment to meet high demand," he added.

Barrak has said SEC would complete the restructuring programme in 2011 and the companies formed would be in operation by 2012.

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BRIEFLY â&#x2013; THE MINISTRY OF Water and Electricity signed new water and drainage projects contracts worth US$103.24mn in Saudi Arabia.

According to the Saudi Gazette, US$270,000 will be spent on expanding the Asir water treatment project and US$20mn will be go towards the third phase of the Buraidah drinking water project. A further US$16mn will be spent on water projects in villages in the Mecca region, the Eastern Province, Al-Qassim and Jizan regions. â&#x2013; INSTRATA CAPITAL CLOSED the acquisition of a stake in Oman's Sembcorp Salalah Independent Water and Power Project (IWPP) for the Bunyah GCC Infrastructure Fund from Oman Investment Corporation (OIC). The Sembcorp Salalah IWPP is a 445 MW, 15 million imperial gallons per day (MIGD) combined cycle gas turbine power and water desalination plant located in the southern region of Salalah.

Firms to invest US$2 billion in solar energy project in Oman TERRA NEX FINANCIAL Engineering AG Switzerland (Terra Nex) and Middle East Best Select (MEBS) Group of Funds, have announced plans for a major US$2 billion project to develop solar power resources within Oman.

Solar power electricity generation stations are central to the project. The project aims to generate approximately 400MW. Industrial plants to manufacture the solar panels and aluminium frames to be used by the power station will also be established for local consumption and export.

Shaikh Hilal bin Khalid bin Nasser al Maawali, local partner to Terra Nex and MEBS, who has helped direct the project in Oman commented, "This is great beginning for 2012 for Oman. With a major US$2 billion international investment strong indication of commitment coming to Oman so early in the year.

David Heimhofer, Chairman of Terra Nex and Managing Director of MEBS Group said, "The government's aim to produce 10 per cent of its energy needs from renewable energy resources by 2020 is laudable. And this project will go a long way in making that vision a reality."

The whole project will be financed by world

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investors and financiers. Majority of the parties involved are from Germany with the main investors being Middle East Best Select Fund and other European investors.

"With investors providing the necessary investment of approximately US$2 billion, in which US$600mm will be direct equity capital and the remaining covered by loans from European financiers, this project will be a boost to Oman's economy," said Mr. Heimhofer.

Siemens AG has already signalled its high interest in the project at various levels.

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Asry to establish a US$8.6mn desalination plant BAHRAIN'S ARAB SHIPBUILDING & Repair Yard Company (Asry) said it is setting up a new seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant at an estimated cost of US$8.6mn.

Asry is entering into a contract with Gemsil Aquatech Services Company, a subsidiary of Gemsil Holdings, to create the plant at the Asry site.

The agreement was signed by the Chairman of ASRY Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa on behalf of ASRY along with CEO Chris Potter, Technical Resources; Business Development General Manager, Magdy M. Moustafa; Finance and Accounts Manager Mohammed Abdul Wahab Almansoor while on behalf of GEMSIL, the Chairman S. Ramachandran and the Group Managing Director A. Rajeswaran.

The plant will be built with state-of-the-art

technology provided by Inexa-Spain, the technical partner of Gemsil, under the supervision of Asray's consultant Royal Haskoning UK. The plant is expected to be commissioned by the end of February 2012 with an initial production capacity of 3,000mn tonnes per day.

It will be capable of meeting an increased demand of sweet water up to 7,000mn tonnes per day if required.

The agreement between Asry and Gemsil is for a period of 25 years starting from 2012. On completion of the 25 years lease period, the plant will be completely taken over by Asry Under the deal, Gemsil undertakes to meet Asry's complete sweet water requirements for its ship repair activities and to cater for all yard needs including supplying sweet water to its two labour camps.

Chairman of ASRY Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa, left with GEMSIL Group Managing Director A. Rajeswaran at signing ceremony.

The new plant is considered one of Asry's major strategic cost saving projects and it is also expected to serve the Bahraini community by supplying the excess sweet water to the local market.

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BRIEFLY ■ IRAQ SIGNED A US$235mn deal with a subsidiary of Turkey's Enka Insaat to install a 500 MW power plant in southern Iraq.

Enka Teknik will install four gas units, each with a production capacity of 125 MW in the AlNajibiya district in Basra, Karim Aftan, Iraq’s minister of electricity was quoted by Reuters as saying.

The project will be financed by the local government of Basra and it will be allocated to Basra province only. The units, which were purchased from General Electric would be installed in 16 months.

The electricity ministry has signed a series of power deals over the past year to boost the national grid. It plans to add 22,000 MW of production capacity across Iraq over the next three years, Deputy Electricity Minister Salam Qazaz said in November.

Power supply has doubled since 2006 from 4,000 MW to between 7,000 MW and 8,000 MW,

A new power substation begins operations in RAK "Al Rifaa station-2 will meet the rising loads THE FEDERAL ELECTRICITY and Water Authority (Fewa) has started operations at the second Al expected in the future in the northern region," Rifaa Power Substation in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) in he said.

The secondary station is part of the first stage of the UAE. The new substation consists of a set of gas- Fewa major schemes to develop the power isolated keys -132/33KV, and 90MVA converters. networks of the Northern Emirates. Fewa's Fewa also commissioned a 132/11KV Corniche strategy is to provide electricity and water services in emirates of Sharjah, substation which has a Ajman, Umm Al Qaiwain, power generation capacity of RAK and Fujairah.

120 MVA. Fewa is building more substations Fewa has already "The substation also in the Northern Emirates commissioned three power contains a number of doublestations which were circuit overhead power cables inaugurated in Al Nuaimiya, extending from the Ras Al Sawan, and Masafi areas.

Khaimah and Umm Al Quwain "These are part of massive main power stations," development projects, Mohammed Khalil Al Shamsi, worth US$380mn, for Fewa Director of Corporate Communication at Fewa, was reported by Khaleej power networks in the northern Emirates," Al Shamsi said.

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RAK is looking to install new water desalination "The construction works, along with the overhead power cables cost around US$23.7mn. It station within two years to meet the increasing took Fewa around 22 months to finish the work demand within the emirate.

"By the end of 2013, RAK will have a new whereas the power shall be supplied from the RAK and Umm Al Quwain main power stations," he desalination station at Al Muairidh area with a daily capacity of 15mn gallons," Al Shamsi said. added.

Siemens and Masdar sign agreement on regional solar technology development SIEMENS ENERGY AND Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in the UAE have signed a one-year agreement for cooperation in solar energy technology research and development to enhance the use of photovoltaic (PV) panels in the Middle East region.

Joint testing and research activities will focus on investigating the properties of solar panel coatings. Another target of these joint R&D efforts is to identify commercial applications for solar technology in the Middle East region.

The surfaces of solar panels at PV plants are regularly exposed to sand, dust and other forms of soiling. Under the R&D agreement, Siemens and Masdar Institute, an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, are focusing on developing coatings and soiling models for these modules that require less water for cleaning than current high performance modules.

“With the current agreement we are addressing the special challenges associated with deploying PV panels in the Middle East. Higher profits gained with solar panels that become less soiled and cost less to clean are an important lever for making photovoltaic electricity competitive, especially in desert regions,”said Martin Pfund, CEO of the Siemens Energy Photovoltaic business unit.

Dr. Steven Griffiths, Executive Director of Institute Initiatives and Professor of Chemical Engineering at Masdar Institute, said: “Research to date has shown that solar panel surfaces that have been manipulated and functionalized need less water for cleaning. We have reached this conclusion by making extensive use of atomic force microscopy, which enables us to

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BRIEFLY ■ BAHRAIN PLANS TO set up 21 new power stations worth US$437.8mn this year as part of its upgrade of electricity grid.

This will put an end to power cuts, particularly during summer when demand peaks, Akhbar Al Khaleej quoted Energy Minister Dr Abdulhussain Mirza as saying.

■ SAUDI ELECTRICITY COMPANY (SEC) reported a wider fourth quarter loss. The company made a net loss of US$137mn for the period ended December 31, compared with a loss of US$86.6mn in the prior-year period.

"The reason for the decline in profits over the past twelve months is due to higher costs of consumption and purchased energy and the reason for the net loss in the fourth quarter is due to the rise of consumption costs," a company statement said.

Operational loss for the third quarter rose by 53 per cent to US$177.2mn from US$115.9mn in the fourth quarter a year ago.

New electricity projects in Lebanon to begin in March Bassil believes that his 700 MW plan will ease ENERGY AND WATER Minister Gibran Bassil announced that work to improve Lebanon’s the pressure in the short and medium term. energy infrastructure would start in March. However, the country will require additional Bassil stated that the tender process had power in the coming years.

Lebanon does not produce already taken place. sufficient electricity to meet The minister assured that Lebanon urgently needs to demand, and Electricite du the government had saved increase electricity capacity Liban (EDL) applies power US$111mn on the tenders. rationing in most of the The plan will see Lebanon country. EDL only generates build additional 700 MW 1,600 MW of the 2,300 MW power plants, lease powerdemanded, leading many generating ships, rehabilitate Lebanese to rely on private the Jiyye and Zouk power generators. plants, and complete the Lebanon loses US$6 Mansouryeh high voltage billion per year, or 15 percent power lines and the pipeline of GDP, due to electricity problems, including running between Syria and Lebanon.

Bassil estimated that the plan would save US$1.7 billion spent on private generators and Lebanon US$685mn over the next four years, and US$1.5 billion lost due to various malfunctions, eventually save the country US$300mn annually. reported the Daily Star.

Electricite du Liban (EDL) completed The Finance Ministry has allocated funds for the project, but stressed that it would not resolve the maintenance work on the first gas turbine at the Zahrani power plant which will increase energy crisis in the short term.

However, the agreed to allocate US$1.2 billion the electricity supply to 1,500 MW. “This [step] to implement the first phase of and Energy will add another 210 MW to the power grid and Minister Gibran Bassil’s plan but the money has increase supply to 1,500 MW,” a EDL statement said. not yet been received.

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Power & Water

BRIEFLY ■ SIEMENS SAID THE first major components for the 2400MW Ras Al-Khair power plant have been developed at its plant in North Carolina, US and were now ready for delivery to Saudi Arabia.

The main components, including the Heat Recovery Steam Generators for the first two units of the Ras Al-Khair combined cycle power plant (CCPP), formerly called Ras Az Zawr in Saudi are now ready for immediate on-schedule delivery, said a statement from Siemens.

Siemens is supplying a total of twelve gas turbines, five steam turbines, seventeen generators and ten Heat Recovery Steam Generators and the entire electrical and I&C equipment for the Ras Al-Khair CCPP and seawater desalination plant.

The gas turbines were manufactured in the Siemens gas turbine plant in Berlin, with the manufacturing plant in Mülheim a.d.

Suntech Power launches energy solutions for the region SUNTECH POWER LAUNCHED two new products - Superpoly 290 STP-24/Vd module and ‘Hybrid-in-aBox’ - for the Middle East market at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES 2012).

Commenting at the launch, Andrew Beebe, Suntech’s Chief Commercial Officer, said: “We perceive the APMEA region as a growth hub for solar power adoption. Abu Dhabi is leading the way, and the recently announced solar park to be based in Dubai is yet another indication of the transition to solar technology for generating power. Furthermore, we are forecasting that the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey will lead PV capacity by 2015 in the MENA region and that Saudi Arabia is poised to become the biggest solar market in the Gulf region.”

The SuperPoly 290 STP-24/Vd module from Suntech features cells made from cast mono technology. The innovative panel offers an industry leading efficiency of 14.9 per cent and positive power tolerance of 0/+5 per cent, in addition to extended wind load to 3800 Pascals and snow load to 5400 Pascals. The new unit module is also equipped with self-cleaning and anti-reflective effect and provides excellent weak-light performance. Additionally, all Suntech modules are sorted by amperage that effectively increases a system’s efficiency by two per cent. Additionally, its superior Nominal Operating Cell Temperature (NOCT) makes it ideal for hot climates.

Suntech also launched ‘Hybrid-in-a-Box’ as part of its drive towards creating a portfolio of integrated energy solutions and bringing electricity to an estimated 23 million people in the region who still lack access to the grid. The Andrew Beebe, Suntech’s innovative ‘Hybrid-in-a-Box’ uses a mixture of Chief Commercial Officer renewable and diesel power sources.

Schneider Electric with Telvent introduce solutions for Smart City SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC AND its recently acquired company, Telvent, announced their SmartCity offering.

The solution provides cities with an integrated suite that combines hardware, software and services to improve the efficiency and sustainability of urban infrastructures, leading to more liveable spaces.

Worldwide, cities of all types and sizes are feeling the pressure to improve infrastructure, expand to meet the needs of growing populations, and increase their economic competitiveness and attractiveness in the global market.

Schneider Electric is providing new Smart City offering

Schneider Electric with Telvent is uniquely positioned to provide innovative, expert solutions and work with partners, especially local ones, to meet cities’ immediate and long-term needs.

Philippe Delorme, Executive VicePresident, Strategy & Innovation, Schneider Electric, said: “The partnership between Schneider Electric and Telvent will provide unique turnkey solutions geared towards meeting the needs of a specific city. Our efficiency in delivering urban SmartCity projects is closely linked to our capabilities to

develop appropriate, tailor-made technologies and adapt them to local needs. Combined with our in-depth local knowledge of the world regions where we operate, we offer solutions that are a game changer for existing and new cities facing challenging infrastructure needs.”

Ignacio Gonzalez, Chairman and CEO, Telvent, said: "SmartCity is a unified solution from Schneider Electric and Telvent, bringing together our unmatched expertise in improving infrastructure across mature cities in developed countries and hyper growth cities in emerging regions."

The cost of building, improving or maintaining infrastructure to keep up with growing demand is the most significant challenge that cities face today.

Globally, urbanization is occurring at an increasing pace with estimates that the urban population will rise from its current 50 per cent of the world population to over 70 per cent by 2050. Consequently, governments need solutions to improve the efficiency and sustainability of city systems that are affordable, easy to deploy and manage, and meets all their needs.

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Highlighting increasing power and water demand QATAR CONTINUES TO lead the Middle East as one of the fastest growing markets for power and water development, with estimates suggesting 44 power and water projects in the GCC worth US$31.9 billion are already underway or due to begin in 2012.

POWER-GEN Middle East attracts a wide range of industry executives

Hosts of the 2022 World Cup, Qatar is expected to spend US$10 billion US dollars on water infrastructure alone over the next decade. In light of this growth POWER-GEN Middle East and the newly launched, co-located WaterWorld Middle East conference and exhibition will bring the power and water sectors together at the brand new Qatar National Convention Centre, Doha, Qatar, from 6-8 February 2012 under whose patronage the events are being held. Organized by PennWell in partnership with local utility KAHRAMAA and Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) as Co-Host and Platinum Sponsor, POWER-GEN Middle East and WaterWorld Middle East 2012 will host H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry, Qatar for the opening keynote ceremony on Monday 6 February, Other keynote presentations will include H.E. Eng. Essa bin Hilal Al-Kuwari, President, KAHRAMAA, Mr. Fahad Hamad AlMohannadi, General Manager, Qatar Electricity and Water Company to discuss the latest developments to Qatar’s growing industry and Mr. Glenn Ensor, Director of Events, PennWell Corporation, UK. The conference and exhibition will see more than 135 eminent chairs and speakers from 20 countries around the world deliver presentations and panel discussions in response to the opportunities and challenges in power, water supply and sanitation in the MENA region. Qatar’s success in managing its power and water demand through accurate forecasting and long-term planning makes it a good case study within the region. Development opportunities will also be discussed such as QEWC’s developing projects elsewhere in the Middle East and potential to fund projects in Syria, Oman and Dubai.Top speakers across a total of four conference tracks will include presentations by H.E. Karim Aftan El Jumaily, Minister of Electricity, Iraq, Ahmed Bin-Saleh Al Jandhami, Chief Operating Officer, Oman Power and Water Procurement Company, Sultanate of Oman and Fouad Alsherebi, Executive Vice-President, Generation, Saudi Electricity Company, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Key conference topics to be discussed at POWER-GEN Middle East include Emerging Trends in the IPP Market, Project IssuesEncouraging Successes and Avoiding Pitfalls, Trends in Finance, Risk & Investment and Technologies for Operational Flexiblity.

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Nigel Blackaby, Conference Director of POWER-GEN Middle East, said: “Over the years POWER-GEN Middle East has grown in size and stature and I am delighted to say the event is now recognized as the principal meeting place for those interested in the strategic management and technical aspects of the power generation business in the GCC and wider Middle East region.”

For the first time, WaterWorld Middle East will be held as a co-located annual event with POWER-GEN Middle East in response to growing water and wastewater challenges in the MENA region.

Key conference topics to be discussed at WaterWorld’s Middle East include MENA Spotlights, Desalination: Future Trends, Utility Management, Tariffs, Metering and Smart Water Grids and Water Reuse.

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Tom Freyberg, Conference Director of WaterWorld Middle East, said: “WWME will be different to other events in the region by providing a conference that comprises strategic and technical papers, as well as a technical exhibition for companies to exhibit their latest product offerings. We aim to show how technology is being applied in the region, as well as just strategic debate.”

Alongside the conference, the dual water and power exhibition will showcase the very latest innovative design solutions and technologies serving the power and water industry by over 130 leading companies representing 23 countries around the world. Exhibitors will include the likes of KAHRAMAA; Qatar Electricity & Water Company; MAPNA Group; SPX & Balcke Duerr GMBH; Siemens AG Energy Sector; Xylem; German Water Partnership; International Gulf Trading Company; Metito (Overseas) Ltd.

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BRIEFLY ■ DHL REGISTERED A 10 per cent increase in business at its Bahrain operations last year.

"We have weathered the year well and we expect there will be more growth in business this year," DHL Express Middle East and North Africa chief executive officer Nour Sulaiman was reported by the Gulf Daily News as saying.

Sulaiman said DHL was looking to expand its services in Bahrain this year. "We have plans to open more outlets and facilities to serve more people and will be recruiting many more people," he added.

■ EGYPT'S SUEZ CANAL revenues rose by 4.8 per cent compared to a year earlier to US$443.7mn in December, but up 1.9 percent from a month earlier, the Egypt Information Portal website showed.

The canal's revenues in December 2010 were US$423.4mn.

Revenues in November 2011 were US$435.5mn.

Etihad Rail Signs MoU with Al Dahra ETIHAD RAIL, CONTINUING to grow its customer base, announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Al Dahra Agricultural Company.

Al Dahra will use rail as a more efficient means of transporting hay – the most commonly-used animal feed in the country – and is ready to switch to rail as soon as Etihad Rail’s second stage is operational The signing sees Al Dahra become Etihad Rail’s first customer in the containerised sector – a steadily growing market in the UAE and wider region with an expected traffic of 15 million TEU at Khalifa Port alone by 2030.

Through its partnership with Etihad Rail, the company will not only use the railway as the main method of transport for their chief animal feed, but will also benefit from the network’s distribution centres to help maximise and expand their offerings to their customers.

Commenting on the MoU signing, Khadim Al Darei, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Al Dahra Agriculture Company added: "Our partnership with Etihad Rail gives us access to utilise a modern and integrated transportation system that ultimately can give us a competitive advantage and help us enhance our business.”

Richard Bowker, CEO of Etihad Rail and Khadim Al Darei, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Al Dahra Agriculture Company

Richard Bowker CBE, CEO of Etihad Rail stated: “At Etihad Rail, we aim to offer customised solutions to the country’s businesses and as such we are delighted to have the opportunity to provide Al Dahra with a safe, efficient and environmentally-friendly way of transporting their animal feed. This agreement will bring positive impacts to their clients and consumers, and in turn, therefore, direct benefits to local communities. ”

Saudi signs railway contracts worth US$2.3 billion is valued at US$72.8mn to SAUDI’S FINANCE MINISTER establish 36 small Ibrahim Al-Assaf signed three maintenance workshops contacts worth US$630mn along the railway line with Saudi Arabian Railway including 15 for the (SAR) to implement various maintenance of railway tracks projects for the North-South and communication systems, Railway.

11 buildings to house workers The contracts were signed to and eight administrative establish five passenger buildings. stations; a maintenance Al-Assaf said the North-South complex in Naeeriya and 36 Railway project was maintenance workshops, a progressing well. "Last year technical support office and we conducted experimental housing units for maintenance operation of the railway for staff, reported the Saudi Press transporting phosphate from Agency.

Jelamaid to Ras Al-Khair," he Al-Rashid Trading & said, adding that it currently Contracting won the first transports 12,500 tonnes of contract worth US$420mn to phosphate in one trip. "It is establish five passenger the total weight that can be stations in Majmaa, Qassim, carried by 500 large trucks."

Hail, Al-Jouf and Qurayat. Each The government has given station will cost US$84.2mn. priority to the North-South The project is set to be Railway which will help finished in 24 months.

Map of North-South Railway with the grey line outlining North-South route develop the country’s The US$132.9mn maintenance industrial development. The 2,750km railway will run from complex project was won by Yabi Markazi Co., adding that it Riyadh and pass through the northern border towns of Hudaitha would be completed within 18 months. It will provide passing by Sudair, Qassim, Hail and Al-Jouf. It also links the maintenance to locomotives and carriages as well as to the phosphate and bauxite mines in Jelamaid and Baitha with railway track. industrial plants in Ras Al-Khair, Jubail and Dammam.

The third contract was won by Sulaiman Al-Qudaibi & Sons and

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EXCON 2011

EXCON 2011, a roaring success

More than 35,000 visitors thronged the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) to explore the latest innovations showcased by over 630 exhibitors

With substantial growth in both exhibitor and visitor numbers, EXCON continues to cement its position as the largest expo on construction equipment in South Asia

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XCON 2011—THE sixth international construction equipment and construction technology trade fair organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) recently in Bangalore, India—evoked overwhelming response. More than 35,000 visitors thronged the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) to explore the latest innovations showcased by over 630 exhibitors, including 200 foreign companies.

Delivering the chief guest address at the mega expo, C P Joshi—Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India—said, “Mechanisation is imperative to speed up the implementation of India’s infrastructure projects. The growth of infrastructure sector is critical for the country to achieve a sustained economic development in the next ten years.”

The Union Minister said that India has emerged as the second largest country in the world in attracting private investment in infrastructure development. India would continue to attract foreign participation as the country has an open and transparent bidding process, standards for various documents and agreements, and a welldefined dispute resolution mechanism in highways.

The investment made in infrastructure sector in 2011 accounted for 7.9 per cent of the GDP. The figure is likely to increase to 10.7 per cent by 2017. During the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17), the infrastructure investment would be in the tune of US$ 1 trillion. The ambitious National Highways Building Programme envisages investment of about US$70billion in the next five years

with a major share by way of Public Private Partnership (PPP).

Endorsing the Union Minister’s views, B Muthuraman, President of CII, said that India should have a solid manufacturing base, and quality infrastructure to achieve double digit growth. And to achieve both, the country needs quality construction equipments.

He also urged the industry to go for high technology absorption, and enhanced design and engineering capability.

“It is important to increase the growth of manufacturing sector. Currently, the manufacturing sector contributes about 16 per cent to GDP, and 12 per cent to employment. However, it has the potential to increase its contribution to about 25-30 per cent in these two areas,” he added.

is based on the structural change globally in the CE industry since 2006; the stagnation in the developed economies and the emergence of new markets like India and China with 23 per cent CAGR; India’s increasing share from two per cent in 2004 to six per cent in 2010; growing urbanisation; shortage of skilled manpower; and the greater role for the private sector in infrastructure development.

In order to convert this big business opportunity for the CE industry, it is suggested that the financial intermediaries like banks and non-banking financial institutions, the government and industry associations should work together and create an enabling environment.

Business opportunities Vision 2020 Quoting the CII-IECIAL Report on The Indian Earthmoving and Construction Equipment Industry Vision 2020: Commanding New Heights which was released by the Union Minister at the event—Vipin Sondhi, Chairman, Excon 2011, said that the Indian construction equipment industry is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of about 21 per cent to reach the size of US$23billion by 2020 from the current level of about US$3.3billion. By 2020, the industry is expected to create at least two million skilled jobs in maintenance and operation alone – that is, excluding the jobs in the manufacturing of equipments.

The volume of equipment sales is expected to increase from over 60,000 units in 2010 to 3,30,000 units in 2020, according to the study. The growth forecast

From live demonstrations of equipment for earthmoving and construction, lifting, material handling, concrete making, hydraulics, pneumatics and drills, to a display of power tools and piling, electronics, controls and instrumentation, compactors, and compressors and generators, Excon 2011 was successful in providing visitors, from different parts of the country and across the globe, various business opportunities.

The CII also organized a CEOs’ Roundtable Conference on “Skill Management in Construction Equipment Industry”, as part of the event. Indian Earthmoving & Construction Industry Association Ltd. (IECIAL), an affiliate body of CII, hosted a two-day conference on ‘ECE Industry – Vision 2020 and Beyond’ and a members’ meet by the Builders’ Association of India. ■

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BRIEFLY ■ QATAR'S CONSTRUCTION SECTOR will continue to be strong in 2012, but with lower margins.

The country's construction sector will continue to benefit from the government's spending in the key sector, Fitch Ratings said recently. The rating agency expects that the construction sector in Mena will continue to be supported by government spending in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi this year as these markets have undertaken huge infrastructure spending plans backed by the government and government entities. The Dubai construction market will remain fragile in medium term. The key factors in assessing the construction outlook at the country level are government fiscal flexibility and the extent of historical infrastructure spending, the agency said.

Iraqi construction sector offers good prospects POLITICAL AND SECURITY issues may be playing out in the backdrop, but the prospects for immediate work offered by Iraq's construction activity have the UAE's contracting companies scouting for more.

"Certainly there are major projects in the pipeline; we will soon be announcing some we have been contracted which are in the finalisation stages as we speak," said Ali Ghaleb Jaber, CEO of Ajmanheadquartered Tech Group. One of its subsidiaries, Piling Tech, recently confirmed a US$10mn contract in Iraq, and its first in the oil sector there. "A majority of the [new] ones are for residential and commercial projects in Baghdad and southern Iraq."

Seeking projects outside the UAE will be a common theme for the country's many contracting companies as The Iraqi construction sector needs foreign expertise well as those in ancillary services. Iraq is rated the brightest prospect - despite the volatility in recent days - as is Saudi Arabia, which is gearing up for a major spend on social housing projects as well as on infrastructure. In the kingdom's case, the newly unveiled budget surplus will prove an incentive like nothing else can.

Some sort of a role - even a lead one at that - in the rebuilding efforts in Libya is not seen as a long shot by local contracting businesses. Jaber is making sure his operations are fully geared to do their part.

"We are focusing on Libya as political turmoil is subsiding and stability is returning, while in Saudi Arabia we have a ready-mix factory and will be expanding our presence," he said.

"We have not faced any risk in shipping our supplies because the Gulf seas are comparatively safe.

However, we do incur higher demurrage costs in Iraq because unloading goods takes time at Umm Qasr, the only port in Iraq."

High productivity in Oman thanks to Bobcat A NEW BOBCAT WS18 wheel saw mounted on a new Bobcat S205H high flow skid-steer loader is providing increased productivity for Dogan Engineering llc on the Muscat International Airport Expansion Project in the Sultanate of Oman. Dogan Engineering is working as a subcontractor for the main contractor, CCC-TAV, a joint venture between CCC of Greece and TAV of Turkey.

Supplied by International Heavy Equipment Co LLC (IHE), this is the first wheel saw from Bobcat, part of Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment, to be sold in Oman and Dogan Engineering is delighted with the results, producing around 500 m of trenching for electrical and optical cables per shift per

Mustafa Turkmen, Project Manager for Dogan Engineering llc (left) and Karl Fakhoury, District Attachments Manager Middle East and Africa for Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment

day (based on a 10 hour shift) in hard ground conditions.

Mustafa Turkmen, Project Manager for Dogan Engineering, said: "Initially we were using a Bobcat S130 skid-steer loader with the Bobcat LT313 trencher attachment, which we are still using elsewhere on the project. With its ability to work on this harder ground surface and the very high productivity it offers, the new wheel saw has opened up a new perspective on how best to implement jobs of this kind."

Karl Fakhoury, District Attachments Manager Middle East and Africa for Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment, agrees: “In Oman and throughout the Middle East and Africa, one of the keys to the success of the Bobcat skid-steer loader is its versatility and productivity as an excellent tool carrier for the wide selection of attachments we offer. The Bobcat range of wheel saws can cut through a variety of surfaces including asphalt and reinforced concrete, making them ideal for demolition, road repair and creating trenches for utilities such as water, gas, electric or fibre optic cable services.”

The trenching depth on the WS18 wheel saw ranges from 150 to 450 mm and fixed section trenches can be cut with precision and without damaging the surrounding environment. The WS18 can be fitted with a variety of wheel width sizes of 80, 130, 160, 180 or 200 mm. Dogan Engineering is a using a model equipped with a 200 mm wide wheel.

Most Bobcat attachments are powered by the standard hydraulics on Bobcat loaders, but the wheel saw is one of a number of attachments that require higher flow capability, hence the choice of the S205H high flow loader to power the WS18 wheelsaw at Dogan Engineering. The compact size of the WS18/S205H combination results in minimal traffic disturbance and its manoeuvrability makes it ideal for digging trenches on roads or in areas where movement is restricted

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BRIEFLY ■ JORDAN’S MINISTER OF Public Works and Housing Yahya AlKasbi recently discussed with the Indonesian Ambassador to Amman, Zane al-Bahr the means of boosting bilateral ties in housing and construction sectors. Kasbi expressed the Kingdom's interest in exchanging expertise in fields of contracting and engineering services, stressing the importance of building communication between the two countries' public works and housing ministries.

■ THE IRAQI MINISTRY of and Housing Construction announced that it had begun the economic housing project which has received US$2 billion from the 2012 budget. Istabrak al-Shawq, the Under Secretary of the Ministry said that the project will be completed within four years and three construction models for the project were chosen.

Dewa starts new water pipeline IN LINE WITH its strategic plan to develop water networks for Dubai, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has started a project to supply, extend, test and commission a new main water pipeline, made of reinforced fiberglass. This 900mm and 1200mm pipeline will be 17-km long.

"This project is in line with the vision of the Emirate of Dubai to deliver world-class electricity and water services, and promote its leading position as a hub for finance, business, trade and tourism. Also, it is part of the projects to develop and enhance the infrastructure to improve efficiency and reliability of the water network," said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dewa.

"The cost of the project will exceed US$26mn and it will take about 24 months to complete. This new water pipeline will extend from the main water pumping station at Al Quoz, passing the Camel Race Course road to Business Bay, between Al Doha Road and Al Khail Road.

"This project is an addition to Dewa's water network infrastructure, as it will enhance its efficiency and operational capacity to carry water to Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, economically-important areas like Managing Director and CEO of Dewa Business Bay," he said.

Further regional success for Parsons PARSONS ANNOUNCED THAT it has received a letter of award for construction management (CM) consultancy services from Jeddah Municipality, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Jeddah Municipality is responsible for planning, designing, and constructing infrastructure projects for the City of Jeddah. These projects involve new construction and renovations, and they include bridges, tunnels, roads, transportation systems, buildings, sewerage treatment plants, irrigation systems, pumping stations, stormwater drainage systems, parks, open spaces, and other city infrastructure works.

Under this three-year contract, Parsons will coordinate and manage construction projects and will provide other CM services, including coordination, scheduling, administration, inspection, construction staking, quality assurance, materials testing, drawing and construction document submittals review

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and approval, coordination, project records, work or job order preparation, checking interim claims and making recommendations to Jeddah Municipality, and settling final accounts and closeout documents.

The company also announced it has been awarded the first package released by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Housing as part of a program to build 500,000 houses over the next few years. This initial package comprises 32 mn sqm of land area divided into 11 sites spread across the Kingdom. Each site covers a different area, ranging from 10 mn sqm in Dammam to 729,000 sqm in Khamis Mushayt.

Under this contract, Parsons will be responsible for master planning, neighborhood planning, infrastructure design, and the design of various housing types, as well as construction supervision of all eleven developments.

Parsons has also been selected by the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) of Qatar for a general contract to undertake all engineering activities in Area 4 or Doha South, Qatar - the total area that will be developed is about 4,900 hectares (49 mn sqm or 12,000 acres). The contract includes multiple projects for new subdivision roads and drainage networks as well as upgrades to existing subdivisions.

Under this five-year contract, Parsons’ scope of work includes data collection, planning, investigation, coordination, design, tender preparation, construction procurement, construction supervision, and post-contract quantity surveying services for the local roads and drainage projects in Doha South. The scope also includes various task orders covering road opening permits, building permits, and miscellaneous technical services.

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BRIEFLY ■ FRENCH BUILDING-TOBROADCASTING conglomerate Bouygues SA plans to create a joint venture in Qatar with a local partner to bid for construction contracts in the country, newspaper Les Echos reported. Bouygues is eyeing the nine stadiums to be built in ahead of the Qatar 2022 soccer World Cup as well as new hotels and other projects in the country, the newspaper reports.

The construction industry requires tens of billions of dollars in investment in Qatar over the coming years, the newspaper said.

■ THE REGIONAL STEEL industry is expected to see 15 per cent growth from the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, according to industry specialists. In a survey conducted at SteelFab trade fair, held in Sharjah, 50 per cent of the respondents expected the sector to grow 15 per cent in 2012.

CIFA ready for Intermat CIFA, A COMPANY in the Zoomlion Heavy Industries Group that's listed with the Hong Kong stock market, and with 2010 sales revenues that make it one of the world's top ten producers in the construction industry machinery sector, will be present at Intermat 2012 in Paris during April with some important product innovations.

In the sector of machinery for the concrete industry, the Zoomlion Group is emerging as one of the most advanced industrial groups in the world; using different brand positioning for CIFA and Zoomlion products, the Group has increased its efforts to play a leadership role on the international scene.

Combining a company that was already strongly rooted in international markets with a Group that had solid financial capabilities gave a powerful boost to www.cifa.com Zoomlion's international development plans.

The Italian structure in which CIFA operated is now being used for the Zoomlion Group's entire Concrete Machinery Business Unit, and acts as the business platform for the so-called EMENA areas (Europe, Russia, Middle East, North Africa) for both of the Group's brands.

The sales network for Zoomlion brand concrete machinery in the EMENA area is managed by the Italian office, which guarantees the market high service standards, but with different product positioning.

Today's CIFA is primarily a reliable brand with a targeted market position, offering technological innovation, an authoritative tradition, services, and an integrated Group strategy that varies by market, taking into account the needs of customers with different expectations.

Doosan’s new-generation excavators DOOSAN INFRACORE CONSTRUCTION Equipment is launching a host of new products including the company’s first Stage IIIB compliant excavators and wheel loaders. The first new generation crawler excavators include the DX300LC-3 and DX340LC-3 heavy models and the DX180LC-3 mid-range model.

Intermat will also see the launch of the new generation DL3003, DL350-3, DL420-3, DL450-3 and DL550-3 large wheel loaders and the new DL200-3 mid-size wheel loader. These will be shown alongside the company’s new DA30 and DA40 articulated dump trucks being seen for the first time at the Intermat show.

Powered by Scania Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) or Doosan Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) diesel engines meeting the Stage IIIB EU emissions regulations, the new excavators and wheel loaders combine high engine power output with new transmissions and several other features to minimise fuel consumption and provide exceptional performance, ease of handling, serviceability, durability and significantly enhanced operator comfort.

In the new generation excavators, the ROPS and OPG certified cab offers more space (+6 per cent) for the operator and several convenient features, including direct control through the joysticks, which have new proportional thumb wheel switches and integrated buttons to provide precise, proportional control of attachments.

A new 7-inch colour high quality visual control console offers an attractive display and excellent functionality. All functions can be controlled both from the instrument panel as well as via a new jog/shuttle control next to the joystick, a feature exclusive to Doosan excavators. A new function allowing the operator to select and set engine speed, hydraulic flow and pressure for

Doosan’s new excavators are Stage IIIB compliant

attachments, with several preset positions, is a standard feature.

A new ECO Gauge on the control panel helps the operator to lower fuel consumption by providing real time monitoring of fuel rate and actual engine-per cent load. Two new operating modes (P+ mode: Power Plus and L: Lifting) improve controllability and efficiency. Factory tests show a five to 10 per cent reduction in fuel consumption, depending on the operating mode selected and the work being done.

New hydraulic pumps and valves increase hydraulic flow by up to 11 per cent and pressure (350-370 bar) to boost front, travel and power functions as well as increase lifting capabilities and reduce cycle times

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ADVERTISER INDEX Company ........................................................................Page ALAA Industrial Equipment Factory.......................................4 Anie Federazione ...............................................................33 Ansaldo Energia ...................................................................2 Apollo Infratech Pvt. Ltd .....................................................23 Aggreko Middle East Limited..............................................88 Atlas Copco Services Middle East ...................................... 81 BEAMA Exhibitions ............................................................68 Billets Elektro Werke Limited..............................................87 BME Global (WEPOWER 2012) ..........................................109 C & S Electric Ltd. ...............................................................79 Cargotec Fzco ......................................................................11 COELMO Generators S.r.l. ..................................................70 ComAp ...............................................................................80 Construction Computer Software Gulf LLC .......................106 Dale Power Solutions .........................................................49 DiPerk Power Solutions ......................................................50 DMG World Media (Big5 Saudi 2012) ................................101 Doosan Infracore ................................................................21 Eksen Teknik Sungee San ve Tic Ltd. St ..............................67 EUROGULF Transformers FZC .............................................59 F G Wilson (Engineering) Ltd................................................17 First Forever Co Ltd ...........................................................103 Galva Coat for Galvanizing & Light Poles ............................47 Genmac Generators............................................................52 Gersan Elektrik ...................................................................54 Greaves Cotton Limited ......................................................25

Green Power Systems S.r.l. .................................................71 Gulf Sondex FZCO ..............................................................96 Himoinsa ...........................................................................65 IIR Exhibitions (MEE 2012) ..................................................57 International Exhibition Services Srl (Buildex 2012) .....20, 31 Irem spa .............................................................................58 IronPlanet ..........................................................................111 Istanbul Electrical, Electronics, Machinery.........................62 Jotun Paints U.A.E. Ltd (LLC)..................................................7 Jubaili Bros Sal ...................................................................67 Kaeser Kompressoren FZE ..................................................19 KATIMEX Cielker GmbH ......................................................52 KFB Group ..........................................................................83 Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd .....................................................15 Kohler Power Systems .......................................................92 Leroy Somer........................................................................37 Linz Electric .........................................................................41 Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG .................................66 Lovato Electric S.p.A. ..........................................................53 Luvata Italy s.r.l. .................................................................99 MAN Diesel SE ...................................................................29 Manumag ...........................................................................73 Marelli Motori S.p.A..............................................................2 Mecc Alte Limited ..............................................................39 Messe München (IFAT Entsorga 2012)................................23 Mosdorfer GmbH ...............................................................45 Multi-Tek International .......................................................72

Omega Factory for Luminaires, Poles & Galvanizing....56, 114 Omicron Electronics UK Ltd ................................................75 Pegasus Consultancy (Pvt.) Ltd ..........................................22 Pennwell Corporation (Power Gen Middle East 2012).........97 Perkins Engines Company Ltd ............................................35 Peter Berghaus GmbH.........................................................14 Phenix Technologies Inc.....................................................60 Power & Industrial Machinery Co .......................................27 Prakash Steelage Ltd. .......................................................105 Pramac Middle East FZE .....................................................43 Rittal Middle East FZE..........................................................91 SAFT Industrial Battery Group ............................................44 Saudi Electric Industries Company Limited .......................93 Saudi Leather Industries Company Ltd. .............................98 Schneider Electric IT Logistic Europe .................................89 SDMO Industries.................................................................61 Segula Limited ....................................................................51 Success Electronics & Transformer Manufacturer ..............31 Tiger Profiles & Insulation ..............................................9, 85 VISA S.p.A. .........................................................................95 Volvo Penta International .....................................................5 Wago Middle East (FZC) ......................................................77 Welland & Tuxhorn AG ........................................................51 WESCOSA (Wahah Electric Supply Co)................................55 Yamuna Power & Infrastructure Ltd.....................................13 Yash HiVoltage Insulators Pvt Ltd.......................................86

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