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THE REGION-WIDE FOCUS on economicdiversification has sharpened throughoutthe region in recent months, thanksprimarily to the falling global oil price. Todelve deeper into the related issues, thisedition of Technical Review features atimely and comprehensive economicreview on the adoption of industrialdiversification throughout the GCC (p18).We also look at nuclear energy ambitionsacross the MENA region (p56) and thebroader energy aspirations of Middle Eastcountries as they look to ease theirdependence on fossil fuels (p52). With Middle East Electricity returning toDubai at the beginning of March, we bringyou the latest exhibitor news and highlights(p60) ahead of the world’s largest powersector trade show. This issue also considers growth in Kuwait’sconstruction sector (p16) and safety andsecurity at our ports (p50).

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EDITOR’S NOTEBUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

Market News 6Qatar project sector to benefit from economic boom;Air Arabia enters Chinese market; Atkins wins AbuDhabi IWPP contract

Executives’ Calendar 14Events listings; WETEX; USETEC

ExECUTIvE STRATEGyPace in Kuwait 16Consultancy firm plots progress in Kuwait’s growingconstruction market

ANALySISIndustrial Diversification 18Economist Moin Siddiqi explores the development ofeconomic diversification throughout the GCC

Waste Management 24Lynda Davies looks at the growth of waste-to-energyschemes throughout the region

Smart Grids 30Demand and investment on the rise as the Middle Eastmoves towards smart grid adoption

CONSTRUCTIONIntelligent Buildings 34We look at some of the ‘greener’ solutions buildingshave been adopting in the GCC

The Big 5 Saudi 38The latest developments in the Saudi Arabianconstruction sector ahead of the show

LOGISTICSPort Facilities 46Security and safety as infrastructure investmentcontinues to increase at the region’s ports

MIDDLE EAST ELECTRICITyMEE 2015 60All the news ahead as the leading power industry tradeshow returns to celebrate its 40th anniversary

Exhibitor News 66Inmesol, Weichai, Megger, Bahra Cables, Mecc Alte,Yamuna Densons and many more

ARABICNews 4

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Work on Algerian steelcomplex set to startConStrUCtion oF ALGeriA’sBellara Steel Complex will beexpected to begin in Q1 2015, withthe project set to met the country’simmediate requirements for ironand steel.

Located in el Milia, Jijel, 359 kmfrom the capital Algiers, the projectwill include the construction of asteel factory and three rolling mills,of which two mills will be dedicatedto reinforcing steel rebars.

the Bellara Complex will targetproduction of two million tonnes ofsteel annually during its first phaseand four million tonnes during itssecond phase.

the steel complex was plannedfollowing the 2013 establishment ofa joint venture, named AlgerianQatari Solb (AQS) between Algeria’sSider Co. & national investmentFund, which will hold a 51 per centstake and Qatar Steel and QatarMining, which will hold theremaining 49 per cent.

the project has been predictedto create close to 2,000 direct jobs.

Omantel partners withUK’s InmarsatoMAni teLeCoM ProviDeromantel has entered into apartnership with UK-based satelliteoperator inmarsat in order toprovide its customers with a host ofnew communication solutions andsatellite-oriented services.

inmarsat, which owns andoperates three global constellationsof 12 satellites flying ingeosynchronous orbit, will enhanceomantel’s offering to its corporatecustomers to include seamlessvoice, broadband data and iPcommunication solutions.

Ali Bakhit Kashoob, seniormanager of corporate productdevelopment at omantel,commented, “this partnershipcomes as a response to ourcorporate customers’ needs andwill provide them with alternativeconnectivity solutions.

“oman has diversifiedtopography, which makes itchallenging in some cases forcompanies operating in difficultterrains to communicate with theirheadquarters and clients located indifferent parts of the sultanate orthe entire world.”

ENGINEERING AND DESIGN firm Black & Veatchhas been selected by the Saline WaterConversion Corporation (SWCC) as engineeringand design consultant for the Jeddah 4desalination project, which will help augmentthe water supply in the Saudi Arabian city.

The reverse osmosis plant will have acapacity of 400 Ml/day and will be classedamong Saudi Arabia’s largestdesalination plants.

Black & Veatch, whose revenuesin 2013 stood at US$3.6bn, hasbeen involved in projects on morethan 40 desalination plants andin 2003 was selected by SWCCto carry out engineeringstudies and preparation ofengineering, procurementand construction tenderdocuments for sixdesalination plants.

Black & Veatch Middle East managingdirector Mazen Alami said, “An augmentedwater supply is central to the prosperity andcontinued development of Jeddah.

“SWCC, through critical infrastructureprojects such as Jeddah 4, has proved highlyeffective in addressing the kingdom’s waterrequirements. Our experience with large-scale

desalination projects around the world willhelp the corporation serve the needs ofJeddah’s growing populace,” he added.

Black & Veatch will be responsible forstudies of the Jeddah 4 site and adjacentsea conditions, conceptual process and

engineering design, and preparation oftender documents, with the projectset to be tendered on an engineer,

procure, construct (EPC) basis. The company will also support

SWCC during the tendering andaward of the EPC contract.

Black & Veatch appointed as consultant for desalinationproject in Jeddah

Growth in the infrastructure projects pipelinein Qatar looks set to echo predicted growth in thecountry’s economy, which Qatar’s Ministry ofDevelopment Planning and Statistics has said willbe 7.7 per cent in 2015.

More than US$30bn worth of new projects willbe expected in 2015, according to online projectstracker MeeD Projects.

infrastructure projections have been boosted byforecasted project awards on the Al-Karaanapetrochemicals complex, which has been valued atmore than US$5bn, as well as the rolling stock andsystems contract on the Doha Metro, valued atmore than US$2bn.

other major awards look set to include a host ofroad, rail and real estate projects, while a majorport project and five multi-billion dollar waterreservoir packages have also helped fuel growthwithin Qatar’s infrastructure sector.

ed James, director of analysis at MeeD Projects,remarked, “Despite falling oil prices, Qatar has theproject pipeline, the political impetus and thefinancial reserves to continue project spending asit prepares to host the 2022 FiFA world Cup.

“with around US$30bn worth of projects, 2014witnessed a 25 per cent increase in projectspending as compared to 2013, and there willcontinue to be an upward trend in project activity.”

Speaking ahead of the MeeD Qatar ProjectsConference set to take place in Doha in March2015, a spokesperson for the Qatari Ministry of

Development Planning and Statistics said, “Solidexpansion in non-hydrocarbon activities willcontinue to drive overall economic momentum,propelled by investment spending, anexpansionary fiscal stance and population growth.

“in calendar years 2014-2016, the overall fiscalbalance is expected to stay in surplus.”

Fuelled by vast hydrocarbon reserves, thecountry has begun in recent years to demonstratehow to utilise its funds to ensure the country’snon-oil economy is able to function in times oflower oil prices.

edmund o’Sullivan, chairman of MeeD events,remarked, “Qatar is going to lead the Gulf regionand the world once more with further progress inthe execution of its inspiring vision for the yearsto 2030.

“Lower oil prices can’t be ignored, but it’s clearthat Qatar has the financial and human resourcesto overcome this challenge.”

Mazen Alami, managing director –Middle East at Black & Veatch

The infrastructure projects pipeline in Qatar looks set tocontinue growing according to the latest market data(Photo: Qatar Tourism Authority)

Project awards set to follow upward trend inQatar’s economy

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Ma'aden signs EPCcontract for residentialproject in Saudi Arabia SAUDi ArABiAn MininGCompany (Ma’aden) has signed anengineering, procurement andconstruction (ePC) contract withAl-rashid trading and ContractingCo. Ltd for the residentialinfrastructure at the KingAbdullah Project for wa’ad AlShamal City Development.

Located in the north of SaudiArabia, wa’ad Al Shamal City willcover an area of 440 sq km. out ofthe total planned area, 150 sq kmwill be allotted towards theconstruction of a US$7.4bnphosphate facility with aproduction capacity of 16,000tonnes, which will be developedby SABiC, Mosaic and Ma’aden.

of the project, Ma’adenpresident and Ceo Khalid AlMudaifer, said, “together with ourpartners, we are building a citythat will elevate the livingstandards of people in the northand open up new economicopportunities for local Saudi youthand businesses.”

Sharjah’s Air Arabiabecomes MENA’s firstlow-cost carrier to enterChinese marketShArJAh-BASeD Air Arabiabecame the Middle east andnorth Africa (MenA) region’s firstlow-cost airline to enter theChinese market when it beganscheduled flights to Urumqi inFebruary 2015.

the carrier will fly regular non-stop flights to the capital ofXinjiang Uygur Autonomousregion in northwest China.

Urumqi has a population ofmore than three million peopleand is considered a key gateway toXinjiang, which has vast reservesof oil and gas.

Adel A Ali, group Ceo of AirArabia, said, “the Chineseaviation sector has witnessedtremendous growth in recentyears and we are delighted to bethe first low-cost carrier from theMenA region to play an importantrole in this story. we have had oureye on the Chinese market forsome time and are now ready tobegin regular services to one ofthe world’s biggest economies.”

GroUnD BreAKinG For Phase i of the US$4bnSobha hartland community development inDubai will get underway in Q2 2015 accordingto its developer Sobha Group.

Sobha LLC, the group’s UAe-based entity,announced it would invest in expanding itsregional and global footprint by opening fivesales offices in London, Singapore, riyadh, Doha and Kuwait City by July 2015, in order to increase interest in its UAe developments.

the hartland developmentwill see the inauguration ofSobha’s first internationalcurriculum school, hartlandinternational School, inSeptember 2015, while thecompany also plans to breakground on villas and apartmentson the development in Q2 2015.infrastructure tenders for roads

and utilities on the development have alreadybeen floated with a number of unnamed bidsreceived by Sobha.

Ajay rajendran, vice-chairman of Sobha LLC,said, “we strongly believe that the economicfundamentals for Dubai are stronger than everand, therefore, the initiative to open overseassales offices strengthens our commitment toDubai’s longer-term real estate growth.”

Upon completion, thehartland community will featuretwo international schools, a spa,hotels and cafés, with a deliverytime scheduled in a number ofphases beginning in Q1 2017.

Sobha LLC has been involvedin all areas of the Sobhahartland development includingmaster planning, architecture,interior design, constructionand landscaping.

Sobha expands sales reach ahead of Hartland ground breaking

SPAniSh GenerAtor Set manufacturerhimoinsa has supplied five generator sets to watertreatment and reverse osmosis desalinationcompany Acciona Agua for operation at four watertreatment plants in egypt.

the objective of the project was to achieve thepurification of 150,000 m3/day of urbanwastewater, equivalent to the same amount usedby approximately 500,000 people, with the waterto be reused for irrigation.

the four treatment plants, located in Abnoub-elFath, Sodfa-el Ghanayem, el Ayat and Abu Simbel,will use the generator sets to activate waterpurification systems during a power cut, whichLeopoldo Lainz, Asia-Pacific developmentmanager for Acciona Agua, said “happens quitefrequently in this area”.

two open generator sets – the hMw-1135 t5and htw-2030 t5 models – were installed at thelargest of the plants in Abnoub-el Fath, which has

a flow of 82,000 m3/day, supplying a populationof more than 300,000 people.

the sewage plants at Sodfa-el Ghanayem and elAyat were equipped with htw-920 t5 generatorsets which have a Mitsubishi 1,000 kvA motor.Both emergency gensets will help maintainactivity at each of the plants that supply morethan 200,000 people in total.

the smallest of the plants in Abu Simbel wasequipped with a 400 kvA generator set, the hMw-350 t5 model with a MtU engine, with the sitehaving a flow of 6,000 m3/day and supplying20,000 people.

Acciona, who had signed an agreement withegypt’s state-owned national organization forPotable water and Sanitary Drainage (noPwASD)for the projects, chose himoinsa ahead of eightother power generation companies to supplyemergency power to the sites.

José Astigarraga Zabala, manager of Astigarragaenergy (Asener), the distributor for the northernzone of himoinsa españa, said the projectrequired the incorporation of supply tanks withautomatic fuel transfer pumps.

“All the generator sets are designed to work inemergencies and have a AS5CeA7 control unitinstalled that offers high protection, both for thegenset and the equipment and devices itsupplies,” Zabala remarked.

Members of noPwASD recently visitedhimoinsa’s factory in Spain, during which theyattended technical performance testing ofgenerator sets and witnessed additional qualitychecks at the site.

Sobha LLC vice-chairman Ajay Rajendran

Members of Egypt’s NOPWASD during a visit to Himoinsa’sfactory in Spain

Himoinsa generator sets in water treatment plants in Egypt

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EIAST set to expandscope to includemeteorology satellitestHe UAe’s nAtionAl centre ofMeteorology and seismology(ncMs) has expressed interest incollaborating with the emiratesinstitution for Advanced scienceand technology (eiAst) on thedevelopment of satellite systemsand technology specific to thefield of meteorology.

Headed by ncMs executivedirector H.e. Dr. Abdullah AhmedMandoos, a ncMs delegation metwith the eiAst’s executives,including director general H.e.Yousuf Al shaibani, who said,“eiAst is always looking for waysto extend the technology we havedeveloped and continue todevelop, towards fields beyondspace science. one of our aims forthe institution is to benefit allindustries in the UAe and helpdevelop the nation further as aleading hub of both business and technology.

“eiAst has so far specialised inearth observation satellites;however, there are nometeorology satellites madespecifically for the region, soinstitutions like the ncMs gathertheir weather, climate andenvironmental data from globalsources. this could be anopportunity for eiAst to developnew systems and technologyspecific to their needs,” he added.

Oman to award railnetwork operations dealin first half of 2015A contrAct For the operationsand maintenance for oman's newrail network is set to be awardedwithin the first half of 2015,according to Dr Ahmed bin salimAl Futaisi, the country's ministerof transport and communications.

Al Futaisi said the contracts tobe awarded would include thefirst phase of the line'sconstruction, stretching from AlBuraimi to sohar, and the buildingof a new railway centre ofexcellence. the minister addedthat a number of road projectswould be opened this year on theAl Batinah expressway and theA'sharqiyah road, while a publictransport plan for Muscat will alsobegin later this year.

ATKINS HAS BEEN appointed by HyundaiEngineering and Construction Company (HDEC)to provide engineering design services for AbuDhabi Water & Electricity Authority’s (ADWEA)Mirfa Independent Water and Power Project(IWPP). A consortium of engineering,procurement and construction (EPC) contractorsled by HDEC will undertake the construction ofthe plant, which is due to be commissioned inphases during 2016 and 2017.

Atkins’ Power and Renewables business hasbeen awarded a contract by the consortium toprovide civil design review and assistance inbuilding permitting from the Western RegionMunicipality of Abu Dhabi, along withassistance towards conformity to the Estidamasustainability framework and internationalenvironmental standards.

Phil Malem, managing director for Atkins’Power and Renewables business, said, “Thiscontract is a significant win for the team andanother major step towards growing Atkins’Energy business in the UAE.”

Located 120 km from Abu Dhabi city, theMirfa plant project is the emirate's 10th facilityof its kind and will involve the development,design, engineering and construction of newpower and water facilities. When finished,Mirfa IWPP will have a total power capacity ofapproximately 1,600MW.

The Estidama framework ensuressustainability is incorporated into theconstruction and operation of all new buildingsin Abu Dhabi and forms a key aspect of the drivetowards innovative green standards through AbuDhabi’s Vision 2030.

Atkins wins Mirfa IWPP engineering design contract

District cooling services provider empowerhas recently connected its services to Dubai’siconic emirates towers, which consist of theemirates office tower and Jumeirah emiratestowers Hotel.

the existing air cooled system of the two towers,which rise to 355 metres and 309 metres,respectively, and are connected by a two-storeyretail complex, was converted to a district cooling

system with a total capacity of 6,000 refrigerationtonnes (rt). this should result in energy savings ofapproximately 80 per cent at the site, which isoperated by Jumeirah group.

empower ceo H.e. Ahmad Bin shafar said,“Building a green economy for sustainabledevelopment is a key pillar in the country’sroadmap to development under vision 2021 andwe are fully committed to achieving this goal.

“our partnership with the Jumeirah group is akey milestone as it marks the convergence of thereal estate, hospitality and utilities sectors increating projects that are sustainable andenvironmentally responsible. the conversion fromtraditional cooling to district cooling for thiscapacity is the first of its kind in Dubai and has setthe benchmark for other developments utilisingtraditional systems of cooling.”

the new cooling system in the emirates towerswill utilise 0.9kW of electricity for every tonne perhour, compared to the property’s conventionalcooling system, which required 1.7kW of energyevery hour. construction work for the districtcooling infrastructure included connecting theproperty to empower’s district cooling plantserving Dubai international Financial centre (DiFc),utilising advanced ‘non-destructive road crossing’(nDrc) technology through micro-tunnelling,which ensured traffic disturbance was avoided.

the retrofit project was the first phase of a30,000 rt project that includes the renovation ofcooling systems of retail, residential andcommercial Jumeirah group properties such as theworld-famous Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah Beach Hotel,emirates Academy of Hospitality Management andMadinat Jumeirah.

The conversion of the district cooling system at Emirates Towerswill result in energy savings of approximately 80 per cent(Photo: Guilhem Vellut)

Empower installs energy-saving district cooling system atDubai’s Emirates Towers

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tHe gloBAl PersonAl protective equipment (PPe) market hasbeen predicted to reach Us$55,509.1mn by 2020, having hitUs$33,952.5mn in 2013, according to a recent study. the application segment includes sub-segments such astransportation, automotive, manufacturing, oil and gas, chemicals,food, mining, construction and pharmaceuticals. in the report by transparency Market research, the PPe market iscomposed of head, eye and face protection, protective clothing,hearing protection, respiratory protection, fall protection, handprotection, professional or protective footwear, and others. in theterms of geography, it includes regions such as Africa, southAmerica, north America, the Middle east, europe and Asia Pacific.www.technicalreviewmiddleeast.com/hse

ON THE WEBA round up of the leading developments and innovations recently featured on Technical Review Middle East’s online portal.To read more or to stay up to date with the latest industry news, visit www.technicalreviewmiddleeast.com

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AirPorts oPerAteD BY Dubai Airportshave surpassed london’s HeathrowAirport in terms of internationalpassenger traffic.

in 2014, Dubai Airports registered atotal of 70.45mn passengers (up 6.1 percent on year) while london’s HeathrowAirport witnessed 68.09mn internationaltravellers, said airport officials. DubaiAirports authorities are now projectingto add eight million passengers in 2015,resulting in a total of 79mn passengersby the end of the year. www.technicalreviewmiddleeast.com/logistics

In 2014, Dubai Airportsregistered 70.45mn passengersand authorities want to takethe total to 79mn in 2015(Photo: Shenghung Lin/Flickr)

Dubai Airports’ traffic surpasses Heathrow

JorDAn’s MoBile PHoneoperator orange Jordan hasclaimed that it would meet nearly50 per cent of its energy demandsthrough solar power. According tocompany officials, orange Jordanhas already floated a tender forthe construction of a solar farmand will decide the company torun the project by the end of themonth. the project is expected togenerate 25-30mn kWh of power per year.www.technicalreviewmiddleeast.com/power-a-water

Jordan has among the highest averagesof solar irradiance and high wind speedsin the region (Photo: Mike Baker/Flickr)

Orange Jordan to cover half of energy needs through solar

tHe WiDesPreAD sHortAge of mined diamonds has led to the risein popularity of grown diamonds, whose growth is beingsupplemented by technology and research, stated a report by Frost &sullivan. supply of mined diamonds has declined in the past decade,with key diamond mines having passed their peak production levels.

to solve the growing shortage, grown diamonds could be apotential solution. technology has made possible production of rarequality colourless ila quality diamonds by creating conditionsconducive to their growth in semi-conductor grade facilities abovethe earth’s surface.

the report said that grown diamonds will become a dominantplayer in high technology applications and can also be a significantsource of the stone for the luxury sector.www.technicalreviewmiddleeast.com/construction

Grown diamonds gaining popularity,states Frost & Sullivan report

cAnADA-BAseD cPcs trAnscoM international ltd. has beenchosen by oman’s electricity Holding co (eHc) to lead aconsortium of advisors on the possibility of privatising thesultanate’s electricity distribution business.

According to eHc officials, the canadian company was chosenbased on the extensive experience it has in power businessconsultation. Privatisation of several of oman’s economic sectorsis an option being seriously considered by the government, whichis currently cash-strapped and has also been affected by thedeclining oil price. the sultanate is keen to privatise some of the60-odd companies it owns.www.technicalreviewmiddleeast.com/power-a-water

GLOBAL PROVIDER OF energy management solutions Landis+Gyrand mobile giant Ericsson have entered into partnership to offersmart metering solutions aimed at providing smart gridenvironments to cities across the Middle East.

The deal will see Ericsson and Landis+Gyr offering support toutilities across the region, with solutions that provide essentialdata needed to develop active relationships with end-users. Thecompanies aim to create smart energy networks that are able tocollect large amounts of data, providing opportunities forefficient grid and energy consumption management.www.technicalreviewmiddleeast.com/power-a-water

Canadian firm to advise Oman onprivatising electricity

PPE market to see CAGR of 7.3 per centin five years

Ericsson and Landis+Gyr address

smart grid projects in Middle East


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ThE World TradEFair for UsedTechnology, USETEC,will take place inKarlsruhe, Germany.It will host livepresentations ofused machinery andequipment frommore than 20industry sectors.

dr Nils Schmid,deputy minister-president and minister for finance and economicaffairs in Baden-Württemberg will undertake the role of patron.

USETEC has recieved backing from all the leading associations inthe used technology sector, including the FdM, Trade associationfor Machine Tools and Tooling in Bonn. The company has played akey role in developing the USETEC concept.

“as well as specialist dealers, service providers andmanufacturers play key roles at USETEC,” said Florian hess,managing director of hess Gmbh in Weingarten/Baden. “Themood in the market is currently good to very good across theboard. Sales opportunities – despite perceived risks in someimportant export regions – continue to be seen as stable.”

USETEC 2015 will welcome visitors across 20 sectors

USETEC 2015 receives support fromkey partners in the used-tech market

THE WATER, ENERgy, Technology and Environment Exhibition(WETEX) 2015 will aim to bring together companies and individualsin the water, energy, environment oil and gas sectors in Dubai thisApril. The show will provide a platform for participants to showcasetheir products and services, and to explore potential partnerships.

The annual event, which is set-up by Dubai Electricity and WaterAuthority (DEWA), will offer a number of services to exhibitors fromthe government, semi-government, and private sectors. “Under thedirectives of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, VicePresident and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, toenhance the global position of Dubai in all fields, DEWA hasdeveloped WETEX into a major international platform for vitalsectors of the economy,” said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD andCEO of DEWA, and President and Founder of WETEX.

According to Al Tayer, over the last 16 years, the exhibition hascontributed to key developments in water, environment, oil andgas, and conventional and renewable energy sectors, and hasboosted the national economy through establishing agreementsand partnerships that support economic, social and environmentalprojects in Dubai.

“WETEX saves time and effort for producers and consumers bybringing together exhibitors and consumers in a single location. Theexhibition also supports production by displaying various productsand services,” stated Al Tayer.

WETEX 2015 to offer global platform fortrade partnerships in Dubai and beyond

EXECUTIVES’ CALENDAR 2015MARCH 2015

1-3 Saudi Plastics & Petrochem/Saudi Print & Pack JEDDAH www.saudi-pppp.com

2-4 Middle East Electricity DUBAI www.middleeastelectricity.com

8-11 The Big 5 Saudi JEDDAH www.thebig5saudi.com

30-2 April BuildexMARCH 2015 DAMMAM www.buildex-sa.com

APRIL 2015

13-15 USETEC KARLSRUHE www.usetec-fair.com

20-25 Intermat Paris PARIS www.intermatconstruction.com

21-23 WETEX DUBAI www.wetex.ae

MAY 2015

4-7 Project Qatar DOHA www.projectqatar.com

6-7 Trans Middle East DOHA www.transportevents.com

18-20 FM Expo DUBAI www.fm-expo.com

JUNE 2015

8-11 Project Iran TEHRAN www.project-iran.com

Readers should verify dates and location with sponsoring organisations, as this information is sometimes subject to change.


PaCE haS SUCCESSFUlly joined forces with many keyplayers in the global consultancy field such as SOM, Arup,Buro Happold, gensler, HOK, Fentress Architects and TRO JB,

as well as signature architects such as Zaha Hadid. This enabled thecompany to establish long-term partnerships and joint ventures,which have lasted more than 25 years. Many of these firms continueto grow, taking on new projects and landmarks ventures in Kuwaitand the wider region. Set up in 1968 by Hamid Shuaib and hispartners, Pace has recently adopted a new approach that will seethe firm carry out more challenging projects, expanding its globalpresence and becoming a client-driven firm, rather than being aproject-focussed firm.

“Our ability to evolve with new sustainable building technologies,in order to keep up with the fast growing pace of the constructionsector in the region, is what distinguishes us from other firms,”stated Tarek Shuaib, partner and CEO at Pace.

“The Middle East architecture and construction market has

witnessed a major boom,” Shuaib said. “With a more solid presencefor many construction and architectural firms, the development ofkey projects and a continuous increase in demand for innovative andsustainable building solutions; thus providing a platform for manyfirms in the architectural and construction sector to respond andcater to these growing needs and demands.”

Across the Middle East, countries including Kuwait, the UAE, Qatarand Saudi Arabia have seen rapid transformation of a number ofsectors such as commerce, tourism and construction. The region isprojected for further growth, being host to some of the biggestupcoming international events including the FIFA World Cup 2022 inQatar and the Expo 2020 in Dubai.

A recent report published by the Kuwait Finance House, showedthat infrastructure spending in Kuwait has experienced stronggrowth at a rate of 5.9 per cent in 2014 and is projected to rapidlyrise in the coming years. Most of the projects executed in 2014 werefocused on governmental and commercial projects.

While huge international events are set to take place in the UAEand Qatar, the Kuwaiti government is pumping more money intoconstruction projects, such as hotels and residential projects, tomeet the demands of people travelling to the region. According toShuaib, as a result of such developments, Pace has rolled out variousarchitecture and engineering projects across Kuwait; including theJamal Abdul Nasser Highway, the Jahra Road Development Project,the Avenues, the Central Bank of Kuwait, the Jahra and FarwaniyaCourt Buildings, Adan Hospital and the new Maternity Hospital.

Looking ahead to the future, Pace has entered into partnershipwith the Kuwait Fund for Economic Development (KFAED) to offerproject management services for developments based in theKingdom of Morocco, where the government of Kuwait will invest atotal of US$1.25bn in the venture. The firm is currently working onexpanding and developing its architecture consultancy to grow itsregional presence and position. Officials heading Kuwait’s Vision2030 development plan believe that an important factor in boostingKuwait’s construction is looking at the role the private sector has toplay in boosting the economy; both to help with financing and alsoto facilitate knowledge transfer, Shuaib noted.

Architecture, engineering, design and planning practice firm, Pace, is supporting the Kuwaiti government’s vision toexpand the country’s construction industry.

Driving progress in Kuwait’sconstruction sector

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“The Middle East architectureand construction market has

witnessed a major boom”


Tarek Shuaib, CEO andpartner at Pace


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ThE EnErGy-rICh countries ofthe Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC) had a combined gross

domestic product (GDP) of US$1.7 trillionin 2014, according to the Institute ofInternational Finance (IIF), a Washington-based association of private banks,making it the world’s 12th largesteconomy, slightly below that of Canada(US$1.8 trillion), but exceeding bothAustralia (US$1.4 trillion) and Spain(US$1.3 trillion). While real GDP (inflationadjusted) grew at an annual average rateof 5.5 per cent during 2010-14, above the3.8 per cent mean for the Middle East andNorth Africa (MENA) region, based onInternational Monetary Fund (IMF)figures. On current expansion, the GCC’saggregate GDP could reach US$2 trillionover the medium term, driven by megainfrastructure investments, robust private sector growth and steadyhydrocarbons production.

The GCC economies are much betterpositioned compared to the 1980s and

1990s to withstand exogenous shocksthanks to large official foreign assets andminimum debt (see Table 1), which, inturn, will mitigate the adverse impact ofthe oil-price slump on economic activityand allow continued robust publicspending, particularly on infrastructure.

Gulf producers are now budgeting foran average oil price of US$60 a barrel thisyear, with only Bahrain expected to recorda fiscal deficit, according to the IMF.However, deficits could also arise in SaudiArabia and Oman if crude remains belowUS$50 into the second half of 2015.

The GCC’s standing on the world stage has much to thank the hydrocarbons sector for, but building economies on non-finiteresources will eventually require more of a long-term outlook. With a host of national ‘development plans’ in place,economist Moin Siddiqi explores the developments and processes behind economic diversification throughout the GCC.

The push for economic diversification

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In 2014, the GCC had a combined GDP of US$1.7trillion in 2014, according to the IIF (Photo: fsg777)


Table 1: The GCC* Consolidated Macroeconomic IndicatorsProjections

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Nominal Gross Domestic Product, US$bn 1,450 1,600 1,649 1,719 1,772Real GDP Growth (%) chg, avg 7.5 5.8 4.1 4.4 4.5Non-hydrocarbons 5.8 5.7 6.0 6.1 5.9Consumer Price Inflation (%) chg, avg 2.9 2.4 2.8 2.8 3.1Fiscal Balance (%) of GDP 13.2 14.2 10.9 7.9 2.6

Total Population (mn) 47 49 51 52 54GDP Per Capita (US$) regional avg 30,851 32,653 32,333 33,057 32,815

Hydrocarbon Exports, US$bn 680.1 743.3 727.6 705.6 660.4Crude Oil Production (mn bpd) 16.2 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.4Natural Gas Production (mboe/day)// 5.7 7.7 8.0 8.2 8.4Current Account Balance, US$bn 338.0 387.3 342.9 304.6 281.1Net Foreign Assets# US$bn 1,572 1,852 2,109 2,273 2,380* The six-member states: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.// Millions of barrels per day equivalent.# Official reserves + foreign assets of banks + sovereign wealth funds – foreign liabilities.Sources: National authorities and projections from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Institute of International Finance (IIF).


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Broader-based structureOver the past decade, the GCC countrieshave implemented many policies to spureconomic diversification, including reformsto strengthen the business climate, develop‘First-World’ infrastructure, liberalise tradeand foreign direct investment (FDI), as wellas improving the banking systems, whichcomply fully with internationalcodes/standards of the Basel Committeeand increasing funding, particularly forsmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Policies drawing on internationalexperience have focused on the following: • Developing specific sectors and industries

in which Gulf States enjoy competitiveadvantages (notably petrochemicals).

• Continued investment and upgrading ofphysical infrastructure, and promotingintra-regional trade and private investment(including through free trade zones).

• Encouragement of innovation andentrepreneurship through enhancedaccess to ICT, finance and governmentgrants for research and development.

• Higher spending on education, includingin science/technology and vocational –industrial training schemes to enable thegrowth of high ‘value-added’ sectors.

Strong macroeconomic fundamentals andgood governance have underpinned thesepolicies and initiatives. In the GlobalCompetitiveness Report 2014–15, the UAE isranked as the 12th most competitiveeconomy out of 144 countries, followed byQatar (16th) and Saudi Arabia (24th), withBahrain, Kuwait, and Oman also rankingamong the top 46 countries.

The IMF notes, “Wide-ranging reformshave streamlined the legal/regulatoryenvironment in a number of areas, includingstart-up and licensing procedures forbusinesses, competition policies, investorand consumer rights, and bankruptcy andcompany laws.

“Financial market infrastructure has beenenhanced to improve credit information andtransparency. A number of policies gearedtoward the promotion of SMEs have beenenacted (for example, through extendingaffordable bank sector loans, loanguarantees, feasibility studies, andestablishment of a national fund for SMEdevelopment in Kuwait).”

Development plansWhile some variation exists across eachcountry, diversification strategies (forexample, Saudi Arabia’s long-term strategy2025, Vision 2020 in Oman, Vision 2021 inthe UAE, Vision 2030 in Bahrain and QatarNational Vision 2030) seek to achievesustainable growth though greaterdiversification of output and to encouragethe growth of sophisticated industries andservices, which require highly-skilled labour.

With the GCC workforce projected toincrease by some 1.2mn–1.6mn nationals by2018, it will be difficult for governments inthe region to continue absorbing new labourmarket entrants, and unless employment ofnationals in the private sector rises, thejobless rate in member-countries willincrease, especially among the youth.

In formulating national agendas, there isrecognition among policymakers that GCCstates – notably Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE –are high-income countries already, and aretherefore unlikely to follow the developmenttrajectory of middle-income countries thathave diversified their economies bydeveloping low-cost manufacturing sectors,such as the examples followed by Thailandand Vietnam.

The cost of planned projects in SaudiArabia’s Development Plan (2015-19) isestimated at US$1.1 trillion. It includesschemes to develop new sectors such asautomotives, which, in turn, encourageancillary activity across related sectors.Qatar plans to invest US$182bn (excludingthe hydrocarbons sector) over 2014-18.Projects include roads, ports, rail, metro,real estate developments and a new centralbusiness district in Lusail, as well as theconstruction of eight large stadiums inpreparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.Infrastructure also remains a key feature ofKuwait’s new five-year Development Plan(costing US$125bn) that will includeexpansion in air and seaport capacity, rail,power stations and hospitals.

Industrial clustersThe region has successfully developedenergy-related downstream industries,tourism, logistics, transportation, businessand financial services. For example, Bahrainhas invested in an offshore banking sector,while the UAE and Qatar have developedairlines and logistics, with the former (led byDubai) becoming a major trade and serviceshub in the Middle East.

Saudi Arabia is developing giant economiccities to promote technology and industrialand service clusters around hydrocarbonsand mining. Kuwait is also developingdownstream oil industries and Qatar hasestablished industrial cities to house a mixof energy-intensive industries to helpintegrate upstream and downstreamhydrocarbon activities. Meanwhile, Omanhas focused on the development of the SMEsector, considered as one of the engines ofjob creation.

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The continued investment and upgrading of physicalinfrastructure has played a large role in the diversificationof the region's economy (Photo: fsg777)


Bahrain has invested in an offshorebanking sector, while the UAE and Qatar

have developed airlines and logisticsTechnical Review Middle East - Issue Two 2015

Gulf producers are now budgeting for anaverage oil price of US$60 a barrel this

year, with only Bahrain expected to recorda fiscal deficit, according to the IMF


In 2013, Martin Hvidt in EconomicDiversification in GCC Countries: Past Recordand Future Trends suggested thatinvestments in chemicals and energy-intensive sectors like aluminium havehelped diversify production and exports,but industries have fewer links to the rest ofthe economy. Local ‘supply-chains’ have yetto develop, and most of the advancedtechnology is still imported becauseinvestment in research and development islow. Concurrently, productivity gains andspillovers have been limited and theemployment impact of these capital-intensive industries is relatively small.

Although the GCC-bloc has receivedsizeable FDI in recent years, inflows aremostly confined to hydrocarbon-related andreal estate projects. Based on availablesectoral FDI data, some 20 per cent of FDIinflows to Saudi Arabia (in 2010) went intochemicals and refined petroleum productsactivities, and another fifth targeted thebuilding industry. In the UAE (2011) one-fifthof FDI inflows went to the constructionsector, another 20 and 10 per cent,respectively, targeted wholesale and retailtrade. While, in Qatar, a mere four per centwent to trade-related activity in 2011. FDI inthese sectors has not led to technologytransfers that could support increased exportquality or sophistication in future years.

Low productivityTo date, the region’s diversificationstrategies have yielded mixed results. TheGCC ‘oil-funded’ growth model hasdelivered tangible socioeconomic gains overthe decades, reflected in increased public-sector employment and spending on basicinfrastructure. This has helped raisestandards of living on a level with advancedOECD economies and supported privatesector activity, especially in sectors such asconstruction, trade and retail, transport andhospitality. With dwindling governmentrevenues, however, this growth model maybe unsustainable over longer-term.

Moreover, despite decent GDP growth,total factor productivity (TFP) growth (i.e.the quantity of goods and services producedusing available machinery and other capital)for the non-oil economy has been negative.

Private economic activity – geared heavilytowards meeting the consumption andinvestment needs of local markets – islargely concentrated in low-skilled non-tradables sectors. These trends contrastwith other emerging market regions, wherefirms are engaged in both domestic andinternational trade.

The region has made steady progress indiversification; the share of the GCChydrocarbon sector to real GDP fell fromtwo-fifths in 2000 to one-third currently, theIIF estimated. But hydrocarbons contributionto total budget receipts remained high at 84per cent on average in the past three years,although down from 97 per cent in 1984.

The authorities have yet to broaden theirdomestic revenue base. Still, there is a high‘correlation’ between oil-price and non-oilgrowth in the GCC countries, but progresswith export diversification, a key ingredientto a vibrant economy, remains lacklustreacross the region.

While most GCC countries have longer oiland gas production horizons (see Table 2),fossil fuels are exhaustible resources. Withplunging oil prices, the need fordiversification is once again highlighted.Reducing heavy reliance on thehydrocarbons sector would boostproductivity growth, strengthen economicpotential and combat periodic volatility ofGulf States’ output.

The next issue of Technical Review willdiscuss steps needed to foster a moredynamic ‘export-oriented’ production base in the Gulf region.

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Kuwait has been developing its downstream oilindustry, while Qatar has established a numberof energy-focussed industrial cities


“Financial market infrastructure has beenenhanced to improve credit information

and transparency, and a number ofpolicies geared toward the promotion of

SMEs have been enacted”


Table 2: hydrocarbons reserves of GCC ProducersEnd-2013

Proved Oil reserves~ r/P ratio* Proved Gas reserves~ r/P ratio*Bn barrels Trillion cf

Kuwait 101.5 89.0 63.0 100+Oman 5.5 16.0 33.5 30.7Qatar 25.1 34.4 871.5 100+Saudi Arabia 265.9 63.2 290.8 79.9UAE 97.8 73.5 215.1 100+

GCC Total 495.8 1474World Total 1687.9 53.3 6557.8 55.1GCC (%) of World 30.0 22.5~ Proven reserves refer to those quantities that geological and engineering data indicates with reasonable probability can berecovered in the future from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions.* reserves-to-production ratio - If the reserves remaining at the end of any year are divided by the production in that year, the resultis the length of time that those remaining reserves would last if production were to continue at that rate.Source: BP Statistics Review of World Energy June 2014.


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SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT isone of the most serious challengesfaced by all countries across the

Middle East. The high rate of populationgrowth, urbanisation and economicexpansion is accelerating consumptionrates and the generation of ever increasingvolumes of a wide variety of waste.

Per capita waste generation in the GCCcountries is one of the highest worldwide,with estimates putting the total volume ofwaste produced in the region as likely tohave reached 130mn tonnes in 2014,according to a recent whitepaper1 by Frost& Sullivan. Some sources suggest thevolume may now surpass a total of 150mntonnes a year.

A large proportion of this waste comesfrom construction and demolitionactivities, with municipal solid waste(MSW) the second-largest source.

Municipal solid waste generation inthe GCC regionTABLE 1Country Estimated million tonnes per year

Saudi Arabia 15UAE 6Qatar 2.5Kuwait 2Bahrain 1.2-1.5Oman n/aSource: Various

Much of the region’s solid waste is disposedof in unregulated landfills, due in large partto ineffective waste managementlegislation and planning, as well as a lack ofsocial awareness. In addition to taking upvaluable space in countries where landavailability is limited, such as in Kuwait,Bahrain and Qatar, landfills present a wholearray of sanitation and environmental

In a bid to get to grips with their mounting waste challenges, GCC countries are seeking sustainable solutions to wastemanagement, including waste-to-energy (WTE) schemes. But the pace of progress in the region as a whole is notmatched by the increasing volumes of waste generated. Lynda Davies reports.

Tackling the waste burden with WTE

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“Waste-to-energy isnot only a potentialsolution to reduce

the volume of wastegoing into landfill,but it can provide a

supplementalenergy source”


A large proportion of the waste generatedthroughout the GCC originates from construction

and demolition activities (Photo: John Nyberg)


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issues; not least of which is thatconventional landfill sites are a significantsource of greenhouse gases.

In a bid to get to grips with their mountingwaste problems and increasingly mindful ofthe growing environmental issuessurrounding landfill waste disposal, policy-makers and urban planners in the regionwith varying degrees of success have beenseeking sustainable solutions to wastemanagement, including waste-to-energy(WTE) schemes.

“Waste-to-energy is not only a potentialsolution to reduce the volume of wastegoing into landfill, but it can provide asupplemental energy source,” said oneenergy analyst.

Singapore’s Keppel Seghers, whichdesigned, built and operates the region’sfirst domestic solid waste managementcentre in Qatar, believes the GCC region hasthe potential to become the leader in theWTE sector. However, the pace of progressin the region has not been matched by theincreasing amount of waste generated.While Qatar, along with the UAE emirates ofSharjah and Abu Dhabi, are leading the way,

WTE initiatives and other solid wastemanagement plans elsewhere in the GCCregion are making slow progress.

According to Frost & Sullivan, the totalenergy produced from waste in GCCcountries currently amounts to onlybetween 0.25-0.3 terawatt-hours (TWh).

Expansion in Qatar Qatar’s only domestic solid wastemanagement centre (DSWMC) nearMesaieed was commissioned in June 2011and includes three WTE incineration units.The WTE units have a combined capacity toprocess 1,500 tonnes of waste a day andgenerate 48.4MW of electricity. Some15.4MW of the electricity is consumed on-site and the balance 33MW is supplied toQatar General Electricity and WaterCorporation (Kahramaa) for the nationalgrid.

In addition to the WTE plant, the DSWMCincludes waste sorting and recyclingfacilities, an engineered landfill and ananaerobic digestion composting plant. It canprocess a total of 2,300 tonnes of mixeddomestic solid waste per day. The waste

management centre is helping Qatarachieve its goals to reduce waste sent tolandfills from 92 per cent to 64 per cent, andraise solid waste recycling rates from eightper cent in 2012 to a target 20-25 per cent.

The country produces more than 2.5mntonnes of municipal solid waste each year,while per capita waste generation isvariously estimated at between 1.6 and 1.8kg per day.

Waste generation is estimated to begrowing at a rate of 10 per cent per year inQatar and the country’s government isevaluating an expansion of MesaieedDSWMC, with environmental technologyfirm Keppel Seghers submitting anexpansion proposal to add an additional3,000 tonnes per day of waste handlingcapacity.

Cleaning up in the UAEThe UAE is grappling with one of the highestper capita waste generation rates in theworld, with waste generation running atapproximately 2.5 kg per person a day, ofwhich the majority ends up in landfills. Buttwo emirates, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, areturning to WTE plants to reduce thepressure on landfill sites and provideadditional greener energy.

In Sharjah, site preparation work isunderway at what will be the world’s largestmunicipal waste gasification plant. In May2014, government-controlledenvironmental services and wastemanagement company Bee’ah awarded aUS$455mn contract to UK firm Chinook

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Abu Dhabi has plans in place to build a 100MW WTE plantnear the seaport of Mussafah (Photo: Norbert Nagel)


The UAE is grappling with one of thehighest per capita waste generation rates inthe world, with waste generation running at

approximately 2.5 kg per person a day



Sciences, which designed the facility, tooversee the construction of the plant.Located at Bee’ah’s existing WasteManagement Centre in Sharjah IndustrialCity, the plant will utilise Chinook’scommercially-proven ATT technology andhave the capacity to treat 400,000 tonnesannually of a wide range of municipal solidwaste and commercial and industrialwastes, generating up to 85MW of power.Under the terms of its contract, Chinook isco-ordinating the manufacture, shipping,installation, construction andcommissioning of the plant, which isexpected to be operational in approximatelytwo years’ time.

The WTE project forms part of Sharjah’s‘zero-waste to landfill strategy’, announcedin 2011. Bee’ah is driving the initiativewhich aims to divert 100 per cent of theemirate’s waste from landfill to recycling,energy production and other resources bymid-2015. To date, Bee’ah’s recycling andmaterial recovery programmes havediverted 55 per cent of Sharjah’s wastefrom landfills.

In Abu Dhabi, per capita waste generationis some two kilogrammes per person perday. Around 33,000 tonnes per day of wasteis produced daily across the emirate,according to a presentation last year by AbuDhabi National Energy Company (TAQA)2,the majority of which is disposed of in non-engineered landfills.

More than one million tonnes ofmunicipal solid waste alone is generated inAbu Dhabi every year and, according to theAbu Dhabi Environment Agency (EAD), thisfigure is expected to increase byapproximately six per cent annually.

To help address its mounting wasteproblems, the emirate is developing a100MW WTE plant planned to be built nearthe seaport of Mussafah. The facility will bedesigned to process approximately onemillion tonnes of municipal solid wasteannually, utilising the mass burn, movinggrate incineration technology.

TAQA has been tasked by the Abu DhabiCentre of Waste Management (CWM) withthe responsibility for designing, building,financing, and operating and maintainingthe WTE plant. The company will recoupcosts through charging CWM a wastedisposal fee and selling electricity toADWEC, according to the TAQApresentation.

In November 2014, TAQA and CWMstarted the qualification process for theengineering, procurement and construction(EPC) of the plant. When fully operational,the facility will save 1,637,000 tonnes ofCO2 emissions per year, according to TAQA.

Dubai Municipality, in partnership withDubai-based Green Energy Solutions &Sustainability LLC, started up the GCCregion’s first landfill gas recovery system atone of the emirate’s largest landfill sites, AlQusais, in January 2013. The collected gas isbeing safely flared, with a small portionutilised for electricity generation (1MW) inthe initial phase, which provides all theelectrical needs of the landfill and DubaiMunicipality site offices.

The facility has been named ‘Station2020’ because it is aimed to eventually havea 20 MW capacity and run for 20 years. TheAl Qusais landfill receives about 5,000tonnes of waste daily, roughly half of thewaste generated in Dubai.

Progress in Kuwait In Kuwait, the PPP procurement authority,Partnerships Technical Bureau (PTB), incollaboration with Kuwait Municipality, iscurrently evaluating requests forqualification for a 3,275 tonnes per day(approximately one million tonnes per year)municipal solid WTE project in the Kabdarea, 25km away from Kuwait City. As withQatar’s DSWMC, the Kabd project is beingundertaken as a design, build, finance,operate and transfer structure.

The PTB is aiming for a 2016 start-up ofthe facility, which will have the capability togenerate 650GWh/year. The surpluselectricity will be sold to the Ministry ofElectricity and Water Municipality (MEW).

Kuwait generates an estimated twomillion tonnes a year of municipal solidwaste, almost all of which currently is sentto landfill. In addition to the Kabd project,the country also is considering establishingtwo further WTE projects each with solidwaste-handling capacity of 600,000 tonnesper year, to be located at Al Jahra and MinaAbdullah. The PTB currently aims for theselatter two plants to be operational in 2020.

In July 2014, Bahrain’s Municipalities andUrban Planning Affairs Ministry announceda WTE project, to be located near thecountry’s only landfill site at Askar, was tobe re-tendered. The ministry earlierterminated an agreement with Frenchgroup CNIM, which dated back to 2008, forthe development of a WTE plant on a ‘Build-Operate-Transfer’ basis under a 25-yearcontract.

The proposed facility was to have capacityto treat 390,000 tonnes per year of solidwaste and generate 25MW of electricity.The ministry cited the French group’s failureto address environmental concerns as thereason for cancelling the contracts whileother sources reported that the ministryhad failed to provide CNIM with anagreement licence. At the time of writing,there was no further news of a new tenderbeing issued.

Saudi Arabia plans to include 3GW ofWTE and 1GW of geothermal projectsamong its ambitious renewable energytargets by 2032. The country generatesmore than an estimated 15mn tonnes ofmunicipal solid waste per year. Per capitawaste generation is estimated at 1.5-1.8kgper person per day. Oman’s initiatives tomanage its waste include the developmentof 13 engineered landfills aimed at closingall of the country’s 300-plus traditionallandfills. At least three engineered landfillshave been opened to date.

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Announced in 2011, Sharjah’s ‘zero-waste to landfillstrategy’ aims to divert 100 per cent of the emirate’swaste from landfill to recycling, energy production andother resources by mid-2015 (Photo: John Nyberg)



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The recently-concluded WorldFuture Energy Summit (WFES) atAbu Dhabi showcased the interest

of MENA nations to develop energy projectsand develop a sustainable future. Withmega projects being lined up across theregion, there is a strong need for reliableelectricity systems such as smart grids tosustain and enable smooth performance ofpower projects.

Smart grids utilise the latestcommunication technologies to introducethe use of computer-based controls andautomation to electricity systems used byutilities. They are being extensively used inelectricity networks, power plants, windfarms, businesses and in homes. Smart gridsmade a foray into the Middle East onlyrecently – power major Alstom launched thefirst smart grid centre in Dubai last year,which was considered a major step towardsdelivering sustainable electricity to the UAE.Grégoire Poux-Guillaume, president of

Alstom Grid, stated that as smart gridtechnologies are integrated into existinginfrastructure, customers in the regionwould benefit from the centre’s close links toAlstom’s state-of-the-art smart grid centresin France and the USA, using tools andprocesses with the latest technologies, andongoing support from Alstom expertsworldwide in real time.

With time, technology has rapidly grownwithin the smart grid industry. Abu DhabiWater and Electricity Authority’s smart gridproject is considered a landmark ICT project,and has highlighted the utility of systemssuch as Advanced Metering Infrastructure(AMI), Supervisory Control and DataAcquisition (SCADA) and smart metering.Recently, Landis+Gyr and Ericsson havecollaborated to offer smart meteringsolutions for smart grid environments inMiddle East cities. While one of the mainchallenges of smart grid monitoring isconnectivity, transmission of data and

A look into how the smart grid market is faring in the GCC, and why there is a need to increase investments in the sector.

Stepping up efficiency inpower solutions

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Smart grid analytics market is expected to touchUS$5.5bn by 2019 with a CAGR of 25 per cent,stated Markets&Markets

Due to economicdiversification and

increase inrenewable energy

investment, there isoptimism

surrounding thesmart grid solutions

market in theMiddle East



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ensuring seamless operations, Siemenshopes to create smart energy networks tocollect large amounts of data and alloweffortless grid management.

Smart grid market to growResearch firm Markets&Markets expects thesmart grid analytics market to reachUS$5.5bn by 2019 at a CAGR of 25 per cent.Several companies such as Siemens, Ericssonand Schneider Electric have begun focussing

their research on improved smart grids forthe Middle East. And the research firm Frost& Sullivan said that while GCC nations arestill picking up on the technology, they areexpecting an investment close to US$73bn inthe next five years on grid solutions, smartmetering solutions and improved powertransmission. Sitaram Chodimella, head ofthe smart grid division of Siemens LLCMiddle East, said, “We see enormouspotential for implementing smart grid

solutions in the GCC, especially as the regionmoves towards economic diversification andincreased reliance on renewable energy.”

Preparing for the changeDespite the vast number of opportunitiescropping up in the region, industry expertshave observed that technology majors in theMiddle East are carefully evaluating smartgrid requirements. To ensure each countryinvests in the right kind of technology, pilotprojects are being undertaken before a massroll-out. Enterprise software company C3Energy has initiated smart grid technologyworkshops in Asia, the Middle East andSouth America, and has been involved intrade mission activities to educate andinform investors, and gain better insightsinto a country’s smart grid requirements.

Smart grid solutions are gaining relevance in the Middle East due to the rise in renewable energy projects

Before investing in smart grid solutions,investors are carefully evaluating the

various technologies and assessing whattheir requirements really are



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COUNTRIES IN THE Gulf are makingsignificant progress in the world ofgreen buildings and embracing

sustainable technologies, which is beingdriven by the increasing number ofgovernment policies and initiatives in theregion, according to a recent study byconsultancy company Ventures Middle East.

Released in February 2015 in the run upto The Big 5 Saudi, the report entitled Focuson Sustainability in Construction stated that,while it is true that the Gulf has not been asquick as other parts of the world inadopting green building initiatives, the slowtake off comes down to three key reasons:“lack of legislation, absence of visiblefinancial incentive and limited awareness ofenvironmental issues”.

The increasing adoption of green buildingpolicies is significant considering that theGCC region boasts such a strongconstruction and infrastructure sector. Infact, in 2014 alone the GCC sawUS$128.4bn worth of construction projectsget underway.

Nicholas Webb, managing partner ofStreamline Marketing Group, the organisersbehind the Outdoor Design & Build Show,

which is being held in Dubai from 13-15April 2015, said, “GCC countries areincreasingly embracing sustainable andgreen building development as they look forlong-term economic growth and to improvesocial infrastructure.”

In regards to the US construction codingsystem LEED, the UAE is leading the region,having accounted for 67 per cent of 1,236

LEED-rated projects in the region in 2013.This is followed by Qatar and Saudi Arabiathat only accounted for 16 per cent and 13per cent projects, respectively.

The UAE and Qatar are, reportedly, theonly countries in the region to have formallyintroduced green building codes, while inSaudi Arabia the Saudi Green BuildingCouncil is currently working on its ownregulating and ratings system similar to theLEED rating.

In line with the Dubai Supreme Council ofEnergy’s plan to build energy-efficientbuildings in the emirate, by 2030approximately 30,000 of Dubai’s 130,000buildings are expected to adhere toefficiency improvement measures.

Moreover, under its 2015 strategic plan,Dubai has put in place new regulations thatimplement green building specificationsand standards which, according to thereport by Ventures, are likely to lead toconsiderable savings in terms of energy,water, cooling and heating.

While in Abu Dhabi, the Estidamainitiative, a green building integratedprogramme, is said to be addressing

A recent study published by Ventures Middle East has highlighted that the GGC countries are making significant progress in thefield of green building projects. We look at how this is reflected in the region’s construction industry and building infrastructure.

Branching out ingreen building solutions

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KAUST in Saudi Arabia is said to beworld's largest LEED NC-Platinum

project (Photo: Karl-Joseph)



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sustainable development throughout theUAE’s capital. It does this throughcombining guidelines and regulations forsustainable design, construction andoperation of buildings and communities.

The role of Saudi Arabia in the greenbuilding market, however, should not bedownplayed. Faisal Al-Fadl, the head of theInitiative of Custodian of the Two HolyMosques for Green Building, has beenreported saying that the kingdom accountsfor 15 per cent of the green buildingprojects in the Middle East this year.

Furthermore, more than 20mn sqm ofland in the Saudi Arabia is allegedlyoccupied by green buildings, which isexpected to double in 2015. Most of thesedevelopments are expected to be based inRiyadh, with investments of US$53bn.

Robb Marinko, landscape architecturemanager at Dar Al Riyadh – Architectureand Design Services, speaking ahead of theOutdoor Design & Build Show, said,“Sustainability is becoming more and moreimportant to the Saudi market, we areseeing dramatic changes in how developersapproach the market and how outdoorspace is used.”

One example of the major green buildingprojects underway in the kingdom includesthe King Abdullah University of Science andTechnology (KAUST), which is said to be theworld’s largest LEED NC-Platinum projectever built.

Incorporating modern technology, thecampus’ design was created with maximumsustainability and minimum energy use inmind. Those technological features includeenergy-generating photovoltaic (PV) panelsthat cover the roof and, with a nod totraditional Arabic architecture, large solar-powered wind towers, which harnessenergy from both the sun and the wind tocreate air flow in the pedestrian walkways.

According to the report, as the Gulf isrelatively new to the world of greenbuilding concepts there is plenty ofbusiness opportunities for manufacturersand suppliers. Some of the key industriesand technologies to see innovations in linewith the green building policies include theHVAC industry – reportedly two-thirds ofthe electricity in a building is consumed byair-conditioning – fire protectionmechanisms, faucets – electronic andmetered faucets can save water by 40-77per cent – and lighting.

Lighting is a particularly big market in theGulf and is set to grow. In fact, thecommercial lighting fixtures market is set toincrease by eight to 10 per cent annually in

the region and is expected to be worthUS$3.7bn by 2018.

Therefore, lighting is one industry thathas seen a lot of innovation in terms ofsustainable technologies and intelligentbuilding solutions. One company that hasrecognised and invested in intelligent andintegrated lighting solutions is Eaton, theglobal technology major in powermanagement solutions.

On the topic of lighting controls, AshiquePanakkat, sales leader of the electricalsector for Eaton Middle East, said,“Networked lighting controls are one of thekey components that go into creating anintelligent building.”

He added, “The lighting control systemsin these types of extensive and complexmulti-use buildings are built aroundcompletely distributed intelligence networktopography, with multiple levels of userinterface and modes of operation.”

One example the international powermanagement company gave of the benefitsof a network system was a daylightharvesting strategy, which can be deployedto save on unnecessary artificial lighting inareas close to windows, while detectors canbe utilised in less frequently used spaces,such as corridors, to dim or switch lightingat low use times.

As a sustainable and affordable source oflighting, LED lighting, which has beenproven to be up to 70 per cent moreefficient than traditional sources, is also afast-growing business in the Gulf.

In the UAE, new lighting standards hasmeant there is a ban on the sale of bulbsthat do not reach certain energy-efficiencycriteria, which is intended to ensure thatthose bulbs available are energy-efficient,longer-lasting, safe, and have limitedhazardous chemicals.

One example of a building that havesuccessfully benefitted from implementingLED lighting is Grosvenor House in Dubai.Working with GE Lighting the hotel adoptedLED lighting throughout its two 45-storey

towers that house 749 rooms, suites andapartments, in line with its ‘green policy’ topromote energy-use efficiency.

Prior to the LED upgrade, more than24,500 halogen lamps were identified in thelighting audit and, following theimplementation, GE Lighting has claimedthat the total energy savings per yearthrough its LED lighting solutions is around80 per cent.

Pam Whilby, general manager of theGrosvenor House, said, “We adopt andmaintain world-class environmentalstandards and develop the requiredmechanisms for implementing them[…]adopting LED lighting solutions wastherefore a natural fit to our sustainabilitygoals. GE Lighting’s LED solutions deliversignificant energy savings in addition tominimising carbon dioxide emissions.”

Looking beyond lighting and to moreintegrated solutions, Eaton offers customersits xComfort, a wireless home automationsystem which works on a domestic level tohelp home-owners control, co-ordinate andoptimise multiple functions. This includeslighting controls, indoor HVAC control,safety functions and energy management.

One of the major advantages of utilisingthis system is that through the smartcontrol of temperature, lighting andelectrical equipment the operator is able tolower power consumption. xComfort alsoallows one to implement functions thatreduce heating and energy consumptionwhen they are not required, and it canmonitor power which is produced by thesolar PV.

The Gulf is not only a region full ofconstruction and infrastructure investmentsbut is also a region that, with the increasingadoption of government policies andinitiatives, has an ever-growing enthusiasmfor green building and intelligent buildingsolutions. This, in turn, is driving furtherbusiness opportunities and potential forcompanies working in the infrastructureand building utilities industries.

Intelligent Buildings

Faucets are one piece of technology undergoingenergy-efficient innovation (Image: Cayusa)


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CONSTRUCTION WILL BE one ofthe leading sectors of the SaudiArabian economy this year, making

The Big 5 Saudi exhibition more relevantthan ever. Under the patronage of PrinceMansour bin Mutaib bin Abdulaziz Al Saud,Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs, thefifth edition of The Big 5 Saudi will be held inJeddah, Saudi Arabia, from 9-12 March 2015at the Jeddah Centre for Forums and Events.

The show has grown 90 per cent over thepast four years – exhibitors have increasedfrom 300 to more than 500, visitors from9,000 to 15,000 and event space from 7,000sqm to 20,000 sqm, said the organisers.

Nathan Waugh, event director of The Big5 Saudi, said, “The Saudi construction sectoris one of the most significant economicdrivers in Saudi Arabia, and has played amajor role in the country’s development.We are proud to have seen The Big 5 Saudigo from strength to strength and celebrateits fifth anniversary this year.”

Why Saudi Arabia for construction? The GCC construction market value by theend of 2014 was projected to have grown7.7 per cent, according to Ventures MiddleEast. Saudi Arabia and the UAE were leadingthe market in terms of project volume. Itappears this trend has been carried forward

into 2015, with US$200bn worth ofcontracts is likely to be awarded this year. Anumber of major infrastructure projectssuch as railways, roads, buildings, ports andthe expansion of existing facilities haveplaced Saudi Arabia at the forefront ofdevelopment in the GCC.

The fifth edition of The Big 5 Saudi will be held from 9-12 March in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where industry leaders andexperts will converge to discuss the myriad possibilities in the country’s construction landscape.

Building a new future inthe Kingdom

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An artistic representation of the KingdomTower in Jeddah, which has been describedby architect Adrian Smith as a “new visionfor Saudi Arabia”

Majorinfrastructure

projects such asrailways, roads,

buildings and portshave placed Saudi

Arabia at theforefront of GCC

development



With the fillip in mega projects, severalsectors and industries such as aluminium,precast concrete and cement are alsogetting a boost. A Transparency MarketResearch report has stated that thecement market in Saudi Arabia will grow ata CAGR of 5.14 per cent from the period2014 to 2019.

Significant development projects inSaudi ArabiaOne of the most important projectsunderway is the Kingdom Tower in Jeddah.Touted to be the tallest structure in theworld at a height of 1,007 metres, theUS$1.2bn tower will be the commercialcentre of the city. The building is expectedto be completed by 2017, and will havemore than 200 floors along with theworld’s highest observation deck on the157th floor. Liebherr’s cranes have beenroped in to aid with the construction,German company Bauer will provide thefoundation work, EC Harris and Mace willmanage the project and Kone will providethe elevators for the tower.

In an earlier interview, Prince Al-Waleedbin Talal said, “The time is appropriate tobuild the Kingdom Tower now because theprices for construction materials are low.From cement to iron, everything is low.Secondly, it is being built in Jeddah,because this city needs a project of thiskind, as it would attract more businesshere. Nothing of this size has happened inJeddah for more than two decades.”

In addition, the Saudi Arabiangovernment is keen on providing a boostto the ‘Economic Cities’ programme. The

late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz washeralded a “game changer” for theKingdom, as he patronised a host ofwelfare projects such the Economic Citiesprogramme. The King Abdullah EconomicCity (KAEC) located on the Red Sea, nearly97 km north of Jeddah, is one of the fivespecial economic zones expected to bringabout diversity in the Saudi Arabianlandscape. The project has four majordevelopments – King Abdullah Port,Industrial Valley, The Coastal Communitiesand Hijaz Downtown. The intention behinddeveloping this mega project is to slowlywean the Kingdom off its dependence on

oil, and focus on other sectors such asmanufacturing, construction andindustries such as minerals and plastics.

The budding construction landscape inthe Kingdom makes it apt to host the fifthedition of The Big 5 Saudi. The earlieredition of the show set a precedent for theregion – attendees included businessdevelopment managers, marketingmanagers, directors, chief executives andpresidents of companies, structural, civil,electrical and geotechnical engineers,facilities managers, project managers,quantity surveyors and purchasingmanagers. There was due representationfrom real estate developers,manufacturers, trade associations,building consultancies, architectural anddesign companies, concrete contractors,engineering firms and governmentrepresentatives. Based on surveys taken atthe show last year, participants highlightedthe main reasons for attending as sourcingnew products, networking, locating localdistributors, and learning about regionalproducts, trends and the latestinnovations. Ninety-eight per cent of theattendees stated that they will return tothis year’s show.

This year, for the first time, there will beContinued Professional Development(CPD) certified education courses forattendees. The seminar series will giveattendees free access to 12 sessions andpanel discussions including five projectshowcases. All these educational featureswill help visitors further their constructioncareers, stated organisers.

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King Abdullah Economic City’s Labor Village housing complex, which will provide accommodation for 2,500workers and supervisors

Saudi Arabia’s cement market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.14 per cent until 2019, further establishing thecountry’s construction sector



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A DVANCED ARCHITECTURALGLASS supplied as brandedproducts by specialised

manufacturers such as SunGuard andPilkington (part of the NSG Group) can beused to earn building designers,constructors and operators covetedcertification points from localadministrators of the universally-acclaimedLEED certification system.

LEED certificates are awarded for newly-built project designers, constructors,operators and maintenance teams thatenhance the indoor built environment andprotect conditions outside too. Proper useof treated (usually coated) float glass cansubstantially enhance both the appearanceand functionality (performance) of astructure and save a considerable amountof energy in its use by transmitting moredaylight and reducing the requirement forair conditioning by low emissivity.

A separate system of “points” is awardedto qualified major renovators. There are sixprincipal categories of performance that

lead to the award of designated numbers ofpoints – these are regularly updated toreflect advances in glass coating technologyand regional needs. The Gulf cities are amajor international testbed for these“version” upgrades.

As paraphrased, the original sixcategories, still widely appliedinternationally and involving substantialoverlapping, are:

Of these, the first two are mostsignificant locally in terms of the number ofpoints that can be earned and used as asales promotional tool in many differentways (including enhancement of rentalincome). These are particularly importantin the MENA region where low emissivity is

a now key requirement for acceptable new-build performance.

Energy and application is a generalcategory that is designed to exploit theoptimisation of the energy consumption ofthe building under all conditions, includingduring the construction phase. Thisincludes minimising its energy “sink” or“draw” effect on the local environment, i.e.reducing power demand through maximumuse of natural daylight and minimisingaircon use. Proper choice and applicationof materials can, it is claimed, reduceoverall building energy demand by as muchas 10 per cent in a new-build scenario (justhalf this for a renovation project).

Maximum incorporation of solar controlfloat glass is the normal practice, and thisusually enhances the quality of the indoorenvironment at the same time.

The other major glazing product that canbe used to earn a substantial number ofLEED points in this category is suitablechoice and positioning of thin-film andother photovoltaic panels, such as are nowbeing heavily promoted for retro-installation on domestic rooftops in Dubaiparticularly.

NSG’s wide TEC range of materials is agood example, although it must be stressedthat points are normally awarded for thequality of the design and application,rather than the use of a specific brand ofproduct. Such points can also be earnedunder the “regional priority” category.

Appropriate choice of materials andresources can enhance the “greencredibility” of a newly-built structureconsiderably. Advanced glassmanufacturers incorporate a considerableproportion of re-melted high-grade culletfrom their own trimming operations – thisis an obvious way of saving on both physicaland energy resources. Extensive use ofappropriate local sands is another way ofearning points in this category.

Glass specially produced for incorporation in sustainable buildings can be used to earn points under the LEED GreenBuilding Rating System – a widely recognised set of standards for building design. Bob Adams investigates.

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LEED is among the most widely acceptedbuilding rating systems in the Middle East

· Energy and application· Materials and resources· Precise location of the structure· Quality of indoor environment· Innovation and design· Regional priority

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AS EXCITING MAJOR constructionprojects continue to come on lineand economies keep on growing,

ports facilities in the Gulf are developingrapidly to keep pace with the region’s ever-increasing business potential.

The GCC Railway project is one examplethat reflects the extent of constructiontaking place in the Gulf. Conservativelyestimated to cost at least US$19bn toconstruct, the 1,940 km-long railway is setto run from Kuwait, through Saudi Arabia,Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE to finally reachOman. It is a massive infrastructuredevelopment and, intended for both

commercial and industrial purposes, isscheduled to be completed by 2018.

This completion date is before both theExpo 2020 in the UAE and the 2022 FIFAWorld Cup in Qatar, which are, incidentally,two events that have also been drivingsubstantial infrastructure development inthe GCC nations.

Looking at the UAE, Abu Dhabi Ports isreporting increasingly positive results andrecently announced that it handled themost cargo ever in 2014. The semi-automated container terminal at KhalifaPort, managed and operated by Abu DhabiTerminals (ADT), underwent a 26 per centyear-on-year increase compared to 2013,having handled a record-breaking 1,137,679twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) in theone year.

Moreover, Abu Dhabi Ports hasexperienced an increase of 37 per centcompared to 2013 in terms of the amount ofbulk and general cargo it handled, whichreached more than 12,800,000 freightmetric tons (FT) in 2014.

Abu Dhabi Ports CEO Captain MohamedJuma Al Shamisi said, “Khalifa Port has thespace and capacity to allow the businesses

across the emirate to take advantage ofgrowing global trade opportunities, byincreasing their import and export tradewhile making use of Khalifa Port’s excellentfacilities and industry-leading productivitylevels and turnaround times. There are few,if any, ports recording this pace of year-on-year growth anywhere in the world today.”

Inaugurated in 2012, Khalifa Port is ableto handle 2.5mn containers, with plans tohandle 15mn containers by 2030. Abu DhabiPorts has claimed that the port is home tothe region’s most efficient terminal after itrevealed in November 2014 that it haddropped its truck turnaround time to arecord 12 minutes.

At the time, Gary Lemke, executive vice-president of ports at Abu Dhabi Ports,commented, “A quick turnaround time isvery important for our customers as itaffects their supply chain efficiency.Achieving a 12-minute turnaround time fortrucks is a fantastic result which raisesKhalifa Port’s status as an internationalmaritime hub, driving trade and economicprosperity across the emirate.”

Abu Dhabi Ports is also set to launch thenew innovative ports community system

Investments in major infrastructure development projects have continued to flood into the Gulf just as populations havecontinued to expand. But how are the region’s port facilities benefitting from all this growth?

Plain sailing for Gulf’s port facilities

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Abu Dhabi Ports' containerterminal at Khalifa Port handled

more than one million TEU in 2014

“There are few, ifany, ports

recording this paceof year-on-year

growth anywherein the world”



Maqta Gateway, which is said to connect allof those involved in export and import tradebusinesses in Abu Dhabi’s ports, providing asingle point of contact and real timeinformation at all times. Announced at theend of 2014, Maqta Gateway is intended toenhance processing times andcommunications procedures.

Elsewhere in the Gulf, Saudi Arabia’s portfacilities and shipping sector areexperiencing considerable growth, as thevalue of its current and plannedinfrastructure projects within thegovernment’s five-year plan reach morethan US$30bn, according to data from theFirst Saudi Maritime Congress.

Examples of reported major port projectsin the kingdom include the Jeddah IslamicPort. Home to the Red Sea GatewayTerminal that covers an area ofapproximately 500,000 sq m, Jeddah IslamicPort is said to be currently going through anexpansion project to increase capacity.

Chris Hayman, chairman of Seatrade, whopresented at the recent Saudi MaritimeCongress that took place in November 2014,said, “The kingdom has four major portsplus a number of new state-of-the-artfacilities under development or in theplanning stage.”

The kingdom’s Emaar the Economic City(EEC), the consortium behind thedevelopment of King Abdullah EconomicCity, is also reported to be focussing onexpanding its port in 2015. Currentlyboasting an annual capacity of 1.3mn TEU,the port will be expected to rise to 4mn TEUby 2016.

“As the largest economy in the region,Saudi Arabia’s maritime sector has a vitalrole to play in facilitating trade movement,”Hayman added.

Back in the UAE, Dubai-based marine

terminal operator DP World has reported an8.9 per cent rise in gross container volumesacross its global portfolio of containerterminals in 2014, revealing that it handled60mn TEU.

Despite having a portfolio of more than65 marine terminals worldwide, the UAEstood out as one of the regions driving the2014 growth as it recorded growth of 11.8per cent for the year.

DP World chairman Sultan Ahmed BinSulayem explained, “Our flagship Jebel AliPort continues to reach record highs with15.2mn TEU handled in 2014. The openingof an additional two million TEU capacity inthe third quarter of 2014 has alleviatedconstraints and will provide the capacity weneed to achieve further volume growth atJebel Ali.

“A further two million TEU is expected tocome on line in the second half of this year,taking total Jebel Ali capacity to 19mn TEU.”

Interestingly, in November 2014, DPWorld also announced that its Jebel Ali porthad welcomed the largest-ever bulk carriervessel. Measuring in at 229 metres long, theSaba Shipping’s ‘Mega Star’ had come fromTurkey and was carrying approximately79,000 mt of reinforcing steel.

“The team at Jebel Ali rose to thechallenge of handling the biggest evervessel of its type to visit the port,” BinSulayem said. “This sends a clear messagethat we are ready to meet future capacitydemands in Dubai.”

In Oman, considerable work continues ondeveloping Sohar Port and Freezone which,it was announced in August 2014, is takingover cargo operations from the Muscat portand set to become the centre of thesultanate’s shipping industry.

In August 2014, Jamal Aziz, CEO of SoharPort and Freezone, said, “[This] is asignificant step in making Oman’s portsmore competitive in the region and willallow Oman to take full advantage of itsprime geographical location forinternational commercial shipping.”

As well as the ongoing constructionprojects, the GCC countries are having tocope with ever-increasing populations –populations that need feeding – and Omanlooks ready to take full advantage of thegrowing number of mouths to feed.

It has recently come to light that SoharPort and Freezone is set to build thesultanate’s first dedicated terminal forhandling agricultural products, which willreportedly include grain storage facilities, asugar refinery, a flour mill and twomanufacturing plants.

Andre Toet, chief executive officer ofSohar Port, explained, “Growingpopulations and a 90 per cent dependenceon food imports is a perfect recipe forgrowth. The value of regional food marketswill hit US$53bn in 2020. This offers greatreturns for the industry, but it is alsoincreasing the region’s food bill. Part of thechallenge is operating costs in the big cities,and our aim is to harness our location,connectivity and rates to cut the cost ofputting food on tables.”

Thanks to both avoiding the costs ofpassing through the Strait of Hormuz andOman’s Free Trade Agreements with the USand Singapore, Toet says that costs arereduced, allowing Sohar Port and Freezoneto become an important conduit throughwhich food manufacturers can reachbooming Middle East markets atsignificantly lower costs.

In a world mostly still recovering from therecession, the Gulf stands out as region thatis home to many booming economies, inwhich it seems almost any industry canflourish. At least, this is most certainly truefor the region’s port facilities.

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Jebel Ali port successfully dealt with its largest-everbulk carrier vessel in November 2014


“As the largest economy in the region,Saudi Arabia’s maritime sector has a vital

role to play in facilitating trade movement”



What are the latest trends and innovationsin the Middle East’s port security sector?With container traffic on the rise, local portswill have to invest heavily in upgrading theirinfrastructure, especially on the securityfront, to safeguard a country’s bordersagainst chemical, biological, radiological,nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) threats. Themajor challenges faced by containerterminals include increasing strain onoperations and potential regulation changesin International Ship and Port FacilitySecurity Code.

The industry is being pushed to constantlyincrease the throughput of their scanners.The obvious solution is to inspect the wholevehicle and the driver; removing the need tostop the vehicle and, in turn, increasingthroughput. Automation, collaboration, dataand intelligence sharing will be significant inthe future; to support effective cross-bordermonitoring and control.

Which countries in the region hold the mostpotential and biggest business for securitysolution providers?The Middle East region is fast beingrecognised as a major port hub betweenSoutheast Asia and the African continent.The UAE, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait aredeterminedly working towards enhancingtheir individual port capacities as they look toleverage the growing trade opportunity.

Customers in the MENA region are astute,technology savvy and focussed on purchasingthe best solutions. We see a trend towardssolutions and integration rather than thetraditional ‘stand-alone’ equipment sales.

Countries in the MENA region have a clearunderstanding of the threats which theycurrently face, legislation that they mustadhere to and are driven to have equipmentthat can be updated during its life cycle, todetect new threats and incorporatetechnological advances.

How do trends vary between the differentport securities?Aviation is the most evolved sector and wesee trends being driven by legislation, e.g.Level 3 compliant equipment for holdbaggage screening and for significantintegration. The customer experience is astrong priority in this sector, pushing a needfor the best security and detection solutionswith low false alarm rates.

Port security is in the middle of itsevolution in the region; the port sector isbecoming more aware of threats, which isdriving a purchasing strategy, incorporatinghigh energy container scanning (such as ourHCVP series); people screening (using oureqo solution); trace detection; and, finally,luggage x-ray screening.

The shipping sector is again driven bylegislation and regional stability. With thecurrent volatility in countries such as Somaliaand Yemen, greater focus is being placed onsecurity. Trends in this market are very basicin their requirements and its needs aregeared towards standalone x-ray machines,(such as our HI-SCAN 6040i), plus tracedetection for explosives and contraband and

a requirement for people-screeningtechnologies. These requirements are, ofcourse, in addition to the port security aspreviously mentioned.

The rail sector in the region is at the startof its journey with security. The region isseeing exponential growth in this key market,almost every country in the region has amajor rail programme starting or beingprepared. This growth has led to moreinterest in metal detection, x-ray, trace,chemical and biological detectors. Thesesolutions will be more stand-alone thanintegrated into networks, but we believe thefuture lies in the ability to fully network alldevices and incorporate them into a safetyand security network.

How can the use of big data improve thesecurity of a port?Real-time data is critical, as is remotescreening and a broad spectrum of detectiondevices that communicate with each otherand deposit data into a central point foranalysis. These are the objectives that allport authorities are working towards.

Data sharing would have a major impacton port efficiency, along with the ability tocentrally share data and decision-makingacross multiple sites and locations, whichwould result in increased efficiency and lesspressure on operators.

The Data Management System (DMS)solution from Smiths Detection provides theuser with the ability to access all relevantinformation securely and remotely from anylocation (via LAN or internet connection),along with the ability to analyse x-ray images,check-in cargo and manage or analysestatistics remotely. DMS connects all our HCVcargo inspection systems, and with anycustoms network via electronic datainterchange, offering valuable support tolocal teams and, in some cases, removing theneed for local operators altogether.

Whether it is aviation, shipping, or rail, the Middle East is seeing considerable development in port facilties of all types.Paul Baker, managing director of Middle East operations at Smiths Detection, a global provider of threat detection andscreening technologies, talks to Technical Review about the region's port security sector.

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Paul Baker, managing director of Middle Eastoperations at Smiths Detection


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A STUDY BY NORTHEAST Group, aWashington-based smartinfrastructure market intelligence

firm, forecasts that over the next decadecountries throughout the MENA region willspend “billions of dollars” in the endeavourof upgrading their electricity grids.

Importantly, the upgrade will also includeUS$9.8bn for smart grid infrastructure by2024. The power vendors that are investingin MENA’s smart grid include ABB, Alstom,Echelon, Elster, GE, Itron, Landis+Gyr, PetraSolar, SAP, Siemens, Silver Spring Networksand Suez.

Ben Gardner, president of NortheastGroup, said, “MENA countries are taking atwo-pronged approach to addressing theirpower sector challenges. The first approachis the installation of more than 26GW ofsolar capacity by 2024, led by Saudi Arabia.This will allow them to reduce their relianceon oil and gas power generation.

“The second approach is to deploy smart grid infrastructure that will helpincorporate this solar power, enable betterelectricity demand management andimprove reliability.”

Throughout the region, smart grid activityis picking up as wealthy Gulf countries lookto better manage their electricity demand.But other ‘key drivers’ include the avoidanceof electricity theft and the management ofthe intermittency created by the increaseduse of solar power.

“Smart metering is the leading segment,but distribution automation will also bevery important for these countries,”Gardner added.

Meanwhile, the region is also beingforced to come to terms with the realisationthat relying on oil and gas fired generationto satisfy its electricity generation demandsin the coming years is not the mostsustainable policy. The International Energy

Agency (IEA) warns that by 2019 demand fornatural gas in the Middle East, much of ittargeted for power generation, will exceedits production by the Middle East countries.

Many Arab states already suffer frompower cuts in the summer and winter. Butwith regional power consumptionincreasing by the IEA’s estimated five to sixper cent annually, compared with aroundtwo to four per cent in other countries, thisproblem is expected to get worse.

The Arab Petroleum InvestmentsCorporation (APICORP) expects an increasein the annual demand rate for electricity inthe region of about 8.4 per cent during theperiod from end-2014 to 2018. Ominously,it also says that most of the increase inelectricity consumption will be the result ofa rise in domestic consumption, rather thanfrom a rise in GDP generated growth fromindustrial plants.

Solar energy, is widely seen as an

The power sectors of the Middle East and North African (MENA) are going through a period of massive change withsubstantial sums of investment planned for power generation and the upgrade of electricity grids. Nnamdi Anyadikereviews the latest developments in the region’s power sector.

MENA power sector upgrades as gas power falters

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Both solar power and nuclear power are being implementedthroughout the region as the most feasible options whenaddressing increasing energy demands (Photo: Michael Jay)



alternative to oil and gas and supply incountries like Bahrain, is increasing. Mostof the technology can be manufacturedlocally, which means that its adoption need not place such a strain on hardcurrency reserves.

But nuclear power is also coming to thefore and World Nuclear Association datapoints to a number of projects that are onthe go in MENA, aside from Iran’s well-publicised nuclear programme. By 2020,the UAE hopes to have four 1400MWenuclear plants running and producingelectricity at a quarter of the cost of thatfrom gas. Dubai is also considering its ownnuclear power possibilities, in addition toAbu Dhabi’s Barakah plant.

In Saudi Arabia, the King Abdullah Cityfor Nuclear and Renewable Energy (KA-CARE) is moving forward with plansannounced to construct 16 nuclear powerreactors over the next 20 years at a cost ofmore than US$80bn. The first two areplanned to be on line in 10 years and thentwo more per year to 2030. These willgenerate about 20 per cent of SaudiArabia’s electricity.

Qatar has also undertaken its owninvestigation in to the viability of nuclearpower and has a nuclear cooperationagreement with Russia’s Rosatom.Elsewhere, Oman, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt,Algeria, Morocco and Yemen either haveongoing plans for nuclear powergeneration or have at some point activelyconsidered launching nuclear programmes.

Oman signed a nuclear cooperationagreement with Russia. However, it laterconceded that since most of its demandwas peak load, nuclear did not seemappropriate. Similarly, in 2010 Kuwaitconsidered launching its own nuclearprogramme that would have led to theconstruction of four 1,000MWe nuclearpower reactors by 2022. But in mid-2011 itsaid that it would no longer be proceedingwith its nuclear ambitions.

Jordan, however, has advanced plans toadopt nuclear power generation. Itincludes a strategy to provide 30 per centof its electricity by 2030, and to provide

nuclear power for exports. It aims to havea 1,000MWe nuclear power unit inoperation by 2021 and a second one inoperation by 2025.

The country has significant uraniumresources and a feasibility study onrecovering uranium as a by-product ofphosphate production is currently underway. Last May, the state-owned JordanUranium Mining Co (JUMCO) announcedthat it would build a 300-400 tonnes peryear of uranium mill in the country’s centralregion. The plant is expected to beoperational before 2020.

Jordan’s research and developmentefforts are also moving ahead. A consortiumheaded by the Korean Atomic EnergyResearch Institute (KAERI) with Daewoo isdue to open a 5MW research and trainingreactor (JRTR) at the Jordan University forScience & Technology in Irbid in late 2015 ata cost of US$173mn.

Meanwhile, Egypt’s foreign exchangesituation is precarious, leaving the countryshort of the necessary reserves topurchase oil and gas for its power stations.The country’s nuclear ambitions, however,are longstanding, having been in place

since 1955 with the set up of its AtomicEnergy Commission. The Cairo governmentannounced that it would issue a nuclearpower tender before 2015 to construct aplant at El-Dabaa, using WorleyParsons asconsultants. Four units were planned tocome on-line between 2020 and 2026.However, nothing came of it and in thecurrent political climate it is unlikely thatEgypt’s plans to build new nuclear powerplants will gain much traction.

Egypt currently has a 1961-vintage 2MWRussian research reactor at Inshas that isserviced by Russia. It also has a 22MWArgentinian research reactor (ETRR-2) thatis partly supported by Russia and whichstarted up operations in 1997.

Other national nuclear power generationschemes that are going nowhere at presentinclude Libya’s plan to build a nuclearpower plant for electricity and desalination.In 2010, the Libyan Atomic Energy Instituteannounced the preparation of a nuclear lawas part of the institutional infrastructure forsetting up nuclear power plants.

Syria’s plans announced by the country’sAtomic Energy Commission for a nuclearpower plant by 2020 also need not beconsidered feasible for the time being.Between 2001 and 2007 Syria did indeedsucceed in building a gas-cooled reactorsimilar to the plutonium production unit atYongbyong in North Korea. However, thiswas destroyed by an air strike in 2007.

More achievable projects includeTunisia’s plans for a 600-1,000MWe nuclearplant. The government is reported to beevaluating the possible construction of a

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Jordan's energy demands has led the country to commission the construction of a uranium mill(Photo: Marketa Skornickova)


The region is blessed with unparalleledamounts of solar radiation and more solar

powered electricity generation in theMENA countries would dampen demand

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US$1.14bn at either a northern or asouthern site. Importantly, the country alsohas reserves of phosphates, which theWorld Nuclear Organisation estimatescontains 50,000 tonnes of uranium –sufficient to yield 265 tonnes per year of by-product uranium. The country currently hasa nuclear power and desalinationagreement with France.

Neighbouring Algeria’s nuclear plans alsoappear achievable. It has in place nuclearenergy cooperation agreements withRussia, Argentina, China, France and theUSA. And it plans to build and operate itsfirst nuclear power plant from about 2025and build a further unit every five yearsthereafter. The country has operated tworesearch reactors at Draria and AinOuessara. Close by, Morocco has plans foran initial nuclear power plant at SidiBoulbra. Russia’s Atomstroyexport isassisting with the feasibility studies.

With the Arab world facing what is widelydescribed as a crisis in the form ofincreasing electricity demand, the optionsfor power generation as opposed to energysavings appear to centre on nuclear power

and renewables, especially solar power. Butthe ‘politics’ of opting for the nuclear poweroption in the Middle East for electricitygeneration are daunting. Even as Iran’sdetermination to plump for nuclear powergeneration seems to be winning gradual – ifgrudging – acceptance by the west, it issparking off a nuclear power race with GCCstates, led primarily by Saudi Arabia. And it

is a race that the west is watching withgrowing alarm.

A more politically acceptable powergenerating solution, therefore, is solarpower. The region is blessed withunparalleled amounts of solar radiation andmore solar powered electricity generation inthe MENA countries would dampen demandfor oil and gas in the region.

But solar power despite its promise canstill be expensive. The region will need toconsider whether the current high and rapidincrease of demand for electricity in theMENA countries is sustainable. APICORPpoints out that, although the Middle East’sannual demand rate for electricity is morethan 8.4 per cent, its annual economicgrowth rate is less than half of this – rangingbetween three to four per cent annually.

Ultimately, to save the soaring cost ofbuilding a growing number of expensivepower plants, the region may have to bitethe bullet and consider ending its pricesubsidies for power and put in place insteadtough electricity demand managementmeasures – as China recently managed to doto reduce its own soaring gas demand.

ABB, Alstom, GE and Siemens are among the powervendors investing in MENA’s smart grid (Photo: Ariel daSilva Parreira)



THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGYAgency (IEA), in its World EnergyOutlook (November 2014), says

that nuclear power is a reliable source ofbase-load electricity that enhances theworld’s energy security. It concedes,however, that the image of the industryremains problematic.

Back in 2013, the world’s 392GW ofinstalled nuclear capacity accounted for 11per cent of all forms of electricitygeneration – down from 18 per cent in1996 due to closures. More than threequarters of this capacity is located inindustrialised countries, where most of it isnow more than 25 years old.

Therefore, one of the key issues faced bythe industry worldwide is to “provideclarity on lifetime extensions,” the IEAremarks. “Public attitudes to nuclearpower are critical to its futuredevelopment.” In a few industrialisedcountries nuclear power is now beingdowngraded or phased out altogether.

As a result of all this, three quarters ofthe nuclear capacity under constructionright now is in non-OECD countries, andlocated primarily in states where the risksinvolved in both construction andoperation have been taken on bygovernment-owned entities. Of this, theforthcoming multi-stream 1400MW

pressurised-water type facility at Barakahin Abu Dhabi is a prominent example.

In 2012, the UAE became the first“nuclear newcomer” to start constructionof any such new plant in nearly threedecades. The first reactor at the site hasbeen scheduled to start operations as soonas 2017 and the Emirates Nuclear EnergyCorporation (ENEC) plans to be generatingup to one quarter of the UAE’s nationalpower needs via this brand-new meanswithin a few years.

In the IEA’s 'New Policies' forecastingscenario (which assumes realisticadaptation by governments to the processof climate change), global nuclear capacity

The UAE is leading the way when it comes to implementing nuclear energy facilities, but a host of other states across theMENA region have also been looking closely at the issues involved in the adoption of nuclear power.

Energy security: the nuclear option

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Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) and site workers marking thestart of safety concrete pouring on the reactor containment building for Unit 3at Barakah in the UAE



is expected to increase by nearly 60 percent to 624GW by 2040. By that time, thenumber of countries operating reactorswill have risen from 31 to 36, representinga total investment in the industry ofUS$1.5 trillion. Uranium resources are said to be “more than sufficient” tosupport this, according to the Paris-basedenergy watchdog.

Global interestAround the world, nearly 40 countries arenow considering the introduction ofnuclear power. Within the MENA regionthese include the UAE and Jordan (whereplans are most advanced) as well as, at amost advanced stage, Algeria, Egypt, SaudiArabia, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia.

The IEA points out that there are manyhurdles to be overcome before taking thisenormous first step. These include settingup an adequate regulatory framework thatis overseen by a competent andindependent entity. A wide variety ofconditions need to be in place, includingsecurity issues and the consideration that“to build a large-scale reactor adequatefinancial resources must be available andthe grid must be large enough toaccommodate it”.

With national GDPs in excess ofUS$50bn and more than 10GW oftransmission and distribution capacity in

place today Algeria, Egypt, Saudi Arabiaand the UAE certainly meet at least one ofthese conditions already.

But getting the economics right isfundamental. Utilities have to assess thelifetime costs of generating electricity inthis and any other way, taking account ofall the business risks they face. For nuclearpower the IEA summarises these as:

• Investment cost – very high• Construction time – four to 10 years• Operational cost – low• Operational characteristics – base-load,

limited flexibility• CO2 emissions – negligible• Key risks – regulatory (policy changes);

public acceptance; market

These ratings for nuclear power areusefully compared in the World EnergyOutlook report with similar ones forconventional thermal generation plant(coal/steam), gas CCGT and new-stylerenewable sources (onshore wind andsolar PV, for example).

Nuclear power faces a special set of“external” costs, including accidentdamage not covered by the operatingutilities themselves due to their limitedliability, and a potential shortfall in fundsfor both decommissioning and the long-term management of radioactive waste.

These are balanced by indisputableexternal benefits such as the avoidance ofcarbon emissions and enhanced energysecurity. These are to the advantage of all.

Securing finance for a nuclearconstruction programme can bechallenging anywhere; this is made moreso when an alternative renewableprogramme is under implementation atthe same time.

In terms of day-to-day operating costs,however, a nuclear station is usuallycheaper to run after completion than aconventional plant based on fossil fuels.

Operating continuously in base-loadmode is, however, required to recover thelarge upfront expenditure and to put fundsaside for end-of-life expenditure. Thelifespan quoted by the World EnergyOutlook report is 40-60 years. Globally,fuel costs are generally lower than forthermal stations relying on fossil fuels, too– even here in the Gulf if “opportunitycosts” are taken fully into account.

But eventual decommissioning costs areanother matter.

“For a nuclear plant built today, thedecommissioning cost is assumed in ouranalysis to be around 15 per cent of theinvestment cost for the plant, in realterms,” states the IEA. This is, therefore,an issue that will need to be examined infurther depth.

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GLOBALLY, URBANISATION ANDindustrialisation have continued tofuel the increasing demand for

energy. According to a recent Frost & Sullivanwhitepaper, global energy consumptionincreased by 48 per cent from 1990 until 2010and is further expected to increase by 33.5per cent for the period 2010-2030.

Even though the rate of increase in energydemand appears to be slowing downcompared with the 2010 figures, the majorconcern is that conventional sources ofenergy cannot keep pace with currentgrowth. Depleting hydrocarbon reserves andenergy security issues could eventually

exhaust conventional supply options, leadingto a compelling need for conservation, as wellas a shift into unconventional and alternateenergy sources.

Countries across the globe have addressedthe energy efficiency challenge in a variety ofways, ranging from education and outreachprogrammes, to regulatory policies andincentive schemes that encourage the use ofenergy-efficient measures.

Closer to home, the 40th edition of MiddleEast Electricity (MEE) will highlight the urgencyand vision required to create sustainableenergy solutions. A core focus of the show willbe on combining traditional and alternative

energy sources, such as hybrid systems, tominimise the risks inherent with both andincorporating sustainable energy means.

Set to take place on 2-4 March 2015, theshow has witnessed a 40 per cent increase invisitor attendance over the past two yearsand has acquired 21 per cent extra floor spaceto cater for the growing MENA powerindustry, which has been forecasted toexpand by US$70.7bn each year up to 2018.

Frost & Sullivan head of energy and powersystems practice for the MENA region, AbhayBhargava, said, “Some of the highest percapita energy-intensive countries are based inthe MENA region. This drives growth indemand for power in the region, which isexpected to increase by more than seven percent annually until 2018.

“This is expected to create substantialopportunities for power generation projectsacross the region, based on not justconventional sources (hyrdocarbons), butalso alternate sources.

Said to be the world’s largest power event, Middle East Electricity 2015 will provide a platform for state-of-the-artenergy-efficient solutions.

MEE to address theregion’s power demands


The 39th edition of the exhibition, which covered 12 halls and more than50,000 sqm of exhibition space, attracted thousands of exhibitors fromacross the global power industry, breaking all previous records

An Economic Intelligence Unit report onelectricity demand in the MENA regionhas predicted an increase of seven percent per annum over the next 10 years

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Statistics from the Organisation forEconomic Co-operation and Development(OECD) suggest that MENA aggregate energydemand is expected to continue to expandwell above the world average, at around threeper cent per year between 2010 and 2030,with electricity demand growing at a rate ofsix per cent each year over the same period.

Mohammed Atif, area manager – energyadvisory Middle East for DNV GL, added thatthe region will continue to grow further, albeitwith an emphasis on sustainability andrenewable energy to enable wide-scaledeployment. Along with this, further pricingreforms, lower subsidies and moreinvolvement from the private sector are alsoanticipated. Investments made by the sixnations of the GCC accounted for more than athird of the total power project costs of aboutUS$316bn in the MENA region.

A study by the Saudi Arabia-based ArabPetroleum Investment Corporation (APICORP)estimated power investment at US$92.1bn inthe Mashreq region and put project costs ataround US$40bn in the Maghreb region,which includes Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco,Libya and Mauritania. An Emirates 24|7report, meanwhile, showed the GCC powerinvestment needs consisted of US$75.9bn ingeneration, US$15.5bn in transmission andUS$29.6bn in distribution.

“Fast-growing electricity demand andlagging supply have led to chronic powershortages across MENA. In the context oflingering turmoil in parts of the region,bridging a widening demand-supply gapthrough large capacity additions is nowperceived as politically and socially desirable,”said the Emirates 24|7 report.

Launching a lighting platformAccording to MEE organisers Informa EnergyGroup, lighting has been one of MEE’s fastest-growing sectors. To meet the continuingdemand, the 2015 event will feature, for the

first time, an area solely dedicated to thelighting industry, increasing the event’s totalfloor space by 13 per cent.

In addition to exhibitor demand, the needfor a dedicated lighting platform at MEE hasbeen fuelled by strong growth within thelighting industry. The recent revival in theregion’s construction sector is expected toincrease the Gulf’s lighting fixtures market by10 per cent per annum to reach a value ofUS$3.75bn within five years.

The UAE and Saudi Arabia are leading theway in the burgeoning GCC lighting sectorand, collectively, accounted for around 70 percent of the regional market last year.

MEE 2015 will also offer an extendededucational programme with threeinformative conferences, supported bystrategic government partner DubaiMunicipality. The show will see the return ofthe Green Energy and Solar Middle EastConferences, and will introduce a conferencededicated to the lighting sector to coincidewith the expanded show vertical.

Hussain Nasser Lootah, director general ofDubai Municipality, noted, “The 40thanniversary of MEE is a true testament toboth the resilience and growth the regionalpower industry has witnessed over the lastfour decades.

“We fully support the efforts to grow thisexhibition even further, and are excited to seewhat new developments and initiatives comefrom the Green Energy Conference.”

The Solar Middle East Conference, whichwill take place on Day Two of the show, willprovide a holistic view of the regional solar

industry with country focusses on SaudiArabia, Kuwait and Jordan.

Day Three will feature the first-everconference agenda on commercial lighting atMEE. The conference will discuss major issuessuch as transitioning to and supporting theLED market in the Middle East, as well as asession on how new sustainability guidelinesare the backbone of both Abu Dhabi’s andDubai’s ambitious goals to become smart,sustainable cities.

Among the companies that will be inattendence at this year’s exhibition will besome of the biggest players in the region’spower industry and will include the likes ofPerkins, MTU, Volvo, Doosan, MarelliMotori,SDMO, AlFanar, Cummins and Ducab.

According to Informa Energy Group, one ofthe key success factors of MEE over the yearshas been its targeted approach to the keyfocus areas of the industry includinggeneration, transmission, distribution,lighting and renewable energy.

Anita Mathews, director of Informa EnergyGroup, remarked, “In the events industry 40years is no mean feat and we are one of thelongest-standing exhibitions in the history ofthe UAE’s event calendar.

“I don’t use the term lightly when I say‘stakeholders are key’ and one of the maindrivers of the event’s success has beenmaintaining our focus regarding theexpectations of our stakeholders.

“For many of our exhibitors, we havegrown right alongside them, building the trustthat is required to ensure the longevity of ourevent,” she added.

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According to organisers Informa, lighting has been one of MEE’s fastest growing sectors in recent years


A key success factor of MEE is its targetedapproach to the industry’s focus areas such

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Solar projects worth US$2.7bnare set to be unveiled in the MENAregion in 2015, according to the

Middle East Solar Industry Association(MESIA). The MENA Solar Outlook 2015study released in January shows that1,800MW worth of solar projects will betendered or awarded during the next 12months. This represents a six-fold increasefrom 2014 when less than 300MW of solarprojects were awarded. To put it inperspective, a 100MW solar PV powerplant is capable of powering roughly200,000 homes.

Showcasing the latest developments in

solar generation, the third edition of SolarMiddle East will be held alongside MiddleEast Electricity 2-4 March 2015 in Dubai.The event will take place at the Dubai WorldTrade Centre and should see the biggestnames in the global solar energy industry,including manufacturers, suppliers anddevelopers converge to discuss ideas andtechnologies. Dedicated conferences willhighlight the growth in solar energy andnew technologies for sustainable energy.

According to MESIA, there are twofactors behind the sharp rise in solarprojects in the MENA region: the price ofsolar systems has dropped dramatically

over the past few years, while, at the sametime, the cost of generating electricity fromnatural gas is rising. MESIA sees three solartrends emerging this year:

solar will become more pan-regional: Inthe past the solar debate has been focusedon only one or two countries. This year, theindustry will see solar projects take off in 11different countries across MENA, fromMorocco to Saudi Arabia.size matters: In 2013, there were onlythree projects awarded larger than 10MW.This year, that number is expected to reach40MW. Each of these projects will be worthat least US$60mn and several will exceedUS$100mn.Micro-solar markets: As the solar marketgrows, the region will see niche segmentsemerging. One example is the rooftopsector. With Dubai having recently launcheda landmark solar rooftop programme, theMENA region will see for the first time anentire industry emerge focused on buildingsolar PV systems on rooftops.

A significant step-up in solar technology projects in the MENA region this year bodes well for the upcoming Solar ME.

Solar Middle Eastready to dazzle


In the past, most of the solar projects werefocused on the UAE. In 2015, there will be

large-scale solar tenders in at least 10different markets in the Middle East

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Informa ExhIBItIonS, organISErS of middle EastElectricity, has entered into a partnership with Egytec to co-organise Egyptian energy and power exhibition Electricx andassociated events in Cairo, Egypt. Electricx covers a number ofkey sectors within the energy industry, including powergeneration, transmission and distribution, lighting, renewableenergy, safety and security solutions.

anita mathews, director of Informa Energy group, said,“With the recent political and economic developments inEgypt, the country is emerging as a key investment destination.the move to expand our portfolio into Egypt is bolstered by therecent spur of investment into the country’s energy sector.”

mathews pointed towards the growing amount of installedpower generation capacity planned for the mEna region, withthe current rate of demand standing at more than 300,000mWof installed capacity by 2020 – an increase of 61 per cent,according to a recent MENA Power Report byreportsnreports.com – as proof that the move was a sensibleone to make for the events firm.

“according to a report by the Egyptian Electricity holdingCompany, its five-year plan leading up to 2017 includes theimplementation of power projects with a capacity of12,400mW, and total investments expected to reachUS$143bn,” mathews noted.

“It is events like middle East Electricity and Electricx thatcreate a platform allowing the industry to meet and discusshow to best tackle such exceptional growth,” she added.

the latest edition of Electricx took place at CairoInternational Convention Centre in December 2014.

MEE organiser teams up with energyevent firm in Egypt

SpaniSh generator Set manufacturerinmesol has been attempting to find newways in which to reduce the emissionsgenerated from its machines. the companysays its green-painted products have “alwaysbeen environmentally friendly” and that itworks continually to ensure each of its newmodels is even more eco-friendly than theprevious models.

“at inmesol it has always been a priorityfor our generator sets not to have an undueimpact on the environment and we workcontinuously to reduce emissions during themanufacture, transportation and operationalprocesses,” said the company, which will beexhibiting its products at Middle eastelectricity 2015.

to minimise gas emissions generatedduring operation, inmesol offers a range ofgenerator sets with the latest low-emissionmotors, also assembling alternators in anefficient way in order to reduce emissionsfurther. other components that the companyhas focussed its emission-reduction strategyon include the chassis and canopies of its

generator sets, manufacturing these pieceswith pickled sheets.

During the design process, the companyendeavours to work with pre-cut metalsheets to reduce emissions created fromtransportation to and from the factory, andthe amount of waste that needs to berecycled. the inmesol painting plant has alsobeen designed to be highly energy efficient.

“We scrupulously monitor the gasemissions and the loss of heat during the

cleaning and paint application process, usinga powder coverage system that reduces theenvironmental impact while dilutions andliquids are drying,” the company stated.“this system is very effective, but must becarefully controlled to prevent large amountsof energy being consumed, which wouldproduce emissions.”

the company is also studying how torecycle electricity produced during theloading test process and is consideringpossible co-generation systems as a solutionto the emissions created when generator setshave been switched on for operability testing.

inmesol exports generator sets worldwideand its commitment to the environment isreflected in the way each machine has beendesigned and optimised to make the mostefficient use of container space. in thisregard, improvements have not only reducedtransport costs, but, according to research bySCania, have also reduced fuel emissions byup to 25 per cent.

Stand no: S3B75

Spanish manufacturer Inmesol will be exhibiting itsrange of generator sets at the 2015 edition of MiddleEast Electricity

Inmesol demonstrates commitment to emissions reduction through efficient design


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BaUr’S proDUCtS haVe been making a significant contribution toefficient and problem-free power supply around the world for 70years, and the company is now planning on using its platform atMiddle east electricity to presents its latest devices.

among its newest products on display will be the portable partialdischarge and tan delta diagnostics system, pD-taD 60. thislightweight and compact device is used for precise offline VLFdiagnosis of partial discharges in MV cables, enabling partialdischarge and tan delta measurement in a device for an efficientdiagnosis, and providing valuable additional information.

the new generation of high-performance cable test van, titron, hasbeen based on state-of-the-art technology and provides efficient,safe and reliable cable fault location and cable testing. the vanfeatures the latest intuitive operational concept and acentral, automatic system control. it is highly flexible interms of technology and equipment, according to BaUr.

another product on display at the Dubai power exhibitionwill be liona, an online partial discharge spot tester, whichmeasures and locates partial discharges in cables andswitchgear during normal mains operation.

Finally, the company will be introducing to the Middle eastmarket, its oil breakdown voltage tester, DtL C. the voltage

test offers what the firm called “the latest and most preciseinformation for efficient oil management in plants in the electricityand other industries”.

Stand no: S1B19

BAUR to exhibit its latest cable fault location and diagnosticstechnology at Middle East Electricity 2015

The new automatic BAUR cable testvan titron (Photo: BAUR)


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thE thIrD annUal green Energy Conference will return tomiddle East Electricity this year and is set to attract a crowd ofenergy professionals looking to understand Dubai’ssustainability initiatives, and discover how leading energycompanies have been bringing clean energy to the middle East.

Scheduled to take place on the first day of the exhibition (2march 2015) and held in partnership with Dubai municipality,the event will look to highlight how local energy requirementshave been increasingly meeting the needs of the region’s fast-growing population, and how hybrid systems and grids couldbe better managed and store energy more efficiently.

following opening remarks from chairwoman Eithnetreanor, special correspondent for CnBC arabia and founderand managing director of E treanor media, the day willcommence with a presentation entitled ‘meeting immediategoals and planning for Dubai’s future energy requirements’ byDubai municipality assistant director general h.E. Eng abdullamohammed rafia.

other sessions during the conference will include a paneldiscussion featuring representatives from Comap, PlanetaryPower, hybrid Energy Solutions and Caterpillar, named‘Combining traditional and alternative energy sources tominimise the risks inherent with both, and incorporatesustainable energy means’.

In the afternoon, rob D. Schueffner, commercial manager forthe electric power division for the microgrid team atCaterpillar, will host a presentation called ‘the promise ofmicrogrids and the bridge this could establish to get greengoing’, before hosting a panel session on the subject.

the day will finish with a panel discussion on ‘retail,hospitality, infrastructure and Expo 2020 building’, focussing oneach sector’s energy demands and how they can become moreenergy efficient. the session will feature SkyPower Servicesexecutive director of development for the middle East, haditahboub; fedde Pronk, CEo of global Solar Investment; andgreenwich Investment CEo farid metwaly.

‘Green’ agenda set to dominatediscussions during third edition of MEE energy conferencepoWerteCh SWitChgear

inDUStrieS FZe, a partner of aBBfor the artu K series of distributionpanels in the Uae, has witnessedgrowing demand in the region forits LV switchgear systems andproducts. Set to participate in the40th edition of Mee, arthiSrinivasan, marketing manager atpowertech, told Technical Review,“We are confident about theproducts and systems that werepresent in the Uae. among ourpartners, enerlux from italymanufactures power factorcorrection equipment and istrusted in the market for its qualityand reliability. We are keen onexpanding our presence in themarket for distribution of LV and MV control products and accessories.”

another brand that will be on display on the powertech stand at Meewill be trafox. in Finland, trafox manufactures single- and three-phase LVtransformers and reactors, as well as Superintend® residual currentmonitoring (rCM) system. it also manufactures LiM line isolationmonitoring relays for critical electrical systems in hospitals and theprocess industry. noted for its long-standing association with the energyindustry in europe, trafox has become well accepted in both local andregional markets, said the company. as an authorised value provider ofaBB for Variable Frequency Drives (VFD), powertech has installed andcommissioned VFDs for numerous projects in Uae. this, combined withan after-sales service programme, has guaranteed customers an end-to-end solution.

a category of growing interest for powertech Switchgear is themeasurement segment. enteS, who will be displaying its range of digitalmeters, relays and other pF components with powertech at Mee 2015, isrecognised for its range of power quality and energy measurementdevices, remote monitoring software and protection and control devices.

Stand no: 4C38

Powertech Switchgear is a partner ofABB for the Artu K series of distributionpanels in the UAE

Powertech Switchgear experiencesgrowing demand for products in UAE


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MONTRANO continuously checks common insulation fault indicators, such as capacitance, dissipation/power factor, partial discharges and transient overvoltages. When they exceed acceptable limits, the system sends an alert and shows you in which bushing or transformer likely faults are developing.

MONTRANO software lets you quickly see trends anytime and anywhere, using the convenient web interface. The data helps you to quickly decide if maintenance is needed to keep your bushings and transformers healthy for a longer service life.

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The Third annual solar Middle east conference will take placealongside the solar Middle east exhibition, which is co-located withMiddle east electricity.

The conference has been billed as a ‘must attend’ event for anyoneworking in the Middle east’s solar energy industry, with seminars set tofocus on rooftop programmes, reverse auctions, investor platforms andcountry-specific requirements.

Following the opening remarks from chairman oliver stelling, chiefstrategy officer at asda’a Burson-Marsteller, the day’s sessions willbegin with a panel discussion on solar power as a viable energy sourceand healthy business in the Middle east. The session, which will featurepanellists from chadbourne & Parke llc, Building energy Gulf dMcc,new Port Project, duBiotech and enPark, will look at industry

regulations and investor platforms, as well as operational andmaintenance systems.

a session on rooftop programme challenges and businessopportunities will take place shortly after, with abu dhabi and dubai setto launch roof-top programmes, while the afternoon will feature sessionson solar projects and technology adoption in Jordan and saudi arabia.

The day will finish with a session entitled ‘Technology: solar-poweredtechnological solutions besides large-scale PV projects’, featuring Jean-François Girard, smart city sales and marketing director for sunpartnerTechnologies, and Joerg delbos, director global sales hybrid - businessdevelopment at sMa solar Technology aG. The session will look at thedevelopment of transparent PV cells, diesel hybrid PVs, buildingapplications and other niche opportunities for the solar sector.

Solar energy experts to lead debate during second day of MEE

Weichai has announced it will host its global launchingceremony of the Weichai Baudouin Full series G-drive engineson its stand during the first day of Middle east electricity 2015.

Taking part in the exhibition for the third consecutive year,Weichai will display its full series of G-drive engines at the showto visitors at the show.

The chinese automobile and equipment manufacturer hasfour major business segments – engine and vehicle, power train,luxury yacht and automotive parts.

The company has subsidiaries located throughout china,europe, north america, southeast asia and other regions of theworld. it employs 50,000 people worldwide and, in 2014, itachieved sales revenues of us$17bn.

The Baudouin M series G-drive engines were jointlydeveloped by the Weichai Group and Moteurs Baudouin, withthe latter an acquisition of Weichai in 2009. The Frenchcompany specialises in marine power and complete propulsionsystems. The company also offers a full series of G-driveengines, which have been characterised by their reliability,economic consumption and easy maintenance.

With a power range of, respectively, 450-1000KVa and 575-1250KVa, the M26 and M33 series comprise the new G-driveengines – the 6M26 and the 12M33.

Weichai is involved in the manufacture and sale of heavy-duty vehicles, axles for heavy-duty vehicles, gear boxes andother automobile components. it distributes its productsthroughout china and to overseas markets.

Stand no: S3B60

Weichai set to host launchingceremony on exhibition stand

The solar energy sector will be the focus during theconference on the second day of Middle East Electricityand Solar Middle East (Photo: Parabel GmbH)


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a nuMBer oF companies from theczech republic will be in town duringMiddle east electricity as they try tomake the most of the region’s potentialfor business. supported by the czechMinistry of industry and Trade, theczech and Moravian electrical andelectronic association and seven othercompanies will be present on the 72sqm czech Pavilion at the exhibition.

Jan Prokeš from the czech andMoravian electrical and electronicassociation said, “Participation in theexhibition is an absolutely logicaloutcome of czech electrical engineers’efforts of looking for new exportopportunities as we see dubai as thegateway to the Middle east.

“of course, gaining the trust of localcompanies and establishing goodbusiness relationships with them is not aquestion of participation in oneexhibition, and we will be returning hereregularly,” he added.

Marek Šín from czech exhibitors orbitMerret, remarked, “The Ministry ofindustry and Trade supporting theexhibition makes it a prestigious eventand we are pleased to be participatingunder the auspices of the ministry.”

among the czech companies set toexhibit on the country pavilion will beBohemia Müller, a designer oftechnological units and powerequipment; elcoM, a manufacturer ofspecial power sources based on powerelectronics and devices for analysis,monitoring and the improvement ofquality of electricity; and oeZ, atraditional manufacturer of low-voltagecircuit breakers and switchgears.

ahead of the show, Jiří holoubek fromelcoM, said, “The core of our work inthe Middle east market are projects inthe areas of virtual instrumentation andpower quality, and recently in thecooperation of inspection activities onelectrical equipment in thepetrochemical industry.

“at Mee we would like to present theentire portfolio of activities of elcoM,with a focus on areas where the synergyof close cooperation with localcompanies, engineering or assemblyfirms, can be used.”

Stand no: RJ30

Czech firms prepare toexhibit products andservices at MEE 2015

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Unit 3, Price Street Business Park,Park Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 3PETel: 0151 647 5380Email: [email protected]: www.3gk.co.ukContact: Greg Kemp

Amtech Group 2F15

Bank House, 171 Midsummer Boulevard,Milton Keynes, MK9 1EBTel: 01908 608833Email: [email protected]: www.amtech.co.ukContact: Kavita Mistry

BEAMA 2E14

Ground Floor, Westminster Tower3 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SLTel: 0207 793 3000Email [email protected]: www.beama.org.ukContact: Vera A-Akomea

BEAMA members are manufacturers in theenergy, electrical installation and powersectors, A UK industry with turnover of£13billion, employing 137,000 people, andhas considerable influence on issues,standards and legislation in the UK, Europeand worldwide.

BG Electrical 2F19

Building E, StaHord Park 1Telford TF3 3BDTel: +44 1952 238100Email: [email protected]: www.nexusinds.com/bg/ukContact: Laura Collins

BG Electrical Ltd, a division of Nexus Industries are a leading manufacturer andsupplier of high quality electrical accessoriesincluding the market leading ‘Masterpulgand ‘Permaplug branded protable powerproducts.

Boardman Transformers Ltd 2E27

Units 1 & 2 Low Mill Business Park,Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 9EEEmail: [email protected]

Web: www.boardman-transformers.co.ukContact: Mr Martin Boardman

Boardman Transformers are involved in thedesign and manufacture of control andindustrial transformers along with din railmounted monitoring relays and switchmode power supplies (SMPS). We areconstantly investing in new LNC Automatedmachinery for eJcient reliable production.

Broyce Control Ltd 2E29

Pool Street, Wolverhampton, WV2 4HNTel: 01902 420 639Email: [email protected]: www.broycecontrol.comContact: Michael Gough

Design and manufacture wide range ofprotection and control relays. Includingearth leakage & toroids Earth fault: overcurrent IDMT; voltage; three phase; singlephrasing preventors; liquid level and pumpcontrol; timers; plus bespoke/customiseddesign & manufacturing services andproducts for specific customer applications.

Dorman Smith Switchgear Ltd 2F25

1 Nile CloseNelson Court Business CentreAshton-on-Ribble, PrestonLancs, PR2 2XUTel: +44 1722 325380Email: [email protected]: www.dormansmithswitchgear.comContact: Colin Josselyn

Dorman Smith are a supplier andmanufacturer of LV Switchgear. Supplyingcircuit protection, surge suppression and LVDistribution and switchboards.

EA Technology 2E15

P.O. Box 46153Abu Dhabi, UAETel: +971 (2) 6503629Email: [email protected] Alan PreeceWeb: www.eatechnology.comEA Technology is a world leader in highvoltage asset condition assesment, both in

the electrical utility and private networkoperator sectors. On display you will see ourlatest top of the range Partial Dischargecondition monitoring equipment along withinformation on our wide range of technicaland consultancy services.

Ellis Patents Ltd 2F28

High Street, Rillington, MaltonNorth Yorkshire, YO17 8LATel: +44 1944 758395Email: [email protected]: www.ellispatents.co.ukContact: Tony Conroy

Flexicon Ltd 2F11

Roman Way, Coleshill,Birmingham, B46 1HGTel: +44 1675 466 900Email: [email protected]: www.flexicon.uk.comContact: Mr Colin Legg

Flexicon is a market leading manufacturer offlexible conduit products & solutions, withover 52 diGerent systems to choose from,available in either metallic or non-metallic.We are the specialists when it comes toCable Protection whatever your application.

GW Wiring Products Ltd 2F14

Unit 2 Wharfside, Rosemont Road,Wembley, Middlesex, HA0 4PETel: + 44 2087 952 099Email: [email protected]: Mr Ying-Chuan Chou

Distributors of high quality cable ties, cablemanagement products, stainless steel cableties and crimp terminals.

HOBUT (Howard Butler Ltd) 2E28

Crown Works, Lincoln Road,Walsall, WS1 2EBTel: 01922 723 626Email: [email protected]: www.hobut.co.ukContact: Paul Collins

Hobut is a UK manufacturer employing over100 people. We manufacture currenttransformers, analogue and digitalinstrumentation, protection relays,

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transducers, earth leakage devices andmore. Visit hobut.co.uk orCurrentTransformers.co.uk

Ingrid West Machinery Ltd 2E25

Unit 5L, Delta Drive, Tewkesbury, GL20 8HBTel: +44 1684 273 164Email: [email protected]: www.coilwindingmachines.euContact: Roland West

Toroidal, bobbin and bobbinless windingmachinery. Automatic multi-spindlesystems, bobbin-less coil manufacture, arange of distribution transformer windingmachinery and solutions, as well as the latestautomatic gear box heavy duty winder, andfoil winding solutions.

Lawson Fuse Ltd 2F10

Meadowfield, PontelandNewcastle-Upon-Avon, NE20 9SWTel: + 44 1661 823 232Web: www.lawsofuse.euContact: Mr Stephen Lawson

Lawson Fuses is a leading manufacturer ofLV fuse-links and fuse-holders. Products areASTA Certified to latest IEC/BS Standards.Ranges include electricity distribution,industrial installations, house service, motorcircuit and semiconductor protection.Accredited to ISO:9001 and ISO/IEC 17025.

M Marcus Ltd

Email: [email protected]: 0208 346 5151

Mettex Electric Co Ltd 2E24

Beaumont Close, Beaumont Road Industrial EstateBanbury, OX16 1TGTel: +44 1295 250826Email: [email protected]: www.mettex.comContact: Gill Fearon

Mettex has been manufacturing high qualityflexible braid products for over 40 years.Accredited to BSEN ISO 9001 Mettex has aglobal customer base across the electrical,automotive, aerospace, rail and renewableenergy industries.

Multi-Tek International 2F24

140-144 Freston Road, London, W10 6TRTel: +44207 313 3190Email: [email protected]

Web: www.multitekintl.comContact: Michal Gagac

Multi-Tek international is a total provider forall tests, measurements and technicaltraining. We can currently provide: Metertest Equipment (MTE), Transformer A-Ztesting, Power test Equipment, CableLocating Equipment, Hi8gh Voltage Lab aswell as technical training.

Power Testing Ltd 2E17

33 Hanbury RoadWidford Industrial EstateChelmsford, Essex CM1 3AETel: 01245 266800Email: [email protected]: www.powertesting.co.ukContact: Chris Park

Power Testing is a UK based company withan International client base movingoperations to support UAE from May 2015.

We are a leading specialist contractor in HVand LV distribution service providingElectrical Contracting and Electrical FittingsMaintenance.

REPL International Ltd 2E19

REPL House, Kingsdown Road, SN25 6PBTel: 01793 821 220Email: [email protected]: www.repl.comContact: Graham Gardner

REPL International Ltd (www.repl.com)is a global manufacturer of cable accessoriesfor low & medium voltage joints andterminations. We are one of the largestindependent companies specialising inheatshrink, coldshrink and push-on products.

Scolmore Group 2E10

Scolmore Park, Landsberg,Linchfield Road Industrial estateTamworth, StaHordshire, B79 7XBTel: 01827 63454Email: [email protected]: www.scolmore.com

For more than 25 years, CLICK UK-Scolmore group has manufactured qualityelectrical accessories ideally suited to livingspace applications.

We will be featuring new ranges of wiringaccessories (Black DEFINITY range, MODEwide rocker switches), LED lightingsolutions, Wireless system and launchingDUCERI, a new range of emergency lighting.

Silver Fox Ltd 2F21

Swallow Court, SwallowfieldsWelwyn, Hertfordshire AC7 1SATel: +44 1707 373 727Email: [email protected]: www.silverfox.co.ukContact: Nico Frame

Silver fox UK brand, UK made. The marketleading manufacturer of labelling solutionsfor the energy, electrical, instrumentation,rail, data and telecoms markets worldwide.

Terasaki Electric Europe Ltd 2E20

80 Beardmore Way,Clydebank Industrial Estate, Clydebank,Glasgow, G81 4HTTel: + 441 419 411 940Email: [email protected]: www.terasaki.comContact: Graham Inglis

TERASAKI is a world class specialist ininnovative circuit protection, control andsystem products for electrical energydistribution.


19 Crompton Way, Manor Royal, CrawleyWest Sussex, RH10 9QRTel: +44 1293 526 230Email: [email protected] Web: www.whitelegg.comContact: Mr Glyn Dawson

Established in 1930, whitelegg specialises insupplying equipment and tools for the repairof AC and DC electric motors. We have a fullrange available for all rewinding needs. Ondisplay will be winding fixtures, hand toolsand much more.

Whitby and Chandler Ltd 2F29

Green Road, Penistone, SheKeld S36 6PHTel: +44 1226 370380Web: www.whitby-chandler.co.ukEmail: [email protected]

Manufacturers of gaskets, seals and rubbermouldings, with a particular focus on theT & D industry. We have a wide range ofproducts and materials in use and approvedat many of the world’s major transformermanufacturers.

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Bahra caBles, The first cablemanufacturer in saudi arabia to receive iso14001:2004, and ohsas 18001:2007, will beon hand to demonstrate its cablemanufacturing prowess during Mee 2015. Bahra cables’ total investment has beenpredicted to reach sar1bn (us$266.5mn)following the completion of various ongoingprojects and the company currently employsapproximately 1,300 people at its saudiarabian facilities.Bahra cables’ plant for electrical cablesoccupies an area of 500,000 sqm, coveringthe manufacturing, designing and storagefacilities. The company specialises in theproduction and distribution of electricalcables, and has aimed to become the maindeveloper for low-, medium-, and high-voltage cables in saudi arabia. its cables arefire resistant and do not emit smoke or toxicand suffocating gases in case of electriccircuit shortage. “We started cable production in 2009 with20,000 tons in copper,” said Talal idriss, ceo ofBahra cables. “Today, our capacity is about sixtimes more – 110,000 tons in copper and

about 30,000 tons in aluminium – which putsBahra cables in the top 100 companiesworldwide in cable manufacturing.” The company, headquartered 25 km fromJeddah at cPc industrial Park, has embarkedon building the largest cable testing facility inMiddle east – a 7,000 sqm modern testingfacility, which begins operation early next year.“We have discovered that Bahra enjoys anexcellent location for industrial activities,”said idriss. “it is close to major highways, andhas enough power sources to help industriesand a clean environment compared to otherindustrial sites.”The company has previously won a contract

to produce medium-voltage cables for theholy Mosque in Makkah, continues to supplymost of the cables for the holy haram and isactive in the extension of projects to coverMadinah’s needs.Bahra cables produces and exports cables fora number of markets, including many acrossthe Mena region, including four majorcontracts in iraq, as well as for some africancountries such as nigeria. “even though cable manufacturing is adifficult business to saudize, as it requires 24-hour operation, we have managed to hiresaudis who are entrusted with completeproduction responsibilities,” idriss remarked.“This is an ongoing project and we plan toincrease saudization by keeping an eye onfuture requirements.”With women’s employment foremost in thecompany’s mind, Bahra cables has alsonurtured the idea of opening women-onlyfactories in the future to handle low-voltageswitchgear assembly, which can be operatedexclusively by saudi arabian women.

Stand no: 8C10

Bahra Cables to promote its ‘best-in-class’ products

soFT sTarTers rePlace your oldmechanical solutions, such as star-delta orautotransformers, and are gaining marketshare in the electrical drive field previouslydominated by variable frequency drives. Thelatest developments in this area will bepresented at Middle east electricity.

Today’s soft starters have very little incommon with the oversized units from the1980s. a modern medium-voltage soft starterfits into a conventional control panel. Thismeans capacities of up to 4MW fit into thesmallest of spaces or even directly on theapplication, depending on the requirements.The capacity range is between 200W and30MW. The voltage range is from 220V up to15,000V. With this power range, soft startertechnology covers 99 per cent of the driveassemblies needed on the market. But thedevelopment of modern drive assembliesnowadays is subjected to far more stringentdemands than the mere capacity range.

a holistic view of the installed componentsand their effects on each other as well as onother system components needs to be taken,particularly in relation to industry norms andstandards. The fact that the soft starter hasno negative impact on other plantcomponents and, therefore, requires noadditional filters and shielded cablesfacilitates development immensely.

Moreover, its small footprint and minimalheat-loss assist in the switch cabinet design.

Start function for pump applicationsThe latest units have a number of features thatprovide additional benefits in certainapplications. By far the most common featureis the integrated current limiter, which allowsstarting the motor with a defined maximumcurrent. This limited power requirement allowsa more precise definition of the network load,whereby upstream components such astransformers or generators can be calculatedmore accurately. equally widespread is thestart function for pump applications, which isdue to the fact that it eliminates crucialproblems in pumping solutions. due to thecomplexity of the respective pipe system,effective solutions cannot be achieved bypredetermined ramps, but only by anintelligent control system. as a result, theservice life of swing check valves is extendedand, on the other hand, additional componentssuch as automatic valves are saved on.

Many users are under a dangerous illusionin believing that every soft starter can reducethe load of a diesel generator. This usuallyworks only up to a certain load of thegenerator. This quickly leads to unstableprocesses in the generator, which becomesnoticeable through fluctuating voltages and

frequencies and cancause the driveassembly to fail. Topsoft starters haveautomaticfrequencyadjustment thatresponds to thechanged situation ofthe generator.

iGel electric willpresent anddemonstrate thelatestdevelopments insoft starter

technology at Middle east electricity. at thisevent, having the largest range of softstarters worldwide, iGel electric will presentthe isa sl, the first soft starter with a powerlevel that is completely galvanically isolatedfrom the control level.

in combination with inductivetransmission technology, iGel increases theimmunity and allows the cost-effective use ofthe soft starter. Because of suchtechnological advancements, modern softstarters have long since fought for and wontheir place in electrical drive technology.

Stand no: S1A10

Bahra Cables is currently building the largest testingfacility in the Middle East

IGEL Electric will present theworld’s first soft starter with apower level completelygalvanically isolated from thecontrol level at Middle EastElectricity (Photo: IGEL Electric)

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CzeCh rePUblIC-baSeD gensetmanufacture and middle east electricityexhibitor Comap has been a supplier ofpower equipment for the Singapore Formula1 Grand Prix for the past three years.

a company official said, “When you areentrusted to power and light the prestigiousnight race at the Singapore Formula 1 GrandPrix, control and reliability are paramount.Genpower Generators were commissionedby the Grand Prix organisers to provide

lighting solutions for the race and armedwith Comap control systems they wereshining a spotlight on the world’s top driversthrough three nights of practice, qualifyingand racing.”

the 60-lap race takes place in Septemberof each year. “to win on one of the toughest,hottest and longest F1 Grand Prix coursesyou need power, control and reliability andto successfully manage the power logistics ofa high-speed street race. It is critical to

choose suppliers that will deliver the same,”added the official.

according to the company, Comap’severy component and product undergoes aquality check during manufacture, witheach stage being undertaken in accordancewith international ISo 9001 certification.

“Comap’s expertise extends beyondinnovative controllers to include a range ofsubsidiary businesses specialising in a rangeof services, which include bi-fuelconversions, power energy systemssolutions or electronic componentsdistribution. these subsidiaries are locatedin key strategic regions around the worldensuring our customers benefit from localcapability coupled with global reach,” saidthe company.

Comap provides a range of genset,generator and engine controllers. theportfolio of products, software andaccessories is designed to supportemergency power, standby powergeneration and engine-driven applicationsall over the world.

Stand no: S3A50ComAp genset controllers feature one piece of software, which makes them compatible with many other manufacturersof electronic engines

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For more than 65 years, austria-based company mosdorfer hasbeen developing and supplying power network fittings and dampingsystems for high-voltage overhead transmission lines andsubstations, and is a strategic partner of the worldwide power supplyindustry. In the middle east, the company already has more than 100reference projects.

according to the firm, over the last 10 years mosdorfer hassupplied customers in the Uae, oman, Kuwait and Saudi arabia withhardware fittings from 110kV to 400kV for all types of insulators andvarious types of conductors. In the product segment of dampingsystems, mosdorfer has been present under its brand name Dampfor more than 35 years, with approximately one million Damp spacerdampers of various types having been installed in GCC countries.

a company official said, “Persistence in product optimisation andthe improvement of services make mosdorfer a reliable and future-oriented partner for the energy industry, not only in the middle east,but also worldwide.

“In every project the company takes an active role, providing itsexpertise and focussing on the customers’ requirements. Dependingon the project, mosdorfer offers complete turnkey systems as well ascustomised components, which can be adapted to local conditions.”

With products and solutions designed, developed and producedfor more than 1,000 projects, mosdorfer has proven its competenceas a global partner, the official added.

Stand no: S1B10

Mosdorfer produces fittings and dampingsystems for overhead transmission linesworldwide up to 1,200kV

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InDUStrIal SyStem SUPPlIer rittalmiddle east has announced that it will focuson efficiency and optimisation onenclosures, power and cooling technologiesat middle east electricity 2015.

according to the company, it will alsoshowcase a number of products at the eventincluding its ae enclosures, Cm enclosures,tS-8 enclosures, stainless steel product, eXenclosures, Se enclosures and cooling unitswith ‘blue-e’ technology.

Joseph najjar, managing director of rittalmiddle east, said, “mee has proven to be andstill is the ideal platform for launching our

innovation products and solutions for theindustry. rittal middle east considers themee platform as a very important event forour growth and development in the region.

“embracing latest standards, empoweringour channel and customers and addressingthe markets all over the middle east regionwill be our focus.”

mee in Dubai is a trade fair for the energyindustry, which covers all sectors of thepower industry including generation,transmission and distribution, nuclear,renewable and lighting.

the event also organises conferences onrecent technologies and boast the presenceof leading exhibitors. the event expectsmore than 1,250 international companies toparticipate at the show this year.

rittal middle east is a subsidiary ofGermany-based rittal Gmbh. the companyis a system supplier for industrial enclosures,power distribution, climate control, Itinfrastructure and software and services.

Founded in 1961, today rittal distributesits products worldwide and has 11production sites, 64 subsidiaries and 40distribution agencies.

Stand no: 5D10Joseph Najjar, managing director of Rittal Middle East

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middle eASt electRicity will this year see the launch of lightingmiddle east. the conference will bring together lighting consultants,manufacturers and designers to discuss how the region’s economicgrowth is changing end-user lighting requirements.

the conference, which will take place on the third and final day ofthe exhibition, will shine a light on the latest technologies availablein both the public and private sectors, as well as offer an insight into

the future of regional manufacturing of lighting products. Following opening remarks and a market overview from

conference chairman and Glasgow consulting Group director, Vishalpandey, the morning’s festivities will kick off with a regulatoryoutlook by Gerald Strickland, managing director of the middle eastlighting Association. Strickland will look at lighting markets in theuAe, Jordan, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, and analyse how they havebeen establishing tools that will enable the lighting industry togrow. He will also look at the impact lighting regulations have on thesector and how they differ from regulations elsewhere.

Following this session, Khalid mohammed Al Ali, chief engineerfor the Road Agency at dubai’s Roads and transport Authority andmartin Valentine, lighting expert for the municipality of Abu dhabi,will reflect on public lighting requirements in dubai and Abu dhabi.

After lunch, the spotlight will shift towards the retail andhospitality sectors with sessions entitled ‘Hospitality, retail andmarket growth trends in the middle east’ and ‘trends inilluminating shopper, tourists and diners’ set to take place.

the Future Generation Awards will also be held during theconference (find out more below), before the day ends with asession entitled ‘Achieving sustainability with the right lightingsystem’, presented by michel Francis, chief architect at design &construction engineering.

Demand for lighting to illuminate new conference at MEE

StudentS will compete to win a middleeast electricity award by presenting themost innovative energy conservationsolution at this year’s exhibition.

the Future Generation competition,which was launched at last year’s event,will look to highlight the potential ofundergraduate engineering studentsstudying in the uAe.

commenting on the success of the firstcompetition, Anita mathews, director ofinforma energy Group, said, “the launch ofFuture Generation, a student competitiondesigned to encourage young minds, was agreat success. the projects on display last

year were extremely creative and it wasreally encouraging to see so manyinnovative ideas coming out of the uAe’shigher education sector.

“we believe that young minds are ourfuture leaders and nurturing theseexceptional minds is our gift for tomorrow.this is certainly something we have built onfor the 2015 edition of the event.”

each participant has been challenged todesign and develop an innovative solutionfor energy efficiency, energy conservationor alternative energy, and will present theirideas during the mee 2015 and Solarmiddle east.

For the inaugural edition of thecompetition, visitors voted for the projectthey thought was the most innovative andviable, and this year will see two awards onoffer – a people’s choice award that willfollow the same system as last year, and anew judge’s award decided by a panel ofthree industry experts. last year’s awardwent to Zulfa A Rasheed, Amna Abdulla andmuna dahir Ali from Ajman university ofScience and technology – Fujairah campusfor their ‘wind powered water liftingSystem’ project, a renewable energyconversion system that transforms windenergy to mechanical energy.

Future Generation student competition to honour the UAE’s next ‘Green Leaders’

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meGGeR iS Set to launch a number of new products at the 2015edition of middle east electricity, which will be held in dubai thismarch, including its new SmRt36d smart protective relay test set.

the global provider of electric test equipment and measuringinstruments plans to unveil the fifth member of its SmRt family inwhat will be its worldwide launch.

the SmRt36d is reported to be small, lightweight and have ahigher power output than any other comparable three-phaseinstrument on the market.

nick parton, sales manager at megger, said, “the events industryin the region is awash with conferences, summits and exhibitions,

but mee stands out as an event that you can always rely on to attractboth quantity and quality of visitor.”

the trade show will also be used as a platform to showcase its tdSnt combined cable test and diagnosis system. utilising the 50Hz Slopetechnology, from the company’s SebaKmt division, tdS nt canimmediately locate faults in underground cables during the actual pdmeasurement. By combining VlF cosine-rectangular voltage (VlF cR)and pd diagnosis with damped alternating voltage (dAc) in one unit,megger says the new system provides an efficient and integratedsolution for precise condition assessment of the network.

parton, however, added, “our main focus on the stand will be the

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launch of the tRAX product, a multifunctionsubstation and transformer test system,which customers will clearly identify asbeing at least one generation ahead ofcomparative products.”

more than 100 years after first registeringits trademark, megger is now present acrossthe globe and business is going well in themiddle east and north Africa (menA) region.

“despite the political and financialuncertainties the business is holding up welland we see plenty of opportunity forcontinued growth, particularly in the largermarkets of Saudi Arabia, the uAe, iraq, iranand egypt,” commented parton.

He explained that while the company hassome business in small handheld testinstruments for building wiring testing in theregion, the majority of its work is in helpingto maintain efficient and reliable networksto the power utilities, contractors andprimary industries.

“the level of infrastructure growth here isphenomenal and that generates greatdemand for our products that are requiredfor commissioning and maintenanceactivities,” he added.

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The TDS NT combined cable test and diagnosis system

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CUMMINS WILL BE bringing ThePower of More™ to the 40th editionof MEE at the Dubai World Trade

Centre in March.The company will offer visitors the

opportunity to explore how Cummins, akey player in the industry, delivers more:More Performance, More Reliability, MoreSupport and More Innovation.Located in Saeed Hall, Cummins will

debut its recently-launched and game-changing QSK95 Series high-horsepower generator set. Rated at up to3.5MW, it is Cummins most powerfuldiesel generator set to date.Also on the Cummins Power Generation

stand during the exhibition will be a power systems simulator that willdemonstrate the company’s completerange of power systems, including transferswitches, PowerCommand® paralleling

systems, generator sets and remotemonitoring solutions. A further display will be the new Gas

Power Module from Cummins PowerGeneration Energy Solutions Business. Thanks to a digital interactive model,

stand visitors will see the product and itskey features brought to life throughaugmented reality (AR). The modulefunctions as a container with thecapabilities to meet a wide range ofcustomer requirements. Equally adaptable to high or extreme-

low temperatures, the module has beendesigned to be especially well suited forprime and standby applications, miningindustries, remote island locations, andanywhere a rugged and robust powersolution is needed.Cummins Generator Technologies is co-

exhibiting on the stand and has been

providing long-term value to its customersfor more than 100 years. Showcased onthe stand will be the STAMFORD® P80range of industrial alternators. The rangeembodies the features that the companysays STAMFORD® | AvK® alternators arerenowned for — superior build quality,longevity and electrical safety. Also ondisplay is the AvK® DSG 86 alternator,specifically designed to meet thechallenges of the most arduousapplications and environments.Rounding out the exhibition will be the

Cummins Diesel G-Drive engine withCoolPac, C1500 D2R PowerBox poweredby the QSK50G9 dual-frequency engine,exclusive to Cummins, as well as the C275D5 residential generator and C17 D5Ttelecom generator.

Stand no: S3D30

Cummins will debut its recently-launched QSK95 Series high-horsepowergenerator set at Middle East Electricity this year

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MECC ALTE, THE largestindependent producer ofalternators in the world, recently

launched its Power Products Division,widening its range up to 5,000kVA.

For almost 70 years, the company hasmanufactured through ‘made formanufacturing’ product designs,traditionally ranging from 1kVA through to 3,000kVA.

The new department operates in theelectromechanical sector and produces anumber of different types of specialrotating machines that cover a highlydiverse range of applications.

The new range produced by Mecc AltePower Products will be available at the endof this year and includes medium- and high-voltage alternators, and high-powermachines as large as 5,000kVA.

The new division has complete controlover sales and distribution, and absolutecontrol over every single component it uses.Its products will be available in a highlyversatile range from 1-5,000kVA, fromportable alternators to machines forindustrial use.

Committed to offering the highest levelsof global support, Mecc Alte offers solutionsfor simple low-power needs, through to themost demanding power requirements.

The company’s new Power ProductsDivision was formed in response to marketrequests. Its state-of-the-art, purpose-builtfactory occupies a prime location close to itsItalian headquarters.

Using the latest technologies andmaterials, its product designs were bornfrom market requirements, and workingfrom a blank sheet the new division utilisedits experience and that of specialists in thefield to make a tailor-made range builtaround customer needs.

With a reinforced mechanical structuregiving superior mechanical resistance,oversized terminal boxes and market-matched power nodes, it uses newinnovations, new materials and a freshcommercial approach in a market verytraditional by its nature.

Today, Middle East Electricity exhibitor

Mecc Alte builds more than 1,400alternators a day and can boast of a wide range of low-voltage, 2-pole and 4-pole alternators.

Mario Carraro launched a repairworkshop for electronic motors in 1947 andeventually progressed to the production ofsmall electric motors. Over the next decadethe company moved on to producingalternators. Mecc Alte decided toconcentrate on a single type of productleading to a progressive expansion of theproduct range and a growing share of theItalian market.

In the 1980s the company opened itsfirst branches for sales and assistance inFrance, Germany, the UK, the USA andSingapore, paving the way for its growth ininternational markets. It was during the1990s, however, that a rapid and

consistent rise in sales allowed the currentproduction levels of 1,400 alternators aday to be achieved.

Today, Mecc Alte has factories ordistribution centres in every continent inthe world and is a worldwide group withseven factories occupying a total area ofmore than 51,000 square metres. Eachfacility is totally concentrated on theproduction of world-class alternators. Thenetwork of factories in Italy, the UK, Chinaand India is supported by wholly ownedsubsidiaries based in Australia, France,Germany, Singapore, Spain and the USA,which specialise locally in sales,distribution and after sales for all MeccAlte products.

The group has its own in-house researchdivision that constantly seeks to developnew technologies. The company operatesat the cutting edge of design and developsits mechanical components using soliddesign and utilising dedicated designsoftware for electronic parts. Every singlealternator model is designed usingsimulations of finite element analyses.

The company also has its own testlaboratory and is a co-founder of the Crei-Ven Electronics Industry ResearchConsortium – an industry body thatpromotes scientific activities andinternational collaborations.

Stand no: S1E50

Mecc Alte launches Power Products Division


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Brady Corporation, an international manufacturer andmarketer of complete solutions that identify and protect people,products and places, will be on hand at Middle East Electricity toshowcase its Lockout/tagout solutions.

the company’s products have, said the firm, proven “very

successful”, preventing injuries connected with maintenance suchas fractures, lacerations, amputations, burns and shocks inindustries all over the world.

the procedure behind its products involves the isolation andinoperability of an energy supply to industrial machinery duringmaintenance operations.

Brady is offering a one-month free trial of its award-winningLinK360 Safety Software, for which interested parties can find outmore at www.bradyeurope.com/lotoservices.

Founded in 1914, the company has a diverse customer base inthe fields of electronics, telecommunications, manufacturing,electrical, construction, education, medical, aerospace and avariety of other industry sectors.

Brady’s products help customers increase safety, security,productivity and performance and include high-performancelabels, signs, safety devices, printing systems and software.

Headquartered in Milwaukee in the US state of Wisconsin, thecompany employs approximately 6,400 people throughout itsworldwide businesses. trading on the new york Stock Exchangeunder the symbol BrC, Brady’s fiscal 2014 sales stood atapproximately US$1.23bn.

Stand no: 3F29

Brady to promote successful safety investment at Middle East Electricity 2015

Rolls-Royce has set up MtU Middle east,its new regional sales and service subsidiary,which will be based in in Dubai.

MtU Middle east will support distributorsand business partners of MtU, MtU onsiteenergy and Bergen engines in 21 countriesthroughout the Middle east and North africa(MeNa) region.

MtU onsite energy, who will be exhibitingat Middle east electricity, along with Bergenengines, is part of Rolls-Royce Powersystems within the land and sea division ofRolls-Royce.

“With our new sales and service centre inDubai, we are seeking to leverage the hugepotential that markets in the MeNa regioncarry, and to drive forward our businessthere in a targeted way,” said Dr Michaelhaidinger, chief sales officer at Rolls-RoycePower systems. the new subsidiary will haveits own MtU service technicians in place anda warehouse with a spare parts store.

MtU onsite energy, one of the core brandsof Rolls-Royce Power systems aG, is a leadingprovider of high- and medium-speed dieseland gas engines, complete drive systems,distributed energy systems and fuel injectionsystems for demanding requirements.

the company offers complete powersystem solutions, ranging from mission-critical and standby power to continuouspower, heating and cooling.

Its target market covers a variety ofsectors with customers in healthcare, datacentres, airports, agriculture andindependent power stations, while itsproduct portfolio covers diesel generator

sets up to 3,250kW, gas-poweredcogeneration systems up to 2,500kW andgas turbines up to 50,000kW.

Stand no: S1F30

Brady is offering a one-month free trial of its LINK360 Safety Software

MTU Onsite Energy, a provider of diesel and gas engines, is among the core brands of Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG(Photo: Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG)

Rolls-Royce Power Systems sets up new regional subsidiary


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helleRMaNNtytoN, a leaDINGmanufacturer and provider of high-performance and innovative cablemanagement solutions to industrialcustomers around the world, will beattending its fourth consecutive Middleeast electricity exhibition this year.With more than 60,000 products in itsportfolio, the company offers specialisedindustry solutions for fastening, fixing,identifying and protecting cables andtheir connecting components.

hellermanntyton, said that the key toits success was its commitment toproviding its customers with qualityproducts, local service and specialisedknow how on how to help them growtheir businesses.

In 2014, the company opened an officein the Uae due to steadily rising demandfor its expert support in the fields ofpower generation, infrastructure andbuilding projects around the Gulf region.

From this local base, the company canprovide individual services to customersthroughout the Gcc in Bahrain, Kuwait,oman, Qatar and saudi arabia whorequire a development partner for theirelectrical engineering challenges.

highlights on the company’s stand atthis year’s exhibition will include metalsystem solutions such as the brand newM-Boss compact stainless steel markerprinter for permanent marking inhazardous environments and the Mstseries of metal cable with a punch-lock

mechanism that delivers high resistanceto vibrations.

With a focus on the region's fastdeveloping solar energy sector,hellermanntyton will also present itsrange of specialised UV-stabilisedfastening and fixing products.

operations requiring high volumes ofcable tie bundling will have theopportunity to try out the company'sfully automated cable tie systemautotool 2000 at the exhibition, alongwith the eVo7 manual cable tieapplication tool, which has beenengineered for maximum precision,worker comfort and productivity.

Stand no: S2B18

HellermannTyton to exhibit at Dubai power show for fourth consecutive year

last yeaR, yaMUNa cable accessories increased its manufacturingcapacity in the Middle east by opening a new production facility inthe Uae emirate of Ras al Khaimah.

at the time of the facility’s launch, Ravi sardana, ceo of parentcompany yamuna Densons, said the new plant would aid thecompany's ambitious expansion plans for the MeNa region, with thefacility enabling the cable jointing accessories supplier to work muchmore closely with its growing regional customer base.

having been open for more than 12 months, the production plantnow assembles 750 power cable jointing kits a day, and itseffectiveness has since been proven with the company’s reach anddelivery time to its customers reducing by half in that time.

located in Ras al Khaimah Free trade Zone (RaKFtZ), the 2,500sqm plant has the capacity to produce jointing kits for all types ofpower cables up to 33 kV.

“opening a new facility in the Uae is a step in the direction of

growth in a region that yamuna has been serving for more than 20years,” said sardana. “as we sell to most of the utility providers andcontractors within the region, there can be no better way ofexpanding our business than by being closer to our customers.”

speaking about the company's ambitious plans for expansion,sardana remarked, “We plan to expand by targeting new domesticmarket segments, such as national oil companies, petrochemicalcompanies, and other industrial and commercial sectors. We alsoplan to introduce new products to the region in the form of cableaccessories and silicone insulators.”

through the new facility, the company has also been able to offerinstallation and certification training to its distributors and end usersacross the region, as well as provide them with regular updates on itslatest products and solutions.

Stand no: 2d01

Yamuna’s new facility in Ras Al Khaimah has beenproducing 750 power cable jointing kits per day

Yamuna’s cable jointing accessories manufacturing facility proves a success


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Case to showcase 360-degree solutionscase coNstRUctIoNeQUIPMeNt will be showcasing itsextensive line of equipment andservices on its 4,150 sqm standduring Intermat 2015.

among the highlights on thefirm’s stand will be its offering forurban construction, road building,aggregates and recyclingapplications, complemented byIveco’s vehicles for the constructionindustry. the service and Parts teamsand cNh Industrial capital will be onthe stand, to explain the ways inwhich the brand can supportcustomers in partnership with itsdealers, providing what it calls “360-degree business solutions”, while thecase team will be on hand toillustrate how the siteWatchtMtelematics system could help fleetmanagers optimise the deploymentand performance of their equipment.

case will introduce five newmodels that will extend and upgradeits skid steer and compact trackloader line-up, while visitors fromafrican and Middle eastern countrieswill have the chance to see the new570t backhoe loader.

New generation tier 4 Finalcrawler excavators and newgeneration D series crawlerexcavators will also be at the show,along with a host of otherequipment.

VoLVo ConStrUCtion EqUipMEnt (CE) will launch nine newmodels during intermat paris 2015.

Located in hall 6 at parc des Expositions de paris-nordVillepinte, the firm’s 2,916 sqm stand will showcase the latestadditions to the company’s excavator, wheel loader and compactequipment ranges.

new models will include the EC220E, EW160E and L90H, withthe new models set to be in action on the firm’s 2,025 sqmoutdoor booth.

the company’s outdoor booth will also feature a networkingplatform in its operator’s lounge, which will be run by the Volvooperators Club, while the company will have experienced staffon hand to explain how Volvo dealers have been supportingcustomers to maximise machine uptime and reduce risk.

Volvo’s stand will also play host to the futuristic GaiaX in itsfirst European outing. the concept compact excavator, which hasbeen imagined for use in 2030, has been envisaged as a fullyelectric machine, capable of semi-automated remote operationusing an augmented-reality tablet device.

Volvo CE will be joined at the show by Volvo penta and Volvo

trucks, with the latter demonstrating its advanced enginesolutions to meet the requirements of EU emissions legislation,and the former highlighting its interactions between variousVolvo FMX applications and Volvo construction equipment.

Volvo CE to unveil new models to constuction sector at Paris construction expo

leaDING FReNch coNstRUctIoN materials,machinery and equipment show, Intermat Paris,returns to Parc des expositions de Paris-NordVillepinte for another five-day run in april 2015.

Bringing together 1,300 exhibitors, including 70per cent from outside France, the huge tradeshow will expect to attract 200,000 visitorslooking to find the latest in constructionmachinery and processes.

With 38 of the 50 top global constructioncompanies confirmed to attend, the show will lookto highlight the vitality and energy of industrymembers within the fields of innovation, with thedevelopment of new solutions brought to theforefront at the event.

Key components of the international exhibitionthis year will include Paris Demo, an outsidedemonstration zone featuring live demonstrationsof construction equipment in action. spanningsome 30,000 sqm, visitors will be given theopportunity to discover first hand the know-howof manufacturers and the developments in theperformances of machinery and equipment in real-life operating conditions.

organised for the first time in europe duringIntermat, World of concrete europe (Woc europe)will feature displays from the concrete industry,from the earliest stages of the concrete cycle, suchas materials, products and additives, to final use indecorative concrete, coatings and cements,engineering and services.

Woc europe will also feature workshops thatwill provide visitors with the opportunity todiscover the latest in concrete productapplications and placing methods, while

witnessing demonstrations of tools andequipment by concrete industry specialists.

Pre-Intermat, a two-day forum event which tookplace in January, featured more than 90 companiesand a host of journalists, who found out what willbe in store at the exhibition in april.

alongside the preview event was the IntermatInnovation awards, which saw 78 entries shortlistedfor consideration by a judging panel consisting ofeuropean specialists and chaired by the Fédérationnationale des travaux publics (FNtP).

among the many winners were Wacker NeusonGroup, who was awarded a Gold award in theconstruction equipment category for its miniexcavator 803 dual power and liebherr Francesas who was awarded a Gold award for its liftcrane operations in the equipment andcomponents category.

Intermat Paris will take place in the Frenchcapital from 20-25 april 2015.

Volvo CE’s 2,025 sqm outdoor booth at Intermat Paris will showcase the company’slatest additions to its excavator, wheel loader and compact equipment ranges

Intermat Paris 2015 will be expected to attract 200,000 visitors

Construction sector gears up for Intermat 2015


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FrEnCH MarKEt LEadinG generator setmanufacturer SdMo will present its range ofproducts designed for the rental market,including its rental Compact line, on itsstand during intermat.

SdMo’s rental range combines all of theFrench manufacturer’s expertise andfeatures products tailored to meet a host ofrequirements, including portable power andLighting. its portable power range features 3-7.5kVa generator sets that include areinforced chassis ensuring ease-of-use,robustness and safety, while its Lightingrange includes lighting towers for use onbuilding sites or on the road that provide asource of light even in isolated locations.

its Event range features generator sets(250 and 318kVa) that integrate high-performance, noise-reduction technologythat meets requirements for events andurban environments, and its rental Compactranges includes Stage iii (15-550kVa)generator sets that offer compactness andhigh levels of performance.

its rental power range includes mobilegenerator sets (20-700 kVa) available in avariety of outputs and fitted with a host oftailored options, and its Contenergy rangefeatures high-output generator sets (715-2,500kVa) enclosed in containers thatprovide sound insulation and designed forlarge-scale construction sites.

in June 2014, the European rentalassociation (Era) and its 14 associations,representing 4,300 European rentalcompanies, presented SdMo with anaward for its rental Compact range duringthe international rental Exhibition inamsterdam. the honour recognises thebest companies and products in theindustry, highlighting the shock resistancequalities of SdMo’s rental Compactgenerator sets, which have beenrecommended for construction sites inextremely difficult conditions. its rentalCompact products also ensure a high levelof safety for users, especially duringhandling, connection and operation.

duringintermat SdMowill focus on twoproducts from itsrange at its stand– the r1400C andthe tECHniC15000tE.

the r1400C, a1,400kVagenerator setintegrated into aCir20 drycontainer withsound emissionsof just 80 dB(a) at one metre, can be usedfor various applications thanks to its dualfrequency and is fitted with a MitsubishiS12r pta engine, which combinesrobustness and reliability. the tECHniC15000tE is a three-phase generator setwith 14.40kVa output, fitted with a Kohlertwin-cylinder, air-cooled petrol engine anddesigned for intensive use.

SDMO to demonstrate Rental Compact product range on Paris expo platform

BoBcat’s staND at Intermat 2015 will lookto provide the stage for the global launch ofseveral new telescopic handler models fromthe company, including the new tl358 six-metre lift height compact telehandler, andthe new 13 metre and 14 metre lift heightt35130s and t35140s telehandlers aimed atthe rental industry and offering a 3.5 tonnemaximum lift capacity.

the tl358 features a compact format,with a restricted 2.10 metre width andheight dimensions, which allows easy accessto congested areas and small buildings.Meanwhile, the new t35130s and t35140smodels follow on from the launch ofBobcat’s 10, 12, 14 and 18 metre lift heighttelescopic handlers over the past 12 to 13months. their simpler design intends tomeet the needs of the rental business, withparticular attention paid to aspects such asthe protection of sensitive parts and the safeoperating needs of rental users.

Joining Bobcat at Intermat will be DoosanPortable Power, who will be showcasing ahost of new products that will be launchedduring the show, among which will be theredesigned and stage IIIa compliant G40-IIIaand G60-IIIa generators, along with severalnew portable compressors, including thestage IIIa compliant 7/53, stage IVcompliant 12/154 and 12/254 and 7/125-

10/110 stage IIIB Dual Mode models.Providing 40 kVa and 60 kVa prime powerrespectively, the G40-IIIa and G60-IIIamodels form part of a new platform ofgenerators from Doosan, sharing a commondesign with the G80-IIIa to G200-IIIa modelslaunched over the last two years.

the yanmar-powered G40-IIIa and JohnDeere-powered G60-IIIa generators will bothbe available with electronic speed regulation(optional on the G60-IIIa model) providing,in addition to stability and better load take-over capabilities, a flexible dual frequency50/60hz working mode (optional for bothmodels). the new 7/53 portable compressoris a 36 kW stage IIIa compliant replacement

for the 7/51 model and has been redesignedto allow Doosan to keep this model in thestage IIIa category, avoiding the need totransition to meet stage IIIB regulations. thenew features on the 7/53 portablecompressor include forklift slots and a newbunded base option.

the largest single axle model from Doosan,the new 12/154 compressor is the stage IVsuccessor to the previous 12/150 model andis powered by the cummins QsB6.7 6-cylinder diesel engine and meets stage IVregulations without the need for a dieselparticulate filter (DPF). the compact 12/154offers excellent towing stability and isintended for applications in plant hire,construction, quarrying and general industry.

the 7/125-10/110 stage IIIB model has anew ‘Dual Mode’ feature as standard, with achoice of two pressure and flow ratings onthe same machine. By pushing a button onthe keypad, the operator can switchbetween low-pressure and high-pressuremode. the portable compressor is poweredby the stage IIIB cummins QsB 4.5 water-cooled diesel engine providing 97kW ofpower and meeting emission regulationsthrough the use of cooled exhaust gasrecirculation (eGR) and diesel oxidationcatalyst (Doc) after-treatment technologies,without the need for a DPF.

SDMO’s rental rangeincludes lighting products

The T35130S, which will be launched at IntermatParis 2015

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germany’s Vögele Will beshowcasing its products atintermat 2015. the simple-to-service, easy-to-use super1800-3i sprayJet by Vögele hasseveral features, including thespray module, which has beenintegrated into the ergoplus 3operating concept anddesigned as a self-containedfunctional unit. this modulardesign allows the super 1800-3i sprayJet to be used as aspray paver as well as aconventional asphalt paver.

rehabilitating roads byreplacing the surface course isa highly cost-effective and eco-friendly process. Vögele saidits cutting-edge concept is notonly ideal for paving thin layershot on spray seal or tack coat,but also for many non-specialised road buildingcompanies. the VögelesprayJet module, the companystated, is an economical andclean alternative whereveremulsion is sprayed beforepaving with asphalt.

the insulated emulsion tankhas a capacity of 2,100 litresand the integrated electricheating (2x7kW) ensures thatthe emulsion is reliablymaintained at the idealtemperature for spraying. thesuper 1800-3i sprayJet isequipped with five spray bars,which allows full coverage ofthe existing surface withemulsion, even when pavewidth varies.

tOpCOn pOsitiOning grOup will beshowcasing its latest technologies at intermatparis in april. the ln-100W is an update to thefirst line of 3-D positioning systems that has beendesigned for a one-operator layout. the latestmodel includes Bluetooth functionality.the ln-100W is the newest of Bim (buildinginformation modelling) solutions from topcon.ian stilgoe, director of geomatics for topcon,

said, “ln-100W offers an enhanced level ofconnectivity with the addition of Bluetoothfunctionality. now, operators have an additionalwireless communication option that will providegreater versatility with devices such as tabletsthat might not be Wlan-ready.“the update exemplifies our focus on making theln-100 as simple-to-use as possible. the ln-100W offers the self-levelling, one-operator 3Dlayout features of the original model, and takesease-of-use a step further.”topcon positioning group also announced therelease of a new app magnet Construct, designedto drive the ln-100 layout navigator system. theapp, available on android, is built to deliverproductivity with ln-100W hardware, and intuitiveoptions to drive an ln-100W for fast as-builtmeasurements and graphical guidance to designdata. When combined with the ln-100W, the appprovides an entry-level precise measurementsolution for 3D layout applications.

Upgrade carried out on Topcon’s 3D positioning system

China’s largest equipment manufacturerliugong machinery Corporation is all set to takepart in intermat 2015 in paris on 20-25 april 2015.

liugong’s new 856h wheel loader has beentailored for the european market, combining halfa century of liugong technology and innovationwith full eu stage iV regulation compliance.

according to liugong, the european market isdifficult for construction machinerymanufacturers to enter due to the region’s strictemission standards. But the Chinesemanufacturer said that it has adapted itself tosuch conditions.

the 856h is equipped with a Cummins qsB6.7engine in compliance with eu stage iV regulation,which is extremely quiet. it has adopted maturevariable geometry turbocharger technology toprovide superior torque. the high-pressurecommon rail fuel injection system improvesinjection pressure and optimises fuelconsumption. With this powerful engine, the856h can work in extreme conditions in europeand worldwide. the 856h also features a ZFap3000 wet axle with strong carrying capacity.the axle housing and main transmission systemare reinforced to improve strength and anti-loadcapacity, with carrying capacity being increased by40 per cent from the previous model.

the 856h’s new cab design allows for improvedvisibility to the work tool and improves all-aroundvisibility for safety. Frequently-used controls areplaced within easy reach of the operator andcurved glass in the cab decreases sound levels.the 360° access around the cab allows for easyremoval of snow and frost, and a constanttemperature function can adjust the temperature

automatically. the cab features rOps (roll Overprotective structure) and FOps (Falling Objectprotective structures) in compliance with isO3471and isO3449 safety standards, which ensure thatoperator safety is at a maximum.

at the end of 2014, liugong’s new e-seriesexcavators achieved more than 100 unit sales inless than eight months, after the official launchinto the european market in may 2014. theliugong e-series excavators — including the 922e,925e and 930e models — are fully compliant withstage 3B of the european emissions regulations.

the smaller 922e has an operating weight of22,000 kg and a maximum digging depth of 6,595mm; the 925e has an operating weight of 25,500kg and a maximum digging depth of 6,925 mm;and the 930e has an operating weight of 31,300 kgand a maximum digging depth of 7,300 mm.

each e-series model is equipped with aCummins 6.7 litre engine in compliance with eustage 3B regulations, with net power of117kw@2000rpm for the 922e; 129kw@2000rpmfor the 925e; and 147kw@1900rpm for the 930e.

The LN-100W offers the popular self-levelling, one-operator3D layout features of the original model

The 856H’s new cab design allows for improved visibility to thework tool and improves all-around visibility for safety

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Vögele’s newSprayJet ondisplay at Parisconsturction show

All the settings required forreplenishing, circulating and heating theemulsion can be entered and monitoreddirectly via the touchscreen


Zain Jordan launches 4GLTE services teleCOm OperatOr Zain grouphas launched 4g lte services inJordan, becoming the firstcompany to do so in the country.For Zain group, Jordan is the fifthnation where it has initiated the 4glte service.

scott gegenheimer, CeO ofZain group, said, “as the leadingoperator in Jordan, we arecommitted to offering life-enriching mobile services andplaying a key role in the economicand social development of the country.”

the newly-launched networkcovers all governorates in Jordan,with nearly 1,000 sites beingconnected. Zain group has madeuse of the same geographicalscheme undertaken four years ago,when the company launchedhspa+ services.

the 4g lte network featureshigh-speed internet that reachesspeeds of 150 mbps. Customerscan make video calls, communicatethrough social media, downloadhigh-quality multimedia and usebusiness applications, in additionto high-quality integrated servicesthat cater to the evolving needs ofcustomers. the telecom operatorintends to add features to itscurrent list of services, includingiptV, machine to machine (m2m), ip-based television andcloud computing.

the company also plans tointroduce 4g lte bundles andproducts including an array ofdongles, smartphones andcustomer premise units. Zain miFidevices – the smallest portal WiFidevices available that can becarried anywhere – will also bemade available. the device iscompatible with 10 mobile data connections.

Zain Jordan’s investment in 4glte technology in 2014 amountedto us$282mn, and the companywill dedicate us$141mn more until 2017.

ahmad hanandeh, CeO of ZainJordan, said, “We announced our4g lte plans in 2013, holding a trialof the technology at the Dead seaduring the mena iCt Forum.Following the trial, we acquiredfrequencies in april 2014.”

Jordan’s king abdullah iilaunched the first phase of thenetwork rollout in november 2014.

Convergence and connectivity is likely to change the way in which business will beconducted in the Middle East

Middle East e-commerce market to grow by40 per cent by 2020, states report


Brieflythe e-COmmerCe marketin the middle east is set togrow by 40 per cent by 2020,according to sarwant singh,senior partner and practicedirector at Frost & sullivan.

the upcoming boom is dueto high potential in e-commerce in the gulf, as salesis expected to touch us$41.5bn– one of the highest growthnumbers in the industryworldwide. e-commerce is thetop ‘mega trend’ to affectfuture business in the gCC andthe middle east as a whole.

mega trends aretransformative, global forcesthat define the future worldwith their impact on business,societies, economies, culturesand personal lives, commentedaroop Zutshi, global president

are expected to have a 12 percent and 10 per cent share,respectively, added singh.

Owing to a high level ofcomputer ownership andinternet penetration in themiddle east, the uae leads thecategory. the country has thehighest per capita online retailspending, at par with the usaand eu.

From us$90bn in 2013, e-commerce has been predictedto grow to us$200bn in 2020.Of this, business-to-customer(B2C) will represent 30 percent of the total value followedby government-to-business orcustomer (g2B/C) at 25 percent and business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce at 20 per cent.

globally, online retail salesare expected to reach us$4.3trillion by 2025, which willaccount for 19 per cent ofoverall retail sales.

the key reason behind theprojected growth is the level ofconnectivity and convergence,which will restructure themanner of conducting businessby 2020. By that time, therewill be 80bn connected devicesand five billion internet usersglobally, sarwant added.

the mena region alonewould be linked through545mn connected devices and390mn internet users by 2020.

archana amarnath, globalresearch manager of Visionaryinnovation group at Frost &sullivan, remarked, “havingsuch a level of connectivity willdefinitely lead to a differentliving ecosystem in the future.”

and managing partner of Frost& sullivan.

e-commerce is expected todouble in value by 2020 inmena contributing to nearlyfive per cent of the gDp.Currently, it represents onlytwo per cent of the country’sgDp. the uae is expected to bea key e-commerce market witha 53 per cent share, followedby saudi arabia with a 14 percent share. Oman and qatar

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Optimus Technology andTelecom and Huaweiseek to expand partnernetwork in UAE oPTiMUS TeChnoLoGy andTelecom have teamed up withChina’s telecom provider huaweito host a partner recruitmentmeet, with the objective of hiringstrategic channel partners whocan influence business andincrease revenue in 2015.

optimus is a channeldevelopment and distributioncompany, headquartered in dubai,that helps leading technology andtelecom vendors develop andcreate business revenue streams inthe Middle east, north africa andSouth asia (MenaSa). The firm hasa leading presence in egypt, Qatar,Saudi arabia and Kuwait.

The event was held at thehuawei’s Middle eastheadquarters, and was attendedby telecom system integrators andresellers. The aim of the event wasto educate partners on huawei’slatest product and serviceofferings, and to discusstechnological innovations thecompany has to offer. in addition,teams from optimus and huaweialso spoke about new channelprogramme and partnerpromotions that will be offeredlater this year. The aim was tooffer maximum value to clientsand customers.

Meera Kaul, managing directorof optimus Technology andTelecom, said, “it is with ourpartners that we can define oursuccess. We are very fortunate tohave partners who have beenworking with us for years andtoday we are here to expand ourfamily. huawei has some of thelatest products and solutions intelecommunications, which areadvanced, and offer enhancedfeatures and great value to ourpartners' clients. We would likethe new partners to experiencethe same success.”

nehul Goradia, vice-presidentof channel and alliances sales atoptimus Technology and Telecom,added, “our channel partnersevent last year for huawei was ahuge success. We look forward tostrengthen the brand’s global salespositioning and unveil enticingopportunities to the associatingpartners of the brand.”

eMC CoRPoRaTion haS announced theavailability of the VSPeX BLUe hyper-convergedinfrastructure appliance. it delivers storage andnetworking, with management powered byVMware eVo:RaiL and eMC software, statedeMC officials.

The appliance enables customers to go from“power-on” to provisioning virtual machines inunder 15 minutes, offering competent time to

value compared to other hyper-convergedinfrastructure offerings.

Gil Shneorson, vice-president and generalmanager VSPeX at eMC Corporation, said,“eMC’s VSPeX BLUe appliance is deliveredexclusively by our partners, and offers customersiT simplicity and agility backed by eMC’s award-winning global support organisation, withbuilt-in differentiation such as the VSPeX BLUeManager, Market and eMC Secure RemoteSupport that will dramatically simplify how iT isdeployed and managed.”

Comprised of common modular buildingblocks, VSPeX BLUe hyper-convergedinfrastructure appliance provides seamless linearscalability from one to four 2U/4-nodes and isideal for infrastructure consolidations, virtualdesktops in large remote or branch offices andmanaged service providers.

EMC’s VSPEX BLUE offers ‘simple and agile’ IT solutions

The MohaMMed Bin Zayed internationalRobotics Challenge (MBZiRC) will aim to attractthe highest level of talent in the field of roboticsacross the world. MBZiRC was announced at abudhabi’s Khalifa University, where a robotfacilitated the event.

The competition will be organised by KhalifaUniversity every two years, and will providecompetitors the opportunity to win prizes worth inthe region of US$5mn.

The first MBZiRC will require competitors todevelop aerial and ground vehicles that arecapable of executing tasks in complex and dynamicenvironments. The challenge will be to create avehicle that can complete tasks in a simulateddisaster response scenario. it would involve thecollaboration of a group of unmanned aerialvehicles (UaVs) and unmanned ground vehicles(UGVs) in a changing environment that requiresthe robots to carry out a series of tasks usingautonomous navigation and environmentalinteractions. The challenge will be judged by anindependent panel made up of internationalrobotics experts.

Tod Laursen, president of Khalifa University,said, “The event will attract some of the bestrobotics minds in the world, and bringinternational attention to the growing roboticsindustry in the Uae. Throughout history,challenges issued by governments, scientificcommunities, and international entities have oftenplayed a central role in advancing knowledge.”

The ‘space race’ between the USa and the USSRin the 1960s inspired the idea, and the Uae hasbegun working on the theme recently with itsaspirations for a Mars mission.

MBZiRC will aim to spur the development ofworldwide robotic technology by tapping into theinvention and real-life application presented by thewinners. Challenges issued during the event willaim to stretch participants, in order to pave theway for new developments and discoveries.

“We believe that a bit of audacity in challengespecification is key to the innovation process,”said Laursen.

Teams interested in entering the challenge canfind more information at www.mbzirc.com.Proposals must be submitted by June 2015, andparticipants will be selected in october 2015.individuals can also look for more informationabout the challenge on Twitter and Facebook.

EMC’s VSPEX BLUE helps cope with the changing ITenvironment.

A robot that has been designed by students during operation(Photo: MBZIRC)

Sharpest scientific minds to exhange ideas for KhalifaUniversity’s robotics challenge

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STANDARDS FOR POWER are criticalfor end users to realise scalabilityand efficiency, said nancy dib,

technical marketing manager at nationalinstruments (ni).

“as an example, it is more manageablefor a company designing powered devicesto design with a few global standards inmind, rather than an array of disparatepower grids. For government entities andutility companies, standards help grow thesystem in a way that preserves quality,”commented dib.

according to the Un environmentProgramme, there are various renewableenergy investments, particularly in solarenergy, being established in the Middleeast. These projects include abu dhabi’scarbon-neutral Masdar City, Saudi arabia’shuge solar heating plant in Riyadh, dubai’splan to construct a solar park and Qatar’sSolar Schools project.

“The infrastructure to implement theseprojects, and to generate and move energyis immense and without standards theseseparate, yet in many ways interconnectedgrids, would be more expensive tooperate,” said dib. “it makes no differencewhether it is wind, solar, LnG, coal orpumped-hydro that generates energy aslong as when it mates with the grid it meetsthe standard. in this sense, standards canfacilitate innovation by establishing acommon goal and leaving the specificmethod up to scientists and engineersaround the world. advanced energycustomers are interested in running amanufacturing plant or fabricating thelatest silicon wafer.”

The importance of power qualityaccording to dib, most people think ofpower quality in two states – power is onand everything is fine or there is a blackout. “This is an incomplete view of powerquality, as there are a multitude of

measurements that can be made on anelectrical network to determine overallquality. as a simple example, almost anydevice plugged into the wall includes a labelindicating the power level and frequencyfor which it was designed. an abnormaloperation typically occurs well before blackout conditions, especially with computers.Power quality standards are a balancing act— too stringent and they are unattainableand too lenient and they serve no purpose”remarked dib.

Got an issue? Measure it and fix itThe quality of the instrument measuringpower can help determine overall quality,while the quantity and location of themeasurements can help determine the rootcause of an issue.

dib said, “Many power quality problemsare caused by consumers or distributedgeneration facilities that are spread outover the grid. a steel mill, manufacturingplant or solar farm a few miles away cancause power quality problems based on thetypes of loads they put on the grid.

“aside from being good agents of power,these entities may choose to clean up theirenergy usage to avoid monetary fines.Utility companies will fine large powerconsumers if their usage negatively impactsthe grid. To fix this, these entities canmonitor power and take corrective actionsto prevent power quality issues and fines.”

Flexibility is key with changingstandardsThe update of worldwide power grids is amassive feat of engineering that will takeplace over the next few decades. advancedtechnology impacts standards that evolveover time, as best practices are determinedor as new capabilities are unlocked with thelatest technology, said dib.

ni provides the technology that allowsengineers to develop a system thatprovides full visibility and management ofthe power distribution grid at the facilities,through an integrated platform of modularhardware and intuitive graphical software.For instance, ni partner Bitlis-Mendeveloped a system that provides fullvisibility and management of the powerdistribution grid at the Royal Commission ofJubail & yanbu. This system consists ofmodular hardware, ni CompactRio and theni graphical system design softwareLabVieW. it enhances the quality of serviceof the daily grid operations andmaintenance tasks, reduces downtime byproviding smart dispatch alerts, andprovides statistical and historical data thathelps in evaluating operationalperformance and technical strategicplanning, testified dib.

accuracy, safety and efficiency are criticalcharacteristics of the power industry,making it crucial to monitor and controlpower quality, dib concluded.

Nancy Dib, technical marketing manager at National Instruments, speaks to Technical Review aboutthe necessity of power quality.

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The FPGA and Real Time processor built into the NI CompactRIO controller helps engineers keep up pace with the evolving needs of the grid


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Xpelair Middle east, a joint venture between Uae-basedKingston Holdings and ireland’s Glen dimplex, has launched anew range of its household, catering and medical refrigerationappliances in the Middle east.

according to the company, the brands that will be sold in theregion will be Morphy richards, Belling, stoves, leC, NewWorld, Burco, Nobo and Creda.

the entire range of products will be distributed throughXpelair Middle east and will be manufactured mostly in UK andireland by Glen dimplex.

Gerald Nash, an irish minister of state, said, “the launch willallow Glen dimplex to reach more customers and make theireveryday life more convenient, efficient and comfortable. thesignificant expansion in the range of product range has beenrolled out to include catering equipments and medicalrefrigeration, tailored to commercial and industrial sectors.

“Glen dimplex has been the market leader in medicalrefrigeration, delivering a range of purpose built products foruse in areas such as pharmacies, medical laboratories andwards,” he added.

the product range includes kettles, toasters, slow cookers,coffee makers, irons, steam generators, vacuum cleaners andfood processors.

lalu samuel, chairman of Kingston Holdings, remarked, “Weare proud to be associated with Glen dimplex. With anexperience spanning more than a century, the company hasbeen the pioneer in serving the commercial catering marketwith energy efficient range of products such as fridges,freezers and bottle coolers.”

Xpelair Middle east was launched in the Uae in 2014, fromwhere it covers markets throughout the Middle east, theindian subcontinent, africa and Central asia.

Xpelair Middle east’s product range spans domestic,commercial and industrial ventilation solutions, systemventilation, heat recovery and cooling solutions.

Irish minister of state Gerald Nash (left) and Lalu Samuel, chairman ofKingston Holdings

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INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERGeNaVCO has signed a distributiondeal with Germany-based

construction machinery manufacturerWeber Mt to sell its range of compactionequipment in the Uae.

according to GeNaVCO, the productrange will include walk-behind rollers, platecompactors, vibratory tampers, pavementsaws and concrete compaction tools to theequipment supplier’s portfolio.

isam abu Nabah, president of GeNaVCO,said, “the Uae government is investingheavily in developing and expanding theroad network in the country as the region isone of the fastest-developing economies in

the world. GeNaVCO, being the roadconstruction equipment supplier in the Uae,teamed up with Weber Mt to complimentits product range that will fill the gap of lightcompaction equipment in the region.”

asif sayeed Khan, general manager ofGeNaVCO’s equipment business unit, addedthat the equipment supplier is planning tointroduce Weber Mt’s COMpatrOltechnology in the Uae market.

“COMpatrOl technology is the firstcompaction control system for reversiblesoil compactors. the system developed byWeber Mt provides uniform compaction ofthe soil and cuts the number ofunnecessary, redundant compacting passes

by up to 25 per cent. this boost in efficiencyhelps construction companies to save timeand money,” he added.

the Uae market size for light compactionequipment is significant for GeNaVCO,noted Khan.

“With our customer base in roadconstruction industry and constructionindustry in general, we are quite optimisticto secure a decent market share with thetop quality Weber Mt products", he added.

GeNaVCO's business is divided intoseveral business units. One of these is theGeNaVCO equipment business unit, which isforming a partnership with Weber Mt,revealed Nabah.

Amid the anticipation of increased infrastructure spending in the emirates, the global firm steps up to fill thetechnology gap that existed in its product portfolio.

GENAVCO brings German technology to the UAE

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DOOSAN INFRACORECONSTRUCTION Equipment’s(DICE) Dealer Forum for the

company’s Doosan heavy range ofexcavators, wheel loaders and articulateddump trucks was held in February 2015 atEindhoven in the Netherlands.

The two-day Doosan Dealer Forum 2015was attended by managementrepresentatives from more than 70dealerships in 31 countries across Europe.

Speakers at the first session of the forumincluded Scott Park, president and CEO ofDICE; Martin Knoetgen, president of DICE inEurope, Middle East and Africa (EMEA); andGuiliano Parodi, vice-president, sales,marketing and dealer network developmentfor DICE in EMEA.

The Dealer Forum highlighted Doosan’slong-term partnership with dealers andcustomers, and also presented a platformfor the company’s future business strategyas a global solution provider.

Speakers at the event discussed Doosan’sachievements in terms of increasing itsmarket share and brand loyalty in Europe, aswell as the importance of productperformance and quality. The event alsofocussed on the role of professional servicein expanding the company’s customer base,ensuring continued sustainable andprofitable growth for Doosan, its dealersand its customers.

At the forum, Doosan showcased manynew initiatives that the company has put inplace to continue and increase its growth by

moving to the next level of customer serviceas a Tier 1 manufacturer, and an increasedfocus on markets throughout Europe andNorth America.

According to Doosan, the event formedpart of the company’s long-termcommitment to the global constructionequipment market, and its aims ofsimplifying procedures and processesthroughout to ensure it is easier to conductbusiness with Doosan worldwide.

At an awards dinner that followed thefirst session of the Dealer Forum, severaldealers from the UK, France, Germany,Poland, Italy and the Netherlands werehonoured for their successes in theirdomestic markets.

Staad BV, an authorised Doosan dealerand importer for the south of theNetherlands, played host on the second dayof the forum with a series of workshops atthe company’s headquarters in Veghel. Thiswas followed by team activities at thenearby Koekbouw building in Veghel, whichwas previously a compound feed factory.

The 2015 Dealer Forum concluded with agala dinner at the Muziekgebouw FritsPhilips venue in Eindhoven.

The forum was a congregation of European dealers for the company’s Doosan Heavy range of excavators, wheel loaders and articulated dump trucks.

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The Doosan Dealer Forum 2015 was attended byrepresentatives from 31 countries across Europe

The Doosan Dealer Forum 2015 was thestage for the launch of the next generation

of ‘-5’ products that meet Stage IVemission regulations


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Harsco Infrastructurereverts to SGB brandegyptian formWorK andscaffolding firm harscoinfrastructure has announced itsdecision to return to its formerbrand name of SgB, following achange in ownership at thecompany back in 2013.

previously known as harscoegypt for Scaffolding andformwork S.a.e., the company willnow be known as SgB egypt forScaffolding and formwork S.a.e.

Ken norris, general manager ofSgB egypt, said, “With this step,the business returns to itslongstanding SgB tradition datingback to 1919.

“SgB has accrued more than35 years of brand recognition inthe region as a trusted and well-respected name synonymous withindustrial services and accesssolutions. the change back to SgBhas received a tremendousamount of positive feedback fromthe industry and customers,”added norris.

the change in ownership ofthe company occurred innovember 2013, when SgBbecame a subsidiary of US-basedBrand energy and infrastructureServices (BeiS). BeiS is a providerof specialty services for the globalenergy, industrial andinfrastructure markets, includingscaffolding and access equipment,corrosion protection, coating andpainting, insulation, fireproofing,refractory, mechanical services,engineering, formwork andshoring systems.

With demand for educational opportunitieson the rise in Kuwait, formwork manufacturing anddistribution firm doka has found itself involved inthe construction of a large campus at the country’sSabah al Salam University City. Comprising morethan six million sqm in total, the campus is underconstruction, with 1.7mn sqm currently underway.

Led by contractor Sinohydro Corporation Ltd.,construction on the campus began in march 2013,with the project scheduled for completion in 2015.

doka Kuwait secured around 70 per cent of allformwork contracts with the construction site’svarious contractors and from the beginning of theproject, subcontractors and foremen working onthe site have been made fully aware of thetechnology and assembling processes related todoka’s formwork systems. doka held a number oftraining sessions prior to the start of construction,in order to ensure the smooth set-up andoperation of formwork systems on the project.

Sinohydro engaged doka to supply a formworksolution for the building design, which comprisesfive levels.

according to doka, its solution helpedaccelerate progress on the project, with some ofthe challenges it faced including inclined columns,high-round columns and ceiling heights of up toeight metres.

Core walls were erected using 20 sets of thelarge-area formwork top 50 and climbingformwork 150f. a support wall of 2,300 metres inlength and varying heights was erected using thetop 50 system, while 55 sets of the columnformwork were used to pour the columns.

engineers recommended a combination of load-bearing tower Staxo 40 and dokaflex 1-2-4 forbuilding the floor formwork.

due to the small number and light weight of itsindividual parts, Staxo 40 was assembled quicklyand predestined for the high ceiling heights.

the solution was used to pour around 12,000sqm of floor slab, while an additional 9,500 sqmfloor slab area was built using dokaflex 1-2-4. this formwork system was set up quickly andcould be adjusted to the heterogeneous buildingground plans.

Sabah Al Salam University City in Kuwait is beingbuilt on a six million sqm area (Photo: Doka)

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finLand-BaSed eQUipment manufacturerKalmar has announced the launch of its newheavy forklift truck Kalmar dCg180-330,which is designed for heavy cargo handling inindustrial applications.

thomas malmborg, vice-president offorklift trucks, said, “Kalmar continues to setthe standard for forklift productivity, safetyand low ownership costs. the KalmardCg180-330 features an ego cabin, whichprovides the operator with good visibility, lownoise levels and intelligent ergonomics.

“the operator console is easy tounderstand, use and adjust. providingmaximum flexibility, the console putscontrols, switches and indicators within easyreach, ensuring that an efficient forkliftoperation is possible,” malmborg added.

the operator can also select three differentdrive modes using the control panel in thenew heavy forklift truck. “each optimised tomeet operational requirements — theoperator simply shifts between modes toadapt the forklift to every type of application.the power setting maximises performance by

increasing the number of tonnes moved perhour. if total cost of operations outweighs theneed for performance, then the economymode is preferred,” he noted.

Compared to the previous model, the newdCg180-330 consumes up to 15 per cent lessfuel in standard configuration, revealedmalmborg. “Lifting cycles are now up to 40per cent faster compared to the previous

model, preparing the machine faster for thenext lift,” he added.

the Kalmar dCg180-330 also featuresCummins and Volvo engines, which provideoptimum power and contribute to asignificant overall reduction in fuelconsumption, while ensuring compliancewith the latest epa Stage iV/eU tier 4 finalemission standards, said malmborg.

The Kalmar DCG180-330 has been designed for heavy cargohandling in industrial applications such as in the steel andmanufacturing industry, as well as for ports and terminals

Kalmar’s new forklift truck to lift performance standards with new model launch

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Kyocera launches cutterfor cast ironJapan’S KyoCera Corporationhas launched the new mfKindexable milling cutter for cast iron– a milling system that allowsmachinists to reduce costs andimprove milling operations throughthe use of double-sided, 10-edgenegative inserts.

Kyocera’s new mfK cast ironmilling cutter utilises a newly-developed, double-sided insertwith 10 cutting edges. althoughnegative inserts offer cost benefitsas cutting edges can be formed onboth sides of the insert, they tendto increase cutting resistance,causing a decrease in sharpness oran increase in chattering. toaddress this challenge, Kyocera hasdeveloped uniquely-shaped insertsusing its proprietary moldingtechnology, which reduces bothcutting resistance and chattering.

the inserts also improvemachining quality through adouble-edge structure in which twocutting edges are provided for theinsert corners.

in addition, Kyocera has addedthe new Ca420m CVd material forcast-iron milling to its insert gradelineup. Ca420m is comprised of anewly-developed, high-toughnessbase substrate with a new CVdcoating developed usingproprietary crystal-control and film-formation technologies. improvedabrasion resistance, essential inmachining cast iron, will allowCa420m to deliver better costperformance, longer tool life and amore stable machining process.

automotive engines,construction equipment andmachine tools require metalcomponents in complex shapes thatare commonly created by castingmolten metal in specialised molds.Castings taken from these moldsrequire difficult finish machiningand several workpieces arechallenging to hold securely duringthe machining process. insufficientclamping rigidity causes vibrationand chattering due to the cuttingforces of the machining process. inaddition, cast iron workpieces aresusceptible to a phenomenonknown as ‘breakout’, in which theedge of the workpiece chips awayrather than being cut cleanly.

therefore, Kyocera has said thatcutting tools that prevent chippingare currently in “great demand”.

BASF, THE CONSTRUCTION chemicalsmanufacturer, launched its Master BuildersSolutions brand at the Holiday Inn Hotel inSalmiya, Kuwait. The event, held in December2014, was attended by more than 300 customersand distributors including Basil Al Maousherji,executive director of Arabi Company – theofficial distributor of BASF in Kuwait. Under the Master Builders Solutions brand,

BASF bundles its advanced chemical solutionsfor new construction, maintenance, repair and

renovation of structures. Master BuildersSolutions is built on the experience gained frommore than 100 years in the constructionindustry. The comprehensive portfolio under thebrand encompasses concrete admixtures,cement additives, chemical solutions forunderground construction, waterproofingsolutions, sealants, repair and protectionsolutions, performance grouts and performanceflooring solutions.Julian Pritchard, general manager of BASF

Construction Chemicals UAE LLC, highlightedthe brand values and benefits of MasterBuilders Solutions. BASF also presented tilingand screeds solutions, along with othertechnologies such as admixture systems,construction systems, and waterproofing andflooring solutions. In an attempt to showcase its progress in the

Middle East, BASF showed a video with its mostrecent projects under construction, including theAmiri Airport, Boubyan Sea Port Bridge andSabah Al Ahmad Sea City.

BASF unveils Master Builders Solutions at Kuwait event

indUStriaL and CommerCiaLdoor manufacturer hörmannmiddle east began 2014 with thelaunch of new products,expansion of business in Qatar,and entry into new markets suchas east africa and South africa.hörmann introduced marketcentric technologies such as thenew aLr 67 thermal doors withimproved insulation levels thatprovide protection from scorchingtemperatures during summer.the company is now looking tocomplete new projects in the Uaeand Qatar in 2015.

darius Khanloo, managingdirector of hörmann middle east,said, “the regional market hasbeen very active especially inQatar, and we are currently looking at two newprojects in the Uae as well. 2014 was a very busyyear for us, we completed several prestigiousprojects in the region and expanded our businessto east and South africa using middle east as ourbase because of the proximity. With our flagshipshowroom in Jebel ali, we can ensure quick andconvenient deliveries.”

the company has installed sliding gates, rollingshutters and sectional doors for Qatar petroleum.Qatar faculty of islamic Sciences now has thehörmann rolling grille and rolling Shutters that

the company completed for Qatarfoundation. Qatar internationalCables Company has newly-installed rolling shutters from thegerman company, while the doormanufacturer has installedindustrial sectional doors forQatar petroleum’s office buildingin ras Laffan.

hörmann recently launchedtwo new innovative, economicaland high-quality products – therollmatic rolling grille andthermopro entrance doors, andhas introduced its latest intelligentdocking syste, which can play asignificant role in energy efficiencyin commercial buildings.

headquartered in Steinhagen,germany, hörmann is a leader in

provision of doors and gates with more than 15mnproduced since it was founded in 1935. in morethan 27 specialised factories located acrosseurope, north america and asia, hörmanndevelops and produces quality gates, garagedoors, industrial doors, hinged doors, fire resistantdoors, loading equipment, frames, operators forresidential, commercial and industrial purposes.

in 2009, hörmann set up its fully-ownedsubsidiary in dubai’s Jebel ali free Zone (JafZa),which is responsible for operations throughoutthe middle east.

Visitors at the BASF event held in Holiday Inn, Kuwait

Darius Khanloo, managing director ofHörmann Middle East at Big 5 Dubai,held in November 2014

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SAUDI ARABIA HAS long beenrecognised as a powerhouse of themiddle east and is now engaged in a

multi-faceted reform strategy to becomeone of the most competitive economies bydiversifying its energy sources.

the Kingdom’s economy is petroleum-based and accounts for 90 per cent of thecountry’s exports, as well as nearly 75 percent of government revenues. the countryhas one of the largest reserves of naturalgas with proven reserves standing at morethan seven trillion cubic metres. thecountry also has great potential ofbecoming the largest producer of solarenergy in the world with the country’sgovernment planning to invest US$109bn toproduce 41gW of solar energy by 2032.

observing such opportunities in thecountry, Saudi power is held under thepatronage of the ministry of Water andelectricity every year. the annual tradeexhibition for the power, solar, water andlighting sectors Saudi power will be heldfrom 11-13 may 2015 at the riyadhinternational Convention and exhibitionCentre in Uae, and will showcase products,services and technologies to an audiencefrom Saudi arabia and the wider middleeast region.

fahad al athel, deputy general managerof riyadh exhibitions Company, said, “Saudiarabia is witnessing a major development inthe area of alternative energy, with strategicplans being implemented and key projectsbeing undertaken to meet the increasingdemand for energy. Saudi power 2014 madea definite contribution towards thistransformation by offering a gateway forinternational experts to network with localplayers to discuss the latest industry trends,explore business prospects andopportunities of mutual cooperation.”

the year, the event will showcase thelatest energy products, services andtechnologies to a large group of professionalvisitors from Saudi arabia and the region.

the event will also offer a chance to gainfirst-hand experience of fresh technologiesand new equipment for attendees to stayabreast with the industry and marketdevelopments in the middle east.

Electricity networkSaudi arabia’s electricity distributionnetwork extends to cities, towns andvillages across the country. its networkconsists of 14,081km of transmission lines,83,685km of distribution lines and morethan 85,295km of service connections.

Saudi arabia has also begun working withgCC countries on a project to link theirnational power grids. Ultimately, plans willinclude linking the gCC grid with the rest ofthe arab world and europe.

Alternative energyin January 2015, Saudi arabia-basedadvanced Water technology announced itsplan to build the world’s first large-scaleUS$130mn solar powered waterdesalination plant. Company officialsrevealed that the plant would supply 60,000cubic metres of water a day to al Khafji City

in the north-east of the country. accordingto Bloomberg, the Kingdom is expandingwater works to supply the energy industryand a population that has quadrupled in 40years to 30mn people. “the desert countryis the largest producer of desalinated water,attracting foreign investors including Veoliaenvironnement and Suez environnement,”the report added.

Oil resourcesWith the world’s largest oil reserves andlargest oil exportations, Saudi arabia hassucceeded in creating a dynamic economyand establishing itself as one of the mostenterprising nations in the region.

in January 2015, Saudi arabia’s state-runoil company, Saudi aramco, pumpedUS$7bn into a fund to explore hydraulicfracturing — more than double what it hadoriginally planned to spend on fracking,reported Business Insider.

Bloomberg estimated that Saudi arabiacould hold the world’s fifth-largest depositsof shale gas, providing another hugeopportunity for the Kingdom’s power andenergy sectors.

With the continued patronage of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Water and Electricity, Saudi Power is the country’sleading energy event attracting hundreds of local and international companies.

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Gdà£ƒQGä: GCNÑÉQ Gdù°ƒ¥, GCNÑÉQ GŸ©ÉQV¢ hGŸƒD“ôGä, GS°ÎGJ«é«á G’EOGQI.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

GŸ«É√ hGd£Ébá: Gdû°ÑµÉä Gdòc«á, Gd£Ébá Gdæƒhjá, –ƒjπ GdæØÉjÉä GE¤ WÉbá.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

GEfû°ÉAGä hJ©ójø: GEfû°ÉAGä ‘ Gdù°©ƒOjá, GdÑæÉjÉä Gdòc«á, GdõLÉê.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

NóeÉä dƒL«ù°à«á hU°æÉYá: f¶ôI Y∏≈ Gbàü°ÉO ›∏ù¢ Gdà©Éh¿ Gÿ∏«é»,eôGa≥ GŸƒGfÅ hG’Ceø.

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a©Éd«Éä: e©ôV¢ Gdû°ô¥ G’ChS°§ d∏µ¡ôHÉA hGd£Ébá Gdû°ªù°«á, GEfÎeÉä HÉQjù¢,e©ôV¢ H«è aÉj∞ Gdù°©ƒO….

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LÔG∫ GEdµÎj∂ Jƒaô J≤æ«á LójóI d∏ù°©ƒOjá ..................................................................................................,.....4GChQG„ G’CQO¿ Jù°àîóΩ Gd£Ébá Gdû°ªù°«á ......................................................................................................................4QGa©á LójóI Jü°π GE¤ fi£á Gdû°ëø Ã«æÉA U°ëÉQ ..........................................................................,.....6

‰ƒ S°ôj™ d∏£∏Ö Gd©ÉŸ» Y∏≈ GCOhGä Gd£Ébá .........,.....,.....,.....,.....,.....,.....,.....,.....,.....,.....,.....,.....,.....,.....,.....,........6

J©õjõ U°æÉYá eù°àóGeá dàë∏«á GŸ«É√ .....................................................................,...............,...............,...............,..............7

Company ....................................PageAEM Cores Pty Ltd ..........................19Aksa Jenerator Sanayi AS .............. 95Al Ojaimi Cont. Est......................... 111Al Yamuna Densons FZE.................. 17Ansaldo Energia S.p.A. .................. 53Bahra Cables Company .......... 85, 121BAUR Prüf- und Messtechnik GmbH ............................................ 72Beama Exhibitions ........................ 72Blue Ocean International Holdings Ltd .................................. 39Bosch Industrial ............................ 87Brady Corporation.......................... 95British Offset .................................. 41Caterpillar Inc. - Energy .................. 11CEE Industries SDN BHD ................ 65Central Power Research Institute .... 65COELMO S.p.A. ............................ 115ComAp a.s. .................................... 81CompAir ........................................ 32Deep Sea Electronics Plc ................ 83Elettrondata Srl ............................ 101

Elmark Industries SC ...................... 37Elster Solutions LLC...................... 103Euro SMC S.A. ................................ 49Europoles Middle East LLC ............ 78F G Wilson Engineering Ltd ............ 23Galva Coat for Galvanizing ............ 93Grupel, Grupos Electrogenos, S.A. .. 51Hastings Fiber Glass Products, Inc. ................................ 13Helukabel GmbH............................ 67Himoinsa, S.L. .............................. 29Icar S.p.A. .................................... 101IFP Group Ltd (Heavy Max 2015) .... 109IGEL Electric GmbH ........................ 68IIR Exhibitions (Saudi Power 2015) ........................ 97IIR Exhibitions (Solar ME 2015)...... 124IndoAsian ...................................... 31Inmesol SL.................................... 117Irem Spa ........................................ 77John Deere .................................... 47Kaeser Kompressoren FZE ................ 3Karanikolas Group ........................ 119KFB Holding Group ........................ 89

Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd. ................ 9Kohler Power Systems .................. 127Layer Electronics s.r.l. .................... 21Linz Electric S.p.A. ........................ 107LISEC Austria GmbH ...................... 45Lovato Electric S.p.A. .................... 105Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd............... 33Man Diesel & Turbo .......................... 7Manumag SL ................................ 113Mecc Alte UK Ltd ............................ 75Megger Limited .............................. 25Mosdorfer GmbH .......................... 66National Instruments .................... 35New CTA S.r.l. ................................ 79Novoflex Marketing Pvt Ltd ............ 70OKI Europe Limited ........................ 59Omicron Electronics Middle East .... 69Ortea S.p.A..................................... 77Panasonic.................................... 108PASCHAL-Werk G. Maier GmbH...... 112Perkins Engines Ltd........................ 63Power Engineering (India) Pvt Ltd .. 114

Powertech Switchgear Industries FZE ................................ 99Pramac Middle East FZE.................. 27Qssi .............................................. 99Rittal Middle East FZE .................... 57Rove Electric L.L.C. .......................... 1

Saudi Building SystemsManufacturing Company ................ 55Saudi Leather Industries Company Ltd .................................. 71Scope T&M Pvt. Ltd ........................ 31SDMO Industries ............................ 61SES Smart Energy Solutions FZCO .. 19Sullivan-Palatek, Inc....................... 91Terasaki Electric Europe Ltd .......... 98Thomas & Betts Ltd ...................... 104Udeyraj Electricals Pvt Ltd .............. 80UL ME FZCO .................................... 15Visa SPA ........................................ 42Volvo Penta, AB (VPEN) .................... 5Weichai Middle East FZE .................. 2ZEZ Silko s.r.o ................................ 25


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