Veolia Environnement, part of the French transport and engineering major Veoli, has won a contract, to build the seawater desalination plant at the Az Zour North complex in Kuwait for US$437mn
Energy
L&T wins Saudi Aramco transmission line contract
India-based Larsen and Toubro (L&T), through its Saudi Arabian subsidiary, has won an EPC order from Saudi Aramco to construct 55km of 230kV transmission lines
Siemens and Iberdrola to work on smart grids for Middle East
Siemens and Spanish electric utility company Iberdrola have joined hands to provide smart infrastructure for energy and water in the Middle East
AREVA and EDF support Saudi Arabia nuclear plans
French companies AREVA and EDF have signed two set of agreements in an effort to support Saudi Arabia?s nuclear energy programmes
Saudi Arabia to invest US$35.7 billion in water and electricity projects in 2014
The government of Saudi Arabia has planned to invest up to US$35.7bn in water and electricity projects in 2014, to cater to the Kingdom?s rising demand