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Ewec, Acwa secure $869m for Abu Dhabi desalination plant

ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Water and Electricity Company (Ewec), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Power Corporation (ADPower), and Saudi Arabia’s Acwa Power have announced the successful financial closing of the world’s largest reverse osmosis desalination plant. The new plant will be located at the Taweelah power and water desalination complex in Abu Dhabi, with completion expected in 2022. ADPower ...

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Oil short-sellers’ gloom deepens as demand dips

Bloomberg Hedge funds are increasingly pessimistic on oil as US stockpiles surge and crude refining plunges. Bets on a West Texas Intermediate crude rout rose 7.6% in the week ended October 15 and almost tripled since mid-September. A report showing American crude storage rose for a fifth week while refiners cut processing rates to the lowest since 2017 only reinforced ...

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Tanzania open to talks over $10bn port project

Bloomberg Tanzania is open to discussions with investors on the $10 billion Bagamoyo Port project, but will prioritise the interests of the East African nation, the Daily News newspaper reported, citing Tanzania Ports Authority Director General Deusdedit Kakoko. Talks on the proposed port have stalled because investors’ conditions were likely to prevent Tanzania from reaping the maximum benefit from the ...

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