DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) confirmed that the ACWA Power and Harbin Electric consortium has begun construction of the 2,400 megawatt (MW) Hassyan clean coal power station, based on the Independent Power Producer (IPP) procurement model. The plant will be the first of its kind in the region and is fully-compliant with set international standards, …

  Dubai / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum inaugurated the second phase of the Dubai Water Canal, a 12 kilometre waterway that connects Dubai Creek with the Arabian Gulf. The Dubai Water Canal project has been built at a cost of AED 3.7 billion. Crown …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Ways to promote relations between the UAE and Armenia, and regional and international issues of common concern were the focus of talks held on Wednesday between His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who is on …