January, 2020

• 4 January

  Dubai Taxi hits 1bn riders in 25 years

  

  Dubai / WAM Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), revealed the number of journeys made by Dubai Taxis from the start of operation in 1995 to December 2019 clocked 682 million journeys, lifting more than one billion riders. He indicated that the taxi fleet recorded an exponential ...

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• 4 January

  Deal signed to enhance treatment for autoimmune diseases in UAE

  

  Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US company AbbVie Biopharmaceuticals to enhance innovation, training, healthcare, and awareness about autoimmune diseases. Under this MoU, both sides have agreed to foster cooperation in the field of therapeutic innovations for autoimmune diseases, provide training programmes for MoHAP’s medical cadres as per ...

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• 4 January

  Sewa recycled 360,000 litres of transformer oil

  

  SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa), recycled more than 360,000 litres of transformer oils at 33 kV stations and reused the oil after treatment according to the best international specifications during 2019. The recycling process saved more than AED20 million after one of the ideas presented by employees was applied as part of the “I am ...

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• 4 January

  Work on new roads, services for Al Dhafra region commences

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada) and Al Dhafra Region Municipality have commenced construction and design works of the internal roads and infrastructure rehabilitation project across Madinat Zayed, Baynunah, Sector 18 and Zone MZW in Al Dhafra region at an estimated cost of AED144.8 million. Both parties stated that the project will involve the construction of ...

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• 4 January

  Duke Energy to save $1.5b in North Carolina coal-ash deal

  

  Bloomberg Duke Energy Corp reached a settlement with North Carolina regulators and environmentalists to close its remaining coal ash ponds in the state, ending a long-running fight over cleaning up waste from power plants. The settlement, which saves the company about $1.5 billion, requires Duke to remove nearly 80 million tons of coal ash. Seven basins will be fully excavated, ...

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• 4 January

  Suzlon to offer India banks 68% haircut on debt recast deal

  

  Bloomberg Suzlon Energy Ltd will offer to restructure debt at a steeper discount than Indian banks have been willing to consider so far, said people familiar with the matter, pushing the wind turbine maker closer towards bankruptcy. The Pune-based company proposes to swap its 113 billion rupees ($1.6 billion) of outstanding debt into 36 billion rupees of new debt, translating ...

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• 4 January

  Floating wind farm generates power off Portugal’s coast

  

  Bloomberg A wind turbine floating off the coast in northern Portugal began transmitting electricity to the grid, a crucial step for a technology that could vastly increase the potential for offshore wind power. The WindFloat Atlantic project is backed by European energy companies EDP Renovaveis SA, Engie SA and Repsol SA and uses the floating platform developed by Principle Power ...

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• 4 January

  Ex-US energy head joins Energy Transfer board

  

  Bloomberg Former US Energy Secretary Rick Perry is joining the board of the general partner that controls Dallas-based pipeline giant Energy Transfer LP. The move puts Perry, who departed the Energy Department in December, back at the table of one of the biggest pipeline operators in the US Billionaire Kelcy Warren’s Energy Transfer has made headlines for pursuing large projects ...

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• 4 January

  Pier 1 to close more stores, cut debt in expanded turnaround

  

  Bloomberg Pier 1 Imports Inc is planning a significant increase in store closings as the distressed home-furnishings chain seeks to cut costs and turn around operations. The company expects to announce the new round of shutdowns when it reports results for its third fiscal quarter next week, according to people with knowledge of the plan. The company aims to restructure ...

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• 4 January

  Next profit forecast defies UK’s gloomy retail outlook

  

  Bloomberg Fashion retailer Next Plc posted better-than-expected holiday sales and forecast an increase in fiscal 2021 profit in a welcome boost for the beleaguered UK retail market. Pretax profit will rise 1% to 734 million pounds ($963 million) in the year through January 2021, Next forecast in a statement. An extra week of sales next year may generate additional earnings, ...

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