Energy
Contractor bids published for Hassyan water pipeline project
DEWA’s opening table does not identify an award winner.
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Business
Saipem completes Saudi shallow-water drilling business sale to ADES
Saudi Arabian Saipem Limited shares transferred following regulatory approvals.
Business
Jacobs selected for Utah’s Strawberry High Line water project
The proposed canal transformation has an estimated $750 million construction value.
Agriculture
Iraq signs modern irrigation contracts targeting 3.5 million dunams
The agriculture ministry announced agreements for more than 13,000 systems; the target area does not establish installation or realised water savings.
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AECOM selected to design Silicon Valley direct potable reuse pilot facility
AECOM said the Santa Clara Valley Water District selected it to provide design services for the Pure Water Silicon Valley demonstration facility, a pilot able to produce up to 200 gallons per minute.
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Ethiopia forms committee to assess claims over Nile projects
The water and energy minister said a national committee would assess claimed losses and foregone development opportunities associated with more than 22 Nile projects.
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Saudi Arabia and KAUST launch the Namya agri-tech venture
The venture aims to take research to market; the 60 projects and value above SAR448 million refer to the wider partnership portfolio, not Namya alone.
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WMO says 2025 river flows among driest in 35 years
WMO’s annual global water report says river discharge in 2025 was among the lowest in more than 35 years.
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Five consortia bid for Riyadh East sewage treatment plant, SHARAKAT says
SHARAKAT said on 28 September 2026 that it received five bids from consortia for the Riyadh East Independent Sewage Treatment Plant, which has an initial design capacity of 200,000 cubic metres per day.
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Pakistani company and Jizzakh administration sign olive-project MoU
WaterCon and the Jizzakh regional administration signed a memorandum covering a planned olive plantation and processing project in Yangiabad district.
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EU starts review of its Marine Strategy Framework Directive
European Commissioner for the Environment Jessika Roswall discussed a review of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive with stakeholders on 30 September. The directive is the EU’s main framework for protecting the marine environment and aims to achieve good environmental status in all EU marine waters.
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Kuwait’s electricity peak falls for a second summer
Kuwait’s peak electricity load reached 17,540 MW in summer 2026, below last year’s high despite additional loads joining the grid.
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