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Contents4

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENTDevelopments /Calendar 6

Executive Strategy 10

Market News 14

Analysis 18The Middle East’s oil exporters remain the bright spot amidst a difficult regional

economic landscape.

COMMUNICATIONS & ITData Management 22The move to cloud computing will change the way organisations operate and

manage their data centres.

MANUFACTURINGAir Compressors 26The use of nitrogen gas during production processing is becoming more prevalent

across the region.

Waste Management 36Why solid waste management is one of the most serious challenges facing

countries throughout the Middle East.

POWERMiddle East Electricity 2013 41Visitors to this years event will be able to see four separate collections of exhibits

in power-related fields, as well as take part in a series of Technical Seminars.

There’s a brand new solar show too.

CONSTRUCTIONInfrastructure 80The US$7 bn railway project linking Riyadh and Jeddah is gathering pace.

Interview 82Gaby Rhayem of Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment recently spoke to

Technical Review about the company’s exciting future plans.

Profile 84How the German tower crane manufacturer, Wolffkran is expanding its business

links in the region.

Saudi Buildex 85This key construction event is being held in the Kingdom’s Eastern Province.

Profile 88Why regional distributor FAMCO sees Saudi Arabia as a key market for heavy

machinery.

ARABIC SECTIONDevelopments/Calendar 4

Power 6

THIS YEAR’S EDITION of Middle East Electricity (MEE), the region’slargest power and related-products exhibition, begins at theDubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre on 17February. This year visitors will be able to see four separatecollections of exhibits in power- related fields, as well as take partin a series of Technical Seminars focusing on individual companyand product developments. There’s a brand-new Solar show, too.At Technical Review we are proud to have once again beenappointed Official Publisher for this prestigious regional andbroader event. Last year, just under 60 per cent of all visitors toMEE were either manufacturers, agents/distributors, contractorsor power utility executives – key targets for the world’s electricalmarketeers. Special features this year include the newly launchedSolar Middle East show-within-a-show. Elsewhere in this issue,we look at the region’s economic prospects for the forseeablefuture, as well as the problem of disposal of solid waste, whichcould very soon become one of the most serious challenges theregion has faced.

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OMAN'S BUDGET FOR 2013 will see the country spend more on infrastructure projects to help createseveral thousands of jobs for locals.

Oman's 2013 budget plan envisages spending US$33.6bn this year, up nearly 30 per cent from2012. Revenues are forecast to reach US$29.1bn, up from US$22.85bn last year.

Darwish Ismaeel al Balushi, the Minister Responsiblefor Financial Affairs said, “The government will provide20,000 jobs and create another 36,000 in the privatesector”.

He added, "Last year we created 36,000 jobs forOmanis by spending US$780mn."

Al-Balushi did not specify how large 2013 spending onjobs would amount to.

The price of oil, which is expected to contribute 72 percent of revenues in the non-OPEC country, was calculatedat US$75 per barrel last year, a conservative estimate thatusually allows the Gulf state to enjoy a surplus.

In 2012, an oil price of US$109 per barrel proppedrevenues up to around US$36.4bn, allowing for anincrease in spending to around US$33.8 billion, theminister pointed out.

Al-Balushi stated that any surplus would be used tocover part of any deficit this year. The 2013 budgetenvisages a deficit of roughly US$4.4bn, based on anaverage oil price of US$85.

The current spending represents 63 per cent of thebudget, including US$9.4bn for defence and security.

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SAUDI ARABIA HAS announced a recordstate budget for 2013 of US$219bn to bespent on welfare and infrastructureprojects in the Kingdom.

The amount is 19 per cent higher thanthe 2012 budget as continued high oilprices has allowed the Kingdom toallocate big spending on new megaprojects.

Capital spending totals US$76bn in the2013 budget, much of it going to projectssuch as ports, railroads and waterresources. Expenditure on education and

health is also set to increase sharply. Real GDP growth in the Kingdon in 2012 is

expected to be 6.8 per cent, with 5.5 percent growth in the oil sector and 7.2 per centin other sectors. The country is enjoying aprivate sector boom with the private sectorGDP up by 7.5 per cent, outpacing statesector growth of 6.2 per cent.

Inflation in 2012 is rising at 2.9 percent compared with the previous year,and 4.5 per cent compared with thebenchmark year of 1999, the official SPAnews agency stated.

Next year's budget plan envisagesrevenue of US$221bn, which implies asmall budget surplus of just US$2.4bn.But if global oil prices stay above US$100a barrel, the actual 2013 surplus will befar larger. While the 2012 budgetoriginally envisaged revenues ofUS$187bn, they actually amounted to anestimated US$330bn.

Data released by the finance ministryindicated the government posted abudget surplus of 14.2 per cent of GDP in2012.

Saudi Arabia sets record budget

■ ABU DHABI HAS said that it willinvest US$90bn over the next fiveyears in major infrastructureprojects across the emirate. Theprojects are set to be completed by2017. The Executive Council said ina statement that a total of 12,500housing units are being built vianine major projects. Housingprojects will also extend to Al Ainand the Western Region. Otherinfrastructure work currently beingcarried out in Abu Dhabi includesthe Strategic Tunnel project andthe 328 km Mafraq-Ghuweifatroad connection. The ExecutiveCouncil added that it has launchedseveral initiatives aimed to improvethe investment environment byoffering incentives and facilities toinvestors. Abu Dhabi will alsocreate more than 5,000 jobs forlocals during the course of 2013.Other initiatives to help diversifythe economy include thedevelopment of “specialisedeconomic zones” for specificindustries.

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Calendar8

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5-7 Middle East Rail DUBAI www.terrapinn.com

17-19 Middle East Electricity DUBAI www.middleeastelectricity.com

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15-17 Wetex DUBAI www.wetex.ae

15-21 Bauma 2013 MUNICH www.bauma.de

16-23 Cityscape Abu Dhabi ABU DHABI www.cityscapeabudhabi.com

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21-22 Solar Mahgreb RABAT www.greenpowerconferences.com

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EXECUTIVES CALENDAR

THE UAE ECONOMY is forecast to growthby nearly four per cent in 2013, accordingto a new report by KFH-Research.

This growth figure was supported byMohammed Al Shehi, undersecretary ofthe Ministry of Economy, who wasreported by Gulf News as saying, “The UAEeconomy will likely expand by 3.5-4 percent this year. Growth will be supported bythe oil sector and expansion of othersectors, including industry, tourism,services, trade and the recovery of the realestate sector."

KFH-Research stated, "Growth isexpected to be higher in 2013 at 3.9 percent on expectation of acceleratingdomestic recovery and gradualimprovement in global economy."

The report said the UAE's servicessector will register "solid growth" whiletourism is likely to continue to benefitconsiderably from the regional unrest inthe early part of the forecast period. The

UAE's construction sector will finally see areturn to growth in 2013.

The report noted that industrialproduction in the UAE will "improvegradually", and the non-oil sector will"be more significant". The UAE's non-oil

sector is forecast to become increasinglyimportant, especially in the latter half ofthe forecast period when majorindustrial projects come on stream, KFH-Research said.

Large projects include the US$20bnAl Gharbia Chemicals Industrial City,which is due for completion in 2015,and the US$4.5bn expansion ofEmirates Aluminium (EMAL), which willboost annual aluminium capacity bythe end of 2014.

The report said it expects the UAE's non-oil GDP to grow at 3.5 percent in 2012, upfrom 2.7 percent in 2011.

"These will account for robust growth inthe manufacturing sector. Constructionand utilities will also grow rapidly, at anannual average of 12.7 per cent a year in2012 onwards, as emirate-levelgovernments increase capacity to meetthe projected increase in electricityconsumption," the report added.

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ATIF, WHO HAS been in the role forjust under a year, feels privilegedto be in the UAE at such anexciting juncture of an energy

transition that will affect the whole region.2012 was a pivotal year for KEMA, which

saw the majority of its shares bought byDet Norske Veritas (DNV) in a transactioncompleted at the end February 2012.

“We have European roots but we wantto be seen as more of a local solutionsprovider, as we are globally active fromoffices in more than 30 countries,”explained Atif.

Atif has been focused on puttingtogether its vision for the region on smartcities and in December DNV KEMAreleased a report, which brings togethermany areas of relevant expertise that DNVKEMA has in its centres of excellence.

The DNV KEMA vision document istitled: “Smart cities: a pathway toinclusive growth.” It sees thedevelopment of smart cities, including thedevelopment of smart grids, becomingincreasingly important over the comingyears and decades in the Middle East.

Atif said, “This is our smart city visionand will be specifically focused on theMiddle East and will be our visionstatement for the region.”

The report brings together the firm’svision on the use of renewables,infrastructure, communications andtransport and their application in modernsmart cities and how they are developingin the region.

The report was delivered in both Englishand Arabic to get the widest audience.

Smart grid pushThe crux of DNV KEMA's argument is thatwith smart grids, Middle East cities can

leapfrog into the heart of the future whilesimultaneously providing stability,reliability and efficiency for its utilityinfrastructure.

This is why DNV KEMA has beenpushing hard on the topic of smart gridsas Atif asserted that “we see smart grids,smart cities and renewable integration asgrowing in importance in the region.”

In the company’s report, Atif stated:“Smart grids will not only improve networkresilience and reliability; they will alsoresult in energy saving (natural gas inparticular). The overall result is a positiveeffect on the efficiency of present-dayinfrastructure.”

Experience, according to Atif, isalready evident in Middle Easterncountries which have the workforce andthe investors to establish the first cost-

effective smart city in the world. Projectsand trials on a small scale have alreadytaken place in the United Arab Emirates,Dubai, Jordan and Qatar.

He explained that the firm acts astechnical and business strategic advisorsthat provide advice to the government touse whatever means to conserve theirfossil resources, while leveraging thesenew technologies to transform theireconomies.

Cities in the Middle East can learn a lotfrom international experience and at thesame time ensure that adaptation of smartgrids will be done in the most cost-effective ways, indicated Atif.

He highlighted PowerMatching City inthe Netherlands as a prime example. Thissmart grid project is based in Hoogkerk, asmall city in the northern part of thecountry. The project has demonstratedthat it is possible to implement a livingsmart grid with a corresponding marketmodel, using existing technologies.

Atif said in the near future he would liketo take interested parties from the regionto Holland to see the operating smart cityfirst hand.

New business linesAtif outlined that DNV KEMA has five keybusiness lines, which cover the entireenergy value chain.

He remarked that the energy efficiencybusiness in the Middle East was anemerging business line.

“With electricity, transmission anddistribution a growing business for us herein the region with a specific focus on assetmanagement because this is now the bigdemand in the Middle East,” said Atif.



Technical Review spoke to Mohammed Atif, regionalmanager Middle East at DNV KEMA Energy &Sustainability before the launch of the company’s visionstatement on the importance of smart cities in the regionand why and how they should be implemented in theMiddle East.

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HurdlesAtif touched on the hurdles that exist inthe region in regards to implementingsustainable energy policies with the needfor proper standards, and regulations atthe top of the list.

The governments want to benefit fromnew technologies and not be netimporters of technology.

“It is a timing issue,” he added. The governments need to set up their

policies to cater for these newtechnologies. But there is a cost issue and

governments will need to get the rightincentives in place for people to switchfrom fossil fuels to renewables.

That is why research and innovationsinstitutes are starting to be establishedacross the region and will play a key rolein shaping the region’s ability to lead inthis field.

Atif said he was very positive aboutthese institutions, namely KAUST in SaudiArabia, KIFC in Kuwait and the QatarFoundation in Qatar.

OpportunitySaudi Arabia is the main country pushingthe renewable agenda, according to Atif,as the Kingdom has set these huge targetsfor renewable energy penetration. SaudiArabia is aggressive in its targets.

The projects in the Arab world focusedon renewable energy are not being

shelved, as some in Europe are, withDubai now looking to build a solar parkand Qatar going ahead with its US$1bnpolysilicon plant.

DNV KEMA has key connection points inBahrain, Oman and Qatar.

“Our biggest market is Oman, Qatar andthe UAE. We are not as active in SaudiArabia yet as we would like to be. It is amarket we would like to expand into, butwe will do so by tailoring specific valuepropositions to bespoke Saudi clientrequirements. ”

Projects in Oman are more related to thegrid side and the company is well placedto help the country on its renewableintegration plans.

“For the future I think I see hugepotential in the renewable energy sectornot just in the UAE but the region as awhole,” he concluded. ■



UNDER THE PATRONAGE of HH SheikhHamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, DeputyRuler of Dubai and Minister of Finance ofthe United Arab Emirates, His ExcellencyMirza Al Sayegh officially inauguratedAECOM’s new office in Dubai recently. Also in attendance were His ExcellencySaeed Al Otaiba, Mr Otaiba Saeed AlOtaiba and United States Consul GeneralRob Waller. The event was also attendedby government officials, senior industryrepresentatives and AECOM’s MiddleEast based clients.

Located on the 43rd floor of UBora Tower,Business Bay, the new office bringstogether AECOM’s operations in Dubaiand the Northern Emirates under oneroof. With an area of 17,000 square feetand seating space for 170 employees, theoffice offers better facilities, moreattractive views, better sustainabilityand a new working culture to offer moreflexibility and better collaboration to theway AECOM operates. “The new office reaffirms AECOM’scommitment to supporting Dubai’s

ambitious growth plans, while the addedbusiness efficiencies of co-locating ouremployees within better facilities willensure we can continue to staycompetitive in this challenging marketand offer our clients an unrivalledservice,” said an AECOM spokesman.AECOM is a global provider ofprofessional technical and managementsupport services to a broad range ofmarkets, including transportation,facilities, environmental, energy, waterand government.

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CNL SOFTWARE, WHICH claims to be a world leader in PhysicalSecurity Information Management (PSIM) software, isannounced that it has expanded its operations in the MiddleEast and North Africa in the wake of increased demand for itsIPSecurityCenter™ PSIM software, and the successfuldeployments of some of the largest PSIM projects in the region.

During 2012, CNL Software increased its number of referencecustomers in the Middle East; helping to bring PSIM solutionsto critical national infrastructure, law enforcement and safecity projects.

To support this growth in the region CNL Software hasexpanded the region’s team based in Dubai, with the addition ofDaniel Bloodworth as Technical Sales Manager ME and LeeWagstaffe as Technical Account Manager.

“CNL Software is investing in deploying experienced resourcesin the Middle East, to not only support our existing customers,but to respond to a significant increase in requests for new PSIMprojects in the region”, explains Matthew Kushner, VP GlobalSales & Marketing – CNL Software. “We are taking this marketvery seriously, as we see that the majority of new securityprojects are specifying PSIM.”

Daniel Bloodworth continues, “This year we launched Arabicsupport in IPSecurityCenter to meet our customers’requirements. In addition, we have secured a number ofstrategic alliances and partnerships with organizationsincluding ArrowLabs, Ateco, GBM, Orion Systems JLT,Schneider Electric and Smart Cube to better support theregion. We look forward to building upon this year’saccomplishments by delivering even more, successful PSIMprojects throughout 2013.”

CNL Software’s IPSecurityCenter PSIM Solution provides asingle Common Operating Platform (COP) for all of anorganization’s mission critical security systems, deliveringintelligence to the point of need and providing process guidanceto enhance security posture. IPSecurityCenter allows layouts,sequences and process guidance to be created in Arabic.

Operators are able to work using Arabic to view alarms, searchfor cameras and locations as well as display maps, gauges,charts and address details

CNL expands regional operations

THE RUGGED CONSTRUCTION and provenperformance of Promat’s Durasteel® fireand blast protection system is helpingprotect aircraft, passengers and groundstaff at the New Doha InternationalAirport, which opened last year. ThePromat Durasteel® has been used toencase a series of substation buildingswhich are located close to the airport’srunways and taxiways.

With the airport expected to handle 320,000aircraft movements and 50 million passengersper year, safety is a key consideration. TheDurasteel® barrier and ceiling systems createdaround the substation buildings providecomplete two-way fire and blast protection.Installed by The Invicta Group, the systems havebeen designed to contain any transformerexplosions that occur inside the substations,and also to protect the transformers housed inthe buildings from external fires and blasts.

Promat DURASTEEL® has been specificallydeveloped to provide rugged and reliableperformance in barrier, ducting, door and ceilingapplications. The composite PromatDURASTEEL® panels feature a fibre-reinforced

cement core which is mechanically bonded topunched steel sheets on both outer surfaces.Being classed as ‘non-combustible’ to BS 476:Part 4:1970, and to Clause 10 of EN 13501-1:2002, confirms the exceptional fire resistanceprovided by Promat DURASTEEL®, which isapparently strong, extremely durable andresistant to the effects of both impact andmoisture. The system is unaffected by the effectsof fire fighters’ hoses and so retains its ability toperform as required, even during a fire.

Promat DURASTEEL® is available in a widerange of specifications to satisfy many differenttypes of application, and an interactive DVDwhich provides more details on the system isnow available from the manufacturer.

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A series of substation buildingshas been encased■ REICHLE & DE-MASSARI (R&M),

the Swiss structured cablingspecialist, announced that theTechnical University of Berlin in ElGouna, one of the leadinguniversities in Egypt, hasupgraded to a new networkinfrastructure through thedeployment of R&M's coppercabling solutions. Sameh Kamel,El Gouna CommunicationManager noted, "Choosing theright cabling components was acritical decision for us as it is thefoundation for our network. R&Mwere an obvious choice as theyoffered all the requirements wesought. Additionally their QPPtraining for our staff wasextremely beneficial.” The TUBerlin strives to promote thedissemination of knowledge andto facilitate technologicalprogress by building upon strongregional, national andinternational partnerships withhigh-performance networkingplaying a vital role in this.

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SMARTGLASS INTERNATIONAL, THE manufacturer of electronicallyswitchable privacy glass, announced that it is intensifying itsexpansion drive in the Middle East to take advantage of a newsurge in property development and demand for premium-qualityelectronically switchable glass solutions. The company furtherrevealed that the region’s drive for premium products and firstclass services (both at the design stage and on site) is one of themain reasons for the expansion plans.

Numerous high-profileprojects in the MiddleEast, such as Dubai’srecently announcedmega real estate project,‘Mohammed Bin RashidCity’ with over 100hotels, planned largestshopping mall in theworld, and other modernfacilities, are also drivingdemand for itssophisticated switchableglass solutions.

SmartGlass International guarantees one of the lowest leadtimes in the market and is the only company with a certifiedIngress Protection rating of X7 (the product has been testedsubmerged one meter underwater with no defects) allowing forSmartGlass to be used in the bathrooms of some of the world’sleading hotel brands. The company also prides itself on thesuperior after sales/customer service it offers along with a five-year warranty and value-added on-site support.

“SmartGlass is changing the way designers in the Middle Eastcreate space and allow natural light through the builtenvironment, thus enhancing the human experience. SmartGlasscombines the functionality of an opaque wall with the style of clearglass allowing for an innovative and intriguing use of space, light,and glass. We are therefore stepping up our expansion drive in theMiddle East to take advantage of the drive for premium high endproducts and desire for first class services, both of whichSmartGlass International can offer. We are also excited to beworking on some of the most imaginative and exciting projectsthat are being built in the Middle East. SmartGlass solutionscomplement the level of sophistication, prestige and magnitude ofthe development projects being undertaken in the region,” said JohnO’Gorman, Sales Manager MENA Region for SmartGlass International.

Switchable glass solutions have proved popular inthe region

■ THE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE equipment (PPE) market in the GCC earnedrevenues of US$320.8 million in 2011 and this is estimated this to reachUS$452.4 million in 2017, according to a new report. The resumption ofinfrastructure development in various sectors such as transportation, housing,oil and gas, and utilities has widened the labour pool and thereby, raised thedemand for personal protective equipment in the GCC, explained the StrategicAnalysis of the GCC Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Market released byFrost & Sullivan.

■ THE GCC’S ANNUAL consumption of plastics, which is presently 3.4 milliontonnes, is likely to cross 5.5 million tonnes by 2015, with Qatar meeting the bulkof the supply. Qapco officials pointed out that a huge amount of plastics indifferent formats will be needed to cater to the requirements of the World Cup .

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WITH THE CURRENT recovery in GCC economies,the UAE construction industry is projected toexhibit sustainable growth prospects in the nextfew years, according to a recent Dubai Chamberof Commerce and Industry study.

Construction as a percentage of GDP of theUAE reached 10.6 per cent in 2008 and 10.3 percent in 2011 while for 2015 and 2021 the sector’scontribution as a percentage of UAE GDP isprojected to record 11.1 per cent and 11.5 percent respectively.

According to the International Monetary Fund(IMF), the population of UAE is expected to reachsix million by 2015 from 5.4mn in 2010. Theincrease in expatriate population, whichaccounts for more than 80 per cent of the

country’s population, constitute the main growthdrivers for increasing demand for residential andcommercial property units in the country.

The growth in real GDP is projected by the IMFto reach 4.4 per cent in 2015 from 3.3 per cent in2011, signifying a revival of the overall economywhich augurs well for the construction industry,says the study.

In 2011, the UAE recorded the highestconstruction project value, reaching UAS$319.1billion, accounting for 51.1 per cent of the totalconstruction project value in top 100 projects inthe GCC region.

Indicative of the above statement is the list ofthe key construction projects both commercialand residential.

The UAE was followed by Saudi Arabia atUS$218.9 billion (accounting 35 per cent of thetotal construction project value). Qataraccounted for 8.9 per cent of the totalconstruction project value followed by Omanand Kuwait accounting for 3.2 per cent and 1.8per cent of the top 100 projects respectively.

In the near future, favourable governmentpolicies in the GCC countries, particularly that ofthe UAE, are projected to attract more overseascompanies to the construction sector.

■ THE GCC IS estimated to havealready invested around US$17.3 billion into aluminiumprojects, with member statescollectively producing around3.6mn tonnes of the commoditya year to account for almost 10per cent of the world’s totalaluminium output. Production isexpected to surge to nine milliontons per year to account forbetween 15 and 17 per cent ofglobal output, as regionalinvestments into the aluminiumsector steadily climb to aprojected US$55 billion in 2022.

■ TELECOMS REVENUE IN theMENA region is expected to growby 27 per cent between 2012 and2017, at a compound annualgrowth rate of five per cent,according to new research fromAnalysys Mason. According to thereport, revenue will increase fromUS$70.3 billion in 2011 toUS$96.4 billion in 2017. Thefastest growth area during theforecast period will be mobiledata services.

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Construction sector to boost UAE GDP



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DUBAI ALUMINIUM (DUBAL) – the entirely state-owned entity that operates the world’s largestsingle-site primary aluminium smelter using pre-baked anode technology – signed an agreementwith Aluminium Bahrain BSC (“Alba”) whereby the latter will use DUBAL’s DX+ Technology for Alba’sLine 6 Bankable Feasibility Study. Abdulla Kalban (President & CEO: DUBAL) and Tim Murray (CEO:Alba) were the signatories to the agreement.

Murray advises that the Line 6 Bankable Feasibility Study will determine the viability of Alba’ssixth potline expansion project, which is expected to boost Alba’s annual production capacity byapproximately 400,000 tonnes of aluminium per year. This will boost Alba’s current annual capacityof 880,000 tonnes to 1.280mn tonnes.

DX+ Technology is the product of on-going research and development work at DUBAL. Essentiallyan enhanced version of DUBAL’s proven, inherently robust DX Technology, DX+ Technology is

designed to operate at higher amperages and optimizedperformance levels. Five DX+ Technology cells, built in apilot line at DUBAL’s Jebel Ali site in 2010, initially operatedat 420 kA and currently operate stably at 440 kA. At thislevel, the DX+ Technology cells yield substantially betterenergy efficiency and specific energy consumption levelsthan DX Technology cells; and produce 3,37 tonnes ofaluminium per pot per day. Ultimately, DX+ Technologycells are expected to operate at 460 kA.

DUBAL’s DX+ Technology has been licensed to EMALPhase II, where it is being installed in a new 440-cell potlinethat is currently under construction with a nameplatecapacity of 520,000 tonnes per year (at 420 kA). DUBAL hasundertaken to implement any advances in the technologyat EMAL Phase II, such that the new potline is expected tooperate at 440 kA at start-up (scheduled for end-2013).

The agreement was signed by Abdullah Kalban(left) and Tim Murray

■ DUBAI ELECTRICITY AND WaterAuthority (Dewa) has awarded acontract for a project to supply,implement and extend a 450 mm-diameter water transmissionnetwork by 416-km in severalareas of Dubai. The contract is partof Dewa's strategy to enhance theavailability, efficiency andreliability of its water networks, toincrease the supply of water tokeep pace with the sharp increasein demand.

■ SAUDI ELECTRICITY COMPANY(SEC) has signed five contractsworth US$426 million for about755-km of high-voltage 380 kVpower transmission lines invarious regions of the Kingdom.

■ THE HEAVY VEHICLES andConstructions Equipment (HVCE)division of AA Bin Hindi Group,the sole distributor of VolvoConstruction Equipment inBahrain, recently delivered twonew Volvo Back Hoe Loaders toleading trading firm GDK from itsfacility in Ma'ameer.

BRIEFLYDUBAL technology selected by Aluminium Bahrain


DESPITE A GENERALLY sluggish global environment, theoil exporters – led by Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Qatar andSaudi Arabia – continued on a robust growth path. Realgross domestic product (GDP) grew by 6.6 per cent last

year, up from 3.9 per cent in 2011, according to the InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF). This contrasted with anemic growth ratesamong oil importers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)region, averaging just 2.1 per cent.

A combination of four factors have underpinned buoyantgrowth, namely the hydrocarbons sector, expansionary fiscalpolicy with significant ‘multiplier effects’ on the non-oil privatesector, growing domestic consumption and supportive banklending to private businesses. This year’s prospects, however,depend on global developments and geopolitical conditions, aswell as brisk growth in emerging market’s energy demand and oilprice trends.

GDP growth in MENA oil exporters is forecast to return to 2011growth rates of almost four per cent during 2013. Economicactivity in the six-member Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) bloc –endowed with one-third of global proved oil reserves, theequivalent of 495bn barrels - is expected to slow from 7.5 per centin 2011 to 3.7 per cent this year, largely due to a tapering off of oilproduction, especially in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar.Concurrently, oil GDP growth may turn negative in 2013, afterrising by 2.6 and 1.3 per cent, respectively, over the previous twoyears, based on IMF’s es timates.

In Iran, crude produ ction fell heavily thanks to stringent USsanctions, plus the European Union (EU) oil embargo, which tookeffect July 2012, thus pushing the country into a technicalrecession. Whereas Libya staged an impressive post-conflictrecovery, with 2012 output reaching almost 1.5 million barrels perday (bpd), up steeply from 500,000 bpd in 2011. But expandingproduction beyond its pre-crisis capacity of 1.8 million bpdrequires major investments in new field development, reservoirmanagement, drilling, and enhanced oil recovery (EOR)techniques, pressure maintenance technology and streaminjecting, as well as transformers/ transmission equipment.


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Increasing levels of foreign investment inthe hydrocarbons sector will aid regionaleconomic growth, says Moin Siddiqi.

Optimism prevails amidst the gloom

Table 1: MACRO-FINANCIAL INDICATORS ON THE MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA OIL-EXPORTERSReal GDP Non-Oil GDP Fiscal Balance Breakeven Total Exports

Annual % chg Annual % chg % of GDP Oil price $/bbl * US$ bn2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013

ALGERIA 206.5 214.4 2.6 3.4 5.0 4.8 -3.9 -1.3 117.9 99.5BAHRAIN 26.5 27.7 2.0 2.8 1.9 1.9 -3.9 -3.6 118.2 111.4IRAN 483.8 514.8 -0.9 0.8 1.1 1.3 -2.9 -3.9 134.0 150.0IRAQ 130.6 154.3 10.2 14.7 5.5 5.5 -1.9 3.1 112.0 94.1KUWAIT 174.6 175.2 6.3 1.9 5.1 5.3 30.2 26.4 49.0 56.4LIBYA 85.1 97.6 122.0 16.7 30.0 25.0 19.4 7.7 88.5 98.8OMAN 80.0 82.9 5.0 3.9 5.9 5.5 7.1 5.8 81.3 83.3QATAR 184.6 190.9 6.3 4.9 9.0 9.0 9.6 8.5 40.4 68.0SAUDI ARABIA 657.0 682.6 6.0 4.2 6.5 5.6 16.6 11.2 74.4 85.2UAE 361.9 374.9 4.0 2.6 3.3 3.5 7.5 7.5 79.0 77.5YEMEN 36.4 41.3 -1.9 4.1 -1.6 3.0 -5.7 -6.0 237.0 …….Total 2,427.0 2,556.7 6.6 3.8 4.8 4.7 6.1 4.4

Table 1: MACRO-FINANCIAL INDICATORS ON THE MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA OIL-EXPORTERSTotal Exports Total Imports Current Account Breakeven Official Reserves

US$ bn US$ bn US$ bn Oil price $/bbl ** US$ bn /2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013

ALGERIA 76.0 75.5 61.0 59.0 12.9 13.1 74.4 71.6 196.4 211.4BAHRAIN 22.9 23.3 14.8 14.6 2.6 2.9 70.4 66.0 5.0 5.3IRAN 101.9 93.1 85.5 86.3 16.5 6.9 80.0 92.0 89.2 84.6IRAQ 93.6 113.9 85.6 99.8 0.3 9.3 89.5 83.8 67.7 73.6KUWAIT 124.2 120.2 43.1 46.8 77.0 68.7 28.9 33.4 26.2 28.5LIBYA 58.6 60.4 38.0 47.8 18.6 10.0 77.0 88.0 121.4 125.4OMAN 52.5 53.7 31.7 35.3 11.2 8.3 80.3 87.3 15.1 16.6QATAR 119.1 119.0 49.4 53.2 54.6 51.1 54.1 58.0 28.7 32.0SAUDI ARABIA 409.4 404.2 217.5 228.7 171.3 155.1 57.2 61.2 699.3 848.2UAE 312.7 330.0 267.0 279.1 33.6 37.9 72.4 67.3 40.8 43.6YEMEN 10.1 10.9 13.2 12.6 -1.0 -1.7 218.0 ……. 4.1 3.6Total 1,381.0 1,404.1 906.7 963.2 397.6 361.8 1,293.9 1,472.8

* The oil price at which the fiscal balance is zero. ** The oil price at which the current account balance is zero. / Excludes overseas assets of sovereign wealth funds in Kuwait, Qatar and UAE.

Sources: Data provided by National authorities and IMF estimates and projections.


Libyan officials estimated that civil war left between 10-15 percent of related oil infrastructure damaged.

In non-oil sectors, public-private investments coupled withsustained low interest rates in the Gulf are expected to underpineconomic growth at a healthy pace of five per cent in 2013,despite tepid growth in Bahrain and Iran due to political unrestand declining foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. However,non-oil GDP growth rates are unlikely to match those observedbefore 2008, reflecting difficult global trading conditions.

The price of oil is expected to remain above US$100 per barrel;concurrently, the oil exporters’ combined current account surplusfor 2013 is anticipated at about US$362bn, albeit below itshistoric high of US$419bn in 2011.

Several factors could underpin a benign growth scenario forregion’s oil exporters. The most immediate risk is a sharprecession in Europe, coupled with slowdown in East Asia (notablyChina) and the US, thus leading to depleting energy usage andlower crude prices. Although most countries have accumulatedlarge official reserves to withstand short-term price volatility, a 10per cent fall in oil prices would reduce exporters’ combinedcurrent account surplus by about US$150bn.

The region is both a major consumer and producer of naturalgas. Although the region possesses two-fifths of global provedgas reserves, most of the natgas produced in this region is alsoconsumed there.

Regional gas usage is predicted to grow by three percent/yearon average during 2011–17. Middle East gas production growth is,however, slowing, and the increase in output is now directedlargely towards meeting incremental domestic demand – mainlyin Algeria, Egypt, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, but not towardsgenerating additional exports revenues – in terms of piped gas orliquefied natural gas (LNG) and other derivative products.

While crude oil export volumes in 2012 were about the samelevel as in 2007, natgas exports have surged markedly, chiefly inQatar. On aggregate for MENA hydrocarbon exporters, natgasexports volumes comprise about one-fifth of hydrocarbonexports, but exceed crude oil export volumes in Algeria, Qatar,and Yemen. Despite declining gas prices in some internationalmarkets, MENA hydrocarbon exporters have benefited fromselling gas at long-term contracted values indexed to oil prices.

About one-third of global retail gas consumption is priced on aspot basis, whilst one-fifth is indexed to crude oil, 40 per cent issubject to direct price regulation, and the remainder is sold

locally at subsidised prices. Wholesale contracts on Asian andEuropean markets, which are critical for many MENA gasexporters, are mostly indexed to crude prices. Consequently, gasexporters have benefited from strong oil prices.

“Looking ahead, the main issue facing the region’s oilexporters is how to take advantage of their current positiveposition to strengthen their resilience against oil price declinesand diversify their economies to boost private-sector jobcreation. Fiscal policy could gradually shift to bolstering nationalsavings, and countries could ease the pace of governmentspending, especially on expenditures that are hard to reverse,like public-sector hiring”, advised Masood Ahmed, Director of theIMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department.

Over the next decade, both oil and non-oil countries facedaunting challenges of creating 40mn jobs for their youth with anestimated 10.7mn new entrants projected to join the labourmarket. With nearly one in five people between the ages of 15 and24, the region has one of the youngest populations in the world.Policymakers are increasingly relying upon the private sector toaddress chronic joblessness. Qatari Economic/Finance MinisterYouself Kamal explained: “We see the private sector as the maindriver for future growth and the key to realising the region’spotential for robust and sustained job creation, technologicalinnovation, and regional economic integration that are urgentlyneeded.” But for this to happen, the region needs to foster anenabling environment that promotes both competition andinnovation. Investments in human resources and business eco-system, such as skills, vocational training, funding start-ups andsmall-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the form of seedfinance, and venture capital, as well as improving the efficiencyof banks, and external linkages for firms to expand and flourishwill help make the non-oil economy more productive and vibrant.This can be achieved through strengthening business incubationservices and nurturing SMEs in value-adding technology andinnovative industries.

The IMF stressed “reforms of the labor markets, educationalsystems, the business environment, and governance, will helpleverage the many assets of the region to achieve higher growthrates and employment over the medium and long term.”

The MENA region is critical to global energy security for theforeseeable future. Vast hydrocarbon-related investments willflow into oil exporting countries, which in turn, should benefit thewider regional economy. ■


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Table 2: Hydrocarbons Data on MENA ProducersOil GDP growth Oil output * Proven Oil R/P Natgas output Proved R/P(Annual % chg) Mn bpd reserves / ratio# Bn cubic metres reserves // ratio#

2012 2013 2012 2013 End-2011 2011 2010 2011 End-2011 2011Algeria -1.6 0.7 1.27 1.28 12.2 19.3 80.4 78.0 159.1 57.7Iran -22.2 -6.5 2.81 2.63 151.2 95.8 146.2 151.8 1,168.6 100+Iraq 13.1 20.0 3.00 3.60 143.1 100+ 1.3 1.9 126.7 100+Kuwait 8.4 -3.4 2.90 2.80 101.5 97.0 11.7 13.0 63.0 100+Libya 200.4 13.6 1.48 1.68 47.1 100+ 16.8 4.1 52.8 100+Oman 3.2 0.9 0.91 0.92 5.5 17.0 27.1 26.5 33.5 35.8Qatar 2.9 -0.3 0.74 0.71 24.7 39.3 116.7 146.8 884.5 100+Saudi Arabia 4.5 0.0 10.05 10.05 265.4 65.2 87.7 99.2 287.8 82.1UAE 5.3 1.0 2.69 2.71 97.8 80.7 51.3 51.7 215.1 100+Yemen -4.8 14.0 0.18 0.23 2.7 32.0 6.2 9.4 16.9 50.7

Regional Total 1.3 -0.2 26.23 26.82 851.2 78.7 545.4 582.4 3,008.0 100+MENA (%) World 31.0 51.5 17.1 18.0 41.0 63.6

* Including condensates and natural gas liquid (NGL). / Billions of barrels.

# Reserves-to-Production ratio (calculated in terms of years). // Trillion cubic feet.

Sources: IMF estimates and projections and BP statistics.


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CLOUD COMPUTING IS becomingpervasive and cloud-deliveredhosted applications arepresenting new challenges and

business opportunities. IDC predicts thatthe cloud market alone will have growninto a US$45 billion industry by 2014,nearly tripling its business within fiveyears. This ongoing trend towards cloudcomputing will in turn change the wayorganisations manage and operate theirdata centers.

The Cisco® Global Cloud Index, whichis an ongoing effort to forecast the growthof global data center and cloud-based IPtraffic, predicts that by 2015, more thanone-third of all data center traffic will bebased in the cloud. The report statesgrowing adoption and migration to thecloud and the ability of cloud data centerto handle significantly higher traffic loadsas the reasons behind this.

Enterprises across the region are eagerto jump onto the cloud bandwagon but arenow asking pertinent questions abouthow to leverage this new technology whilestill maintaining the same levels ofsecurity, reliability and performance aswere seen with on-premise deployments.At the heart of these discussions areconcerns regarding the integrity of theinfrastructure required to support asuccessful cloud deployment and networkcabling is one of the key componentsbeing assessed.

In recent years, much of the growth thatthe cabling industry has witnessed hasbeen due to the increasingly prominentrole of the data center. Organisations haveshifted their focus from the traditional'silo' approach to one which treats thedata center as a strategic piece of ITinfrastructure. The mega-trend ofdigitisation has meant that data centersnow have to deal with volumes of datathat were previously unimaginable.Industry experts have already heraldedthe coming of the zetabyte era plungingdata center managers into a frenzy toimplement the most cost-effective, future-proof connectivity infrastructure bothquickly and efficiently.

Another technology trend which hasdriven the need for the deployment ofhigh-performance and robust cablinginfrastructure is that of servervirtualisation. In many ways is seen as theprecursor to cloud computing- the concept

of virtual machines not being tied tophysical servers allows for the flexiblescaling required in the cloud paradigm.While virtualisation reduces the number ofphysical servers present in the datacenter, it translates to a greater utilisationof existing resources. What this thenmeans is that a large number ofapplications are now dependent on thesame underlying infrastructure, therebyplacing the latency and robustness of thesystem in the limelight. The flexibilityrequired to implement thesedevelopments in the data-centreenvironment places a new series ofdemands on the network cablinginfrastructure.

As server virtualisation paves the wayfor cloud-based deployments,organisations will now need to readythemselves for a transition to a cablinginfrastructure which supports 40 and 100Gbit/s speeds.

This demand for higher speeds requireshigher performing cabling to support theinfrastructure. Revision of currentstandards has led the industry totransition from the use of Cat 6 coppercables to Cat 6A cables. In addition, fiberoptic cabling is being increasinglydeployed to meet the high-speedrequirements with OM4 multimode fiberbeing widely deployed.

The ability to quickly and securelytransfer data to and from the cloud will


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The move to cloudcomputing will change theway organisations manageand operate their datacentres, and that meansfurther growth for thecabling industry, saysShibu Vahid, Head ofTechnical Operations,R&M Middle East & Africa.

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determine the success of thedeployment. The move to the cloud willalso require much higher precision anda tighter system design approach. In thecase of private clouds, since mostapplications will be delivered via thenetwork, scaling the bandwidth to meetthe requirements of the users will be amust. Also, with the growing use ofmobile devices, network managers willneed to plan for supporting thisrequirement in a safe and securemanner.

Given that cloud computing is still inits infancy, it can be expected thatenterprises will chose to graduallymigrate their services to the cloud. Thechallenge then faced is planning aninfrastructure that supports the currentrequirements while still accommodatingfor future needs. The cloud computingmodel supports and emphasises thedynamic allocation of services. The 'ondemand' nature of this technology willresult in peaks and troughs in networkusage. The physical network then needsto provide the additional capacity toallow for peaks to be handled withoutsignificantly impacting capital expenses

due to over provisioning.As security is still a large part of the

ongoing cloud discussion,organisations are likely to favour the'private cloud' for their business-criticalapplications. This may then lead to ascenario wherein the organisationchooses to bring the private cloudassets back into the enterprise. Heretoo the flexibility of the cabling solutionto support the migration with minimalimpact on regular business operationswill play a key role.

Cloud computing promises compellingfinancial benefits, 'on demand'processing, and reduced managementoverheads. It is likely to impact theentire manner in which IT deliversinformation services which willinevitably affect data patterns and trafficlevels on the network. Already essentialto business success, the network will nodoubt assume an even greatersignificance. It is imperative then that ITinfrastructure managers implement themost cost-effective, future-proofconnectivity infrastructure withperformance, security and flexibility atthe top of their priority lists! ■


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THE USE OF nitrogen gas during production processing is becoming much more prevalent in industries across the Middle East as operators become more familiar with its applications.

As an inert gas, nitrogen will displace oxygen from a productor process and can be used to prevent oxidation, stopbacteriological growth and reduce the risk of combustion andexplosion.

This can help with eliminating product spoilage in food andbeverage applications, ensuring safety standards aremaintained in pharmaceutical production and minimisingcontamination in chemical processing, to name a few.

Typically, operators will purchase the nitrogen they requirefrom a supplier, either as gas in small high-pressure cylindersor in liquid form, stored either in mini-tanks or in bulk storagevessels. In the Middle East alone, this supply market isestimated at US$250mn and, with up to 97 per cent of globalnitrogen supply fulfilled by traditional gas companies, it clearthat there is growing demand.

However, obtaining and maintaining a ready supply ofnitrogen is not without its drawbacks. As well as finding areliable vendor and arranging deliveries and payment,companies require sufficient space to store the gas alongsidea thorough procedure to monitor and manage the supplysafely.

This is where the installation of an on-site nitrogengeneration system, such as Gardner Denver’s new CNgenerators, can pay dividends, providing operators with on-demand supply and complete control over the volume andflow of the gas required.

Moreover, the system can reduce supply costs by as muchas 90 per cent with payback in less than two years for acompany using liquid nitrogen or as little as one year wheregas cylinders are being used.

The CompAir nitrogen generation systemGardner Denver’s new CompAir nitrogen generation systemconverts compressed air in to guaranteed-purity nitrogen. Pre-treated air from a standard industrial compressor is ‘sieved’ usingcarbon molecular technology to remove all oxygen and othertrace gases, leaving the nitrogen to pass through to theapplication.

The space-saving, modular design is easy-to-install, meaningthere are no expensive civil engineering works required and canbe integrated with existing compressor installations to minimisecapital expenditure.

Gas purity is another important consideration, as eachapplication demands different quality levels depending onwhether the gas comes into direct contact with a food orpharmaceutical product or indirectly to form packaging or forgeneral blanketing.

Gardner Denver’s new CompAirnitrogen generation systemconverts compressed air intoguaranteed-purity nitrogen


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The CompAir generators offer a flexible range of purity levelsfrom five per cent to 5 ppm remaining oxygen content and featurean integral oxygen analyser for continuous purity monitoring.

Flow rate can also be matched accurately to the applicationrequirements, so that the required amount of nitrogen is beinggenerated, helping to improve efficiency while also ensuring thatsufficient gas is always available, maximisingproduction uptime.

Energy consumption is a majorconsideration in the purchase ofany new plant equipment andGardner Denver hasincorporated a number ofenergy-saving features in tothe products’ design.

First, the system uses lessenergy to generate the nitrogenrequired on-site than it takesfor a supplier to produce anddeliver the same amount.

The carbon molecular sievealso offers superior energyperformance, with nodegradation in performance,meaning that it does not needto be changed during itslifetime to reduce consumablecosts.

And finally, when coupled with other energy-efficientproducts in the GD range, such as speed-regulated compressorsor the latest oil-free technologies, operators can maximiseefficiency further. ■


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The CompAir generators offer a flexiblerange of purity levels

Typical applicationsIN FOOD AND beverage processing, nitrogen is used in modifiedatmosphere packaging applications, where the packaged food isflushed with the gas to reduce the oxygen level below 1%. Thisreduces product spoilage and helps to increase shelf life and willalso extend the nutritional value of the food without the needfor preservatives. Nitrogen also acts as a filler gas, to provide a pressurisedatmosphere that prevents package collapse.Manufacturing and analytical equipment can be purged withnitrogen gas to remove oxygen and water vapour from processlines, which can increase product quality and reduce the need forfurther conditioning treatments.In chemical applications, nitrogen is used to prevent the risk offire and explosion when purging and testing tanks, vessels orlines. It also helps to prevent oxidation of chemical compounds,plastics, paints and adhesives during processing. Harsh oil and gas environments are also familiar with the uses ofnitrogen, where it is not only used to suppress oxygen andthereby remove a potential fire hazard but also for a wide varietyof other applications including blanketing, purging and sealing.



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UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES (UL) a leaderin advancing safety sat down with TechnicalReview and talked about how its safetyservices are evolving to meet newtechnologies and how the emerging markets,in particular the Middle East, are so suited towhat UL is offering.

R.A. Venkitachalam vice president andmanaging director of UL sat alongside AugustSchaefer, senior vice president and publicsafety officer during the company's first MiddleEast Safety Forum (MESF), held in Dubai inDecember 2012.

Venkitachalam stated, "This region isgrowing very fast and with a lot ofinfrastructure growth there is a lot of concernabout safety."

In simple terms, according to Schaefer,"Wewrite standards, test the standards andinspect the products to make sure they meetthese standards and then mark the productswith our approval."

The firm looks at a variety of products andproduces around 1,400 product safetystandards for customers in over 100 countries,meaning that although from the outside itmight look simple, what UL performs in reality

it is an all encompassing business that isconstantly evolving.

"Over the last seven to eight years we havestarted to broaden our perspective on safetyand we now offer other services that go outsideour traditional type of service," noted Schaefer.

UL has five products under the UL umbrella.Its largest division remains product safety. Italso has knowledge services, which looks atworkplace safety training. A growing businessis its environment services where the companylooks at environmental standards of products.

Its final area of business is its verificationservice, which ensures specification ofproducts and securing the correct products forbuyers in accordance with their specificdemands. This is very relevant to importingcountries, such at the Middle East, and ULlooks at any product anywhere in the worldand see UL checking the quality of the supplychain in any given country.

"We are in our next phase already which isthe expansion of what we cover. We aregrowing in our traditional area of coverage butwe are also broadening our definition of safetyand areas we cover," said Schaefer.

One thing UL has learnt over its 118 years of

operating is that although standards areuniversal they still need to be moulded aroundlocal conditions and which is whyVenkitachalam said that they pay particularattention to tailor their services for the marketin the Middle East.

"We need to be adopting internationalstandards for this region but it needs to bedone by thinking of local conditions."

Venkitachalam talked about what UL isdoing in the region with the bulk of theirbusiness is based around product safety. It ismainly dealing with manufacturers who caterfor specific product categories, like fire safetyproducts, cable products. So its biggestmarket is fire safety products but UL seesdemand from electrical safety growing.

"We are already doing the fire and safetyelement in the Middle East and we are lookingat doing more of the occupational safetytraining," he added.

UL is excited about new emerging servicesthat they can provide in the region.Venkitachalam said, "We are very buoyantabout the Middle East market and we believethere is a lot of demand for the type of work wedo here.”

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THE UAE WAS the highest ranked country from the Middle Eastin Deloitte’s 2013 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Indexreport, which is a survey of global chief executive officers(CEOs) and senior executives. It offers their perspectives on themost important factors that drive manufacturing industrycompetitiveness.The report was complied by DeloitteTouche Tohmatsu Limited’s (DTTL)Global Manufacturing Industry groupand the US Council onCompetitiveness.The report states that the landscapefor competitive manufacturing is inthe midst of a massive power shift –based on an in-depth analysis ofsurvey responses from more than 550CEOs and senior leaders atmanufacturing companies around theworld.The UAE was ranked as the mostcompetitive manufacturing nation inthe Middle East with the the UAEranked globally at 30, Saudi Arabia at 34 and Egypt at 36 in theDeloitte index. The UAE will remain on top position in the nextfive year, according to Deloitte.“UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are expected to move up inranking five years from now,” said Bakr Abulkhair, chairmanand managing partner at Deloitte & Touche Bakr Abulkhair &Company, Saudi Arabia.“The identified key dividers between established and emergingmanufacturing markets, in the Deloitte report, should provideinsights to Middle East countries and manufacturers to assist

them in bridging gaps with developed manufacturing marketsand building capabilities and economic and politicalinfrastructures to drive growth and job creation in our region,”he added.Craig Giffi, vice chairman Deloitte US and consumer and

industrial products industry leaderpointed out that in five years keyemerging nations are expected tovault forward in the Index. The reportindicated that the 20th-centurymanufacturing advocates like the US,Germany and Japan will bechallenged to maintain theircompetitive edge to emergingnations such as China, India andBrazil.“The global CEO survey results echothe view that while China and Indiaare still prominent in discussions,manufacturers are turning their focusto frontier markets for growth tocapture both the growing local

consumer demand and to serve as strategic manufacturing hubsin the global value chain,” noted Tim Hanley, DTTL global leadermanufacturing.The data also showed several divisions in competitivenessbetween established manufacturing players and their emergingcounterparts. Traditional manufacturing powerhouses areperceived to have an advantage with respect to talent-driveninnovation. While, emerging manufacturing nations will likelystruggle to be competitive in regards to their legal systems,according to the report.

UAE tops the region in Deloitte's manufacturing competitiveness index

ALUMINIUM EXPORTS FROM the UAEincreased in 2012 and exports are forecastto grow in the future as the aluminiumsector is set to become one of the key non-oil industry sector in the UAE, according toFrost & Sullivan.

The UAE Aluminium industry is verydependent on exports as the country hasan underdeveloped downstream industryin comparison to Saudi Arabia or Bahrain.This is why the bulk of the production isbeing exported as primary metal.

"The GCC has become a hub of thealuminium industry and is well establishedin the global aluminium map as the sourcefor quality and reliable supply ofaluminium. The UAE smelters haveleveraged this advantage for penetratinginto the global Aluminium market," statedS Venkatesan metals and minerals practicedirector Frost & Sullivan.

The Aluminium industry, specifically inthe Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is oneof the main sectors driving the regionaleconomies and it contributes significantly

to the primary aluminium growth in MENA. The UAE aluminium capacity is

expanding further with EMAL’s secondphase expansion plan set to be completedby 2014 and will raise its total annualoutput to 1.3mn MT. At the end of thesecond phase expansion the company willbe one of the world’s largest single-siteAluminium smelters. Emal is a joint venture

between Dubai Aluminium and MubadalaDevelopment.

Frost & Sullivan argued that it expectsEmal's expansion to drive the growth ofexports in the near future.

One reasons for this growth will begrowing demand from North American andEuropean regions, who are cutting downtheir aluminium smelter capacity due tothe increasing cost of operations and areincreasingly sourcing the aluminium fromthe GCC smelters which is further aidingthe GCC aluminium exports.

The aluminium industry, specifically inthe GCC is one of the key sectors drivingthe economy and contributes significantlyto the primary aluminium growth in theregion.

A outcome from the growth in thealuminium sector, according to Frost &Sullivan, has been the development of newaluminium smelters and expansion ofexisting smelters coupled with paralleldevelopment of downstream industries inthe region.

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These tools help plant and operations managers view resourceconsumption in relation to specific units, lines and machines, sothey can make more informed energy decisions.

Rockwell said in a statement, "Energy intelligence is an extensionof the manufacturing intelligence capability of turning data intoinformation for informed decision making, by leveraging power andenergy equipment as data sources."

Manufacturing plants consume more than one-third of theglobal energy used annually and many companies do nothave information on the day-to-day energy consumptionwithin their plants.

“In order to identifyopportunities forimprovement, manufacturersneed usage data from allareas of the facility to setbaselines and better trackvariations for their entireoperation – whether a singleplant or a global productioninfrastructure. Energy-intelligence strategiesleveraging FactoryTalksoftware enable companies toreport their consumption in away that can reduce the timeand effort associated withregulatory compliance, cutoperating costs and maximise profit,” noted Mike Pantaleano,business manager, Information Software, Rockwell Automation.

The FactoryTalk VantagePoint Energy bundle, which includesFactoryTalk VantagePoint EMI software plus energy-specificmodels, charts, dashboards and analysis tools, provides accessto more energy data. Users can therefore aggregate meteredenergy-consumption data with production assets throughout theorganisation to start monitoring energy utilisation. Plant managersand business leaders can easily access energy data, such ashistorical energy-cost trends or energy costs over time for aspecific machine, line, plant or the entire enterprise via the web.

FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix software collects, records and storesenergy data from Allen-Bradley or third-party power meters. Thesoftware can also capture information on energy usage, flow,temperature, and pressure from controllers, third-party devices ormanual entries. With FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix software, users canset parameters that create alarms, and send human-machineinterface and email alerts when energy-usage levels reach a user-specified level. This function can be crucial for manufacturers thatreceive energy bills based on peak kilowatt demand per day.

A new option is now available for IntelliCENTER software -IntelliCENTER Energy. This software offers a preconfigured setup ofFactoryTalk EnergyMetrix software for intelligent motor controldevices in the motor control centre, including variable speeddrives, overload relays, and SMC controllers. Users can view real-time energy consumption and historical trending at the devicelevel directly from IntelliCENTER software.

Rockwell Automation pushes energyintelligence applications

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PER CAPITAL WASTE generationin GCC countries is one of thehighest worldwide, withestimates putting the total

volume of solid waste produced in theGCC region in excess of 120 milliontonnes annually, and growing. A largeproportion of this waste comes fromconstruction and demolition activities,with municipal waste the second largestsource. The GCC countries between themare estimated to produce more than 27million tonnes per year of municipal solidwaste, and the situation is no better insome of the neighbouring countries.Egypt, for example, generated nearly 20million tonnes of municipal solid wastein 2009, according to the WasteManagement Central Department of theEgyptian Environmental Affairs Agency(EEAA).

Much of the Middle East’s solid wasteis disposed of in landfills. In addition totaking up valuable space in countrieswhere land availability is limited, such asin Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar, landfillspresent a whole array of sanitation andenvironmental issues; not least of which

is that conventional landfill sites are asignificant source of greenhouse gases.

In a bid to get to grips with theirmounting waste problems, the pastthree-to-five years have seen initiativesby a number of the region’s governmentsto implement strategies to improve theircountries’ management of waste. Manyof these initiatives have included waste-to-energy (WTE) schemes.

“Waste-to-energy is not only a solutionto reduce the volume of waste going intolandfill but it can provide a supplemental

energy source,” said an energy analyst. “The development of renewable

sources of energy is becomingincreasingly attractive to countries in theface of the need to reduce greenhousegas emissions and – especially for non-oil producers – to augment energysecurity and supply," he said.

In a bid to improve its wastemanagement under measuresenvisioned by its National DevelopmentStrategy 2011–2016, Qatar brought onstream an integrated domestic solidwaste management centre nearMesaieed in June 2011, to treat, processand recycle mixed domestic solid waste.The facility is the first of its kind in theregion. Sited over 3 km2, it is designed totreat 2,300 tonnes of waste per day, andserves the whole of Qatar.

In addition to waste sorting andrecycling facilities and an engineeredlandfill and composting unit, the wastemanagement facility has a 1,500tonnes/day WTE incineration plant. TheWTE generates enough power for theentire site and can supply a surplus of34.4 MW to Qatar’s national power grid.


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Solid waste managementis one of the most seriouschallenges faced by allcountries across theMiddle East. Fast-pacedindustrial growth, abooming construction anddemolition sector, a highrate of population growthand rapid urbanisationhave all contributed to ahuge increase in thevolumes of solid wastegenerated within theregion. Lynda Daviesreports.

Tackling the region’swaste burden

View of a solid wastehandling facility in Abu Dhabi

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Keppel Seghers, a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Singapore-based KeppelIntegrated Engineering (KIE), operates thewaste management facility under a 20-yearDesign-Build-Operate (DBO) contractawarded to KIE in October 2006 by Qatar’sthen Ministry of Municipal Affairs andAgriculture (now the Ministry of Municipalityand Urban Planning). The Singapore firmalso secured a second contract to designand build four waste transfer stations. Thetwo contracts amounted to QAR 3.9 billion orapproximately US$1.7 billion at the time.

Qatar produces more than 2.5 milliontonnes of municipal solid waste each year.This solid waste is mainly comprised oforganic materials which accounts for about60 per cent of the total, while the remainderconsists of recyclables like glass, metalsand plastics.

Most of this waste historically has endedup in landfills, and according to Qatar’sNational Development Strategy, the newsolid waste facility is expected to reduce theshare of domestic waste disposed of intolandfills to 3-5 per cent, thereby reducing theshare of the country’s total waste sent tolandfills from 92 per cent to 64 per cent.

In Abu Dhabi, the Centre of WasteManagement (CWM) and Abu DhabiNational Energy Company (TAQA) arelooking at jointly developing a 100 MW WTEfacility in the emirate, signing aMemorandum of Understanding (MoU) forthe project in June. The project would be thefirst of its kind in the United Arab Emiratesand one of the largest in the world.

The proposed plant will be capable ofprocessing up to 1 million tonnes ofmunicipal solid waste annually, and wouldcontribute towards CWM’s strategy “to

reduce as much of the volume of waste sentto landfill as is possible and maximiseresource recovery and renewable energyprojects,” according to a spokesperson forthe organisation. CWM currently is revisingits original strategic target of 80 per centdiversion of the emirate’s waste from landfillby 2030 under Abu Dhabi’s ‘Vision 2030’,conceding the original target is “unrealistic”in the timeframe.

The emirate produced over 5.7 milliontonnes of solid waste in 2009, according toCWM and the Abu Dhabi Statistics Centre.Around 3.5 million tonnes of this isconstruction and demolition waste.According to CWM estimates early last year,total waste generation in Abu Dhabi is set toreach 30 million tonnes a year by 2030 ifcurrent waste and population growth ratesremain unchanged.

CWM is conducting a feasibility study forthe WTE facility and TAQA worked on theconcept for 12 months prior to reaching theMoU. The two companies said the WTEfacility could be operational by 2015 or 2016.

Dubai, however, has decided to cancelpermanently its plans for a WTE facility inthe emirate. Dubai Municipality, which hadunveiled plans to tender the project for athird time in February, announced in Junethat it was cancelling permanently theproject.

The project plans had evolvedsignificantly since they were first launched,and under the latest proposal a 2,000-3,000 tonnes/day scheme was proposed.

In 2011, the Municipality tendered forthe project as a WTE to process 6,000tonnes/day of domestic waste on a 20-year Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) basis.The tender reportedly attracted only twobidders in November 2011. One of thesewas said to be Japan’s Hitachi Lenovo witha proposal to build three incinerators eachwith a power generating capacity of 50 MWat Al Warsan. However, the tender wascancelled, reportedly on account of theparties’ failure to agree on the developer’sinsistence on a gate fee for processing thewaste; a gate fee helps boost theprofitability of such projects.

Dubai’s first tender for a WTE facility wasabandoned on account of the scope of theproject being “too open”. The emirate isestimated to generate around four milliontonnes of domestic waste a year, a volumewhich is rising annually

Kuwait’s Partnerships Technical Bureau(PTB) plans to build a solid waste facility atKabd, some 25-km west of Kuwait City,aimed at handling and treating up to 50per cent of Kuwait Municipality’sresidential solid waste. The proposed unitwill include a WTE plant as well as asanitary landfill.

The PTB, in collaboration with KuwaitMunicipality, in late September issued arequest for proposals (RFPs) from potentialadvisors to submit their technical andfinancial bids for the provision ofconsultancy services for the solid wasteproject by 6 December.

In parallel, the PTB proposes to inviteEoIs from developers and it is understoodto intend to shortlist two or three of themost suitable technologies for theproposed facility. Subsequently,shortlisted developers will be asked tosubmit their bids based on thosetechnologies.

Kuwait Municipality plans to enter into a30-year BOT contract with the winninginvestor, which will include two years forconstruction and equipment installation,according to the PTB.

An initial study for the scheme has beencompleted by the UK’s Baker TillyInternational.


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Solid waste management is a serious challenge for the entire region

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In addition to the Kabd project, the PTB isconsidering two other waste facilities thatmay or may not include the generation ofpower. It is proposed that each of thesesites would be capable of processing 25per cent of Kuwait’s waste. Kuwait currentlyis estimated to generate around two milliontonnes of municipal solid waste annually.

Bahrain is developing a WTE facility atAskar with capacity to manage 390,000tonnes/year of waste and generate up to 25MW of electricity. The electricity generatedwill feed into the kingdom’s grid. Bahrain’sFinance Ministry in August 2011 selectedFrance’s Constructions Industrielles de laMéditerranée (Cnim), to build the projecton a BOT basis under a 25-year contract.

The cost of the proposed WTE facility atAskar, located on Bahrain’s south easterncoast, has been put at US$480 million.Cnim began discussions with lenders in2010 for project financing but negotiationsstalled amid the civil unrest in thekingdom. This April, the French group re-

launched its search for debt and equityfinance for the Askar plant.

The UK’s Mott MacDonald is acting astechnical consultant to the project.

Saudi Arabia plans to include WTE andgeothermal projects with a total of 450 MWgenerating capacity among the renewableenergy projects it plans to invite bids forunder the King Abdullah City for Atomic andRenewable Energy (KA-CARE) US$109billion investment programme.. The firstround of project bidding is planned to takeplace in 2013 and the second in 2014. Thekingdom is estimated to generate morethan 15 million tonnes of municipal solidwaste annually.

In Jordan, the Energy & MineralResources Ministry is assessing EoIs tobuild renewable power plants in thekingdom following an invitation tointerested private companies to proposesolar, wind and other renewable energyprojects for the ministry to consider.

According to a local source, while themajority of EoI’s submitted are for solarpower and wind farm projects,Australia’s Global Energy Solutions hassubmitted an EoI for a WTE project.However, this could not be confirmedwith the Australian firm by press time.The selected projects are earmarked tobe built under BOT contracts with privatecompanies owning 100 per cent of theassets.

Egypt in June is reported to haveselected a US firm to carry outprefeasibility study for three WTEschemes in the country. Iran too is saidto be looking at WTE schemes to process1,400 tonnes/day of waste. ■


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A large proportion ofthis waste comes from

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TECHNICAL REVIEW SPOKE to Anthony Peter, director, directcommunications and customer care at Panasonic Marketing MiddleEast and Africa (PMMAF) about the company’s regional outlook in2013 and its emphasis on eco solutions.

Did you have a strong 2012?Considering the challenges faced in the region, we were able to focuson providing comprehensive business solutions across variousplatforms. Incidentally, it has been one of our key strategies toachieve growth by creating a strong B2B business, establishingcomprehensive business models, strengthening product portfolio bypursuing locally oriented products and being competitive as well. Weare quite happy with the progress though there is always as usualmuch scope for further improvement,

Are you optimistic about the business environment this year?Being optimistic and understanding the dynamics of the ever evolvingindustry is crucial for the success of any company. The overall marketdynamics are changing in our region and we hope to leverage thesame with the products and solutions that will help us grow within thegiven challenging conditions.

What are your expansion plans?Given our wide product range, we are broadly focusing on businesssolutions that encompass the product portfolio and offer a

comprehensive package. Africa is an emerging marketand being the regional headquarters for MEA, it is

imperative that we extend our resources andexpand our business base here. We will beexpanding further into the other MEA markets

in the coming years.

How important is the UAE market?The UAE is very important and a

potentially strong market for us. Being

ideally located, we are well positioned to converge our collectivestrength to expand more, thanks to the diversified economy coupledwith the lucrative opportunities on offer.

Which Middle East market offers the best opportunities?Companies around the world are bullish on the ‘MEA’ market. Wecannot highlight one market here, as every market has its own distinctfeatures. The region is ideally located and offers lucrativeopportunities for investors and global companies in a rapidlyexpanding industry. Strong competition, dynamic demographics andliberalisation of the markets are some of the key factors for thisdevelopment. With the developed markets experiencing a slowdown,global investors and organisations are looking at emerging marketssuch as MEA for growth.

Is Panasonic promoting any eco solutions?We have always established ourselves as an ‘Eco Ideas’ Company; beit with our consumer electronic products; which deliver the highestindustry rating for Energy conservation standards or be it with ourmanufacturing processes which are already complaint to non usageof hazardous substances. We have always positioned ourselves tooffer a comprehensive business solution. with our wide array of ecofriendly and sustainable products and thus we are carrying our legacyas an “Eco ideas” company.

How are you implementing eco ideas in the region?In line with the global initiative, PMMAF announced eco ideasdeclaration in 2010. The adoption of which clearly reiterates thefocus of working towards attaining and promoting a greener lifestyle.To achieve this goal, the company is pursuing its Eco Ideas forLifestyles by promoting sustainable and comfortable green lifestylesas well as Eco Ideas for Business-styles with aims to reduce theenvironmental impact of its operations to a maximum extent andspread technologies and ideas that are brought forth through suchreduction efforts.

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POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION and distribution iswhere the Middle East Electricity (MEE) exhibitionsbegan, and it is this busy section which is still at theheart of the whole event, including the popular new

Middle East Electricity Awards.And what a lot has changed over all those years. First there’s

generation technology itself, of course, even though conventionalthermal plants still provide the greater part of the GCC’s – and therest of MENA’s – power. But over that time gas has become thekey input while clean gas-based generation has beentransformed with the widescale adoption of combined-cyclecogeneration technology, in line with efficiency-chasingworldwide trends.

Then, along with the fast-spreading Gulf Grid, came variousforms of renewables, the fastest growing sector within theglobal power industry but a form of generation that had hardlyeven begun (in the modern sense, i.e. post the biomass era)when the MEE series was launched. And how well positioned

the Gulf has proved to be for this, being chosen as the newheadquarters for the world’s number-one renewables not-for-profit institution. Now a race seems to be developing to seewhich Gulf country can get nearest to the 20 per centrenewables generation target soonest.

At the same time North African countries have been followingthe same path, although in the cases of both Egypt and Moroccoit is wind turbine power that is expected to make much of thefuture running.

And finally has arrived here the nuclear power industry,ironically at a time when elsewhere it has fallen under a bit of acloud. The positive result is that the world’s nuclear engineeringindustry is paying far more attention to the Middle East than itused to do, following developments in Abu Dhabi, Egypt anduranium-rich Jordan particularly closely. Meanwhile engineerselsewhere are struggling with the limited potential of alternativetechnologies such as wave and tidal power, seriously but notfeasibly being offered as an alternative to a post-nuclear winter.

And all this at a time when the ownership of the means ofproduction and movement of power has been thrown into themelting pot with the appearance of the IPPs.

Mostly all well and good, but the fact remains that power is inshort supply just about everywhere in the world these days, thatcoal remains king and in a fast growing region like the coal-lessGulf no-one really knows how much of a shortfall there really is.

Middle East Electricity (MEE) opens tovisitors from all corners of the Middle Eastand further abroad. This year visitors willbe able to see four separate collections ofexhibits in power- related fields, as well astake part in a series of Technical Seminarsfocusing on individual company andproduct developments. There’s a brand-new solar show, too.

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Visitors from over 110 countries areexpected to pass through the doors

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Meanwhile, for every dollar that is spent on generation at leastone more has to be allocated to the transmission and distributioninfrastructure that is needed to make it all work and to collect therevenues. This is the Cinderella sector of the industry, but it is onethat MEE has never been shy of promoting. Look for a wide rangeof specialised stands this year, many of them smaller than the biginternational names, offering transmission towers, power lines,switching and transforming stations and all the rest, including theall-important smart meters that have to be installed at the pointof delivery. MEE is the very best place in the Middle East to seethem all under one roof, along with suppliers of the software andservices that make it all tick.

THE 2013 edition of MEE, the region’s largest power andrelated-products exhibition, begins in the Dubai InternationalConvention Centre on 17 February. It remains open under thesponsorship of the Emirate’s Deputy Ruler to visitors for threeaction-packed days.

This year’s theme, which will be attracting more than onethousand individual exhibitors in one of the four different themedareas, is ‘Doing global business a power of good’. Visitors fromover 110 countries are expected to pass through the doors on thethree successive days.

Technical Review is proud to have once again been appointedOfficial Publisher for this prestigious regional and broader event.

Last year just under 60 per cent of all visitors to the eventwere either manufacturers, agents/distributors, contractorsor power utility executives – key targets for the world’selectrical marketeers.

PopularSpecial features this year include the newly launched SolarMiddle East show-within-a-show (see separate website atwww.solarmiddleeast.ae). This is being organised with theassistance of the Emirates’ own Solar Industry Association andthe Saudi Arabian Solar Industries Association.

There is also a new series of the popular Middle East ElectricityAwards, featuring companies shortlisted in such categories asBest Innovation and Technology and Best Power and WaterUtility. Last year’s winners included CIMCON Software of the USAfor their intelligent streetlight management system and the RasLaffan B public-private funded generation plant in the above-listed categories, just two of the six being contested for.

And once again a series of free-to-attend one-hour TechnicalSeminars is on offer to all visitors, at which they will be able tolearn about key developments in power generation, transmissionand distribution, solar generation and other forms of renewableactivity, indoor and outdoor lighting, as well as nucleargeneration of course.

Under the same experienced exhibition management MiddleEast Electricity is once again being complemented later in theyear (23-25 September) by the separate Power & Water MiddleEast trade show, which will also feature desalination.

TrendsSeparate introductions for the four individual product/technologysections which comprise this region-leading show follow thisgeneral introduction. Each is accompanied by an outline featurewhich details just some current aspect of that sub-topic withinthe Middle East as a whole, such as the importance of themultinational SESAME Project which is headquartered in Jordan(nuclear-related particle physics), an overview of the globallighting industry from one of the world’s top firms of business-growth analysts, along with the different trends exhibited withinits different sectors, and the huge development and funding taskfaced by the generation, transmission and distributionauthorities in today’s Iraq. ■

For more information on all these Informa Exhibitions events callExhibition Director Anita Mathews on +971 4 407 2472 or visitwww.middleeastelectricity.com

There will be a wide range of specialised stands this year

“… one of the critical exhibitions ona worldwide basis for Caterpillar …one of our strongest markets”Robert Woodley, Marketing Communications Manager

“ … we find the exhibition to be one ofthe most important in the Middle East”S R Lee, General Manager, Hyundai

“MEE is one of the biggest and[most] well known exhibitions in theworld, and that’s why we are here …the exhibition itself is very wellorganised.”Ajay Malhotra, CEO, CWB International

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active at its 36 local subsidiaries.Gabor Edelmayer, MD of HARTING

Middle East, said: “Finishing asuccessful first year of operation, we

are positioning the company witha new focus on the Middle

East market – not just as theleading brand for

innovative solutions, butalso as a local partner

which provides the“best value”

products interms ofquality, price,dependabilityand

longevity.”

■ THE MIDDLE EAST AND NorthAfrica region has been successful inusing the Public Private Partnership(PPP) model in financing keyprojects, mainly in the powersector, Doha Bank Group CEO Dr RSeetharaman said recently. BuildOwn Operate (BOO) and BuildOwn Operate and Transfer (BOOT)structures are favoured for utilities,where developers typically alsoown the assets. Build, Transfer andOperate (BTO) structures areexpected to be used for projectswhere the assets are of strategicimportance and the public sectorwants to retain a shareholding.“Public partnership models forprojects such as power andalternate energy are successfulonly when political commitmentprevails,” Seetharaman said. InQatar since 2001, Qatar GeneralElectricity and Water Corp(Kahramaa) has awarded privateprojects such as the Ras Laffan Bindependent water and powerprojects (IWPP), the MesaieedIWPP and the Ras Laffan C IWPP.

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A HUGE INCREASE in GCCpopulation to just under 55million by 2020 will forcethe region to develop newand more sustainableenergy sources. Even inthe Gulf, where the sixstates have some of thelargest reserves ofhydrocarbons in the world,it is not sustainable forthis valuable resource tobe simply burned away inorder to support theenergy-profligatelifestyles of most of theGulf’s inhabitants.The need to switch to moresustainable energy habitswas a dominant feature ofa recent report by the EconomistIntelligence Unit, which was right tospell out the urgent need for the GCC toinvest in renewable and clean energy tosatisfy domestic consumption and toconserve its valuable energy reserves.“By 2020, the GCC population is forecastto reach 53.5 million, a 30 per centincrease over the level in 2000,” thereport said. At the same time, the report

noted how the GCC nations areundertaking a variety of measures “toensure long-term sustainable growth,introducing energy-efficiency measures,investing in clean fuel and renewableenergy supplies, improving waterefficiency, investing in new waterdesalination capacity and buying orleasing agricultural land abroad”.The focus on renewable energy is the

long-term answer and theGCC is right to invest indeveloping thesetechnologies. Projectslike Abu Dhabi’s MasdarCity are a significant partof the worldwide effort tofind technologies thatwill be able to produceenough energy to satisfythe demands of modernsociety.However, there is a majorgap between the forecastdemand for energy andwhat renewables will beable to provide. Theanswer to this is not toburn more hydrocarbons,which will be both a

criminal waste, but also continueshunting tonnes of carbon dioxide intothe air, speeding up the dangerouseffects of global warming.The answer is nuclear power, which ishighly efficient and also carbon-clean.The important new site at Al Baraka inAbu Dhabi is a major development inGCC’s search for clean and long-termsustainable energy.

Region needs to invest more in sustainable energy resources

A KEY PLAYER in the internationalenergy market and the world's thirdlargest manufacturer of generatorsets and power plants, SDMO isstrengthening its presence on allcontinents

with the recent reorganisation ofits Dubai office in the United ArabEmirates, and the opening of a newoffice in Cairo, Egypt. Forging aheadwith its international growthstrategy, SDMO is expanding itscommercial presence in the MiddleEast from its office in Dubai. By reorganising this demonstrates its determination to conquermarket share in response to increasing demand in this region. Laurent Berthouloux, formerRegional Director for Europe, has been tasked with heading up the SDMO® office located in theDubai Media City business district. He is now responsible for the whole of the region. This newDubai office boosts the commercial and service capabilities of SDMO® in this region with anincreased stock of standard products and human resources, particularly with the addition of twolocal technicians at the technical assistance department. This new organisation makes it possible tooffer responsive support, close-to-the-customer service, and special assistance for rental customersand the extensive network of distributors located throughout the region's countries. To ensurecomprehensive coverage of the region, a new SDMO® office, headed by Ahmed Shouman anddirectly attached to the Regional Office in Dubai, was opened in Cairo, Egypt.

This reorganisation clearly reflects the French leader's desire to strengthen its position in thesemarkets and expand its international presence.

More sustainable energy habits are needed

www.sdmo.com

■ DUBAI ALUMINIUM (DUBAL) isplaying an active role in specificinitiatives to fulfill DubaiIntegrated Energy Strategy 2030(DIES 2030) through aninvestment of in the SheikhMohammed bin Rashid Solar Parkannounced by the Dubai SupremeCouncil of Energy (DSCE). Phase Iof the Sheikh Mohammed binRashid Solar Park will yield 10MW this year and the project willbe scaled-up in successive phasesto produce 1,000 MW by 2030.Dubal is also participating in afeasibility study relating to theestablishment of clean coal-firedpower stations in the UAE.

■ QATAR HOPES TO produce 200MW of electricity from renewableresources by 2020. Qatar GeneralWater and Electricity Corporation(Kahramaa), in an effort toconserve power and theenvironment is going to launch apilot project in Duhail tointroduce a smart grid system inthe country.

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BEAMA continues to make a big impact in the 21st Century electrotechnical marketplace. Long established, butconstantly moving with the times, BEAMA plays a pivotal role in representing and promoting the interests of itsmembers, which make up a significant sector within British manufacturing. Whether it's industry standards, legislation,export drives or the supply of up-to-the-minute market information, BEAMA is at the forefront of an industry with anannual turnover of £13 billion, employing 137,000 people. Founded on a wealth of diverse experience and expertise,

the BEAMA member groups are active in the energy, electrical installation and power sectors, operating withconsiderable influence on issues, standards and legislation. BEAMA provides a broad spectrum of professional services,

much valued by its members, in an increasingly competitive and fast-changing global trading environment.For further information, visit us at www.beama.org.uk

3 Phase Design 4A10John Street, New Basford,Nottingham, NG7 7HL, UKTel: +44 1159 784 652Email: [email protected]: www.3phasedesign.comContact: Mr Craig McKee3 Phase Design provide technical servicesfocused on the design, manufacture and testingof low voltage equipment.

BG Electrical Ltd 2E19Building E, Stafford Park 1,Stafford Park,Telford, TF3 3BD, UKTel: +44 1952 238 168Email: [email protected]: www.nexusinds.com/bg/ukContact: Ms Laura CollinsBG Electrical Ltd, a division of Nexus Industriesare a leading manufacturer and supplier of highquality electrical accessories including themarket leading'Masterplug and 'Permaplugbranded protable power products

Boardman Transformers Ltd2E24Units 1, 2 Low Mill Business Park, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 9EE, UKTel: +44 1229 584 624Email: [email protected]: www.boardman-transformers.co.ukContact: Mr Martin BoardmanBoardman Transformers will be showing theirincreasing range of linear and switching batterychargers alongside our control and powertransformers. In addition we will be displayingDIN rail mounted monitoring relays and plug incontrol relays

Boddingtons Electrical Ltd 2E29Prospect House, Queenborough Lane, Great Notley, Braintree, CM77 7AG, UKTel: +44 1376 567 490Email: [email protected]: www.boddingtons-electrical.comContact: Mr Nick JordanBoddingtons Electrical are a UK basedManufacturer and supplier of fully insulated1000v hand tools to IEC 60900, switchboardrubber safety matting to IEC 61111, electricalsafety gloves to IEC 60903, Electrical safetyrescue hooks 1kV + 600kV, InsulatingShrouding to IEC 61112 and cable preparationtools for MV & HV applications

Bowman Power Group Ltd S2F50Ocean Quay, Belvidere Road,Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 5QY, UKTel: +44 2380 236 700Email: [email protected]: www.bowmanpower.com

Contact: Mr Dick TettBowman Power Group Ltd is a world leader inadvanced exhaust energy recovery technologiesfor reciprocating engines, providing a 6-8.5%fuel saving for stationary power applications.The commercially available products are alreadyproviding engine operators with increaseddiesel fuel efficiency for various engines fromCummins, Caterpillar, Scania, Volvo andMitsubishi. New products continue to bereleased for other popular engines from theabove engine makers and from various others

Craig & Derricott Ltd 7G40Hall Lane, Walsall Wood, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9DP, UKTel: +44 1543 375 541Email: [email protected]: www.craigandderricott.co.ukContact: Mr Paul CranshawCraig & Derricott are a UK manufacturer ofElectrical Control Equipment and will bedisplaying ranges of our Isolation Equipment inDie-cast, Plastic, Sheet Steel and StainlessSteel Enclosures plus our range of ControlEquipment

EA Technology 2F14Capenhurst Technology Park, Capenhurst,Chester, CH1 6ES, UKTel: +44 1513 394 181Email: [email protected]: www.eatechnology.comContact: Mr John HartfordEA Technology is a world-leading innovator inpower engineering solutions, our core strenghtis our unique range of techniques for detecting,measuring, and locating deterioration inassests, and interpreting the data to providevital management information predictingfailures before they occur.

ESP 2E14Unit 7, Target Park, Shawbank Road, Lakeside, Redditch, B98 8YN, UKTel: +44 1827 63454Email: [email protected]: www.scolmore.comContact: Mr Jerome LeveESP offers a comprehensive range of electronicsecurity and fire detection products to meet therequirements of security installers and electricalcontractors: CCTV, door entry systems andconventional fire alarm products.

E-Tech Components UK Ltd 2E28Unit 14 Park Court, Sherdy Business Park,St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 5GZ, UKTel: +44 1744 762 929Email: [email protected]: www.e-tech-components.co.uk

Contact: Mr Paul ForesterE-tech Components and Elpress AB arepromoting the Elpress range of crimpingsystems for electrical connectors andtransformer windings. E-tech components arealso exhibiting a wide range of cableaccessories from major manufacturersincluding Elpress, Bicon/Bicc, Prysmian,Dutchclamp, SACS Tools and CCG

Flexicon Ltd 2E18Roman Way, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 1HG, UKTel: +44 1675 466 900Email: [email protected]: www.flexicon.uk.comContact: Mr Colin LeggFlexicon is a marketing leading manufacturer offelxible conduit products and solutions, withover 47 different solutions to choose fromavailable in either metallic and non-metallic. Weare the specialist when it comes to flexibleconduit whatever the application.

Global Jointing Systems 2E25Unit7, Park Lane Industrial Estate, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9LG, UKTel: +44 1249 715 566Email: [email protected]: www.globalresins.co.ukContact: Mr John MitchellGlobal Jointing Systems a division of GlobalResins Limited will be exhibitng their range oflow voltage cable joint system, ancillaryproducts and resin systems

GW Wiring Products Ltd 2E16Unit 2 Wharfside, Rosemont Road, Wembley, Middlesex, HA0 4PE, UKTel: +44 2087 952 099Email: [email protected]: Mr Ying-Chuan ChouDistributors of high quality cable ties, cablemanagement products, stainless steel cable tiesand crimp terminals.

High Voltage Partial Discharge2F19128 Metroplex Business Park, Broadway, MediaCity, Manchester, M50 2UW, UKTel: +44 1618 776 142Email: [email protected]: www.hvpd.co.ukContact: Dr Lee RenforthHVPD Ltd are leading global on-line partialdischarge (PD) testing and monitoring companywith over 100 years of combined experience inthe application of partial discharge (PD)condition monitoring technology

Come and visit us at Stand number 2F15

BEAMA Ltd is registered in England no 84313

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Insulated Tools Ltd 2F13Charlswood Road, East Grinstead,West Sussex, RH19 2HR, UK Tel: +44 1342 324 255Email: [email protected]: www.insulatedtoolsusa.comContact: Mr Mark WardleITL insulate Tools to the highest possiblestandard. By injection moulding with Nylon 11,our tools can withstand extreme temperaturesand climates. Visit us to see for yourself

Intertek ASTA 2E21Hilton House, Corporation Street, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 2DN, UKTel: +44 1788 578 435Email: [email protected]: www.intertek.comContact: Mr Tim CanfieldIntertek's ASTA Services team delivers leadingservices for the elctrical industry. Our servicesinclude schemes truly recognized internationallysuch as plug and fuse approvals andlow/medium/high voltage certification.

kA Testing Faciclity 4A10John Street, New Basford,Nottingham, NG7 7HL, UKTel: +44 115978 4652Email: [email protected]: www.ka-testing.comContact: Ms Neli BankA Testing Facility is an independent laboratory,recognised by ASTA and UKAS for LV testing. Weoffer full certification to cover all areas of designto be verified by test according to IEC 61439.

Kigg Limited 2E15Unit 4, Vale Enterprise Centre, Hayes Rd.,Sully, Vale of Glamorgan, CF64 5SY, UKTel: +44 1446 743 377Email: [email protected]: www.kigg.comContact: Mr Jonathan HarfootKIGG Ltd An ISO 9001:2008 certified developer,manufacturerelectric systems. KIGG specialisesin kWh meters,smart metering, health monitors,Process control communication systems andGreen house gas monitoring. Kigg also has ajointventure with JB Meters.Lawson Fuses Ltd 2F10

Meadowfield, PontelandNewcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9SW, UKTel: +44 1661 823 232Email: [email protected]: www.lawsonfuses.euContact: Mr Stephen LawsonLawson Fuses is a leading manufacturer of LVfuse-links and fuse-holders. Products are ASTAcertified to lastest IEC/BS Standards. Rangesinclude electricity distribution, industrialinstallations, house service, motor circuit andsemiconductor protection. Accredited to ISO-9001 and ISO/IEC 17025

Marshall-Tufflex Ltd 2F18Churchfields Industrial Estate, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex,TN38 9PU, UKTel: +44 1424 856 000Email: [email protected]: www.marshall-tufflex.comContact: Ms Rachael WhiteMarshall-Tufflex manufacture and supply a

comprehensive range of cable management andenergy saving products for commercial,healthcare, education, industrial and domesticmarkets. Our range includes PVC-U, steel andaluminium trunking, pre-fabricated wiringsystems and underfloor to desk solutions.

Mecc Alte UK Limited SC3506 Lands End Way, Oakham, Rutland,Leicesterhsire,LE15 6RF, UKTel: +44 1572 771 160Email: [email protected]: www.meccalte.co.ukContact: Mr Steve O'haraMecc Alte are the world largest independentmanufacturer of AC alternators. Our range of 2pole, 4 pole and 6 pole alternators include 1 kvathrough to 3000 kva and designed for industrial,marine, military, telecommunication sectors etc.Through our engineering expertise we offerbespoke equipment to cover most applications.At the MEEE 13 we are launching our newproduct for DC power generation in the telecomsindustry with a seminar at 10:30am to 11:30amTuesday 19th February at the exhibition

Petrel Ltd 2F1522 Fortnum Close, Kitts Green,Birmingham, B33 0LB, UKTel: +44 1217 837 161Email: [email protected]: www.petrel-ex.co.ukContact: Mr Tony Glasscoe

Qlite Ltd 8H20Crypton House, Crypton Technology Park,Bristol Road, Bridgwater, TA6 4BX, UKTel: +44 1600 551 197Email: [email protected]: www.qliteglobal.comContact: Mr Craig BlighQlite Limited UK specialises in low voltagecontrol systems. Qlite designs and manufacturesstate-of-the-art Guest Room managementsystems (GRMS), plug-in Dimming controls,Lighting control, Home Automation systems, Daylight Harvesting systems, Sensors and Wiringaccessories. Qlite has the engineering capabilityto meet any market standards and providecustom-made products”

Scolmore International 2E101 Scolmore Park, Lansberg, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7XB, UKTel: +44 1827 63454Email: [email protected]: www.scolmore.comContact: Mr Jerome LeveScolmore International together with their clickbrand of electrical accessories and lightingproducts and are amongst the market leaders forhigh quality and innovation. We will be featuring3 moulded accessory ranges and 14 decorativemetal finishes. In addition, we also offer acomprehensive range of internal/external lightingproducts and wireless controls

Systems Power Ltd 2E20Unit 1, 3 Prestwood Place, East Pimbo, Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 9QE, UKTel: +44 1695 550 677Email: [email protected]: www.systemspower.comContact: Ms Julia SmithA UK based Specialist Manufacturer of Metal

enclosed capacitor banks and air-cored detuningreactors for 11/22/33kv systems for use in bothutility and oil & gas systems. The company hasan extensive supply record in the Gulf and Africa.

Termate 4A10John Street, New Basford, Nottingham,NG7 7HL, UKTel: +44 1159 784 652Email: [email protected]: www.termate.comContact: Mr David McKainTermate is a British manufacturer of busbarsupports, stand-off insulators, through bushingsand busplugs. We supply electrical switchgearand railway markets

The Faraday Centre Ltd 2F16Unit 3 Stephenson Court, Skippers Lane, Industrial Estate, Middleborough,TS6 6UT, UKTel: +44 1642 467 236Email:[email protected]: www.faradaycentre.co.ukContact: Ms Rebecca LambtonThe Faraday centre is an international trainingcompany specialising in the provision ofelectrical power training, either at our purposedesigned facilities, which are equipped withhigh/low voltage equipment or the client's site inthe UK and worldwide.

Whitelegg Machines Ltd 2E1119 Crompton Way, Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 9QR, UKTel: +44 1293 526 230Email: [email protected]: www.whitelegg.comContact: Mr Glyn DawsonEstablished in 1930, Whitelegg specialises insupplying equipment and tools for the repair ofAC and DC electric motors. A full range isavailable for all rewinding needs. On display willbe winding fixtures, hand tools and much more.

Yorpower Ltd S2C40Electricity Building, Unit 2 Hurrican Close, Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds, LS25 6PB, UKTel: +44 1977 688 155Email: [email protected]: www.yorpower.comContact: Mr Peter WhitfieldYorPower is the fastest growing independentdiesel generator manufacturer in the UK. Itsfocus is on genuine quality, excellent customerservice and providing solutions to theircustomers’ challenges and demands. Due toYorPower’s Growth they are now actively seekingnew distributors in many countries – for furtherdetails visit YorPower on stand S2C40, call themon +44 (0)1977 688 155 or enquire [email protected]

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OMAN CABLES INDUSTRY SAOG (OCI) signed an agreement with Samsung South Korea towards theend of 2012 to supply electrical cables for Samsung’s global engineering procurement andconstruction projects.

The agreement, which was signed at the Oman Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, confirmed OCI’scontinuing development around the world.

This development wasalso demonstrated in2011, when OCI wasplaced at number seven inOman Economic Review’stop 20 largest companiesin Oman.

Founded by MustafaMukhtar and HussainSalman in 1984, thecompany has sincebecome an industry leaderfor the manufacture anddistribution of electricalwires and cables as wellas conductor solutions.

OCI cables are certifiedaccording to internationalstandards such as BS, IEC,VDE, and are tailor-madeto meet individualcustomer specifications.

■ EL SEWEDY ELECTRIC recentlyannounced the signing of aUS$56mn cable contract in Iraqwith the Ministry of Electricity/AlRusafa Directorate for ElectricityDistribution. Under the contract,which represented El SewedyElectric’s first activity in thecountry for a decade, thecompany agreed to supply Iraqwith its medium voltage cables.Alongside cables and accessories,Egypt-based El Sewedy Electricalso focuses on electricalproducts, energy measurementand management, transformers,communications, wind energygeneration and solar energysolutions. The company is nowknown as a global leader in cablesmanufacturing and a leader inMiddle East and Africa for energysolutions and its related services.It is also placing increasingemphasis on the concept ofenergy management in order toimprove energy efficiency andreduce energy use, therebyreducing costs.

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Representatives from Oman Cables Industry accepting their award from Oman EconomicReview. (Image source: Oman Cables Industry)

Oman Cables signs with Samsung


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ATLAS COPCO’S ANNOUNCED recently that it hadwon an order for three centrifugal gascompressors to serve a natural gas-fuelledpower plant in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Construction of the PP-12 facility, which isexpected to start commercial operation by 2014and have a net output of 2,175 MW, is a jointventure between Arabian Bemco Contracting

and Saudi Electric Company. The Atlas Copcocompressors will feed natural gas into theturbines at a pressure level of 33 bars in order toproduce electricity.

The company’s range of products and servicesalso include expanders, air treatment systems,construction and mining equipment, powertools, assembly systems, and related

aftermarket andrental.

Manufacturingproducts in morethan 20 countries,the company sellsand rents productsunder differentbrands through aworldwide networkwhich reaches morethan 170 countries.At the end of 2011,Atlas Copco reportedthat it had a total of37,500 employeesand had recordedrevenues ofUS$11.7billion.

Atlas Copco sells and rents products underdifferent brands in more than 170 countries

■ JUBAILI BROS, is looking forwardto the grand opening of its newlyexpanded Head Office in Jebel AliFree Zone in March. This willempower the company to furtherservice its customers throughoutthe UAE and GCC Region, Africa,and Asia. The new premises willcomprise three floors, fullyequipped with modern facilities.New features include dedicatedcustomer meeting rooms withcapacity for up to 32 people. The1,500 sqm new building, builtover a total available land area of10,000 sqm that includes JubailiBros warehouses; will be devotedto office space which willencompass all business supportdepartments and operationsunder one roof. This will enableJubaili Bros staff to continue tofully serve customers and puttheir needs first. With the largeststock of Diesel Generating sets inthe UAE with branches in Dubai,Abu Dhabi, and the new HQ inJebel Ali Free Zone, Jubaili Brosoffers complete power solutions.

BRIEFLYSaudi gas compressors order for Atlas Copco


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NOT ONE BUT two tradeexhibitions specialising in allforms of solar power are beingheld in the UAE this year; Solar

Middle East runs concurrently with MiddleEast Electricity (MEE). And to complementall this activity the Abu Dhabi-based CleanEnergy Business Council is sharpening upits act in the wake of last December’s hugeUN-sponsored climate-change talks inDoha, which did seem to make realprogress at last.

The Emirates is already right at the heartof the fast-moving global renewableenergy movement, as illustrated by therecent transfer of all administrativeoperations of the International RenewableEnergy Agency from Germany to AbuDhabi. The private-sector orientated CEBC(which also covers developments in NorthAfrica) itself is headquartered nearby inaward-winning Masdar City.

Over recent years MEE’s dedicatedRenewable Energy section hasestablished itself as a key component ofthe whole trade-show package, leadingexhibitors renting space in this section(companies, institutions and lobbyingagencies like CEBC) being a key reasonwhy the whole MEE event is always such adraw for visitors from all over the world. Ifit can’t be done here where solar energy,public- and private-sector willingness andfunds are all abundant, the argumentruns, where else is there to try?

But the Council still faces an uphill task.Performance of photovoltaics, solarconcentrators and wind generatorselsewhere has been, at best, ‘mixed’,

being highly reliant on subsidies to copewith the new conditions introduced by theera of cheap and abundant US (butnowhere else as yet) natural gas. And thejewel in MENA’s renewable crown, thehuge export-dependent Desertec Projectdesigned to send high-voltage directcurrent (HVDC) to Europe from severalcountries in North Africa by means ofground-breaking and energy-savingsubsea transmission technology, hassuffered a serious spanner in its verycomplicated works from the recentwithdrawal of some technical sponsorshipfrom Germany. This is the country whichhas led the whole multinational projectfrom its outset. It remains to be seen whowill step in to fill the gap.

However developments in North Africawill not influence progress with solarpower here in the Gulf, where all projectsso far announced, such as the moving-mirror based Shams schemes in AbuDhabi (first commissioning due later thisyear) and the huge Al Maktoum Solar Parknext door in Dubai, have been designedso far to meet local needs exclusively.Nobody is realistically proposing to exportelectrical power from the Gulf in anythinglike the medium term, although this isknown to be a long-term goal of the SaudiArabia’s Solar Industries Association,

representing the country which has thegreatest potential of all.

So here the challenge is very much aninstitutional one, and in particular how toset up and structure the Sharia-compliantsukuk bonds needed to attract funds andfinance realistic developments in the lightof a prevailing economic climate in whichpower is effectively heavily subsidisedhere because the utility companies – bothpublic and private generators anddesalinators – receive their fuel at belowinternational market rates. And at thesame time consumers are given littleincentive, or information, on which tobase sensible decisions about how tomake best use of the limited severelystretched supplies that they do haveaccess to.

Meanwhile local demand grows byaround 10 per cent each year. So for nowsome of the Council’s own ‘green sukuk’schemes will be focused on countries likeEgypt and Jordan which are better locatedin terms of serving Western markets, withthe inbuilt technical standards needed tosupport them.

This is the CEBC challenge, as spelledout a few weeks ago by Deputy ChairmanDaniel Zywietz. Chairman Nasser Saidi ofthe Dubai International Financial Centresaid much the same in an interviewconducted by ‘The Business Year’ earlier.

Zywietz points out that GCC countriesenjoy some of the best solar resources onearth, while at the same time lacking theregulatory and economic frameworksneeded to make this a really profitableindustry to develop.

Many international visitorscome to Middle EastElectricity just to learnabout the latest inrenewables. Solar MiddleEast is a brand-newspecialised event and theCEBC is championing thecause

A ray of lightfor solar power

Progression in developing solar power activities inthe region has been less than impressive so far

GCC countries enjoysome of the best solar

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“Our goal is to establish a dialogue between the public andprivate sectors to drive the development of appropriate andmuch-needed regulation and policy” he says. This is alreadybeing tackled by such means as collecting reliable data on whathas already been achieved right across the MENA region, in suchforms as the Council’s lauded online and fully interactive CleanEnergy Projects map, along with various specialised ClimateBond initiatives and working groups.

Progress so far is not impressive, the statement hints, pointingout that total solar capacity in the region is only of the order ofless than 50MW – less than the capacity of one modern thermalplant in the Gulf. In the process many opportunities to createthousands of sustainable jobs and investment openings arebeing lost. Independently Technical Review understands thatthese, along with local manufacturing opportunities, are alreadybeing investigated in Qatar well ahead of the forthcoming soccerWorld Cup with its need for many new green fully enclosedstadiums less than 10 years ahead; indeed this commitment wasa key part of the winning bid.

Meanwhile the CEBC is content to be the pre-eminent NGOrepresenting and promoting private sector involvement in

renewable energy development right across the whole Arabic-speaking region.

‘Our goal is to serve as an important foundation forcreating a strong future green economy and the basis foreffective sustainable development of the MENA region’, theCouncil concludes. Wise words which could have come fromthe team that put together all the renewable events at thisyear’s MEE show. ■

For further information visit www.solarmiddleeast.ae andwww.cleanenergybusinesscouncil.com

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THE GULF’S FIRST four-train nuclear plant is now wellunder construction in Abu Dhabi, with the final reactorscheduled to come online in the middle 2020 accordingto the latest information from Emirates Nuclear Energy

Corp. The Nuclear section at Middle East Electricity (MEE) hasbeen proving a major attraction since it was launched, and nowthat the first concrete has been poured in the UAE excitement ismounting as the dawning of a new era in the secure matching ofGCC energy supply and demand nears. Other countries in theArab world rival the UAE in enthusiasm, such as Egypt and Jordan,and elsewhere in the GCC programmes are being advanced, too.Renewables are all vital, but nuclear is seen as being the only wayto actually achieve a realistic balance based on today’stechnology.

Elsewhere in the world, however, the situation is seen lessclearly. First, in the United States the discovery of vast newreserves of gas have put nuclear development plans there onhold; in 2011 nuclear supplied nearly one-third of USconsumption, however, and this remains by far the largestnuclear nation on earth. Second, the Fukushima disaster in Japan– caused by an earthquake but which revealed serious designfaults, and the most serious accident to be recorded sinceChernobyl in 1986 – has been followed by a widescale withdrawalfrom nuclear programmes, most notably in the European Union.

So controversy abounds, and there is certain to be plenty of livelyroom for discussion at MEE this year, with the whole world focusing onthe regions of the world where nuclear progress is speeding up, suchas North Africa and the Gulf. In some other countries, such as theheavily dependent France and the United Kingdom and smallerproducers like China and South Africa, the authorities are beingnoticeably reticent about the subject post-Japan’s tsunami in 2011.‘Kicking the can down the road’, some suggest.

Safety regulationsThere are two very positive outcomes, however. First, the alreadyexceptionally stringent global safety regulations have been tightenedup even more, and the major development in the UAE will be the firstgreenfield site anywhere in the world where these will beimplemented in full.

Modelled on the European Organization for Nuclear Researchfacility in Geneva (CERN), the Sesame Project* located at Allan, nearAmman in Jordan is well on course for opening as a research andservice facility for industry and institutions in the entire Middle East.Some delays are inevitable, but latest reports suggest that it could befully operational within 2016.

CERN is a huge internationally-funded particle physics laboratorythat conducts a series of research using its Large Hadron Collider andother particle accelerators into the effects of collisions between sub-atomic particles. Its most widely recognised achievement to datecame in July last when a brand-new sub-atomic particle, longsuspected but never proven, was at last positively identified.

Operating costsSESAME is a major spin-off organisation, one of a network around theworld and the first to be located anywhere in the Middle East. Itinvolves the co-operation of several countries as well as the Kingdomitself; these include Bahrain, areas under control of the PalestinianAuthority, Pakistan and Iran. SESAME’s recently re-appointed DirectorGeneral used to run the whole CERN complex in Switzerland; the largesynchrotron radiation facility it incorporates was donated by theFederal Republic of Germany.


High-energy particle physics in the serviceof peace is the goal of the ground-breakingSESAME Project now nearing completionin Jordan. This location was selectedbecause of the Kingdom’s rapid progresswith the development of both nuclearpower and uranium resources.

Nuclear option promisesa brighter future

Nuclear power cansecure the region’senergy future

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At the heart of the complex near the Jordanian capital is a third-generation light source, a 2.5GeV electron storage ring 113m incircumference (ex ‘BESSY’ in Germany; other major componentshaving been donated by the UK) incorporating a dozen wigglers andundulators.

Total operating costs including power each year will amount tonearly US$7 million once the synchrotron laboratory is fully up andrunning. More than US$55 million has been invested in the wholeproject by donors and partners so far.

Jordan is an ideal location for such an international particle physicsresearch facility because as well as being right at the heart of theMENA region it is also emerging as a major centre for uranium mining(and by-product production from the existing phosphate-rockindustry). The Jordan Atomic Energy Corp is planning to be one of thefirst – possibly the very first - Arab countries to generate its ownnuclear power (see ‘Technical Review’, issue 6, 2012).

TrainingSESAME’s governing council met in Turkey at the end of 2011, whenthe local Atomic Energy Commission chief said: “SESAME offers aremarkable opportunity for international and regional scientific co-operation. It also promises to be an outstanding example of science inthe service of peace.”

At that time Scientific Director Prof Hafeez Hoorani reported that thefacility’s own microtron had just accelerated an electron beam up toits full rated power, leading the way to accelerating this beam bymeans of the donated booster synchrotron.

He reported on good progress with the seven Phase I beamlines,which are all separately designed to facilitate research into such vitalmatters as protein crystallography (structural molecular biology) andX-ray fluorescence (basic materials and environmental research). LikeCERN, SESAME was designed from the outset as a multi-purposefacility that could pursue a number of areas of particle-physicsresearch simultaneously.

Training of young engineers and physicists is already a centralelement of all activities at Allan; well over 1000 have passed throughsince UNESCO’s Basic Sciences Pogramme adopted the project backin 2002, via such channels as the Lounsbery Foundation fellowshipsand co-operation with the partner synchrotron-operating facility inShanghai.

Even more significantly the International Atomic Energy Agency hasprovided essential support for all forms of training in Jordan; a newfour-year programme having been recently announced, designed tosupport human capacity development in particular.

As further evidence of international support the International Unionof Pure & Applied Physics is helping fund the scheme because it is a“critically important regional scientific facility”. The internationalUnion of Pure & Applied Chemistry has adopted a similar attitude, andthe International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is alsoon board. As a result the SESAME Council was recently able to state:“Not only is the science to be carried out at SESAME of fundamentalimportance, but the location of this world-class facility will provide anenormous boost to the scientific standing of the region and will alsoprovide a stimulus for local and regional industry.” ■

* Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science & Applications in theMiddle East. Tel +962-5 351 1348 (fax 351 1423) or visit www.sesame.org.jo formore information

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MIDDLE EAST ELECTRICITY(MEE) is always a populardraw for individualconsumers in the Emirates in

particular, and the number-one section interms of interest to the average Gulfnational is always the Lighting section. Thisis even more so now that displays of otherconsumer products such as the HVAC (airconditioning) family and home applianceshave been hived off to other highlyspecialised events.

Lighting is the dazzling one that remains.Informed choice of suitable products cantransform the typical Gulf residence,whether it be apartment, self-standingresidence or palace. Wise choice oftechnology in the form of luminaires cantransform the cost too – not just to theindividual who settles the utility accountsbut to the national Energy Ministries whohave to ensure that the supplies cansomehow be delivered 24/7, while demandis rising all the time as aspirations growand average ages decline.

Following this feature we report on afascinating (and just updated), first-everaccount from a top team of businessanalysts of the entire global lightingindustry, including its vital and quitedistinctive automotive sector.

Of course the single technology thatunderlies it all – and one the introductionof which has transformed the wholeindustry since the MEE series was founded– is the common light emitting diode (LED).Compare a white light productincorporating this today with what wasbeing sold as top-of-the-range just 10 yearsago and you will be staggered at thedifference in quality, both on terms of lightcolour etc. characteristics (which can bemeasured in many ways) and sheerillumination power.

At the same time this has been achievedwhile electricity consumption has tumbledto a fraction of what it used to be – a far morewide-sweeping revolution than the compactfluorescent products introduced. This hasmatched perfectly with the growth of low-wattage renewable generation, especially ifcoupled with safe low-voltage circuits,making the idea of a power station for everyisolated home and business a feasibleoption, even in the poorest of countries.

The global lighting market is currentlyundergoing a radical change, fuelled by theexponential urban growth expected overthe next decade, and the drive towards evergreater energy efficiency.”

Nowhere in the world is this statementfrom consultants McKinsey & Co* morerelevant than here in the Middle East.

In 2001 the business specialistsconducted the first large-scale researchproject, the resulting report of which“provides a clear picture of the status quoand a forecast through 2010, coveringmajor applications and technologies.” Thestudy includes both light sources andfixtures. A second edition of what waswidely seen as a landmark report appearedin December 2012.

The team’s distillation of the key driversidentified in the first edition is furthersummarised up in this special preview forthe always-popular Lighting section at thisyear’s Middle East Electricity.

The whole market is described as ‘poorlyunderstood, despite its size’, as well asbeing huge, much fragmented, verycomplex and opaque.

Globally it is expected to have revenuesof around Euro110 billion (nearly US$150billion) in 2020, with six per cent annualgrowth until 2016 and one half of thisthereafter. This means that the size of thetotal all-segments market equates to theworldwide market for [much more costly] TVequipment, based on producer prices. Atretail prices this would be much higher still.

Covered in this comprehensive reportare all light sources such as incandescentbulbs, LEDs of all types, older CFLs,systems control components such asballasts, specialised automotiveapplications and backlighting hardware.

The general lighting market is the mainsegment, the report says; this representsroughly three-quarters of total industryrevenues, a proportion which is risingslowly. Key drivers here are the strong

The first-evercomprehensive survey ofthe global lighting marketcovers both light sourcesand lighting fixtures.

An LED revolutionlights the way

A wise choice of technology in the formof luminaires can cut costs too


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growth of construction investment – inregions like the Gulf in particular – and thegrowing penetration of higher-pricedsources technologies such as LEDs and thelatest ‘organic panel’ products.

For automotive applications the marketis also growing steadily; currently around20 per cent of the total with manufacturer-fitted vehicle headlamp sales being thenumber-one component. Strong growth ofthe automotive market both here and incountries like India and – most of all –China is now driving this industry. Thestrength of new-installation salescompared with traditional replacementbusiness as product lifespans increase is akey factor in the industry’s projections.

In the fast-growing LED/cold cathodefluorescent-dominated backlighting(small-screen) business – currently just sixper cent of the total – current globalrevenues are estimated at around US$5.3billion.

All sorts of new technology developmentsare currently being seen as use of mobiledevice sales escalate. Nevertheless themarket is expected to remain stable asbetter (more light) products mean that fewer

need to be used in products such as thelatest wide-screen TVs.

Yet another general category of growingapplications are described as ‘industrials’.

All these trends are being driven bypopulation growth in developing countries(in particular) and by rising incomes/higherexpectations generally. Urbanisation isidentified as a third, one which isparticularly applicable here in MENA, andthe last global driver is the growth indemand for more energy-efficient productsgenerally. Replacement of wastefulincandescent and even the more recentcompact fluorescent light sources is seenas a particularly efficient way of conservingenergy as it costs so little to the individualutility customer, is a highly visible processand is therefore particularly well suited tosubsidised energy-saving programmes.

‘Switching to LED lighting iseconomically more attractive than othermeans of CO2 abatement, but not yet infocus’ the consultants conclude.

Nevertheless, because lightingproducts are used in so many differentways, the industry remains characterisedby high fragmentation and complexity.There are many different applications, awide variety of green and non-greentechnologies in use, significantdifferences between national markets atdifferent stages of development, andwidely-differing goals and aspirations ofinterested parties – architects, buildingowners, tenants and lightingprofessionals.

The net result, says McKinsey & Co,makes both ‘marketing activities andchannel structures particularlychallenging’. This despite what isdescribed as the ‘LED revolution’ which is‘transforming the landscape of thelighting industry value chain entirely’. ■

* “Lighting the way: Overview of theglobal lighting market”,www.mckinsey.com

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IRAQ’S STRUGGLING POWER systemwill come under increasing pressureas economic growth accelerates,says the International Energy

Agency*. “Catching up with rising demandfor electricity is a critical domesticchallenge, as prolonged power cuts arestill experienced on a daily basis in manyparts of the country,” it stated late lastyear. However a spokesperson added: “Ifplanned new capacity is delivered ontime, electricity generation will meet Iraq’sdemand for power in 2015.”

According to the IEA’s ‘Central’projection-forecast “extensive effort” willenable installed gross generation capacityto almost quadruple by 2020 and reachmore than 80GW by 2035.

“We estimate that electricity demand inIraq was around 57 TWh in 2010, but thatthe installed … generation capacity wasable to satisfy only 58 per cent of thatlevel, around 33 TWh.

“Final electricity consumption growsfive-fold in our Central Scenario, reachingjust under 170 TWh in 2035 …consumption growth averages more than6.5 per cent per year.”

Before 2020 it will be twice this level,the pre-WEO report warns.

Gas – an industry as yet undeveloped inIraq - will emerge as the lowest-cost fuelfor meeting this extraordinary increase indemand.

“If planned new capacity is delivered ontime, grid-based electricity generation willcatch up with currently estimated peakdemand around 2015, but it will takelonger to build the necessary capacity

buffer to allow for maintenance andunplanned outages without disruption,”the report, a prelude to the November2012 World Energy Outlook, concluded.

The less welcome news is thatachievement of this “requires investmentof more than US$6bn per year on averageto 2035, but half is needed before 2020.

“Most of the investment is required innew generation capacity, but just under40 per cent goes to improving thetransmission and distribution network,where efficiency gains can save theequivalent of the annual fuel input to sixcombined-cycle gas turbine plants.”

Just one of the problems of planningfuture capacity for Iraq is that the real levelof current “demand” can be no more thanestimated – at around 57 TWh in 2010.This is because peak demand is not atpresent being met, especially in thesummer months, and therefore cannot bemeasured. A small error in assessing this,and the rate at which it grows, makes a bigdifference to the shortfall that will arise inany particular year. A safety margin of 10-20 per cent surplus capacity is usuallymaintained by utilities if possible globallyto cope with circumstances that arise. Notexpected nationwide in Iraq until 2017 this

will be achieved in the Iraq’s Kurdistanregion first, where a largely separatetransmission system exists, the Agencypredicts. In the likely best-feasibleoptions scenario the gross capacity ofIraq’s grid-connected power plants willgrow quickly from 16GW in 2010 to 83GWin 2035, passing 60GW in 2020. Until theend of 2015 two-thirds of this newcapacity will be based on gas turbinesburning costly (but sometimessubstitutable) liquid fuels such as crudeoil. These efficient plants are relatively lowcost, can be installed quickly, and aretherefore often favoured by independentIPP producers, notably in the northern KRGarea already.

Newest amongst the brand-newfacilities to start generating was the160MW station at Taji, the Agency says.This will be followed early this year by the500MW unit at Al-Quds. And neatly withinthe current calendar year a massiveincrease in generating capacity will betaking place, totalling nearly 4300MW.4282, including the two massive1250MW stations at Al-Khayrat (first) andShatt Al-Basrah.

New or extended stations follow in closesuccession at Baiji, Najibiya and Samawa.

‘Meeting demand forelectricity with reliable andcontinuous supply is themain immediate concernfor Iraq’s electricity sector,’says the IEA. Building morenew and fuel-convertedplant is seen as the mainsolution.

Iraq’s challengingpower future

Iraq needs to invest around US$6bn a year onaverage to meet demand for power generation


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Nothing like this anticipated rate ofexpansion through 2015 has ever beenseen before within Iraq’s borders - orelsewhere in the Middle East, staff atTechnical Review believe.

Beyond this hectic growth period theavailability of cheap (and presumablyotherwise difficult to monetise) gasimproves markedly, much of it of courseassociated supplies produced as Iraq’scrude output is ramped up sharply to payfor it all. A new generation of gas turbines,including some highly efficient but verycostly combined-cycle units and someolder fuel-converted plants, will be able tomake good use of this.

So by 2035, the report claimed inOctober last, 40 per cent of Iraq’s totalinstalled mains-delivered power supplieswill be coming from highly efficient CCGTs.“The first GT to CCGT conversion project, inErbil, is underway with another, inSulaymaniyah, expected to start soon.”Cost-of-production reductions are themain reason. The effects of all this on bothpower availability (especially for meetingbase load demand) and real generationcosts will naturally be massive. More gas

will be available to supply peak loadsfrom quickly-built conventional gasturbines, leaving today’s very costly dieselgenerators to shave the absolute peaksand meet demand in the areas where thepower lines don’t reach.

Regional systemsWhich leads on to the thorny issue ofhow to extend the (long-distance high-voltage) transmission and localdistribution networks rapidly enough tokeep up with all this increase inavailability of power.

The existence of what are effectively twodifferent regional systems is a problem,the IEA says, pointing out thatinterconnection between the two sets ofHV lines is “very limited”. Nevertheless“Iraq’s transmission networks are inrelatively good working condition.

“…Iraq is likely to need around anadditional 28,000km of 400kV and 132kVlines between its main demand centres.”

Sadly the complementary localnetworks are reported to be in a“seriously degraded” state, with brown-outs, shortages of maintenance staff

and outright theft of power andhardware common. “Losses in thedistribution network are particularlyhigh compared to most countries in theMiddle East.” There is therefore plentyof opportunity for reducing systemlosses, which in turn will reduce theneed for new generating plant and thegas to fuel it.

“Electricity metering, billing andpayment collection is an additionalissue in need of urgent attention.”

Most of this is good news for allstakeholders, of course, but it does addup to a big drain on Iraq’s capital fundsat a time when the State has plenty ofother calls on its resources. The IEAteam has calculated that cumulativeinvestment of more than US$140 billionwill be required in the power sectorthrough 2035, roughly half of this withinthe next seven years alone. The upsideis that this will be only around three percent of expected oil-export revenuesthrough the whole outlook period. ■

* “Iraq Energy Outlook”, 2012,www.worldenergyoutlook.org


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Ten things you need to know about Middle East Electricity


Technical Review asked Anita Mathews, Exhibition Director of Informa Energy Group, to list 10 points that

make Middle East Electricity such an important regional event.

1 MEE is the Middle East’s largest and longest standing energy event.

2 Over 1,000 exhibitors from 58 countries attracting more than 15,000 visitors from 120 countries.

3 Leading names in the global energy industry under one roof.

4 More than 17 government-supported country groups & national pavilions

5 Hosts the largest participation of German companies at any energy eventoutside Germany.

6 Focuses on key industry sectors of Power (generation, transmission &distribution), Lighting, Nuclear and Renewable Energy

7 More than 25 product launches at the 38th edition of Middle East Electricity.

8 Hosts the most reputable power and energy awards in the region – the MiddleEast Electricity Awards.

9Launch of Solar Middle East alongside Middle East Electricity, which is set tobecome the largest gathering of solar technology suppliers ever seen in theMiddle East.

10 Hosts the most reputable power and energy awards in the region – the MiddleEast Electricity Awards.

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OMICRON ELECTRONICSGMBH has introduced anew range of testsystems for cables andoverhead lines.

The company saidthat in order to detectand rectify problemsand therefore guaranteea reliable power supply,cables and overheadlines need to bechecked on a regularbasis.OMICRON offers varioustest systems anddiagnostic solutions tothe electrical powerindustry, including the MPD 600, a partial discharge measurement for cables, which measures andanalyses partial discharges reliably and precisely. If partial discharge occurs, the MPD 600 canlocate the fault to within one metre.

Meanwhile, the CPC 100 and CP CU1 solutions measure the line impedance of cables andoverhead lines, with values such as positive-sequence impedance, zero-sequence impedance andk-factors available in less than two hours.

Customer support is provided by offices in North America, Europe, South and East Asia and theMiddle East, together with a worldwide network of distributors and representatives serving morethan 140 countries. The company also offers consulting, commissioning and training services.

■ YORPOWER SUPPLIED MOREthan 30 generators to the IraqiThiqar Water Directorate towardsthe end of last year. The companywas able to supply Iraq with thegenerators within 10 weeks of theorder being placed thanks to itsonsite UK production facility andteams of professional productionengineers and inspectors. Formedin 1989, YorPower has grown tobe one of the most recognisedand successful suppliers of dieselgenerators in the UK. Around halfits annual turnover is exported,supplying to customers in morethan 60 countries.

■ AKSA JENERATOR SAN A.S.specialises in gasoline, diesel,natural gas and marine generatingsets along with lighting towersand accessories.As well asmanufacturing its own enginesand alternators, AKSA gensetsalso feature engines produced byOEMs such as Cummins, Perkins,Mitsubishi, Doosan, John Deereand alternators from Meccalteand Stamford.

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No wonder Dad is so excited: Over the last 20 years, OMICRON has helped him to do a great job – and, with the following two products, his life gets even easier:

OMICRON’s latest protection test set, the CMC 353, provides the perfect combination of portability and power with its compact design, light weight (12.9 kg) and powerful current sources (3 x 32 A / 430 VA).

The CMC 353 meets a wide variety of challenges in protection engineering – from the testing of electromechanical relays to the latest IEC 61850 IEDs.

OMICRON’s Test Universe software enables CMC test sets to provide the ultimate in automated protection testing. Now, for speedy manual tests, the CMControl unit offers a convenient and easy to use alternative:

The CMControl provides quick verification of test objects, utilizing an intuitive touch screen user interface and a control wheel.

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NETCONTROL HAS BEEN providing Distribution Automation and Smart Grid solutions tothe UAE to allow both visibility and remote control of the secondary distributionelectrical network.

The electricity networks within the region usually prove to be a challenge to automatefor a number of reasons. The installed asset base is often not designed for remotecontrol and therefore either needs to be replaced or in most cases brought up to datewith suitable upgrades to allow for automation. The installed switchgear are oftennumerous in both makes and models, since the focus is placed on individualcontractors and project teams to comply to specifications, rather than pull equipmentfrom a small pool of approved switchgear. This has led to a very varied asset base,often with thin document support. The climate whilst beneficial to the tourist trade isnot kind to the electrical and electronic equipment and without proper equipmentselection, design and installation can lead to early life failures. It was against thisbackground that Netcontrol was selected to work with the Abu Dhabi DistributionCompany to provide remote control across their electrical distribution network.

The ADDC secondary network consists of not only a wide variety of manufacturer’sequipment, but also a variety of equipment specifications, from TRM units mostly madeup of outdoor Ring Main Units and single transformer stations, through QRM units ofboth indoor and outdoor double transformer stations to much larger panel typesubstations of up to 12 breakers. The eventual solution for each of these types can bebroken down in to three types.

Type 1: Outdoor Ring Main Units. Here Netcontrol provided retrofit motor packs forthe RMU’s which were connected to the Netcontrol NMS remote control unit. The NMSconsists of an RTU with integral control panel, battery charger and back up, motorcontrol circuits and Scada connection via IEC60870-5-104. Additional CurrentTransformers were fitted to allow the measurement of load current to help ADDC betterbalance their network.

Type 2: Indoor Ring Main Units. Here for the most part retrofit motor packs had to bedesigned to allow remote operation (replicating a local manual operation). If thenumber of units was low, less than 10, then it was deemed more economical to replacethe units with outdoor type RMUs’. The NMS remote control units were used at thesesites. In many cases additional tripping coils were needed as the originals were notsuitable for remote operation. The retrofit motor packs had to also be designed in sucha way that allowed rapid removal for when a particular feeder needed to be isolated.

Type 3: Panel Type. Here the solution to be applied needed to be different. Firstly alocal control panel on the RTU cabinet was not required, since each panel had its ownlocal/remote switch and trip/close push buttons and a battery backup was availablethrough the station battery system. Furthermore the solution needed to be easilyscalable since the number of panels varied from 4 to 12, with a mix of transformer andfeeder breakers. The solution was to use the Netcontrol NetCon500 RTU. The RTU is wellknown for its robust design, cyber security and enhanced features but its ease ofscalability was perfect for the variety of station configurations required. A large numberof retrofit kits had to be designed to allow the wide variety of feeder and transformerbreakers to be upgradeable to full remote control.

ADDC elected to use the 104 protocol using a local wi-fi network, although the RTU’sneed to be flexible when it comes to the communication medium since not all sites arecovered by this technology.

■ IN A BID to reduce machinery downtime for customers, Yanmar has begun rolling out its SmartAssistmachine to machine service. To help alleviate pressure on employees and provide a service that allowsfor uninterrupted operation of machinery, the system gathers accurate data on operational conditions,minimising downtime. Offering more than 100 years’ experience, Yanmar manufactures diesel enginesand accessories which are used in a wide range of applications, including marine vessels, constructionequipment, agricultural equipment and generator sets. The company coined the term ‘solutioneering’ inits brand statement, attempting to embody the concepts of ‘solution’ and ‘engineering’. The term aimsto emphasise its corporate mission of providing a high standard of technologies, products and servicestogether with innovative business solutions.

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COELMO SRL IS one of the mostdistinguishing Italian manufacturers ofdiesel generating sets and has beenactive in the power generation sector for

the last 60 years. The company, founded in 1946, produces diesel

generating sets from three to 3000 kVA forresidential, industrial, telecom and marine standardapplications along with customized and engineeredspecial solutions.

In 2012, Coelmo completed 15.5 million Euros(US$20.6 million) investment to increase itsproduction facilities in Italy, which now includesthree production plants with the most advancedmanufacturingprocesses and qualitycontrol systems.

Dr. MarcoMonsurrò, CEO, said:“With the recentproductdevelopments, webelieved that theenlargement of ourproduction facilitieswas mandatory toexploit the growth ofthe Middle East, NorthAfrica and SouthAmerican markets.With this newinvestment we areaiming in reducingdrastically the deliverytime for our standarddiesel generating setsand to reconsiderscale economies to be even more competitive onprices.”

After seven years of activity in the UAE, Coelmolast year also increased its presence in Dubai with anewly constituted company, “Coelmo JLT” andrenewed permanent staff.

Dr. Jacopo Monsurrò, Coelmo JLT BranchManager, said: “During 2012, our Dubai branchhas outperformed the forecasted targets, increasingsensibly the number of special applications andtelecom solution supplied to key customers in theMiddle East”.

Recently Coelmo has extended its standard

products range with the SMART Series generatingsets from 30 to 400 kVA, especially designed forMiddle East working environment with a moreaggressive price positioning, developed by keepingproduct quality and customer satisfaction as maintarget.

New products development has also let to thenew version of full hybrid solutions suitable fortelecom applications. Full hybrid systems includemainly four components: a variable speedgenerating set able to supply DC and AC current, abattery bank, a renewable source of power such asPV panels and Coelmo’s intelligent powermanagement system IntegraTel. The full hybrid

system is designedfor telecom BTSsites located inisolated areaswhere the powerfrom mains is notavailable. In thefull hybrid systemthe PV panels arethe primarysource of energy.When the powerproduced by thePV panels is notenough to powerthe load, theremaining part ofpower needed issupplied by theBatteries. Whenbatteries charginglevel is low,IntegraTel starts

the variable speed generating set, which will powerthe load and recharge the batteries. The variablespeed generating set is able to adjust the powerproduced and supplied to the load depending onthe actual power demanded by the load, producingsensible savings in fuel consumption.

Eng. Antonio Prigiobbo, telecom applicationspecialist, said: “With the full hybrid system we havedeveloped a product which is able to deliversignificant Opex reduction to BTS operators,reaching 80 per cent when considering theinstallation in remote sites where the alternative isthe use of the traditional dual-generator system.”

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Enpark will be exhibiting at the Solar Middle East event, launched alongsideMiddle East Electricity this year.Enpark is a Business Park facilitating the growth of the energy and environmentbusinesses in the Middle East. Strategically located in Dubai, Enpark provideseasy access to vast untapped opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa(MENA) region. It is an ideal one-stop platform to coordinate large projects anddeploy new technologies across the region. Enpark specifically caters to the Energy, Energy Efficiency and Green Building,Recycling and Solid Waste sectors , by providing a cost effective businessenvironment to serve their MENA markets.Besides providing a full range of sustainably designed real estate products,Enpark also strives to provide its business partners with a platform to facilitateindustry and regulatory collaboration, identify business opportunities and sharetheir experience of regional operations, products and services with industrypeers. Today, more than 40 companies, from Cleantech startups to large energymultinationals, operate under Enpark’s licenses.

Growing the energy and environment industry

WHEN YOU’RE ENTRUSTED to power and light the prestigious night race at the 2012 F1 SingaporeGrand Prix the race doesn’t start or finish with the waving of a flag. Genpower generators installedwith ComAp control systems were there shining the spotlights on the world’s top drivers throughthree nights of practice, qualifying and throughout the race.

The drama was illuminated by 24 individual 500 kVA Genpower generators, powering 1500 speciallight projectors around the five kilometre track. The power generated by the fleet of generators fittedwith electronic Volvo Penta engines was equal to that needed to illuminate 15 full size footballpitches. The generators were located in pairs at strategic points around the track, working in parallelwith each other operating at 60 per cent of the genset nominal power, so regardless of what dramawas occurring on track nothing could knock the show off-course.

An event of this magnitude doesn’t just need lighting. Beyond the track 12 further 50 kVA,InteliLiteNT AMF25 controlled Genpower generators were used to supply monitoring system alongthe track while the 500 kVA generators were not running during the day-time.

To control this awesome power Genpower’sManaging Partner Bahadir Celim and his eventexperienced team carefully considered allavailable systems on the market and choseComAp’ s new InteliGenNTC BaseBox andInteliVision 8 combination. ComAp providesan extensive family of genset, generator andengine controllers providing comprehensivecontrol no matter how big or complex is thejob. And, with cutting-edge communicationmodules allow detailed information from everygenerator to be received and evaluatedremotely, whether on a PC or smartphone.

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■ WITH THE WORLD focusingincreasingly on renewable energy,Polylux has introduced a range ofhigh-efficiency ECO transformers,offering economical and technicaladvantages over standardtransformers. Advantages ofowning an ECO transformerinclude lower heat generation,inrush current and noise levels,along with a longer lifetime andability to operate at higherambient temperatures.

■ INMESOL HAS LAUNCHED a newcanopy design for its heavy-dutyIT-865, IT-1010 and IT-1115generator sets ranging from eightto 1,115 kVA. The newsoundproof canopy has beendesigned to ensure that itsdimensions (6,500 x 2,220 x2,680mm) are appropriate fortransportation in containertrucks. The company’s gensets,which are specifically made forlow and medium voltage supplies,can be used as a main source ofpower or in emergencies.

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Cummins Power Generation Inc., a divisionof Cummins Inc., will once again beexhibiting at Middle East Electricity, whereit will demonstrate its global capabilitiesas one company, one source for completepower solutions.

All visitors are invited to visit CumminsPower Generation at Stand S3D40. At theshow, Cummins Power Generation willintroduce its hybrid solution for thetelecommunications market, aimed atreducing operating expenses where grid

supply is inadequate, and will show theCummins QSK50 generator set, part of themission-critical range of high horsepowergenerator sets specifically developed tomeet today’s demands for emission-optimised and seismic-certified generatorproducts. The experts at Stand S3D40 willbe able to tell attendees about all of thegreat diesel and gas generator offeringsfrom Cummins Power Generation, and howthrough the Power of One™, the companyis the one source for complete power

solutions.Cummins’ products include alternators,

generator-drive engines and pre-integratedpower systems, combining generator setswith power control and transfertechnologies. Services range from systemdesign, project management, operationsand maintenance contracts todevelopment of turnkey power plants.Cummins is a global leader dedicated toincreasing the availability and reliability ofelectric power around the world

Cummins to demonstrate hybrid solution

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MIDDLE EAST ELECTRICITY (MEE) is not only the longest runningenergy event in the region, but it is also the largest, attractingmore than 15,000 visitors from 120 countries every year.Exhibition Director, Anita Mathews recently spoke to TechnicalReview about the continued success of the event.

MEE is about to celebrate its 38th edition. Such longevity is almost unheard of in the Middle East. To what do you attribute the success of the show? Much of the longevity of the show can be attributed to the factthat regardless of economic lifecycles, where other industriescan be adversely affected, or rely on economic upswings tothrive, power generation and other pillars at Middle EastElectricity such as lighting, renewable and nuclear energy arecrucial to the infrastructural development of the region aspopulations grow and power and water demand increases.

Dubai as a strategic location is also a key factor contributingto Middle East Electricity’s success; it is literally the cross-roads and gateway to the Middle East for both internationaland regional energy players looking to tap into a lucrative andbooming energy sector.

Finally, since our inaugural event 38 years ago, InformaExhibitions has developed a wealth of industry knowledge,and exhibitor and visitor intelligence that we continue to buildon to this day.

What changes have you seen during your tenure as Exhibition Director, and what initiatives have you instigated?I have been involved with Middle East Electricity since 2005, inwhich time I have seen and overseen many new directiveswithin the show in order to diversify its product portfolio.

In the last year, I oversaw the launch of Power Nigeria andAfrica Electricity, which are both partner events of Middle EastElectricity, and which have been introduced to provide our

exhibitors and visitors with the same typeof business and networking platform

that we offer at Middle EastElectricity.

The 2013 edition of Middle EastElectricity in particular has beenvery busy, in with several newinitiatives being introduced atthe show. The first is thelaunch of Solar Middle East,taking place alongside MiddleEast Electricity, which is being

introduced in response to thegrowing number of

exhibitors and visitors atMiddle East Electricitythat are involved withsolar technologies. Weexpect more than 150suppliers of solarproducts from aroundthe world at SolarMiddle East, making itthe largest gatheringof solar technologysuppliers ever seenin the region.

Solar Middle East will also be complemented by theinaugural Solar Energy Conference on 17 February, which willaddress the fundamental issues faced in the development ofthe region’s solar potential, covering key issues such as solarpolicies, standards and quality infrastructure for the GCC andMENA region.

Continuing on the green theme, we have also introduced thisyear in partnership with the Dubai Municipality, the GreenEnergy Middle East Conference, which will put a spotlight onthe new green building codes being rolled out in 2013, with afocus on the reduction of carbon emissions and improvedenergy efficiency in Dubai.

Does this mean solar power is a technology whose time has finally come?Industry experts feel that the MENA region is tipped as theupcoming solar power investment destination for major marketplayers, with energy experts predicting the UAE, Saudi Arabia,Morocco, Algeria and Jordan to be the key countries fuellingfurther growth.

Saudi Arabia’s Rub Al’Khali region (the Empty Quarter) alonereceives enough sunlight to power two earths - the challenge isbeing able to harness this wealth of natural sunlight.

The UAE meanwhile is forging ahead with several solarprojects, most notably the US$600mn Shams 1 in Abu Dhabi,the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant which isexpected to be inaugurated in the first quarter of 2013; and theUS$3.2 billion Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai, which is slatedto begin construction in 2014 and will reach a peak of1,000MW production capacity upon its scheduled completionin 2030.

The MENA investment in renewables, and in particular solaris comparatively little when compared to more establishedmarkets, however there is a huge shift in focus now as regionalgovernments begin to implement policies that will enhance theintegration of renewables into the energy mix.

This has contributed to an increased interest frommanufacturers and suppliers to look at the Middle East as akey growth market for Photovoltaic & CSP (Concentrated SolarPower) manufacturers and solutions providers.

We certainly believe that solar power and technologies canonly grow further in this region, and from what we are seeing atSolar Middle East, we are not the only ones.

How successful are MEE’s technical seminars? Our technical seminars have always been hugely popular andare fantastic addition to Middle East Electricity. They providean unrivalled platform for exhibitors to showcase in persontheir latest innovations and technologies to a highly targetedaudience.

We sell out our slots for the seminars months ahead of theshow, which is a testament to their popularity and we will belooking at ways to expand the seminars in future years ofMiddle East Electricity.

The region’s power requirements have been well documented over the years. And they continue to grow. Does MEE satisfy the needs of those companies wishing to make the right contacts and establish a presence in the regional power markets?We certainly feel that it does, and this goes back to your first

Anita Mathews

The power to succeed


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DEEP SEA ELECTRONICS has introduced a new4500 series of compact controllers whichinclude a number of flexible features.

Although small in size, the new products canbe used for a range of applications such aslighting towers.

The DSE4510 Auto Start Control Module andthe DSE4520 Auto Mains (Utility) FailureControl Module are designed for single gensetapplications and are compatible withElectronic J1939 (CAN) and non-electronic(alternator sensing) diesel, gas and petrolengines.

Features include generator or load powermonitoring, engine speed, oil pressure,

coolant temperature, frequency, voltage,current, power, fuel level. The modules alsooffer comprehensive engine and alternatorprotection.

DSE45xx controllers include back-lit LCDicon displays which show engine and systemstatus information such as warnings, electricaltrip and shutdown alarms in a clear format.

DSE, based in the UK, has been designingand delivering engine and generator controlmodules and accessories, ATS controlmodules and battery chargers, for over 35years. In 2010 the company started designingand manufacturing bespoke LED lightingsolutions for commercial applications.

■ MATRIX COMSEC, A leadingIndian manufacturer of telecomand security solutions, haspartnered with IntegratedTrading Services (ITRADS) toexpand its operations in SaudiArabia. Matrix Comsec’scollaboration with ITRADS,which offers licensing andsoftware solutions and is basedin Saudi Arabia, began in August2012. Abhay Joshi, businessmanager of internationalsecurity sales for MatrixComsec, said, “We at Matrix areexcited by our partnership withITRADS to develop our businessin Saudi Arabia. Together weplan on providingcomprehensive and feature-richaccess control and time-attendance solutions for allbusinesses to increase securityand improve productivity.”Meanwhile, Mohammed Hasan,senior business developmentmanager at ITRADS, added, “Weat ITRADS are extremely happyto associate with world-classsecurity solutions companyMatrix.”

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question asking why the event has maintained its longevityand popularity. At Middle East Electricity, visitors (all 15,000 ofthem) are actively looking to interact with our exhibitors, Theyare there specifically to seek suppliers and service providers inthe energy, power generation and lighting sectors.

We know who these customers are, and have collectedvaluable information on their jobs, companies, and areas ofinterest and we help use this intelligence both before andduring the show to help our exhibitors market their productsand services.

Are there any plans to add value to MEE in the future by diversifying further?We are constantly reviewing how we can add value to MiddleEast Electricity, and the recent additions of Solar Middle East,the Solar Energy Conference, the Green Energy Middle EastConference, Power Nigeria and Africa Electricity are recentexamples of adding value in and around Middle East Electricityfor its participating exhibitors and visitors.

We will again review Middle East Electricity 2013 post showas we do every year, and work on ways that we can enhancethe event. Any new developments will of course be announcedin due course.

Do you see any obstacles to MEE’s continues success?We don’t, however we are constantly aware of the need to keepahead of the curve in what we deliver every year. With ourcurrent systems in place though to deliver a successful showyear in year out, we are confident that Middle East Electricitywill continue to build on its success and we look forward totaking the event to even greater heights.

I must however take this opportunity to thank all ourexhibitors and visitors that participate at Middle EastElectricity every year. They are the crucial element to whatmakes the show what it is, and their support is always greatlyappreciated.

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AS WELL AS being extremely costly,proposed carbon capture technologycould more than double waterconsumption by conventional coal-firedpower plants, adding to reasons for anurgent demonstration program.Carbon capture and storage (CCS)technology is central to cutting carbonemissions from fossil fuel power plants asthe only known way to slash these fromgas and coal combustion.But no commercial-scale demonstrationplant exists in the power generationsector, and just one is under constructionat Boundary Dam Power Station inSaskatchewan, Canada.A major problem is the extra capital costof trapping greenhouse gas emissions,normally vented into the atmosphere, andpiping it underground, estimated at aboutUS$1.5 billion for a medium-sized coalpower plant.There are also public acceptance concernsregarding the possibility that the storedCO2 may leak and suffocate people aboveground, a risk often discounted by

experts. Another potential deal-breaker,and far less discussed, is a so-calledwater penalty, which is particularlyrelevant in water-stressed India andChina where most new coal plants will bebuilt in the coming decades.Concerns about water availability aregrowing worldwide in response to risingpopulations, more frequent heatwavesand ground-water depletion.Ways to mitigate the problem include aparallel support for wind and solar power,which have negligible waterconsumption.In thermal power generation, a fuelsource such as gas, coal or a nuclearreactor is used to boil steam and drive aturbine-generator.Typically, steam exhaust from the turbineis condensed and recycled back to theboiler, repeating the process.That condensation requires significantcooling water, given that more efficientpower generation depends on a coolercondensate.A 500 MW coal-fired power plant uses

more than 12 million gallons of water perhour, according to U.S. Department ofEnergy data. There is an importantdistinction between water withdrawal andconsumption: withdrawal refers to howmuch water is diverted for example from ariver or the sea, while consumption refersto whether that is then made permanentlyunavailable for example throughevaporation, or else returned to itsoriginal source.

Concerns about water availability are growing worldwide

Does carbon capture technology use too much water?

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IRRIGATION SYSTEMS ON key highways and roads across Bahraincould soon run on solar energy, the Gulf Daily News reported.

If a pioneering pilot project is successful, it could lead to allirrigation and electricity systems across the five governoratesbeing run on solar power, as part of initiatives to reduce the costof powering the country.

The first solar panel unit has already been set up on ShaikhKhalifa bin Salman Highway by Bahrain-based Abdulla Al DeraziTrading and Contracting Company.

Plans are also underway to set up similar units in Zallaq andadjoining areas, before rolling out the project in residentialareas.

"Our aim is to encourage authorities in Bahrain to use solarenergy, which is abundant in this part of the world and can helpin several projects," said company managing director Mansoor AlDerazi.

"These units generate about 200 watts of electricity duringpeak sunlight that can be used to water date palms or shrubs.

"A timer is set that ensures the area is watered and there is noneed for a worker to be physically present to do the work."

He said the units would be installed in different areas in co-operation with Gulf Fencing and Specialist Surfacing.

He also said installing the units could reduce worksiteaccidents, particularly labourers injured near highways.

Al Derazi also revealed plans were in the pipeline to ventureinto solar streetlights, which could be used in neighbourhoodsand villages.

"Bahrain has the bestclimate condition toharness solar energy andlook at Dubai, which isextensively using thisconcept," he explained.

"We could use solarenergy in households forlighting purposes or evensolar water heaters."

However, he said theproject would only besuccessful if municipalcouncillors joined the "green" initiative and raised awareness aboutthe use of solar energy in residential buildings and public parks.

"People have this perception that it is expensive to invest in solarenergy equipment, but they do not realise they actually save powerfor years by using them," added Al Derazi.

Meanwhile, Gulf Fencing and Specialist Surfacing generalmanager N Pugalendi said the projects in Zallaq and Hamad Townwere underway.

"The solar irrigation system concept can last for over five yearswith proper maintenance," he added.

"If we cover all the major highways and strategic locations wheresunlight is abundant, it could help save power."He also hopes to spread the go green concept near shopping malls,Bahrain International Airport and government buildings.

Bahrain hopes to employ solar energy instreetlighting too

Pioneering solar irrigation in Bahrain

HIMOINSA HAS OVER 30 years’experience in the energy market. Thecompany’s capacity as a verticalmanufacturer has allowed it to launchnew generating sets around the world,such as the new 10 foot container of500kw. The main feature of thisgenerator set is its size. The product was launched onto themarket with 50kw power and a highadaptation, and it is simple to locate inreduced space projects, where a 20feet container is not an option. There are even more advantages inthis new product, for instance, the CSCcertification- International Conventionfor Safe Containers-, which allows fortransportation by sea of two units,instead of a single standard 20 footunit.Another new point of strength in thecompany’s rental range which waspresented at Middle East Electricity(MEE), from February 17th to 19th, isthe dual frequency container HRTW1300, which the manufacturer believesis perfect for IPP applications (InterimPower Plant), or for rental, mining,building, quarrying and ports,amongst other industries.

With its dual frequency value, thesame machine can work with 50Hz aswell as 60Hz.This generator is thought to satisfy theneeds of the rental and buildingmarket and for heavy dutyapplications. For this reason, Himoinsasay it shows several importantadvantages in comparison with otherproducts operating in this segment. Among its elements, there is a variablespeed fan, to reduce the fuelconsumption and sound emissions,and an inside lighting system, toassist with easy cleaning andmaintenance.The company has also launched theAPOLO 4006 lighting tower which hasalready seen use at industrial andmining projects in Qatar, Saudi Arabia,Oman and the UAE, as well as Bahrain.Among its components, it has a steelcanopy to protect from harsh weatherconditions. It’s finished with epoxy-polyester to protect the equipmentfrom from corrosion. In addition, thereare four galvanizing stabilizers whichlevel and establish the tower onirregular ground and protect againststrong wind gusts.

The fact that it can work in extremeconditions, with reduced visibility andaccess has directly affected its design.Its elliptic lamps allow more directlighting projection and a strongerlighting workplace. Each lamp can beadjusted individually without usingany tools. Moreover, the mast can berotated 360 degrees permitting theillumination adjustment while it isopened out.Therefore, it is about an innovativedesign which adheres to strict security,and portability requirements.

Generators ready for the rental market

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AEC IS RECOGNISED as a specialist in thefield of systems integration and automationservices. The company is an electricalproject supplier based on its engineeringexpertise, and has considerableexperience in manufacturing and supportfacilities for low voltage distributionsystems.

The company offers industrialautomation solutions with a wide range of

engineering capabilities in control andautomation engineering, and custom motorcontrol panel design and fabrication.

The primary focus of AEC’s industrialcontrol and automation division is toprovide an engineered solution for variousmarket segments such as commercial andresidential buildings, water and wastewaterfacilities, utilities, power infrastructure andoil and gas.

AEC says it is proud to be seen as amarket leader with ISO 9001 : 2008 Lloydscertifications as well as productcertifications from ASTA and KEMA.

AEC states it has always put customersatisfaction at the forefront of its ideologyand has continued to focus its efforts onconverting customer needs into reality byoffering the highest quality products andservices.

A wide range of capabilities

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Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) andChromasun Inc. (Chromasun), the California-based solar panelmanufacturer, have begun a pilot project for roof-top solar air-conditioning in Abu Dhabi.TAQA installed 27 Chromasun Micro-Concentrator (MCT) solarpanels on the rooftop of Abu Dhabi Transmission & DespatchCompany (TRANSCO) in Abu Dhabi on 13 January 2012. Theconcentrated solar panels will provide clean renewable solarenergy to the building’s air-conditioning system during peakdemand hours. The Chromasun MCT technology is designedspecifically for rooftop application and operation in hightemperatures and dusty conditions, producing more energy per

unit of roof area than many other technologies.Dr Saif Al Sayari, TAQA’s Executive Officer and Head of theEnergy Solutions division, commented: “We are delighted tosee the Chromasun MCT technology being tested in the UAE. Inaddition to significant energy savings, roof-top solar coolingtechnology has great potential for peak-shaving which willresult in reduced emissions and better grid efficiency.”David Copestake, Managing Director of TRANSCO said: “Wecontinuously seek ways to use advanced technology to achievebetter efficiency in Abu Dhabi’s power generation networks sowe are immensely proud and honoured to be participating insuch an initiative.”

TAQA starts pilot project for solar cooling technology

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CESI MIDDLE EAST (CESI), a global leader in power systemsconsulting and testing, reinforced its strategic presence in theMiddle East through its participation in the World Future EnergySummit (WFES) recently, where CESI regional operations wereofficially launched last year. During the first year that CESI hasbeen in operation, it’s been awardedseveral high-profile large-scaleenergy projects from some of theregion’s leading energy authoritiessuch as the Electricity & Co-Generation Authority of The Kingdomof Saudi Arabia (ECRA) for thedevelopment of a smart metering andadvanced metering infrastructure planand also from the Saudi ElectricityCompany (SEC) for theimplementation of a High VoltageDirect Current (HVDC) powertransportation interconnectorbetween Riyadh and Mecca, whichwill connect Saudi Arabia’s centraland western regions and provide amuch needed back-up energy supply. Furthermore CESI Middle East has been selected by the Arab Fundfor Economic and Social Development to undertake a feasibilitystudy to determine the best options for electrical and gasinterconnections scenario to create a single energy market for 20Arab Countries by 2030.CESI anticipates the GCC region to become a key powerhouse

energy source with the capabilities to support a large part of theworld’s energy demands of the anticipated 10 billion population in2050. In addition to being consultant to Desertec IndustrialInitiative, CESI is among the founding members of RES4MED,known as the Renewable Energy Solutions for the Mediterranean, a

non-profit organization driven by CESIand other key players (including EnelGreen Power, Politecnico di MilanoUniversity and also sponsored byItaly’s Ministries of Development,Environment, Foreign Affairs andResearch) in the renewable energymarket. CESI’s research aims to not onlyidentify technical solutions to ensurelarge-scale distribution of renewablesystems from the GCC region to AsiaPacific, Europe, Mediterranean andNorth Africa, but also to integratethese various electricity markets. Themulti-party initiatives aim toestablish technical, social, regulatoryand financial alignment amongst theinternational markets involved.

CESI is a leading technical consulting company with over 50 years’expertise operating in several areas including: Transmission andInterconnections, Smart Grids for Distribution, Renewable andSolar, Testing, Certification and Quality Assurance. CESI alsodevelops and manufactures advanced multi junction photovoltaicsolar cells for both space and terrestrial (HCPV) applications.

Why the GCC is the key renewable energy powerhouse of the future - CESI

SAUDI ARABIA’S ENERGY sector has beenexperiencing rapid growth due toburgeoning demand, economic expansion,and solid investment flows. A 13 per centaverage electricity generation growth rateis needed by 2015 to meet demand;investments in electricity projects toaddress supply requirements have alreadycost SAR 140.7 billion (US$37.5 billion) in2012 alone.

Around SAR 502.5 billion (US$134billion) worth of power generation andwater projects are being lined up for thenext decade to drive electrical generationupwards at around 49 per cent through2019.

The Kingdom’s power sector is on trackto remain the most dynamic in the GCCarea over the next few years;macroeconomic and demographicindicators point to a strong medium-to-long-term outlook as well.

Efficient and effective solutions toaddress the Kingdom’s surging energydemand will be unveiled during SaudiEnergy 2013 – the 16th International TradeExhibition for Electricity Power Generation,

Alternative Energy, Water Technology,Lighting & HVAC running from May 26 to29, 2013 at the Riyadh InternationalConvention and Exhibition Centre.

Regarded as one of the largest and mostspecialized energy exhibitions in theMiddle East and held under the patronageof the KSA Ministry of Water and Electricity,Saudi Energy covers major aspects of theenergy domain, as it features fourconcurrent events that are: Saudi Elenex,Saudi Luminex, Saudi Aircon, and SaudiWater Tech.

“Factors such as a region-leadingeconomy, ongoing structural reforms, agrowing and young population and adiversifying business landscape are allboosting the Kingdom’s demand to raiseits energy output to unprecedentedlevels,” said Khaled Daou, Project Managerof Saudi Energy at Riyadh ExhibitionsCompany.

“By 2022 we could see electricityprojects collectively worth SAR 300 billion(US$80 billion) up and running across thecountry. The rapid expansion of theKingdom’s energy sector requires keen

insights on specific consumer needs,market and partnership opportunities, bestpractices, and the right technologies – allof which are precisely what Saudi Energy2013 aims to deliver,” Daou concluded.

Saudi Energy is certified by the UFI – TheGlobal Association of the ExhibitionIndustry.

www.cesi.it

Khaled Daou

Saudi electricity output could see 49 per cent growth

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THE FIRST SOLAR tower power plantin North Africa will be built in Algeria.The People's Democratic Republic ofAlgeria Ministry of Higher Education

and Scientific Research and the GermanFederal Ministry for the Environment, NatureConservation and Nuclear Safety(Bundesministeriums für Umwelt,Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit; BMU)have agreed to collaborate on this project.The aim is to build a solar-gas hybrid powerplant with an output of up to sevenmegawatts. Important components of powerstation technology were, to a great extent,developed by the German Aerospace Center(Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt;DLR) with partners.

The power plant will be constructed inBoughezoul, on the northern edge of theSahara desert, and will serve primarily as apilot and research facility. It will be able tooperate using just solar energy or as a hybridpower plant fuelled by a combination of solarpower and gas. This combination enablesthis country, one that holds exceptionallylarge gas reserves, to manage a relativelysmooth and inexpensive transition fromfossil fuel to solar power generation with anassured continuity of supply.

"We are delighted to be able to furtherdevelop relations between Algeria andGermany in respect of environmentaltechnologies and renewable energiesthrough this project," stated the Germanambassador to Algeria, Götz Lingenthal, whosigned a declaration of intent to promote andsupport this venture at the EnviroAlgérietrade fair in Oran.

German lab work leads to Algerian powerKey components of the technology for thesolar tower power plant were developed atDLR. On a laboratory scale, solar researchers

initially designed and tested the HighTemperature Receiver (HiTRec) currently inuse in the solar furnace in Cologne. At the topof the tower, a solar radiation receivercollects the radiation reflected by the mirrorsand converts this solar energy into heat. TheHiTRec solar radiation receiver uses ambientair, making it very robust and thereforeideally suited to operate in North Africa. Thereceiver operates at temperatures of up to700 degrees Celsius, so solar energy can beconverted into heat and subsequently intoelectricity very efficiently.

Researchers tested the first large-scalepilot unit of this type of receiver at thePlataforma Solar de Almería in southernSpain. The breakthrough came when thisnew technology was applied to the pilot solartower power plant in Jülich, in Germany, thatwas completed in 2009 by KraftanlagenMünchen (KAM).

"We are delighted that a solar tower powerplant using receiver technology developed atDLR is now, for the first time, about to beconstructed in the Sun Belt. This is a greatsuccess, only made possible by the pilotsolar tower power plant in Jülich. Togetherwith Algerian researchers, we will be able togain valuable experience to further improvethis technology under real desertconditions," commented BernhardHoffschmidt, Co-Director of the DLR Instituteof Solar Research. "DLR has guided this

technology from the early stages of basicresearch in the laboratory in Cologne throughto its use in the Sun Belt in North Africa and,with its partners, continues to develop thisconcept."

How a solar tower station operatesIn a solar tower power station, an array ofmirrors reflects sunlight onto the top of thetower. Here, the concentrated rays areconverted into heat, giving rise totemperatures of up to 1,000 degrees Celsius.This energy is used to heat water and turn itinto steam; this steam is then used to drive aturbine. Solar tower power plants operate athigher temperatures than other kinds ofsolar-thermal power plants, like parabolictrough power plants. Their high operatingtemperatures make the efficiency rating ofthese power plants very high – fewercollectors are needed per kilowatt-hourgenerated, thereby cutting the cost of powergeneration. In contrast to the parabolictrough design of solar power plants, the firstof which entered service some 30 years ago,solar tower power technology is still,comparatively speaking, in its infancy. Thebig advantage of solar thermal power plantsis that they are able to store solar power inthe form of heat for several hours, and to doso in a cost-effective manner. This enablesthem to deliver renewably sourced electricityin line with varying demand. ■


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IT TOOK 10 years of research and development for French start-upTMW to refine a new concept in desalination units andconcentrators for industrial wastewater. The technology is uniquefor the way it reproduces the natural water cycle, using low-temperature evaporation at atmospheric pressure.

TMW’s MHD technology stands out from more commonly usedtechniques such as reverse osmosis and mechanical steamcompression. Energy-efficient and maintenance-free, the MHDtechnology is viable for users of all kinds. It offers numerousbenefits as well.

The process itself generates 80 per cent of the thermal energyneeded: the heat produced during evaporation is used to heat theseawater to be desalinated. Moreover, the AQUASTILL module,built entirely of plastic, is fully resistant to seawater corrosion andchemical products, so cleaning the module is a simple task. Itsdesign eliminates moving parts and doesn’t require any sensitivetechnology, such as electronics, pneumatics, membranesystems, vacuum or compressor systems, etc. These latter twoarguments make it clear why no maintenance is needed.

“The product is mature, with proven reliability andperformance”, says Thierry Satgé, President of TMW-ME, asubsidiary of Paris-based parent company TMW. The companyinstalled and activated its equipment on behalf of a variety ofclients in 2012.

Added Satgé, “Our process isn’t limited to treating seawater—itcan be applied to ANY type of industrial effluent from the momentit contains water.” As a result, a separate version of the module,known as ECOSTILL, has won wide favour for industrialapplications, thanks to both its economic and environmentalappeal. Canon, the internationally known Japanese group, wasTMW’s first customer. The demineralised water extracted frompolluted effluent is channelled back into the industrial processfor re-use.

“Whether in France or Ouagadougou, we’re preserving water asthe critical natural resource that it is. “TMW-ME will be ourbeachhead for growth in the Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia andeven beyond,” concluded Satgé.

The company has been selected by the Schneider Group andFrance’s Atomic Energy and Alternative Commission (CEA) todeploy a solution for producing both electrical and thermalenergy. The project will involve building a facility in Ouagadougouthat processes 2,000 litres per day - a capacity that may seemsmall, but is tailored to local needs. The lack of maintenance wasclearly a very strong argument in the project’s favour.

TMW’s MHD technology

A new concept in desalination

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SAUDI ARABIA HAS completed its biggest ground-mountedphotovoltaic plant as the Kingdom seeks to generate a third of itselectricity with energy from the sun by 2032. Germany’s PhoenixSolar AG (PS4) developed the 3.5-MW plant in Riyadh that uses12,684 panels from China’s SuntechPower Holdings Co. Ltd. (STP) andinverters from SMA Solar Technology AG(S92), Phoenix Solar said in a statement.Analysts say Saudi Arabia plans toboost renewable energy use as a way topare back on oil consumption used fordomestic desalinization and powerplants, potentially saving 523,000barrels of oil equivalent a day over thenext 20 years. The Kingdom aims tohave 41,000 MW of solar capacity withintwo decades, Maher Al-Odan, aconsultant at the King Abdullah City forAtomic and Renewable Energy, said lastyear.The 3.5 MW system is owned by SaudiAramco and installed on the grounds ofthe King Abdullah Petroleum Studiesand Research Center (KAPSARC), theworld’s largest energy research center,in Riyadh.Klaus Friedl, vice president projects and head Middle East ofPhoenix Solar, said: “We are pleased to complete this historicproject which will provide clean, renewable energy for KAPSARCas well as for the Saudi grid. We chose Suntech’s panels because

of their proven durability and performance in high-temperature,desert conditions.”Utilizing Suntech’s premium solar panels, Phoenix Solar designedand built the 3.5MW system, which will enable KAPSARC to

achieve LEED platinum certification. Theground mounted solar field comprises12,684 Suntech panels and covers anarea of 55,000 square meters. The grid connected system is designed tosupply 5,800 MW hours of electricity peryear and offset roughly 4,900 tons ofcarbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per year.The King Abdullah Petroleum Studiesand Research Center (KAPSARC) is anindependent non-profit institution thatfocuses on research in energy economics,policy, technology, and the environment.Its research areas include global energymarkets and economics, energyefficiency and productivity, energy andenvironmental technologies, and carbonmanagement.Founded in 1999, Phoenix Solar is aglobal leader in designing, building andoperating large commercial and utility-scale solar power plants. Phoenix Solar’s

technology-neutral approach enables them to objectively providethe best solar solutions for their customers. Their people provideexpertise at every level, from project finance all the way throughto plant operations.

Saudis complete largest photovoltaic plant

SINCE THE START of 2009, the range oflcoally manufactured goods in Oman hasincluded the production of spun concretepoles. A new production facility wasopened in Nizwa by Europoles Middle East,a joint-venture between the leadingEuropean poles manufacturer, EuropolesGmbH & Co, KG and the Omani company,Ray International L.L.C.

Through the collaboration with RayInetrnational L.L.C., Europoles Middle Eastis now able to provide a full turnkeysolution for overhead power lines, coveringtraining and consulting, products, services,drilling and erection and development ofthe power line.

As a market leader in Europe, Europolesoperates several plants in Germany, Polandand Switzerland which deliver poles,towers and columns made of spunconcrete, steel or fibreglass reinforcedplastics for a variety of applications.

One of the main reasons for opening amanufacturing plant in Oman was the highcost of transportation of concrete poles,either by rail or ship. By saving on shippingcosts, the new plant offers a much more

cost effective product for the Omanimarket. About 40,000 concrete poles canbe manufactured annually, and they aremainly used to replace the still widely usedwooden overhead power line poles. Inaddition, Oman’s proximity to the GCCregion gives the manufacturer theopportunity to export the concrete poles toother Gulf countries.

The concrete poles manufactured inNizwa can be utilised for a variety ofapplications. Measuring from five to 30metres in length, they can be used fordistribution and transmission of electricity,at railway tracks, for floodlights, streetlights, advertisement towers, mobilecommunication or antenna towers.

As the climate in Oman is verydemanding for the materials, the mostadvanced production methods are beingused in Nizwa. The high performanceconcrete being used is compressed withover 20g and is very resistant toenvironmental exposure, such as saltbreeze with its corrosive characteristics.

Eventually, the technological advantagesof concrete poles resulted in a variety of

commercial advantages. Apart frompreventing failures due to pole fires, thetotal cost of a power line can be reducedwith spun concrete poles as they requireless maintenance, have a longer life spanand can be positioned a greater distanceapart, which reduces the number ofrequired foundations.

To reach a high quality standard,Europoles Middle East has invested heavilyin the vocational training in Germany of thefactory’s workforce. Personnel are largelydrawn from young Omanis, who holdvarious leading positions.

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Omani-German joint venture raises standards


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IDC ENERGY INSIGHTS recentlyrevealed their Top 10 Predictions for theEurope, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)utilities industry in a complimentaryweb conference. Attended live by over100 utilities and vendors, the webconference highlighted key trends anddevelopments that will impact EMEAutilities' business and technologyinvestment decisions in 2013 andbeyond.IDC Energy Insights predictions for thenext 12 months have been developedspecifically taking into considerationthe future impact of the major worldevents of 2012. Featuring analysts Roberta Bigliani,Gaia Gallotti, Luiza Semernya, DaniellaMuallem, Milan Kalal and PetrStabrawa, the session addressed keybusiness and technology opportunitiesutilities should be considering in theirtransitioning role for the new energyparadigm. Electricity/gas/water smartnetwork management, smart metering,customer engagement, smartintegration of distributed generation,

storage and electric vehicles andenergy management were among thetopics discussed.The top 10 predictions are:■ Flexibility will be the ‘new normal’ for

smart grids implementation■ Regulatory procrastinations will hold

back EMEA’s electricity smartmetering market

■ Smart grid communicationapproaches will continue to beheterogeneous

■ Consumer engagement will be thename of the game

■ Smart water spending kick-startingin 2013

■ Public funding will back Smart Cities■ CIOs will need resources capable of

transforming operations■ Boosted by apps, mobile fever will hit

utilities■ Utilities will embrace analytics to

make sense of their “big data”■ EMEA Utilities IT spending will

surpass US$17.5 billion in 2013

Utilities are under pressure across theEMEA region. Economic downturn in

many European countries, more difficultconditions on capital and borrowingmarkets, and most importantlyuncertainty about medium and longterm return on investments are slowingdown the smart energy transition. Nevertheless, renewable sources anddistributed generation continue todevelop, as well as investment in Grids.We expect for instance that IT spend onNetwork Automation and Control inEMEA will grow about eight per cent in2013" said Roberta Bigliani, Head ofEMEA, IDC Energy Insights. "Flexibility will be the New Normal forutilities and smart technologies are thecornerstone of the transformationacross the entire value chain. Utilities will invest in analytics,mobility and cyber security. CIOs willconsider alternative sourcing models toenable business agility and reduce ITinvestments. Different IT skill sets will be needed.Lack of a clear leadership andgovernance in the integration OT/ITcould undermine innovation."

INTERTEK’S ENERGY & Water consultancy services, formerly IntertekMETOC, has won a new marine power cable assignment in Qatar forLS Cable & System, the global cable manufacturer. Intertek says it isthe leading quality and safetysolutions provider toindustries worldwide.

Intertek will be undertakinga cable burial risk assessmentstudy for two high-voltage AC(HVAC) submarine cables fromRas Laffan, mainland Qatar, toHalul Island, approximately100-km off the coast of Qatar.

The HVAC link will supplypower to meet the presentand future electrical demandof Halul Island, a majorinternational oil and gasterminal.

The cable burial riskassessment includes hazardidentification, fishing gear andanchor penetration studies,shipping intensity study,geological assessment, cableburial technology and toolevaluation, and burial depthrecommendations. The work started in December 2012 and will takearound three months to complete.

Intertek brings to the project significant experience gained from

over 16 years of undertaking similar studies for a number of majorsub-marine power cable projects.

Frank Beiboer, Managing Director of Intertek Energy & WaterConsultancy services, said“We are thrilled to win thissignificant piece of worksupporting a strategicallyimportant project for the oiland gas industry in the MiddleEast. This further strengthensour portfolio of internationaloffshore HV cable projects thatnow stretches from theAmericas to Europe, theMiddle East and the Far East.”

Intertek’s Energy andWater consultancy servicespecialises in technicalsupport in marine, coastal andriver environments to helpreduce risks to engineeringand environmental projects atall stages: from concept,feasibility and design, throughconstruction, operation anddecommissioning.

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THE US$ 7 BILLION railway projectlinking Riyadh with Jeddah gatheredsteam yesterday with the state-ownedPublic Investment Fund signing aUS$72 million contract with Fluor, a UScompany, to provide managementconsultancy.Fluor is contracted to oversee the workof the contractors and experimentaloperation of the railway project over aperiod of 84 months, according to theSaudi Press Agency.The contract is part of the plan orderedby Custodian of the Two Holy MosquesKing Abdullah to complete the railwayinfrastructure of the Kingdom and inline with a decision of the Council ofMinisters to construct a railway lineconnecting the Kingdom’s west coastwith its east coast.PIF will fund the massive project and asupporting team drawn from theministries of Transport, Finance andSaudi Railways Company (SAR) wasformed to supervise the project.SAR Board Chairman Mansour Al-Maiman said the line would start fromJeddah Islamic Port to Riyadh to beconnected with the existing 450-km linebetween Riyadh and Dammam, with asecond 115-km new line planned toconnect Dammam with Jubail on theArabian Gulf.The 958-km dual track railway passingthrough different geographical areaswill necessitate the construction of aseries of tunnels and bridges. The SARwill closely work with Fluor forscheduling all construction work basedon the highest quality and standards,he said.

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GABY RHAYEM BELIEVES 2012has been a pivotal year forDoosan Infracore ConstructionEquipment who has further

integrated its brands and, with the launchof a host of new products, is poised to hitthe ground running in 2013.Rhayem, regional director Middle East,said, "2012 was a very good year for ouroperation here in the Middle East. Wehave been focusing on consolidating thebusiness between the big brands ofDoosan, Bobcat, Doosan Portable Powerand Montabert."

The integration within the regionalorganisation has allowed the company tohouse all its brands under one roof with acombined office and team.

"We now have one vision,"Rhayem said.

The greater integrationwill give Doosan adecisive edge in themarkets and althoughthe brands often havedifferent dealersacross the region,Rhayem explained thatthey can now have abetter overview of theirbusiness enabling histeam to compare bestpractices from allthe brands

and start sharing them.One area that will receive greateremphasis next year will be after salessupport. Doosan will be looking at makingnew investments to support the after salesmarket in the region and the strategy willbe rolled out from Doosan's regional HQ inDubai across the whole Middle East, andalso significantly to the east coast ofAfrica, which is a real target market,according to Rhayem.

ExpansionRhayem spelt out exactly how Doosan waslooking to expand its footprint in theregion next year.

"We feel that we need to respond to thegrowing demand we are seeing and to

meet the customers’ expectation withan even better service. I think 2013

will bring us very goodbusiness. We have suffered insome regional countries fromthe negative impact of theArab spring but I am confidentthe regional situation willimprove in the next year."

The main growth area forDoosan's operations will comefrom its Saudi Arabianbusiness, which is booming.

Saudi Arabia is leading the wayfor the construction market and

the demand in the Kingdom ishigh for all of Doosan's

products."We have greatdealers in SaudiArabia and weare getting thebest resultsfrom them,"Rhayem said.

ConcerningQatar, henoted thatthe market

was not booming yet, but that he has highexpectations there in the next couple ofyears.

For the rest of 2012, Rhayem said thatthere were a number of projects that thecompany would finalise, to ensure that itwill be in a good position to start 2013.

Revamped product line-upThis year, Doosan has made a big push onthe product side and has launched a widerange of new generations of excavatorsand wheel loaders offering new designsand features particularly suited to thespecific needs of the Middle East market.

Rhayem remarked, “This year will bearthe fruit of all these new launches and willhelp us expand our market share.”

The company has launched its newgeneration of wheel loaders, including theDL420A model, which was displayed forthe first time in the region at the IntermatMiddle East 2012 show.

The DL420A wheel loader brings with itimproved reliability, increased productionand reduced maintenance needs.

Doosan also introduced a newgeneration of excavators. All the newexcavators and wheel loaders offerseveral improvements for betterperformance, greater operator comfortand easier handling.

"The biggest advantage that these newproduct launches provide is betterperformance and all the machines are noweasier to operate, which is veryimportant," added Rhayem.

With the Bobcat equipment brand,Doosan will be making some veryimportant product launches within thenext few months.

Rhayem explained that Doosan hasexpanded the Montabert business in 2012by increasing their support to their dealersand Doosan started an awarenesscampaign around the theme of"Montabert being one of the top breakersin the industry".

He concluded on an upbeat note, "thereare very positive signs from the MiddleEast market and we are therefore going tofocus on several new investments aroundthe region in 2013". ■


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Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment had a verystrong 2012 and Gaby Rhayem spoke to Technical Reviewabout the company's ambitious expansion plans.

Greater integration leads to a brighter future

Gaby Rhayem


WOLFFKRAN ARABIA, A joint-venture with the Kanoo Group,was established in 2006 andis looking to take advantage of

its new Dubai office to expand its presencein the Middle East and provide improvedservices.

"Opening the new office has sent out apositive message of our positive outlook forthe region," remarked Martin Kirby,managing director WOLFFKRAN Arabia.

Kirby explained that they decided topurpose-build the new office and as aresult, the office is now three times as largeas the original.

The new offices also house theheadquarters office of WOLFFKRANInternational serving Saudi Arabia, the restof the Middle East, India and Africa. Thisnew united front will benefit customers.

"The reason for placing our HQ in Dubaiwas to have WOLFFKRAN International nextto WOLFFKRAN Arabia and to serve thewhole region from here. It is also a sign ofour commitment to the market. We believein this market and this is why we areinvesting in it," Joseph Sayegh, member ofthe management board of WOLFFKRANInternational stated.

Wolffkran is expanding the number ofpeople in the Middle East office and will beoffering not just technical advice andsolutions to Wolffkran Arabia, but to thearea as a whole.

"WOLFFKRAN Arabia is the rental side ofthe business and WOLFFKRAN Internationalis the technical support and backer."

Dietrich Sell, director international salesat WOLFFKRAN International explained,"For us Dubai is an ideal location to baseour hub for the region."

The Middle East region is one of the keyregions for Wolffkran and the Dubailocation is seen as a perfect starting pointfor the company's ambitious growth plans.

Extra servicesWith the new premises the local serviceperformance will be supplemented bytraining facilities for operators andengineers in two dedicated training rooms.

"We believe in the importance of trainingand have identified the need to be presentlocally with our own people to offer bestpossible advice on the safety andefficiency of tower cranes," Sayeghremarked.

Some of the new technical support onoffer includes hook time analysis, towercrane safety and climbing training.

"The trainings include a theoreticalbackground, safety teaching and then thepractical element," Sell said.

The practical side of the training is vital.The example was given in regards toclimbing training, where it is so crucial tolearn to climb a crane properly and safely,according to Kirby.

"With cranes being such a critical pieceof equipment on a constructions site, youcan not afford to jeopardise anybody’ssafety.” Sayegh added.

The training courses are also not meantto be for Wolffkran only and Kirby wouldlike to get other industry players involved.

"We want to evolve this into a regularthing and make training courses a normaloccurrence," explained Kirby.

Markets Wolffkran wants to strengthen its positionin the Gulf region and to develop newmarkets in Saudi Arabia and the Middle

East. It is purposefully expanding thenumber of people in its Middle East office.

"When we decided as Wolffkran to cometo the region, we committed ourselves fully.Not only by supplying cranes but also interms of personnel,” Sayegh emphasised.

Saudi is proving a good market forWolffkran and the company has alreadybrought in more than 100 cranes into Saudi.

"For the time being we are concentratingon Saudi Arabia, as the Kingdom has thestrongest market for constructionmachinery,” stated Sell.

Kirby said that for Wolffkran Arabia allGCC markets are important with growthexpected in the UAE and Oman but he alsonoted that Qatar was up and coming.

The Kuwaiti market promises quite a bit inthe future but the political hurdles need tobe overcome.

“Oman is a nice market as it has neverreally boomed, and never really bust. It is avery nice market to be involved in and isvery accessible from the UAE,” he added.

Making the differenceWolffkran Arabia is not only guaranteeinghigh performance on the construction site,but is also providing analyses and projectevaluation at a tender stage for a high levelof certainty and efficiency in planning of aconstruction site.

“We act as consultants and serviceproviders. Thanks to our outstandingtechnical know-how and best quality we areable to implement solutions according tothe demands of the individual projects,”stated Kirby

Sell explained that this enables Wolffkranto provide the complete solution for theentire process of the construction project.

"We are the only company inside theregion that offers this kind of solution,"pointed out Kirby.

He explained that Wolffkran Arabia madethemselves competitive not by making acheap product but by engineering it better.“We are the Rolls Royce of tower cranes,”Kirby concluded. ■


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Technical Review sat down with the managing director of WOLFFKRAN Arabia and thedirector of international sales and a member of management board of WOLFFKRANInternational to learn more about company's expansion in the region.

Wolffkran promotes itsexpertise in the region

WOLFFKRAN Arabia Dubai’s office


“BUILDEX 2013 IS the placeto showcase yourcompany’s products,services and expertise”

say local organisers Dhahran InternationalExhibitions Co*. The 15th edition of thepopular Saudi International Building &Construction show, the only such event tobe held in the busy industry-focusedEastern Province, will be open forbusiness at the Dhahran InternationalExhibition Centre in Dammam, easilyreached from the international airport,from 3-6 February.

OpportunitiesDevelopments in other countries in theGulf often fill the headlines, but seasonedbusiness personnel around the worldknow that it is what plans are laid in theKingdom that matter most, because of thesheer size of opportunities that are to befound there for selling construction-related products and services.

This is after all the single country thatholds around one-fifth of world petroleumreserves, at a time when the marker priceof WTI seems to have been holding aboveUS$80/bbl for many months insuccession. A price which of course is verymuch determined by developments inSaudi Arabia itself.

The Kingdom is the world’s number-oneexporter – a situation which will not bechanging with all the jostling for positionthat is taking place elsewhere in the TopFive – and attempts over many recentyears have successfully been made tobuild complementary petrochemicals,building materials and consumer productsindustries, which is all grist to the

construction mill as served by BUILDEX. Anew focus on gas exploration is just one ofthe many growth activities being noted asdevelopments take place all the time inthe infrastructure needed to support it all.

And all these positive andemployment/wealth-creatingdevelopments need new housing,training institutions and commercialpremises to ensure balanced growth onall fronts. Along with the hugeinfrastructural needs it all representsexcellent business prospects for theworld’s construction materials andequipment industries, the internationalmanagers of which know that it is within

Saudi Arabia that marketing efforts arenearly always best focused.

The phased and ongoing construction ofno less than six new Economic Citiesspread throughout the country says it all,exemplifying the planned spend of aroundUS$400 billion between 2010 and 2014.New contracts adding up to close onUS$44 billion are expected to be placedthis year alone.

Ideal locationMost of these outgoing funds will be usedto support construction activities of onesort or another, and a high proportion ofthese will be allocated to the busy energy-producing Eastern Province, a regionwhich is often described as “The MiddleEast’s Industry Capital” and therefore anideal location for an internationalmarketing event such as this.

BUILDEX is the regional constructionexhibition that promotes and supports allthis. In addition the four-day event takesplace within a short overland drive fromboth Kuwait and Bahrain; most visitors fromthe Emirates and from Qatar will be able toreach Dammam within an hour by air.


The key construction eventto be held in Saudi Arabia'senergy intensive EasternProvince will be opening itsdoors early in February.

Tackling infrastructurerequirements

The Kingdom is by far the region’s largest construction market

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Visitors from further afield are usually pleased to note thatDhahran is a major international air transport hub that is ideallylocated midway between Europe and most of Asia. And that theKingdom accounts for around one-quarter by value of newcontracts awarded within the GCC community each year.

New activitiesSo, scale apart, other reasons for visiting BUILDEX this yearinclude the many opportunities that will be provided at one venueto meet the industry’s decision makers – not just from the SaudiArabia but many will be coming from elsewhere in the region, too.

Attendance at BUILDEX always provides an excellentopportunity to keep a close eye on what all suppliers’ leadingcompetitors are now successfully doing, and to learn about thenew activities (such as accelerated gas exploration anddevelopment of healthcare industries) that are opening up. Thegeneration of sales leads and the negotiating and signing of newcontracts is an obvious incentive for attendance, with multipleface-to-face meetings possible on each day.

BUILDEX is also an excellent event at which to launch brand-new products and services, the organisers say.

Entry is free on all days between 9.30-12.30 and 16.00-22.00and the DIEC team tell us they have negotiated special discountswith leading hotels in the Province during the duration of theshow. They also point out the importance of meeting theKingdom’s visa requirements. ■

Along with the huge infrastructural needs it all represents excellent

business prospects

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THE CONTINUOUS GROWTH andstrong prospects for SaudiArabia’s infrastructure andconstruction sectors demand that

global manufacturers have the rightquality distributor networks in place toensure success.

This is particularly true of theconstruction equipment and heavymachinery market place, where stronggrowth is placing new demands onequipment dealers, according to FAMCO(Al-Futtaim Auto & Machinery Co), thedistributor of Volvo ConstructionEquipment in the Kingdom of SaudiArabia.

Economic growthSpeaking during his recent visit to SaudiArabia to mark the first anniversary sincethe acquisition of Al-Rehab Equipment &Machinery Company, Paul Floyd,Managing Director of FAMCO, said that thecompany’s performance in the last 12months has seen it grow from strength tostrength across the country and in linewith the region’s sustained economicgrowth.

“Saudi Arabia’s aspirationaldevelopment plans across many keysectors of economic activity are drivingour business in the Kingdom and fuellingour expansion plans across and beyondour current five locations,” said Floyd,who visited Jeddah and Riyadh togetherwith a delegation of senior Al-FuttaimGroup officials headed by Mr. Omar Al-Futtaim, the group’s Vice Chairman.

Demanding“Our mutli-award winning range of topquality machinery and equipment brandsare made for the tough conditions and

demanding landscape and climate ofSaudi Arabia and are already thepreferred choice for a large number ofindustry players involved ininfrastructure development across theKingdom,” said Floyd.

Regional operationsFAMCO is a distributor of leadingindustrial and construction brands in theGCC such as Volvo Trucks and VolvoBuses in the UAE, Volvo ConstructionEquipment in Saudi Arabia and the UAE,as well as Merlo telehandlers, Lindematerial handling equipment, Dexionindustrial storage systems, Ingersoll Randair compressors and tools, Yanmar powerproducts and Himoinsa generators.

Outside of its five locations in SaudiArabia, including Jeddah, Makkah,Abha, Riyadh and Dammam thecompany is also present in Dubai, AbuDhabi, Al Ain and Ras Al Khaimah, andlast year started operations in Omanand Qatar.

According to Floyd, “While the Al-Futtaim Group has excellent historicalbusiness ties in Qatar, we felt the timewas right for a dedicated operation inQatar to service the country’s rapidlygrowing construction and logisticsindustry.

“FAMCO is already known as theleading supplier for construction,logistics and industrial equipment inthe UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia, andwith our Qatar branch we continue ourambition for becoming the Middle East’slargest equipment distributor.”

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DOOSAN INFRACORE CONSTRUCTIONEquipment will be showing the newDX140LC-3 Interim Tier 4 compliant crawlerexcavator and the new DL200-3 Interim Tier4 wheel loader at the 2013 World ofConcrete Exhibition in Las Vegas from 5-8February 2013.

The new DX140LC-3 excavator on thestand at World of Concrete will beequipped with a coupler and hydraulicbreaker. A plate compactor attachmentwhich can also be mounted on theDX140LC-3 model will also be on show at the exhibition. Theexcavator is powered by the reliable Doosan DL06 6-cylinder‘common rail’ turbocharged diesel engine providing 74.5 kW (98HP) of power at 1850 RPM. The DL06 engine meets Interim Tier 4emission regulations through the use of EGR (Exhaust GasRecirculation) and DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) after-treatmenttechnologies.

Delivering excellent performance in the 12-14 tonne size class, thenew DX140LC-3 excavator offers a maximum digging depth of 5258mm (17 ft 3 in) and a dump height of 5867 mm (19 ft 3 in). Diggingforce over the bucket is 29156 kN (21,504 ft lb), while that over thearm is 19133 Nm (14,112 ft lb). The swing torque on the DX140LC-3excavator is 3330 kgf.m (24,086 ft lb).

Users can choose from Standard Mode for optimised fuelconsumption and general working conditions, Power Mode for

faster cycle times and heavy duty workrequirements or Economy mode forreduced fuel consumption in reduceddemand applications. A new multi-function colour LCD monitor panel displaysa variety of machine information, includingoperation history, flow rate control andfilter/oil information.

The new DL200-3 wheel loader is alsopowered by the Doosan DL06 Interim Tier 4diesel engine delivering 107 kW (143 HP) ofpower at 2100 RPM. Like the DX140LC-3

excavator, the DL200-3 wheel loader features a new cab designoffering better visibility thanks to a wider front glass section and anextended wiper blade area. Now that the reservoir for the wiperwater is located on the outside of the cab, space inside has beenincreased, providing more foot room. The air conditioning system isregulated automatically by a temperature sensor.

With a bucket capacity of 2.0 m3, the DL200-3 wheel loader isintended to meet a wide range of material-handling needs fromloading and transporting granular material to industrial, mining andquarrying applications.

On the stand at World of Concrete, the DL200-3 wheel loader willbe equipped with a coupler and pallet forks attachment. As well asoffering more standard features than other machines of its size onthe market, there is an expanded choice of options for the DL200-3wheel loader, including electric steering.

Doosan can alsosupply numerousattachments forsome equipment

Doosan gets heavy at World of Concrete

JOTUN PAINTS, ONE of the world’s leadingproducers and distributors of paints andpowder coatings, participated at the sixthedition of the World Future Energy Summit(WFES), the world’s foremost eventdedicated to advancing future energy,energy efficiency and clean technologies,which was held from January 15, 2013 toJanuary 17, 2013 at the Abu Dhabi NationalExhibition Centre (ADNEC). During the event,the company showcased three of its currenteco-friendly range of paints—‘JotashieldExtreme,’ ‘Fenomastic Stain Resistant’ and‘Fenomastic Hygiene.’ The products are partof the company’s continuing move todevelop products that integrate the latesttechnologies while also playing a significantrole in the global campaign to help save andpreserve the environment.

‘Jotashield Extreme’ is a 100 per cent pureacrylic formulation designed for durability inextremely harsh tropical climates. The newinnovative paint product is the result of thecompany’s use of revolutionary pigmenttechnology to meet the growing demand forheat reflective and eco-friendly paints in theMiddle East. 'Jotashield Extreme' allowsconsumers to have darker shades ofcolours while also giving them thermalindoor comfort and durability with superior

exterior protection at a competitive price.The paint presents a unique 2x UVProtected Colours and 2x Heat Reflectivefeature that offer superior colours withoutstanding protection against thedestructive effects of UV rays and heat fromInfrared (IR) rays present in sunlight.'Jotashield Extreme' also has low dirt pick-up and excellent resistance to alkali, algaeand fungus. It is a low-VOC environmentally-green product that contributes to reducingenergy consumption in cooling interiors andreducing Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect, aphenomenon where metropolitan areasbecome slightly warmer than itssurrounding rural areas.

According to Jotun, the company hasconducted various tests on aluminum andcement fibre boards, which showedsignificant temperature differences ascompared to using normal paints.'Jotashield Extreme' exceeds GS-11standards for paint, LEED compliant andalso meets the requirements set byEstidama. This paint is multicolour, tintableand has an increased selection of darkercolours for exterior. Users are also givenassurance and confidence with its offer of a10-year performance guarantee and highanti-carbonation feature, which protects

against chalking, flaking, peeling, etc.Jotun’s Abu Dhabi production facility

produces more than 23 million litres ofpaints annually and has managed tostrengthen its sustainability efforts with theroll-out of its ‘GreenSteps’ initiative--a five-point goal program that leaves consumerswith the security and confidence that Jotunproducts are better formulated and conformto world class green building standards.

The five ‘GreenSteps’ include the move toreduce energy consumption; reduce carbonfootprint; reduce waste; reduce the use ofsolvent or Volatile Organic Content (VOC)and reduce the use of hazardous materials.The company’s move towards theenvironment and more sustainability hasalso landed the company in the currentedition of the Sustainable Building ProductsOnline Directory of Masdar, which can befound at www.thefuturebuild.com.

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RMD KWIKFORM HAS designed andsupplied in excess of 15,000 tonnes offormwork and shoring solutions to maincontractor Saudi Binladin Group for theexpansion of the landmark MakkahMosque in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Shamiyah Holy Haram Expansion 3project as it's officially called issituated adjacent to the Holy Harammosque in Mekkah, the location ofKaaba where all Muslims direct theirdaily prayers from around the world,and will provide additional facilities for2.5 million people during their Hajjpilgrimage. The stunning 250,000m2 ofornate prayer halls, ceremonial hallsand courtyards is the largest projectRMD Kwikform Saudi Arabia hasundertaken in the region to date. Having delivered the first RMD Kwikformequipment to site in July 2010, SaudiBinladin Group has expressed its totalsatisfaction with the designs, solutionsand industry leading support suppliedthroughout such a fast paced and highlytechnical project. The overall scope for equipmentdesigned and supplied by RMD Kwikformcovers four main areas of constructionthroughout the site; the first is the

centerpiece of the overall design, themain 5000m2 central ceremonial area.The ceremonial area contains a numberof impressive insitu concreteengineering features including the multiarched north and south entrance gatesand the magnificent 14m high grand

arches supporting the mosque’s 60metre high central dome. Equipmentsupplied for the construction of theceremonial area included configurationsassembled from heavy duty Megashortowers, R700 trusses, Superslim,Albeam, Rapidshor, Maxima panels anda specially made 25 ton arch supportformer for the south main entrance. Complimenting the central ceremonialarea is seventy-four, 400 square metreprayer halls spread across three floorsfor which RMD Kwikform supplied 100tonnes of formwork and falsework tosupport a staggering 1600 tonnes ofconcrete structural frame. Configurations formed from Alshor Plus,Alform beams, and purpose designedand fabricated negative arch supportswere designed and supplied by RMDKwikform for the construction ofsupporting columns, beams and thesupport of precast artificial stone soffits. The remaining areas consisted of thesupplying solutions for theconstruction of perimeter elevations,atriums and the erection of impressive140m high artificial stone minarets thatstand either side of the main northentrance gate.

RMD Kwikform formwork and shoring boost landmark Makkah project

PROJECTS PLANNED AND underway across theGulf region now totals US$2 trillion, a rise of 12per cent year on year, Citi's quarterly MENAConstruction Projects Tracker showed.

The Citi report stated that all GCC markets hadseen the value of project increase asgovernments has announced new projects.

The report stated that all markets across theGCC had risen, mostly driven by new projectannouncements. For the main markets in theMiddle East and North Africa (MENA), the projectpipeline was up five per cent to US$308bn sinceOctober 2012.

Saudi Arabia's remains the largest GCCmarket with projects totalling US$790bn andplanned projects jumped 19 per cent. Projects inKuwait were up 16 per cent to US$206bn but Citinoted that delays were a key risk due togeopolitical factors.

Qatar's planned projects rose six per centyear-on-year to US$228bn, while growth inBahrain has slowed to a stand still at US$64bnand Oman was up six per cent to US$122bn.

The Citi tracker highlighted that cancelled anddelayed projects have also fallen in 2012, downby approximately 4 per cent to US$1.45 trillion.While, early stage projects were up 17 per centto US$655bn over the same period, mostlydriven by the UAE. Preliminary stage projects inthe UAE now stood at US$199bn, a 127 per centrise from October.

The UAE saw much improvment and the reportsaid that this is the first period since the firstquarter of 2010 that the UAE has shown growthin its construction market which is up six percent to US$614bn.

"For the UAE focus is now on a potential revivalin Dubai. While real estate development spendis rising we believe the key bottleneck for theemirate remains financing," the report noted.

RMD Kwikform has designed and supplied in excess of15,000 tonnes of formwork and shoring solutions forthe Makkah project

Saudi Arabia's remains the largestconstruction market in the GCC

■ THE IFC, A member of the WorldBank Group, will provide a loanworth US$70mn to helprenovate a cement factory inIraq. It is part of a wider effort tosupport the local constructionsector. The money will allowKerbala Cement Manufacturing(KCML), a subsidiary of France'sLafarge, to rebuild a state-ownedplant near the city of Kerbala.The work will take place under aconcession agreement with thegovernment."This financing will help addressthe cement shortage that Iraq isfacing and help the country meetsupply gaps in its infrastructure,"said Guy Ellena, IFC Director forManufacturing, Agribusiness andServices in the Middle East, andNorth Africa. The injection of capital isexpected to help bolster Iraq'sconstruction sector, which is akey source of jobs. "It will also play a catalytic rolein attracting other foreigninvestors to Iraq," added Ellena.

BRIEFLY Value of GCC projects in the pipeline increased in 2012


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ADVERTISER INDEXCompany ........................................................................PageAl Fanar ..............................................................................76ALAA Industrial Equipment Factory......................................17Al-Muqarram Auto Parts Trading Co. LLC ............................34Bauer Kompressoren Middle East ......................................81BEAMA Exhibitions ............................................................48Central Power Research Institute ........................................30China Import and Export Fair ..............................................89COELMO Generators S.r.l. ..................................................64ComAp ................................................................................44CompAir Middle East ..........................................................37Cummins Middle East..........................................................11Dale Power Solutions..........................................................40Dhahran International Exhibitions Co. (Saudi Buildex 2013)91DMG World Media (BIG5 KSA) ............................................87Eksen Teknik Sunger San ve Tic Ltd. St ..............................63Emerson FZE........................................................................19Europoles Middle East LLC..................................................60Galva Coat for Galvanizing & Lighting Poles........................45Genmac S.r.l. ......................................................................59Harting Middle East FZ LLC ..................................................50Hess GmbH ..........................................................................6

Hi-Force Ltd. ........................................................................35Himoinsa ............................................................................23Icar spa - Icar Group ............................................................68IIR Exhibitions (MEE 2013) ..................................................55Irem Spa..............................................................................59Iveco S.p.A ..........................................................................31Jotun Paints U.A.E. Ltd. (LLC) ................................................7Jubaili Bros L.L.C. ................................................................59Kaeser Kompressoren FZE ..................................................99Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd. ......................................................9Kohler Power Systems ........................................................24LAE S.r.l. ..............................................................................51LINZ ELECTRIC ....................................................................65Liugong Machinery Middle East FZE......................................3Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG (LDW)........................70Lovato Electric S.p.A. ..........................................................15MAN Diesel SE ....................................................................79Manumag............................................................................75Marelli Motori S.p.A. ............................................................2Mecc Alte Ltd.......................................................................67Multi-Tek International........................................................28Netcontrol UK Ltd.................................................................57

New CTA S.r.l. ......................................................................61Omega Factory for Luminaires, Poles & Galvanizing ....63, 94Omicron Electronics UK Ltd.................................................69Pace Group ........................................................................83Panasonic Marketing Middle East FZE ..........................33, 53Perkins Engines Company Ltd.............................................73Peter Berghaus GmbH ........................................................86Phenix Technologies Inc. ....................................................16Prakash Steelage Ltd...........................................................21Rame Service S.r.l ..............................................................66Rittal Middle East FZE ..........................................................71Saudi Leather Industries Company Ltd...............................80Schneider Electric IT Logistic Europe ..................................25SDMO Industries ................................................................43SSAB EMEA AB....................................................................27Su-Kam Power Systems Ltd.................................................54Underwriters Laboratories India PVT Ltd.............................29VISA S.p.A.............................................................Cover WrapVolvo Penta International......................................................5WESCOSA (Wahah Electric Supply Co)..........................47, 93Yamuna Cable Accessories Pvt Ltd. ....................................13

China Wang Ying (86)10 8472 1899 (86) 10 8472 1900 [email protected]

India Tanmay Mishra (91) 80 65684483 (91) 80 40600791 [email protected]

Nigeria Bola Olowo (234) 8034349299 [email protected]

Russia Sergei Salov (7495) 540 7564 (7495) 540 7565 [email protected]

South Africa Annabel Marx (27) 218519017 (27) 46 624 5931 [email protected]

Qatar Saida Hamad (974) 55745780 [email protected]

UK Steve Thomas (44) 20 7834 7676 (44) 20 79730076 [email protected]

USA Michael Tomashefsky (1) 203 226 2882 (1) 203 226 7447 [email protected]


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