Dubai P Station Contract Award Imminent

— The consultancy contract on the P station power and desalination plant is expected to be awarded this month, according to officials of the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA). The $4 billion USD project has received minimal international interest; only Mott Macdonald and Germany's Lahmeyer International are on the list for the consulting contract after bids were submitted early last month. However, interest in Dubai's power and desalination projects has been revived after the recent awards for phase II of the Jebel AN M Station. The P plant is expected to have a total power generating capacity of 1,500 megawats and a desalination capacity of 100 million gallons per day...