Dubai awards $45.5 million water transmission netwrok contract

Dubai has awarded metropolitan area's water transmission network project.

The 167 million-dirham ($45.5 million) 416 kilometers of pipeline network project by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority is part of plans by authorities in the regional trade, tourism and financial hub to keep pace with area water demands.

The project, estimated to take 26 months to complete, plans to install new water-transmission pipelines, reduce water losses by renovating household connections, increase supply capacity and boost flows.

Source: Bloomberg