Global Water Intelligence Briefings - January 29th

Market shrugs off UK water plc dividend warnings 
Saudis reveal fresh vision for desal mega-projects
China steps up wastewater tariff reform
BWT steps up global ambitions with Russian purchase
Atlantic City downgrades augur possible water PPP
Optisense casts its net for the right smart partner

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News

Market shrugs off UK water plc dividend warnings

Investors seemed to shrug off warnings this week from two of the three remaining listed UK water companies – Severn Trent and United Utilities – that dividends in the next five years might not outpace inflation...read more

Saudis reveal fresh vision for desal mega-projects

Saudi Arabia’s Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) has outlined a host of new planned desal plants as part of its long-term vision to address the Kingdom’s need for potable water...read more

China steps up wastewater tariff reform

China’s central government has announced that domestic wastewater tariffs nationwide must reach RMB0.95/m³ ($0.15/m³) in urban areas and RMB0.85/m³ ($0.14/m³) in rural areas by the end of 2016...read more

BWT steps up global ambitions with Russian purchase

Vienna-listed water treatment specialist BWT has stepped up its global strategy by agreeing to acquire a majority stake in Russian point-of-use water filtration company Mettem Technologies...read more

Atlantic City downgrades augur possible water PPP

Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s joined Moody’s yesterday in downgrading the credit rating of Atlantic City’s Municipal Utilities Authority, following the appointment of an emergency manager last week...read more

Optisense casts its net for the right smart partner

Dutch water quality monitoring company Optisense is actively seeking international partners to accelerate the commercial adoption of its sensor technology, and is prepared to undergo some equity dilution...read more

Stop press:

• • Hydrotec proposes delisting to save costs

• • ALLETE re-enters water sector with U.S. Water buy

• • Jakarta governor targets Palyja takeover by June

This week's issue of Water Desalination Report looks at two new island desalination plants in Cape Verde, and how Africa is the way forward for Acciona Agua. The current issue of WDR was published on 26 January.

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Tracker

GWI tracks the progress of 500 desalination, water reuse and public-private partnership projects around the world. This week's updates include:

Al Zawra 3 SWRO plant, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
Aqeer SWRO, Saudi Arabia
Ariquemes concession, Brazil
Armenia water and wastewater management, Armenia
Atlantic City lease/sale, NJ, United States
Beijing Shunyi Beiwuzhen reuse plant, China
City of Camden O&M, NJ, United States
Duba Phase 4, Saudi Arabia
Duba Phase 5, Saudi Arabia

East Orange O&M, NJ, United States
East Water Treatment Plant, TX, United States
Fes/Meknès WTP, Morocco
Firozabad STP, India
Formentera replacement, Spain
Goldsworthy desalter expansion, CA, United States
Haql phase 3, Saudi Arabia
Haql phase 4, Saudi Arabia
Jeddah 4, Saudi Arabia
Jeddah 5, Saudi Arabia
Jubail 3, Saudi Arabia
Jubail 4, Saudi Arabia
Kananaskis Regional O&M, AB, Canada
Khobar 4, Saudi Arabia
Khobar 5, Saudi Arabia
Kolkata WTPs, India
Lake Havasu City, AZ, United States
Lauderhill O&M, FL, United States
Limassol West WWTP, Cyprus
Mahres WWTP, Tunisia
Marabá water and wastewater services, Brazil
Marina Coast SWRO, CA, United States
Milan O&M, MI, United States
O'Fallon lease contract, United States
Paraibuna concession, Brazil

Pittsfield O&M, MA, United States
Projet valorisation effluents industriels, Tunisia
Rabigh phase 4, Saudi Arabia
Rabigh phase 5, Saudi Arabia
Ras Al-Khair 2, Saudi Arabia
Ras Laffan Industrial Desalinated Water Facility IWP, Qatar
Redcliffe STP rehabilitation, Australia
Shoaiba 2 expansion, Saudi Arabia
Shoaiba 4, Saudi Arabia
Shuqaiq 3, Saudi Arabia
Sisakht WWTP, Iran
Sohar Industrial Port SWRO, stage 2, Oman
Sumgayit Ethylene-Polyethylene WWTP, Azerbaijan
Suria and Sallent brine collector, Spain
T.K. Halli WTP O&M, India
Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant Expansion, CA, United States
Umluj SWRO, Saudi Arabia
Victoria Resource Recovery Centre, BC, Canada
Wajh 4, Saudi Arabia
Wuchuan Water Supply Plant, China
WWTP O&M contracts, Tunisia
Yanbu 4, Saudi Arabia
Yanbu 5, Saudi Arabia
Yingtan Xinjiang Xinqu WWTP, Jiangxi Province, China
Yongnian County WTPs, China