CONTENTS
May 2010 Issue 5
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Renewables: here to stay
2 COMMENT Utilies are adapting to changing circumstances.
4 REGIONAL UPDATE A round-up of some of the biggest headlines in the region.
11 NEWS ANALYSIS Renewables refuse to leave the Middle East agenda.
14 FEED-IN TARIFFS How feed-in tariffs could provide the regulatory framework for cleaner energy across the region. Dr. Michael Krämer explains the benefits of feed-in-tariffs
Power play: its game on for PPPs.
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18 PERFECT UNION Public private partnerships have played their part in meeting the region’s ballooning power and water needs.
24 PUMPS AND VALVES The industry is starting to recover from the downturn, but manufaturers need to satify demands for energy efficiency.
27 TRANSFORMERS A look at whats going on in the Middle Eastern market for transformers.
32 PEOPLE METER Klaus Kallenberg, general manager at Toray Membrane Europe, looks at trends in desalination.
Desalination focus with Toray Membrane
35 PROJECTS Ventures Middle East provides an in-depth appraisal of the project landscape in the Utilities industry.
38 TENDERS Business opportunities in the Middle East.
32 www.utilities-me.com
Pumps and valves: a market looking for innovation
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40 SNAPSHOT A look at the power and transmission sector in Oman.
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