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Power - Page 38Regional grid fuels interest

Market News - Page 14Huawei invests in UAE

Logistics - Page 64New vision for Khalifa Port

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HAVE YOU EVER wondered about thefinancing of the mega billion-dollarinfrastructure projects underway in theMiddle East? There are US$157bn of railand US$500bn in power related projectseither planned or underway across theregion. For many major infrastructureprojects, governments and the privatesector will have to resort to the worldfinancial markets to raise the requiredcapital. New, more inventive forms offinance will need to be explored andmarketed. Some answers may be found atthe forthcoming Big 5/Middle EastConcrete and PMV Live events. More than60,000 construction professionals areexpected to descend on Dubai for thisyear’s events. The Big 5 has evolved overthe years to maintain its status as theregion’s leading construction event, and iscomplimented by PMV Live and MiddleEast Concrete, with a renewed sense ofoptimism within the construction industry.

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EDITOR’S NOTEBUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

Developments 6

Executive Strategy 10

Market News 14

COMMUNICATIONS & ITEnterprise Resource Planning 20How ERP software can revolutionisemanufacturing.

MANUFACTURINGInterview 26Chris Lybaert, Atlas Copco’s Oil-Free Air DivisionPresident.

Excon India 34

POWER AND WATERAnalysis 38Regional power grids fuel interest.

Renewables 52Solar and wind power is outpacing the rest.

Elecrama India 56The 11th edition of the event will display India’senergy sector capabilities to the world.

COUNTRY PROFILESaudi Arabia 60There’s a new power sector role for Saudi Aramco.

LOGISTICSProfile 64Khalifa Port has ambitious expansion plans.

CONSTRUCTIONProfile 68SDLG excavators in Morocco are helping make history.

Steel 72The steel industry is facing challenging conditions.

The Big 5/ME Concrete/PMV Live 76Three shows, thousands of innovations, hundreds ofopportunities for visitors.

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Financing the billion-dollar infrastructure headache.

Formwork 96

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IN UNPREDICTABLE LEBANON, now caught up in the spillover from Syria’s civil war, the business ofplanning conferences, exhibitions and luxury weddings is not for the fainthearted. But Lebaneseorganisers of such events – moneymakers in the country’s vital tourism-oriented service sector – saythey are determined to keep going, despite the risk of having to postpone or cancel when politicalturmoil or violence strike. Figures on how much conferences and exhibitions contribute to theeconomy are hard to come by, but the wider service sector accounts for about 75 per cent of grossdomestic product. But high-spending Gulf visitors have vanished for now, and scores of conferences,exhibitions and luxury weddings have had to be rescheduled or relocated in the last two years.

Business travel boosts hotel and restaurant revenues as well as entertainment and transport. TheLebanese Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture estimates that 24 per cent ofemployment is directly or indirectly related to tourism.

Show goes on for Lebanon’s event planners

A US$200MN WORLD Bank loan to Morocco,approved today, supports a comprehensiveprogram to foster inclusive governance reforms.The Transparency and Accountability DevelopmentPolicy Loan (DPL), HAKAMA, is the first of twooperations which will strengthen transparency andaccountability in the management of publicresources and foster open governance.

“The Hakama program will give greaterimpetus to the ongoing governance reforms inMorocco and will support key areas that cansignificantly leverage the performance andtransparency of the public sector while enhancingcitizen information and participation in decisionmaking,” said Simon Gray, World Bank director forthe Maghreb Department.

Morocco initiated a process of constitutionalreforms and adopted a set of amendments to theconstitution on 1 July 2011 focused onstrengthening civic engagement and access toinformation.

In support of these new rights, the Hakamaprogram targets structural governance reformsacross the public sector including the centralgovernment, state-owned enterprises (SoEs), localgovernments, and inter-governmental relations.

The two track operation will support a package ofcross-cutting measures including performance-based budgeting, procurement reform,implementation of the corporate governance codein key SoEs, a legal framework for public privatepartnerships, and an integrated financialmanagement system for local governments.

It will also enhance fiscal transparency andpublic consultation measures while the new lawson access to information and public petitions areunder preparation.

Open governance on the way

World Bank loan for Moroccan reforms

UAE tops rankingsA NEW WORLD Bank report haspraised Saudi Arabia forimplementing business reforms suchas electronic filing and paymentsystems that are widely used byfirms. Saudi Arabia also ranks secondin the latest ease of doing businessrankings published by the WorldBank. The UAE topped the MiddleEast region in the rankings. TheWorld Bank said its scorecard on theease of doing business around theworld had spurred thousands ofregulatory reforms in the pastdecade, pushing back against criticswho argue the national rankingsstigmatize rather than inspire.

Mixed economic news forMENA - IMFTHE LATEST INTERNATIONALMonetary Fund (IMF) WorldEconomic Outlook (WEO)projections suggest that economicperformance in the Middle East andNorth Africa (MENA) region remainsmixed. According to the latest QNBGroup forecasts, the overall MENAeconomy will grow 2.1 per cent in2013 and 3.8 per cent in 2014.

Investors in EgyptSAUDI INVESTMENTS TOTALLINGUS$62.2mn, were the secondlargest among investors from theArab world in Egypt during Q4 ofthe 2012-2013 financial year, localmedia said quoting a reportreleased by Egypt’s central bank.UAE investments topped the list ofArab investors in Egypt during Q4 atUS$226.7mn compared toUS$69.3mn in Q3.

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EXECUTIVES CALENDAR 2013/2014November

18-20

GCC PowerThe conference offers the ideal forum for allthose concerned with the power sector todevelop business relations and discuss theissues and challenges facing the power sector inthe region. Delegates will have the opportunityto discuss the latest trends, challenges,developments and strategies to meet theregion's rapidly expanding energy needsthrough a series of panel and technicalsessions.

DUBAIwww.gcc-cigre-power.com

25-28

The Big 5/PMV Live/Middle East ConcreteThe region’s largest building productsexhibition and conference series ever –expanding every year in both product range andancillary events – held in Dubai’s World TradeCentre from 25-28 November*. In this 34thsuccessive year there will be no less than eightseparate dedicated Product Zones open tovisitors. In addition the following events arebeing co-located with The Big 5 this year, mostlyassociated with their own sit-down,demonstration and training sessions: MiddleEast Concrete (all technical aspects of concreteformulations and applications). PMV Live (largeplant, machinery and on-/off-road vehicles).

DUBAIwww.thebig5.aewww.pmvlive.comwww.middleeastconcrete.com

December9-11

Saudi TranstecSaudi Transtec is the first Saudi ArabianTransport and Logistics Exhibition & Conferenceto be held in the Eastern Province. The eventwas developed to provide the Transport,Logistics, Materials Handling and Warehousingsectors in Saudi Arabia, with an exhibition andconference they can participate in and networkat. Opportunities exist for companies toshowcase products and services at theexhibition and present their expertise throughconference presentations.

DHAHRANwww.sauditranstec.com

9-11

Gulf TrafficGulf Traffic 2013 is a dedicated event for theRoad, Public Transport and Parking industries inthe MENA region, bringing together some ofthe leading suppliers from all corners of theglobe and providing them with the opportunityto meet with targeted audiences wanting towitness and source the latest trends andtechnologies.

DUBAIwww.gulftraffic.com

16-18

SME ExpoSmall and medium enterprises (SMEs) are avital part of the UAE economy, contributing 60per cent of GDP which is quickly rising. SMECongress and Expo will support a governmentdrive to grow SMEs by providing an invaluable

platform for businesses and organisations tobuild relationships and do business, while beingthe premier learning and networking arena forindividuals and organizations involved in alltypes of SMEs.Involving a world-class exhibition, strategiccongress, training workshops and Pitch forInvestment competition, SME Congress andExpo is the place where SMEs from across theMiddle East meet to source everything theyneed to grow their businesses.

ABU DHABIwww.smeexpo.com

January 201414-16

Intermat Middle EastIntermat Middle East is firmly established asthe region’s leading exhibition andconference for building machinery andconstruction materials.

ABU DHABIwww.intermat-middleeast.com

February 201411-13

Middle East ElectricityMiddle East Electricity is the largest meetingplace for energy industry professionals frommore than 100 countries worldwide. The 2013edition was the most successful in the show's38-year history with more than 18,000 visitors.Middle East Electricity 2014 aims to be evenbigger and better.

DUBAIwww.middleeastelectricity.com

SAUDI ARABIA'S NON-OIL sector will be a key driver in thecountry's growth in 2013-2014 after it recorded the secondhighest growth rate in G-20, a Qatari bank has said.Qatar National Bank (QNB), citing official data, said real GDPgrowth in Saudi Arabia stood at 6.8 per cent in 2012, adding thatthe level confirmed the strong performance of the Gulf Kingdom’seconomy over the last five years.The Kingdom also registered the third highest GDP growth among

the G20 countries in 2008-2012 at 6.2 per cent, just below thegrowth rates of China and India. The country's economic growth has led to social prosperity andwealth with GDP per capita at US$31,000 in 2012, which wassignificantly above the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)average of US$11,000 and close to the average for advancedeconomies of US$41,000. The Kingdom had the lowest riskspreads in the region.

Non-oil sector to drive Saudi growth


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WITH A PORTFOLIO ofmanufacturing skills stretchingfrom commercial foodservice

equipment to boom trucks it’s no surprisethat the Manitowoc Company has a strongpresence in the Middle East. However, asone of the world’s largest providers of liftingequipment for the global constructionindustry, Manitowoc Cranes may be thedivision that is kept busiest during theregion’s ongoing surge in constructionactivity. Indeed Manitowoc Cranes MEAexecutive vice president, Philippe Cohet is inno doubt that the Middle East region is a keymarket, and one that deserves thecompany's full attention.

The US-based company's regionalheadquarters, set up in 2005, are based inJebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai. The 10,000sqmfacility contains not only a workshop butalso service capabilities, specifically thecompany’s EnCORE crane refurbishmentrepair and maintenance programme for its

cranes. Training is also provided on site. Thisis an important part of the company’soffering which also emphasises customersupport services. Manitowoc Crane Care inparticular, an advanced crane service andsupport programme, provides a mix of on-site services, spare parts distribution,training, and technical documentation.

Dubai is not the whole story, of course.Manitowoc has one of the largest salesnetworks for lifting equipment in the MiddleEast and works with over 19 dealers in theregion, many of which have represented thecompany for a long time.

Over the years two of the world’s mostvenerable names in crane manufacture havebecome part of the company’s portfolio.Indeed those names — Grove and Potain —are still displayed on the mobile telescopingcranes and tower cranes that made themfamous. These brands and their productranges have a significant presence in theMiddle East through a number of Manitowoc

Saudi Arabia is continuing to invest in construction projects. Qatari activity may soon expand. Iraq has the potential to bea key future market. The region still offers major opportunities for all areas of the construction business and in particular,the crane sector, as one company with a major presence in the region tells Technical Review.

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dealers, including two of the largest: Gulfgiant Kanoo Machinery, which representsGrove and Manitowoc cranes in many Gulfcountries, and the UAE’s Nouman FouadTrading (NFT), which represents Potain.

Kanoo’s support for the company wasfurther enhanced by a new workshop inJeddah, supported in turn by Manitowoc.Cohet explains that Manitowoc works as asupport office that provides its dealers withtechnical advice, extra support andfinancing. This is hardly surprising at a timeof great activity. In fact with so many of itsown products at work or on sale in theregion, Manitowoc saw a need for a secondlevel of support services. That is why thecompany based four additional newresidents in the region in 2012. These fourtechnicians are there to support the Groveand Potain brands.

A major goal for the company is tomotivate its dealers to invest, of course, butthe company itself continually works ondeveloping better services and machines —services and machines that meet the needsof the area. Cohet feels this effort has beenproductive. “Our suitability for this region isdemonstrated by the fact we’ve worked onsome of the largest developments in theMiddle East," Cohet states.

These developments are often driven byspecific market trends and companies likeManitowoc need to be aware of specificsectors where demand is growing. It is,

Cohet points out, always trying to adapt itstechnical and crane offerings for differentmarket trends. In particular he believes thatthe Middle East energy sector will grow inimportance, along with materials handling,which is another key — and sometimesrelated — market.

"The oil and gas industry is fundamentalfor us,” he explains. “We are seeing moreand more energy-related projects — for oil,gas or nuclear power stations — asinevitable. All energy-related projectsrequire lifting capacity."

On a more regionally specific level thereare a number of areas that Cohet feels areworth watching. For example despite aslowing of growth over the last two years,Manitowoc has high expectations for Qatar."Things are looking more positive and weare optimistic for the future," suggestsCohet. In fact Manitowoc has worked onsome of the largest developments in theregion, including the US$3bn QatarPetroleum Financial District in Doha and theUS$10bn King Abdullah Financial District inRiyadh, Saudi Arabia, both of which are stillunder construction.

Not surprisingly, Saudi Arabia isManitowoc’s biggest market; Jeddah, Meccaand Medina in particular are all boomingareas for the company. Traditionally the firmhas been positioned in the eastern part ofthe kingdom but Cohet agrees, “TheWestern Province of Saudi Arabia isessential, and though it has proved to bemore challenging to enter initially, thingsare now improving for us there.”

Beyond the Gulf, Manitowoc is keeping aclose eye on Iraq. According to Cohet, thecountry is becoming more business friendlyand there is a lot of investment going into it."We have discussed with our Grove dealer— Boranex — what we should do next yearto become more visible in Iraq," he says.

The region is atypical, of course. The globalconstruction market is down, especially inEurope. The Middle East, however, hasreceived support from governments thathave sponsored mega-projects from Algeriato Saudi Arabia. This will continue to boostthe sector and opportunities for companieslike Manitowoc.

“If you pay attention and have theproximity to the right markets and regionsyou can still make business out of thecurrent market situation,” Cohet says. ■

Philippe Cohet

Over the years two of the world’s mostvenerable names in crane manufacture

have become part of the company’sportfolio


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Ajman Free ZoneAuthority celebrates 25thanniversary THE AJMAN FREE Zone Authorityrecently celebrated its 25th year ofoperation at an investornetworking event in London.Those speaking at the event, whichwas held in September, includedAbdeslam El-Idrissi, director oftrade services at the Arab-BritishChamber of Commerce (A-BCC);Matthew Smith, director general ofthe Middle East Association (MEA);Nader Eldesouky, deputy generalmanager at the Ajman Free ZoneAuthority; and Rishi Somaiya, theAjman Free Zone Authority’sdirector of sales and marketing.Representing the Ajman delegationto London, Eldesouky and Somaiyaexplained how 8,000 companiesoperate in the Ajman Free Zone, ofwhich 22 per cent are British. Thespeakers also said the Authorityenables 100 per cent foreignownership for participantcommercial concerns, 100 per centrepatriation of capital and profits,no taxation at individual andcorporate level, and instantprovision of visas for investors.In addition, Eldesouky andSomaiya explained how energy inAjman is subsidised, and thatcompanies have the freedom topay according to marketconditions.The representatives said Ajmanhas become popular for e-commerce entities and start-upcompanies, with offices suitablefor fuller corporate sites andwarehousing facilities.The port facilities are managed byHong Kong-based HutchisonWhampoa group.

Tratos supplies reelingcable for Dubai port TRATOS CAVI S.P.A has beenawarded a contract to supply DPWorld with Tratosflex ESDB reelingcables for use on the cranes at theJebel Ali port in Dubai.The port is in the process ofelectrifying its existing diesel-drivenRTG cranes ina bid to reduce energycosts and carbon dioxide emissions,Tratos said. As part of this process, the cableswill be fitted to the newlyelectrified cranes, the companyadded.

SSAB HAS LAUNCHED Toolox 44, a variation ofits Toolox steel, which serves as a tool for mouldsand parts subjected to extreme stress and heat.With a unique chemical composition thatallows it to retain its properties throughout itstough life, Toolox steel retains approximately80 per cent of its original strength at 500°C,SSAB claimed.In addition to this, the material is “dead” as itdoes not hold any inner stresses, the companyadded.According to SSAB, Toolox 44 has a heat resistantwear plate with 450 Brinell hardness (HB) and isavailable in thicknesses from five to 160mm.The company said it is an alternative wearsolution to Hardox, which is developed specificallyfor applications subjected to high temperatures.

SSAB adds Toolox 44 toproduct portfolio

UK COMPANY, ASHMORE Group,is reportedly in discussions to sellits majority stake in Saudi Arabianwaste management firm, GlobalEnvironmental ManagementServices (GEMS). The sale is likelyto raise between US$250 and$350mn for the fund manager,sources told Reuters.

Ashmore currently holds astake in Jeddah-based GEMS ofaround 65 per cent and hasreportedly identified twopotential buyers, who have notbeen named. The company iscurrently choosing a bidder tohold exclusive talks with,according to an anonymoussource. The sale process has notbeen made public but the sourcesadded that Bank of AmericaMerrill Lynch had been appointedto assist with it.

Both Ashmore and GEMS havedeclined to comment. Well-known for its investments in listed equities, Ashmore also invests in unlistedcompanies such as GEMS for its private equity and alternative investment funds.

GEMS provides collection, handling and disposal of petroleum and chemical waste services and is alsoinvolved in waste water treatment in the Kingdom. The ongoing growth of Saudi Arabia's industrialsectors and infrastructure has seen the demand for such services increase steadily in recent years. Afiling from Ashmore in April said that its funds started investing in GEMS in late 2008 and continued in Q1of 2009.

"There have been several subsequent investment rounds to fund capacity increases and theconsolidation of shareholdings," stated the filing, without providing figures on Ashmore's currentownership or the amount of investments. "Shareholders have initiated discussions regarding severalpossible corporate events (merger, sale, third party funding)."

The filing added that GEMS' yearly earnings up to April before interest, tax, depreciation andamortisation (EBITDA) had increased by 43 per cent compared to the same period the previous year.

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Schneider Electricintroduces newinnovations in HMItechnology THE NEW TECHNOLOGY, anaddition to Schneiders’ MagelisHMIGTO graphic touchscreen range,is expected to transform traditionalautomated control systems.The innovations have a direct effecton the simplification andoptimisation of both design-timeand run-time processes, accordingto Schneider Electric. “Such innovative additions to the

Magelis HMIGTO range push theboundaries of Human-Machine-Interface technology further thanever before,” said Dave Sutton,product marketing manager atSchneider Electric.“By understanding what ourcustomer’s need both now and inthe future, we are able to developsolutions that will make ourcustomers work more productively,gain a better and deeperunderstanding of the processes intheir working environment, whileincreasing safety on site.“As UK companies continue to movetowards a more digitalised way ofworking, the need for technologythat can fully integrate not onlywith complimentary accessories,but also legacy equipment, willcontinue to grow.

Zamil Industrial revealsQ3 2013 results ZAMIL INDUSTRIAL HAS publishedits consolidated interim financialresults for the period ending 30September 2013.Net profits for Q3 2013 wereUS$13.1mn compared withUS$12.5mn during the same periodin 2012, a rise of 4.6 per cent. Gross earnings for Q3 2013 wereUS$84.5mn compared with grossprofits of US$72.8mn for the sameperiod in 2012, a rise of 16 per cent. Operating profits during the thirdquarter of 2013 were US$23.4mn,compared with US$212.6mn for thesame period in 2012, a rise of 16.8per cent. The company showed improvedperformance, compared to theprevious year, mainly due to theincrease in air conditioning sectorsales, as well as there being higheroperating margins in the steelsector, it said.

ALUMINIUM BAHRAIN B.S.C. (Alba) sponsoredthe Gulf Strategic Conference, which was heldbetween 29-30 October at Sofitel Bahrain ZallaqThalassa Sea & Spa.The conference took place at the Bahrain Centrefor Strategic, International and Energy studies;and highlighted the need for strategic initiativesto improve security at regional andinternational levels.“Bahrain is an important destination in theMiddle East and demonstrates immense potentialfor business opportunities,security in the MiddleEast,” said Alba's chief marketing officer, JeanBaptiste Lucas, commenting on the sponsorship. “We are proud to be part of a region that continuesto experience tremendous economic growth and

our support for the Gulf Strategic Conference 2013highlights our commitment towards initiatives thatare centred around strengthening co-operationand boosting,” Lucas added.

Alba sponsors The Gulf Strategic Conference 2013

HUAWEI HAS ANNOUNCED plans to invest anadditional US$20mn to complete phase two of alogistics centre in Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) in

Dubai, UAE. The Chinese global ICT giant hasalready invested around $3mn to set up a logisticscentre in Jafza.

Peng Xiongji, General Manager of Huawei UAEsaid that the hub will cover the GCC and Pakistanmarkets initially and have a capacity of 4,500 sqm.The hub's initial monthly output will be around2,000 product sets during the first phase.

That phase will see the Jafza facility act as thestorage and distribution nerve for Huawei’s widerange of wireless and microwave networksolutions. The second phase of development isexpected to be completed by end of 2013. "[This]will see the hub further expand its storage capacityto cover a wider range of products across ourvarious business groups, including datacommunication solutions, switch routers, and evenHuawei consumer devices," said Xiongji.

The new hub will enable Huawei to offer shorterdelivery times, with a lead time of two to threeweeks for GCC countries during phase one, andfour weeks or less for countries in Africa oncephase two is complete.

Alba’s range of aluminium products include billets, liquidmetal and standard ingots

Peng Xiongji, General Manager of Huawei UAE

Huawei announces further UAE investment

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SOFTWARE COMPANY, TEKLA Structures, hasbeen chosen by concrete construction contractorsWayne Brothers to help it deliver improvedquality and better coordinated work.Wayne Brothers, which specialises in negotiatedprivate projects, aims to reduce risk and drivevalue in concrete construction, it said.“With Tekla, we've reduced the time from the

award to the first rebar submittal by 50 percent,allowing us to meet the most demandingschedules,” said Daniel Wayne, CM-BIM, WayneBrothers' director of technology.“This gives us a clear competitive edge because

we can respond quicker with more accuracy andprovide a higher level of support to our clients.”Wayne Brothers will also work together with

rebar fabricators that are using Tekla’s advancedrebar detailing capabilities to model each pieceof rebar, the company said.

“Wayne Brothers is a great example of acompany that has not only embraced BIM forthe obvious efficiency reasons, but has alsomade it an integral part of the way they dobusiness and what they are able to offer clients,”stated Alistair Wells, business manager,concrete, for Tekla.

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MIKASA leads the way incompaction equipmentMIKASA, A MANUFACTURER oflight-sized compaction equipmentfor the civil engineering andconstruction industries, offersproducts such as tamping rammers,forward compactors, reversiblecompactors and hand guidedvibration rollers. Based in Tokyo,Japan, MIKASA said it has assumedprominent positions all over theworld, particularly in the Middle Eastand Africa. Since the company wasfounded in 1937, it claims to haveestablished a solid reputation builton a strong business record,successfully adapting to changingglobal needs and diversifying itsproducts. According to the company,“The Technology of MIKASA” isillustrated in scenes of variousconstruction job sites, particularly inthe maintenance of the industrybase and general infrastructure.

Seal of approval forAESSEAL productsA GLOBAL SPECIALIST in designingand manufacturing API qualifiedmechanical seals, bearing supportsand seal support systems, AESSEALoperates in 230 locations andsupplies customers in 104 countries.Reported to be the world’s fourthlargest supplier of mechanical seals,AESSEAL said its use of modulartechnology allows it to respondquickly and efficiently to demandingtechnical challenges or deliverydeadlines. By providing API682qualification tested seal facetechnology to both new and matureassets, AESSEAL clients benefit fromimproved seal emissions levelswithout having to replace oldequipment, the company said.According to AESSEAL, the sealsupport systems comply with ASMEVIII Div.1 (2007, 2008), GOST andPED 97/23/EC modules D, B1, andH1. Meanwhile, the bi-directionalpumping ring technology deliversexceptional flow while conformingto the best-practice radialclearances, the company added.

Riyadh Metro work tostart soonRiyadh governor Prince Khaled binBandar has confirmed that fieldwork for the Riyadh Metro willbegin within the next few months.His comments were reported in alocal Arabic daily.

THE SAUDI PORTS Authority (SPA) plans to raisethe production capacity of Saudi ports to 500mntonnes per year following its decision to construct20 new berths. According to Arab News, SPAdirector general Musaid Al-Drees told a SaudiArabian daily that the new berths will beoperational within a two-year period, in additionto the current 208 berths whose capacity isestimated at 471mn tonnes.The construction of new berths is part ofexpansion projects which include construction ofsupport quarters and new facilities andequipment, as well as upgrading safety levels atthe ports, Al-Drees said. The SPA is jointly workingwith the private sector to finalise works at theports, which are aimed at boosting capacity andstrengthening the confidence of international sealine companies at Saudi Arabian ports, he added.There are 11 government departments involved inthe functioning of the Kingdom’s ports, including

the Customs Department, the Saudi Food andDrug Authority (FDA), Saudi Standards, Metrologyand Quality Organisation and Border Guards.

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DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES FROM countriessuch as the UAE, Japan, Singapore and Spain havesought to prequalify for a license to build anindependent water project (IWP) in Qurayyat inMuscat, Oman.

According to the Oman Daily Observer, thecompanies include Hyflux; GS Inima; SumitomoCorporation; Acciona; Itochu; Sembcorp; ValorizaAgua; and Cobra Instalaciones Y Servicios.

Competing for the contract from the UAE,meanwhile, are the Abu Dhabi National EnergyCompany (TAQA), a global energy companymajority-owned by the Abu Dhabi government;PAL Technology Services, a subsidiary of the RoyalGroup and PAL Group; and UTICO FZC.

Industry sources claimed that the contenders,upon confirmation of their prequalification status,are likely to partner or tie-up with other players toform consortiums in order to boost their chancesof winning the contract.

The selected bidder will secure a 15-year licensefor the design, financing, construction,commissioning, ownership, operation andmaintenance of a water-only scheme offering adesalination capacity of 209 cubic metres (cu m)per day.

As with all independent power and waterprojects implemented in the country, Oman Powerand Water Procurement Company (OPWP) isoverseeing the development of the Qurayyat IWP.

A suitable site, located just south of Qurayyattown, has been identified for the setting up of theproject, which will rank among the largest

greenfield water-only projects to be undertaken inOman, industry sources said.

The facility, based on seawater reverseosmosis technology, will run on electricitysupplied from the grid.

When operational in Q2 2016, the Qurayyat IWPwill allow for potable water to be pumped toMuscat for the first time from the eastern side intothe water grid, as opposed to the current practiceof drawing water into the grid primarily fromdesalination plants in Barka and Sohar, industrysources explained.

A team of international consultants is reportedlyadvising OPWP on the financial, technical and legalaspects of the project’s development, includingProject Financing Solutions Ltd., Ayesa and Curtis,Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP.

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AS PART OF its efforts to further bulkup its manufacturing activities, theUAE has been incorporating global

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Competitive edgeIf a country has little capacity tomanufacture, then it also has limitedpotential to achieve economic growth.Manufacturing is a wealth-producing sectorthat needs to be constantly expanded andenhanced. By harnessing tools such as ERP,manufacturers can gain a competitive edgein today’s extremely aggressive businesslandscape. An ERP solution is not a ‘silverbullet,’ though. Considerable thought andplanning must be invested in identifying and

acquiring the right ERP solution to achievethe right results.

In the past, material requirements planning(MRP) systems simply focused on materialsand making sure that the correct materialswere available at the right time. Today, leadingERP systems are much more advanced. Theyfocus on the customer and offer significantlymore end-to-end support and information.They provide one solution with one set of dataaccessed through one interface.

Business goalsERP software enables enterprises to useintegrated applications to manage allaspects of operations, includingdevelopment, manufacturing, sales andmarketing. ERP systems facilitate the flow ofinformation across all internal businessfunctions and also manage connections toexternal stakeholders.

They help achieve many manufacturingbusiness goals, such as increasing efficiency,

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EssentialAn ERP purchase should be justified againstan organization’s business goals to ensurethat it not only supports them but acts as avehicle to realizing them.

Ensuring proper management oforganizational change and businesstransformation are also essential to theoverall success of the system. Facilitatingthe transition from the organization’s oldbusiness model to the new, streamlinedstructure of operations requires planningand effective communication withstakeholders. This will help to create apositive environment, smooth the path forchange and inspire management to thinkdifferently about how they do things.

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It features various modules for themanagement of: finance, customerrelationship, sales, human capital, service,supply chain, production, project andproduct data as well as for planning andscheduling. The system also offers businessintelligence, ecommerce and an on-demand-business-architecture.

By using a SOA-based approach, EpicorERP is able to mix and match self-contained,platform independent portions of businesslogic or ‘services’ to deliver more agilefunctionality, particularly in terms ofdecreased time and cost of change.

With its comprehensive experience inproviding solutions for all sizes of enterprisescoupled with its focus on key manufacturingindustries, Epicor delivers ERP solutions thatpose minimal risk in adoption.

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Technology for growthAdvanced ERP solutions from leadingvendors such as Epicor are crucial to theUAE’s development plans for itsmanufacturing base. The UAE Governmentcontinues to invest heavily in manufacturingventures in line with efforts to furtherdiversify the economy; as the nationaleconomy grows, so too will demand forfinished products and materials.

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WITH THE MIDDLE East placingheightened emphasis on non-oilindustries and shifting its focus

towards pure manufacturing, Atlas Copco’sair products and services are in greaterdemand than ever.

The company, which says its policy is tobe as close as possible to the customer,now has a strong presence across thewhole globe.

“This has meant that markets such asChina, India, Brazil, MENA, USA and the UK,where we have higher growth target, areconstantly outperforming,” said Lybaert.

Atlas Copco has reported sustainedgrowth across a broad range of sectorsin the region, including mining andpower and water.

New applications“There is huge demand in Saudi Arabia frommining and metal industries, with furthergrowth forecast. Qatar is also a hugemarket, with the World Cup leading to afurther boom,” said Shaikh.

The gradual move away from oilindustries means that a generation of newapplications for compressed air and non-oilproducts has emerged.

Atlas Copco’s expertise was, for example,used in the development of a packagewhere compressed air used for aircraftcooling and is being implemented in one ofthe airports in the Middle East to coolparked aircraft through expanding drycompressed air. With this the company seesan increasing desire to employ alternativeair solutions in this region.

ChallengesThe importance of choosing quality overinitial cost is not to be underestimated whenit comes to selecting an air compressor.

“Lifecycle cost is 80 per cent of the energycost. It is far better to select the correctcompressor and the right specification asthis will define the total cost to a company,”Shaikh explained.

“A company should not select thecheapest, but aim for the solution with thelowest total lifecycle cost,” he added.

The company has had to overcome arange of challenges in the region, not leastthe climate.

“Machines have to be built to differentspecifications for temperature, and also forthe harsh environments. We have anambient range of products that can becustomised to withstand temperatures ofup to 55°C,” said Lybaert.

Competitive positionAlthough sustaining a growing presenceacross the globe, the company is also underincreasing pressure to expand at a fasterpace to keep up with immediate demand.

Technical Review spoke to Atlas Copco’s Oil-free Air Division president, Chris Lybaert and regional business line manager,Khalid Shaikh, about increasing demand and emerging trends in the MENA region.

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“It is a huge market, geographically andfinancially… the market is also fragmentedto a large extent, with beliefs in localisation.We have a Saudisation process already inplace and established, but it will still take afew years to train staff members to therequired skill levels,” Lybaert explained.

Atlas Copco has nevertheless retained itscompetitive position in the market,successfully reducing lead times whilemaintaining volume.

Upgrade“We are also innovating products andtechnologies to enable us to reduce lifecyclecosts. We are helping customers to upgradeexisting products, to new products and newtechnologies,” Lybaert said.

The company is regularly included on the

Dow Jones Sustainability Index, announcingin September 2012 that it had been selectedfor inclusion in the 2012/13 list. Ethispherealso named the company as one of theworld’s top 20 ethical companies for 2013.

Atlas Copco recently launched a new, highlyenergy-efficient centrifugal compressor rangewhich the company says saves up to seven onspecific energy at full load and up to anothernine per cent at part load.

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compressor range employs advancedaerodynamics to reduce energyconsumption in the core. Coupled with this,all the components of the package aredesigned based on Computational FlowDynamic (CFD) analysis to drastically reducepressure drops in the package.

BenefitThe result is a reduction of specific energyup to seven per cent at full load comparedto the previous model. Inlet guide vanes(IGVs), which are part of Atlas Copco’sstandard scope of supply, further reduceenergy cost by nine per cent at part loads ascompared to a throttle valve control. Asenergy consumption constitutes about 80per cent of the lifecycle cost of acompressor, users will benefit from day one,reducing the overall total cost of ownership.

Other than energy efficiency, reliability isa very important aspect. To ensurecontinuous production for users ZHcentrifugal compressors from Atlas Copcoemploy high-end features to ensuremaximum uptime. Milled impellers andservo controlled inlet guide vanes (IGV) areonly two examples of the entire list thatcontribute to a trouble-free performanceand long lifetimes.

Benchmark“The existing range of ZH turbo compressorsis already considered a benchmark forenergy efficiency and reliability. Theintroduction of the new range raises the bareven higher” said Lybaert.

“Atlas Copco is committed to sustainableproductivity and it is our ongoing endeavorto bring to market the most energy efficientsolutions year after year.”

Oil-free air is a division within AtlasCopco's Compressor Technique businessarea. It develops, manufactures, andmarkets oil-free air compressors for all kindof industries worldwide where the airquality is vital, and oil-injected compressorsfor less critical applications.

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EU acknowledges Saudiindustrial achievementsTHE EUROPEAN UNION has takenSaudi Arabia off its list ofdeveloping countries with customspreferences and will award ittreatment of a high-incomeeconomy as of January. EuropeanUnion Ambassador Adam Kulachrecently explained the upcomingchanges of the EU’s GeneralisedScheme of Preferences to leadingSaudi industry representatives inRiyadh. “The EU decision to takeSaudi Arabia off the list ofdeveloping countries is, in effect, anacknowledgement of the Kingdom’simpressive economic progress,”Ambassador Kulach stated. Certification for GEGULF EXTRUSIONS (GE), a globalmanufacturer of extrudedaluminum products, announcedthat it has received the prestigiousDNV (DET NORSKE VERITAS)certification for the marineapplications the company supplies,especially wrought aluminiumalloys. The certificate, whichreaffirms that all of Gulf Extrusions’marine applications comply withDNV’s specific recognisedstandards, has been awarded to inrecognition of the company’s strongfocus on quality.

Ducab and Senaat JVSENAAT AND DUCAB haveannounced the formation of a jointventure company, in order for thetwo industrial giants to collaborateon a project to build a 50,000 tpaaluminium rod mill. The new entity,‘Ducab Aluminium’, will draw on theoutstanding experience that Senaatand Ducab have accumulated asone of the largest industrial holdingcompanies in the UAE and one ofthe largest manufacturers of wiresand cables in the Middle Eastrespectively. When complete, thenew plant will manufactureElectrical Conductive (EC) grade andaluminium alloy rods, wires, andbare overhead conductors.Environment-friendly processes willbe employed within the mill, andliquid aluminium will be suppliedfrom the EMAL smelter inTaweelah, Abu Dhabi. The total costof the project is expected to be inthe region of US$60mn. Thisestimated figure includes the plantand machinery, as well asassociated buildings andinfrastructure.

IN THE LATEST version of ARC Advisory Group’s‘Distributed Control Systems WorldwideOutlook,’ study, ABB retained its leadingposition in this core automation market basedon revenues. According to the study, the global

DCS (distributed control system) market in2012 grew modestly, with stronger growth inNorth America and Latin America. The overallmarket for DCS increased by three per cent,while North America increased by almost 18per cent.The resurgence in power generation projects,especially in gas-fired combined cycle projects,also increased demand for DCS.“ABB’s focus on the needs of energy andenergy-intensive industries like oil & gas,utilities and mining operations have driven theintegration of its electric power infrastructureand automation systems ; this has reinforcedtheir global market share, ” said Harry Forbes,principal analyst at ARC and author of thereport. “For industrial customers, the benefit isgreater visibility of energy use and moreintegrated and automated operations.”

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ABU DHABI NATIONAL Paper Mill (ADNPM), amember of Abu Dhabi Industrial ProjectsCompany, has placed an US$54.4mn order withMETSO, a global supplier of technology andservices, to buy the UAE’s first PM3 NTT tissuemanufacturing machine and the third in the world.

This will boost ADNPM’s current productioncapacity of 63,000 to 90,000 tonnes of tissues perannum. ADNPM has already produced 45,000tonnes of tissues in the first nine months of thisyear. These new Sweden-made machines are onlyavailable in Mexico during 2013 and in Chile by2014 and in the UAE by ADNPM by Q2 2015.

The PM3 NTT machines will be a strategicaddition to ADNPM production line where theentire factory production is currently merelydepending on Italian made machines.

NTT is a product that has high absorbency, highsoftness and high bulk. On the other hand, themachine is able to run as a conventional machine.

Helmut Berger, GM of ADNPM said: “Forty-fiveper cent of our products go to the UAE, part of the80 per cent that goes to the GCC region. Theremaining 20 per cent are shipped to Australia,Africa, Europe and the rest of the world. Weanticipate a one third of our production capacity tobe produced by this machine by the secondquarter of 2015, achieving an enormous increaseof 30,000 tonnes annually.”

ADNPM has ordered the first PM3 NTT tissuemanufacturing machine to gain from theadvantage of the NTT technology which is acompletely new concept in tissue manufacturingusing modern proven machine technologycombined with the latest belt technology for papermachine clothing.

With the flexibility of Metso’s Advantage NTTtechnology, local production of tissue now has thepossibility of developing new products to meet theconstantly changing needs of the market accordingto Berger.

“The compact NTT tissue machine sectionsimpart the unique qualities on either plain ortextured tissue and increase the speed andcapacity of the production. This will help achievebetter results in our major production line. This is amilestone for the local tissues production in theUAE,” he added.

“We have carefully studied this strategic dealthat will herald a whole new era to the local tissueindustry. The tailored automation solutions in thismachine will increase the life cycle performanceand economy and will keep the production in peakcondition.”

Abu Dhabi National Paper Mill LLC (ADNPM) is asubsidiary of Abu Dhabi National IndustrialProjects Co. (ADNIP), a prominent privateindustrial investment group.

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SIEMENS HAS LAUNCHED an e-business in the Middle East toprovide electronic features and functions around automation anddrive systems to regional customers, with an initial focus on theUnited Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain.

The Industry Mall offers in excess of 135,000 products andsystems in the areas of automation and drive technology, with morethan 30mn variations. In combination with the Siemens IndustryOnline Support, a vast number of additional technical-orientedfeatures are available. The gateway, which has been successfullyimplemented across Europe and Asia, makes the informationgathering and ordering process more transparent, efficient and costeffective. Customers can check product technical specifications,prices, their availability and the date of delivery online.

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THE FIRST EVER ‘Made in UAE’ shipment of structural steel landedrecently in the American and Mexican ports of Houston andAltamira. The shipment provided tangible evidence of Abu Dhabi-based Emirates Steel’s growth potential in the global marketplace.It also represented the company’s first ever export shipment tothe Americas.

To date, Emirates Steel has been exporting its products to theregional markets in addition to the Indian sub-continent, Asia andAfrica. The company is now extending its global footprint andestablishing a measured presence in the European and Americanmarkets.

“We want to extend beyond our traditional markets to leverageour experience and secure further growth,” commented CEOSaeed G Al Romaithi. “We are moving into the internationalmarkets, and are competing globally with the internationalsteelmakers in high value niche markets,” stated Al Romaithi. “Weare well positioned, technologically, geographically andstrategically, to become the region’s leading exporter to Europe,the US and beyond,” he explained.

More than 13,000 tonnes of structural steel were shipped recentlyfrom Mina (Port) Zayed in Abu Dhabi on board the US ship Illinois totwo destinations in America and Mexico. The materials wereproduced to US and Mexican requirements: high-tensile W sectionswith ASTM standards.

“We produced these sections to exact requirements,” commentedAl Romaithi. “We identified the product grades that were requiredby our customers and produced them to order.”

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THE INDIAN ECONOMY is gettingbigger and better and it is all set tobecome the world’s third largest by

2050. Therefore, a need arises for morerobust and vast infrastructure.

Spanning from roadways to airways, portsto airports and power production facilities,Indian infrastructure segment is the thrustfor the development of the nation.

India’s earthmoving and constructionequipment (ECE) industry has enjoyedstrong growth over the last seven years as aresult of rapid economic development in thecountry. The organised construction sectorin India (e.g. roads, urban infrastructure)accounts for approximately 55 per cent ofthe ECE industry; Mining, irrigation andother infrastructure segments (e.g. Power,railways) account for the rest. Between2006 and 2010, the Indian earthmoving andconstruction equipment (ECE) industry grewat a CAGR of approximately 18 per cent tocurrent size of US$3.3bn.

To give a clearer picture on the scenario, the7th edition of South Asia’s largest constructionequipment event is all set to be held inBangalore between 20-24 November 2013.Organised by Confederation of Indian Industry(CII), India’s apex industry assocation, Indian

Construction Equipment Manufacturers’Association (ICEMA) is the sector partner forthe event and it is supported by BuildersAssociation of India (BAI).

Infrastructure investments are among themain growth drivers of the constructionequipment industry. The PlanningCommission of India estimates totalinfrastructure spending of about US$428bnduring the 11th Five-Year Plan (2007-12)and foresee to double India’s infrastructureinvestments to about US$1 trillion for the12th Five-Year Plan (2012-17).

It is seen that almost all global technologyleaders in the construction equipmentsector have a presence in India — either asjoint ventures or with their ownmanufacturing or marketing companies.Cumulative foreign direct investment (FDI)inflows, since April 2000, into earth movingequipment reached US$170.3mn as of 2012.

The demand for construction equipmentin India is only expected to grow to US$6.3bnby 2014, a compound annual growth rate(CAGR) of 19.3 per cent from 2010. India isexpected to be firmly established as the thirdlargest market in the world for constructionequipment as number of machines will growto 114,165 in 2016.

Around more than 900 exhibitors,including 300 foreign firms, are expected toparticipate where there will be more than100 product launches. Germany, Japan,Italy, Sweden, Turkey, South Korea andChina will have pavilions at the show withcompanies’ CEOs and senior managementmaking their presence felt. The 220,000sqm of exhibition display area would giveample space for expected 35,000 visitors tolearn and see the exhibits.

Besides main show, there would be a two-day conference on “Propelling SustainableInfrastructure Development — India on theMove” by ICEMA, BAI and CII that will beheld on 21-22 November 2013. ■

South Asia’s biggest construction equipment show returns to Bangalore to showcase India’s rapid construction boom andthe investment that is aiding the infrastructure sector

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WITH OVER 25 accomplished yearsof leading the off-highway tiressegment globally, Balkrishna

Industries (BKT) enjoys a strong presence inaround 130 countries.

Quality conscious users who adhere tostringent conformity standards in countriesover Europe and in the US prefer BKT astheir supplier, thus implying that every BKTproduct is superiormost in creation anddelivers expected performance.

The company has products that include a5-inch rim diameter to 54-inch rim diameterfor vehicles ranging from trailers, forklifts,etc. to technologically advanced machineslike high horsepower tractors, combines,harvesters, GPS controlled vehicles,articulated dump trucks, high-speed cranes,sophisticated port vehicles and containerhandlers, besides others.

At BKT, research and development (R&D)is not just an initiative, it is a norm. BKT’sR&D team is touted to be one of the best inthe India and has many advancements andoriginal creations to its credit, developed inresponse to the needs of their elitecustomers all around the world.

Kindly highlight the concept of “newsolution for the new world”The company caters to an expansive rangefor clients all over the world, thus has to bevery proactive and in sync with theirgrowing and changing needs.

BKT develops about 150-160 stockkeeping units (SKUs) every year in responseto the ever changing requirements of theirconsumers. It has facilities to develop newcompounds and technology which keepsadding new products to its already giganticrange of solutions every year.

The company has its own mould plantwhich enables them to have the fastestturnaround time — that is from a newconcept to product availability in themarket. This enables BKT to attend to veryspecific demands of its exclusive customers,by creating products made to encountertheir specific needs.

Let us know about the company’s “Onestop shop for Mining & Industry Needs”There is a huge demand for OTR tires world

over including Africa. Identifying theseopportunities, BKT has ventured into fullyfledged production of mining and industrialsolutions, providing a huge range of tirevariants for various applications.

BKT is into the production of all steel radialssince 2008. BKT is the first tire company inIndia to produce all-steel radial OTR tires.

An all-steel radial plant at Chopanki inRajasthan is now functioning on full throttleproducing top-of-the-line radial tires forOTR vehicles ranging from rigid dump trucks

to snow maneuvering vehicles.This is a result of years of research and

innovation by the R&D department.

What is the company’s experience with thisinitiative of the port tires?There is a wide gamut of tires available inthis line, ranging from port reach stackersizes to RTG sizes. We have been selling tiresto major companies like Kalmar Sweden,world’s leading reach stacker machinemanufacturer. BKT also recently launchedan ultra advanced range of tires especiallyfor high-speed cranes. The tire 445/95R25enables heavy high speed cranes to journeyat a speed of 80km/hr

What is the company’s contribution toagriculture tires?BKT offers a huge range of solutions foragricultural activities. The range of tractortires is specially designed to carry higherloads on and off roads with minimal soilcompaction in field. Their superior makeensures great road ability, traction anddurability making them a fitting choice fortoday’s high horse power tractors and trailerapplications.

Kindly highlight the company’s socialobligation initiatives. BKT has drawn theattention of many in recent times.There is a deep-rooted sense ofresponsibility for the world andenvironment among leaders at BKT, whichtranscends encapsulating the company’sfundamentals and functioning.

The company is involved in varioussocial causes to ensure safe health to itsworkers. The primary cause that BKT isworking towards is ensuring bettereducation and health for underprivileged.BKT has also included the model ofenvironmental friendly business as a coreelement of the company. ■

Persistent and tire-less endeavour has made the company a success among clients today. Technical Review Middle Eastin conversation with Arvind Poddar

BKT at its peak, aims for higher ground

BKT is the first tirecompany in India to

produce all-steelradial OTR tires

Arvind Poddar, CMD of BKT


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THE DEVELOPMENT OF the GCCpower grid is a major advance forthe Gulf region, a place where,

despite all the niceties, strong nationaldifferences persist, and cooperation is notalways easy to come by.

This expansive electrical interconnectionproject, built in stages, now hooks up northand south, linking Kuwait with Oman, andall other GCC states along the way.

And the hope is that won’t be the end of itwith officials now looking to widen thenascent power pool across the broaderMiddle East region to create a pan-Arab grid.

That’s an initiative that is being backed bydonors such as the Arab Fund, amongothers, to boost regional infrastructure links.

It could link the Gulf with the rest of theArab world, via the so-called Eight CountryInterconnection Project and the MaghrebCountries Interconnection Project.

The interconnecting power grids between the countries is aimed at better security and increased energy efficiency and, ifneed be, surplus electricity will be exported to European nations

GCC power grid fuels interestIn Pan-Arab Network

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For the moment,power trading

between the GCCmember countriesis typically taking

place only on anemergency basis

This project was implemented in threephases. Phase 1 covers the northernsection, and links the grids of Kuwait,Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar. Phase 2covers the southern section and links the

Thinking big: Towards A Pan-Arab Grid This project includes connecting theLibyan grid to the Tunisian grid, using220kV transmission lines, interconnectingthe Tunisian grid with the Algerian grid,on 400kV, and interconnecting theAlgerian grid to the Moroccan grid, usingthe same voltage.

The Maghreb Countries Interconnection Project

grids of the UAE and Oman. Phase 3,operational in 2011, completes thenorthern and southern interconnections.

The Gulf power grid is already a big victory for the GCC Interconnection Authority (GCCIA)

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The success or failure of that idea,however, will hinge critically on how theGCC grid, still in its infancy, evolves in thecoming few years.

The Gulf power grid is already a big victoryfor the GCC Interconnection Authority(GCCIA), the entity set up in 2001 in SaudiArabia, to oversee this grand undertaking.

Built over three phases at an estimatedcost of about US$1.5bn, the network is amajor feat of engineering in itself.

The first phase, linking Kuwait, SaudiArabia, Bahrain and Qatar, first opened in2009; the third phase link to Oman wascompleted at the end of 2011, which

means that the system is in fulloperational mode now.

Potentially, it could make a massiveimpact on the regional energy supplypicture, improving efficiency, and savingmoney through greater sharing and trading.

Small volumes However, for now, trade volumes remaintiny, a starting point only rather than areflection of the network’s hoped-forlonger-term potential.

The system is developing though withincreases in bilateral and trilateral power

sharing now taking place between two orthree-member states simultaneously.

This is all concentrated during the busysummer months, with little to zero activityin the winter.

In 2011, for example, all trades occurredwithin the May to October time period,spiking during August at 19.788MWhrs.

This reflects a massive surge on the yearbefore, though, when August trade — theonly month to see any activity that year —tallied just 0.388MWhrs.

GCCIA officials will be tracking networktrade volumes keenly in the year ahead asthey nurture this young power pool.

And yet the benefits of this sharing arethere to see beyond pure statistics, interms of better efficiency and improvedenergy security.

Significantly, despite 180 reportedincidents within the various GCC grids during2011, no load shedding was required.

The intention now is to ramp up capacity— the maximum interconnection capacity is1,200MW for Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, less inother countries — and fine tune commercialframeworks to boost power sharing.

This project involves interconnecting theelectrical grids of Egypt, Iraq, Jordan,Libya, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, andTurkey. It started as a five-countryinterconnection project (Egypt, Iraq,Jordan, Syria, and Turkey), then became asix-country project when Lebanon joined.It later became an eight-country projectwhen Libya and Palestine joined.

The Eight Country Interconnection Project

Phase I: The GCC North Grid Systeminterconnects Kuwait, Saudi Arabia,Bahrain and Qatar (completed 2009) Phase II: The GCC South Grid System willinterconnect the independent UAE andOman systems (completed 2010) Phase III: Interconnecting the North andSouth GCC Grids, completing the sharedenergy connection between the six Gulfstates (completed 2011)

The GCC Interconnector



Connecting the dotsThat’s quite a tall order given the enormousdifferences within the GCC region, not tomention the skewed market that has arisenthrough the extensive use of subsidies.

Ultimately, it means harmonisation anddeveloping a uniform regulatory framework.

Still, getting this far represents a majorachievement for the GCC states. Negotiatingthe construction of the network was a majorchallenge for the GCCIA and all others involved.

Saudi Arabia, for instance, runs itselectricity transmission network at 380kV,60Hz, while the other five countries use400kV, 50Hz, reflecting the enormoustechnical issues involved.

The best solution in this case, adopted bycontractor Alstom of France, was to add a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnection.

But there were plenty of other technicaldilemmas along the way for the swathes ofengineers and contractors that played a partin connecting the lines.

This includes the creation of a regionalcontrol network that oversees the system.

The regional control centre is based atGhunan, Saudi Arabia, and is now hooked up toeach member country’s national control centre.

Its primary role is to ensure security,interconnection access, perform frequencyand interchange regulation, coordinateinterconnection operation, as well astransaction recording and billing.

Member states now have secure onlineaccess to use a simple auction tool to bid forinterconnector corridor capacities on a daily,weekly and even yearly basis, throughcommercial bidding.

Power sharingGoing forward, it could be an opportunityfor the GCC states to export electricitybeyond the Gulf.

Annual electricity growth rates in theGulf are ahead of the average elsewhere inthe world, but while domestic demand ishigh during summer, in winter there isspare capacity. Moreover, there are longerterm ideas to stretch the GCC network outof the Gulf and into the wider Arab region,and even on to Europe.

Although many electrical interconnectionsalready exist between states outside theGulf, trade among Arab countries has beenminimal, typically at less than two per cent ofcapacity.

The Arab League and the World Bankare conducting studies into a possibleGCC connection to the wider Arab region,and Europe.

Just as the Gulf is now a major oil and gasexporter to the world, it could theoreticallyemerge as a power seller too, despite thecurrent energy crunch it is facing.

And then there is another question: howwill the introduction of renewable energyand nuclear generating capacity — both ofwhich have enormous capacity growth

potential in the Gulf and across the MiddleEast — affect the regional power regional?

But, right now, that’s something for the future.For the moment, power trading between

the GCC member countries is typically takingplace only on an emergency basis, says GCCIAchief executive Adnan al-Mohaisin.

He adds that the region needs to makepower trading part of the ‘daily marketphilosophy’, something that is not part of themindset at present.

Cost reductionThe interconnection also provides the meansto develop the region’s electricity sector in amore cost-effective manner as well as toattain a more competitive energy market inthe future.

What we have so far, predominantly, is thephysical infrastructure, but little else, withthe benefits of interconnection still yet to befully realised.

One clear potential benefit is a reductionin the investment costs required byindividual member states to build newpower infrastructure.

The GCC countries agreed to share theUS$1.5bn cost of the project based on therelative proportion of cost saving resultingfrom reduced reserve capacity requirementsin each country. Leading Gulf economies likethe UAE and Saudi Arabia are in the processof rolling out large swathes of newgenerating capacity to meet demand spikes.

And the savings could be significant,according to another GCCIA official Ahmedal-Abrahim.

In a presentation last year, he said thatover the next decade investment costs innew generation could be slashed if the pan-regional Middle East and North Africaintegration goes ahead.

By 2020, the Arab countries would need tobuild an additional 135GW of new generatingcapacity without regional integration; withintegration this could be trimmed to 102GW.

In the context of rising demand all over theMiddle East — electricity demand in Arabcountries will increase 84 per cent by 2020,al-Abrahim added — this could slash thecurrent anticipated US$450bn requiredinfrastructure investment by 2020. ■

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The system is developing though withincreases in bilateral and trilateral powersharing now taking place between two or

three-member states simultaneously

Eelectricity demand in Arab countries willincrease 84 per cent by 2020



FG WILSON HAS teamed up with its authorisedEgyptian Dealer, Triangle Heavy Equipment, tosuccessfully deliver a power generation and backuppower solution for the most exciting mixed-usedevelopment project in Egypt.

Cairo Festival City is Egypt’s premier urbancommunity, a three million square metredevelopment which offers indoor and outdoorshopping, dining and entertainment alongside luxuryresidential and office space. The resort features700,000 sq m of prime office space, 217,796 sq m ofretail and leisure space, luxury living in gated

communities, internationally renowned hotels,schools, children’s educational theme park,dedicated automotive park, internal roads networkand landscaped environments.

Upon completion in 2018, Cairo Festival City willbe home to more than 13,000 residents and a placeto work for 50,000 people. The installation involved15 FG Wilson generator sets, ranging from 44 kVAright up to 550 kVA, which are located at, andproviding power for, the water and sewage plants,four office blocks and the children’s educationaltheme park – KidZania – as well as the constructionof various buildings throughout the site.

All of the generator sets are providing back-uppower, apart from those at the construction siteswhich are providing prime power. Triangle is alsomanaging the servicing and maintenance of the FGWilson generator sets throughout the site on behalfof the contractor. FG Wilson products range from 6.8– 2,500 kVA, including open and enclosed generatorsets providing prime and standby power – fromstandby domestic use, right up to power moduleswith the ability to operate as complete powerstations supplying electricity to national grids.The 1100 Series

Egypt success for FG Wilson

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Eaton opts for BMTC DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIALMANUFACTURER Eaton has signed amemorandum of understanding(MOU) with major solutions providerto the electrical and lighting sector,Bahri & Mazroei Trading Co.LLC(BMTC), making it an authoriseddistributor for Eaton in the UAE.

Global a/c market to growfurtherGLOBAL AIR CONDITIONING marketis projected to grow at a CAGR of5.18 per cent over the period 2012-2016, Research and Markets said inGlobal Air Conditioning Market2012-2016 report. One of the keyfactors contributing to this marketgrowth is the increase inconstruction activities. The keyvendors dominating this marketspace are Carrier Corp., DaikinIndustries Inc., Ingersoll-Rand plc,Johnson Controls Inc., and LGElectronics Inc.

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MOSDORFER SPECIALISES IN the development andmanufacturing of fittings and damping systems foroverhead transmission lines up to 1,200 kV.

With more than 60 years of experience,Mosdorfer says it is a strategic partner for theglobal energy industry and is active in more than70 countries worldwide.

The company says more than 1,000 projectsworldwide with numerous references in theMiddle East are a clear sign of its competence as aglobal supplier.

Mosdorfer offers complete turnkey systemsadapted to local conditions as well as customisedcomponents. In all customer projects Mosdorfertakes an active role, providing long-standingexpertise by clearly focusing on solutionsaccording to customer requirements. More than280 customers worldwide - including utilities andgrid companies, contracting companies,wholesalers - were supplied with Mosdorfer’stransmission line hardware in the project andsupport business.

The product portfolio consists of string fittings,fittings for OPGW, OPPC and ADSS, damping

systems, insulators and end fittings as well asfittings for high temperature conductors. In theproduct segment of damping systems Mosdorferprovides high-quality spacers, spacer dampers andvibration dampers under its brand name Damp.

In the Middle East Mosdorfer successfullypassed all prequalification processes and alreadyhas a leading position in the delivery oftransmission line hardware up to 400 kV.

Mosdorfer offers complete turnkey systems for the energy sector

A strategic partner in the energy sector

Kingdom to investUS$60bnSAUDI ARABIA IS planning to pumpmore than US$60bn into theelectric power sector by the end of2020 to increase productioncapacity and expand transportnetworks and stations, a localnewspaper reported recently.

Empower supplies hotelsEMPOWER, THE REGIONAL districtcooling provider, announced itcurrently supplies around 54,000refrigeration tonnes (RT) to Dubai’shotel industry, representing 15 percent of its total portfolio.Alstom steam turbinedealALSTOM HAS SECURED anotherimportant contract in Saudi Arabiato supply 4 x 720MW steam turbinegenerator sets for the Shuqaiqproject. The contract is valued atapproximately US$232mn.

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DUBAI’S SUPREME COUNCIL of Energy has saidthat the UAE will reduce its energy consumptionby 30 per cent by 2030 through its increasingfocus on renewable resourcesAccording to Gulf News, the emirate unveiled thisstrategy in its first State Energy Report 2014 thatwas produced in collaboration with the UnitedNations Development Programme (UNDP).The report, which was launched by DubaiSupreme Council of Energy chairman ShaikhAhmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum focuses onsustainable development as well as greentechnologies and carbon reduction.Al Maktoum said, “We are pleased to launch thefirst edition of the State of Energy Report 2014,which describes our way forward to build a greenfuture for generations to come. Energy is one ofthe main components for sustainabledevelopment and the foundation of a positiveenvironment that encourages collaborations,creativity and innovation.”In the report, the Dubai Integrated EnergyStrategy 2030 stated that gas would be used for71 per cent of the emirates' total power output,while 12 per cent would come from nuclear

energy and clean coal, and five per cent of thetotal power generation would be through solarenergy.The UAE plans to reduce its dependency onnatural gas by 40 per cent by 2030.The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy also saidthat 50 per cent of the energy to be produced atthe forthcoming Dubai Expo 2020 would be fromrenewable sources on site.

Solar energy will contribute five per cent to the UAE’s totalpower generation

UAE to reduce energy consumption by 2030

Solar panels for AramcoCANADIAN SOLAR INC., one of theworld's largest solar powercompanies, announced that it hasbeen awarded a contract to supply1.78MW to Saudi Aramco'sKAPSARC (King Abdullah PetroleumStudies and Research Centre) solarpower project in Saudi Arabia.

Iran boosts power exportsIRAN'S POWER EXPORTS to theMiddle East increased, themanaging director of Iran PowerGeneration Transmission andDistribution Management Company(TAVANIR) Homayoun Haeri said."Turkey, Iraq, Pakistan, Armenia,Azerbaijan, and Afghanistan arenotable," the Mehr News Agencyquoted Haeri as saying. "Iran hasbecome the new electricity hub ofthe Middle East," Haeri added.Power generation capacity in Iranincreased by seven per centannually during the past decade.

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CUMMINS POWER GENERATION has launched anew initiative to help engineers and specifiersunderstand how they can future-proof theirfacilities with low-emission power systems.

The new initiative includes the launch ofhttp://now.cumminspower.com/greenprint, adigital video channel using an ambitious “talkingheads” advertising campaign. The campaigndemonstrates Cummins Power Generation'sdedication to highlighting the importance of

current European emission regulations, andlegislation already on the horizon.

John Dorman, power systems director, EMERsaid: “Cummins’ new campaign is focused onEurope with the objective of raising awareness ofthe low emission power systems.”

“We are reaching out to consulting engineers,designers and specifiers – the people whoultimately propose and decide which powersystem is required at the outset of a project –explaining that they should act now to future-proof their clients investment.”

“Cummins’ campaign emphasises the need forcorporate social responsibility, financialresponsibility and a reduced carbon footprint.Recognised as market leaders in power systemstechnology, Cummins has the tradition ofengineering excellence and corporate insightneeded by companies investing in power systems,consisting of emissionised generator sets andPowerCommand® paralleling equipment. We aretrusted to provide a market-leading product interms of technology, but we also see it as our jobto help clients meet their green responsibilities.”http://now.cumminspower.com/greenprint

Cummins launches green power campaign

Schneider’s Saudi dealSCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SAUDI Arabia,the global specialist in energymanagement, has won an annualservices contract to facilitate themaintenance of Princess Nora BintAbdulrahman University (PNU) inRiyadh, the largest women-onlyuniversity in the world. SchneiderElectric will manage themaintenance services of phase-1 ofthe 800-hectare campus spanning1,200,482 sq m.

Solar park goes ‘live’THE FIRST PHASE of theMohammad Bin Rashid Al MaktoumSolar Park started feeding 13MW ofenergy to the Dubai Electricity andWater Authority’s network throughphotovoltaic technology. The solarpark will generate 24mn KW hoursof electricity per year. The 13MWsolar PV power plant is the firstphase of the Mohammed binRashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.

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GLOBAL UPTAKE OF renewableenergy continues to developrapidly, says a new report in the

Worldwatch Institute’s ‘Vital Signs Online’series*. And with its abundant sunshine andaccommodation for key institutions likeMasdar and the International RenewableEnergy Agency the Middle East is wellpositioned to take advantage of the trend.

However, phasing down of so-called ‘feedin tariffs’ (FITs) in OECD countries, Europeanones in particular, is now slowing the trend.Just two months ago Italy reached the‘subsidy cap’ (ceiling) for its FIT programme,so future solar projects will no longer beeligible for this very attractive schemethere. Growth in solar generation is likely tobe slowed by similar changes in Spain andother countries, too.

“Growth of global solar and wind energycontinues to outpace other technologies,”the Washington-based Institute’sSustainable Energy Research Departmentsays, pointing out that global consumptionof all-forms solar power increased by 58 percent last year, to 93TWh. Effective use ofwind energy grew by much less – just 18.1

points – but from a much larger base, to justover 521TWh.

ImpactRival hydropower – also a renewable source- is a much older technology, and for thisreason remains the world’s leading form ofrenewable energy, notably in Egypt, butinvestment in solar and wind capacitycontinues to outpace this around the world.Nevertheless, the total impact of renewableforms of power generation remains smallcompared with fossil-fuel-based generation.

According to BP’s latest “StatisticalReview of World Energy” renewablesincluding hydro remain tiny components ofthe world’s energy mix. But the point is theyare growing fast, by 15 per cent or more insome cases last year, while all-forms use ofprimary energy grew by less than twopercentage points in 2012.

A surprising point to note is that, atUS$140.4bn, global investment in solarpower, the Gulf’s favourite source ofrenewables, was 11 per cent down in 2012.And in wind by almost the same percentage,to just US$80.3bn.

Consumption of power generated by solar and wind sources continues to outpace the rest. And the cost of theequipment is still falling.

Renewables outpace otherforms of energy supply

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Overseasinvestment from

Gulf institutions isa key source of

funding for some ofthese capital-

intensive projects

Is growth in solar energy slowing?



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More affordableBut there was a good reason for thesedownbeat trends. “Due to lower costs forboth technologies total installed capacitiesgrew sharply,” the report says. In otherwords, economies of scale and the impact of

maturing of technologies had really bigeffects on worldwide spend as theequipment needed has rapidly becomemore affordable by utilities and privateindividuals alike.

So solar photovoltaic (PV panel) capacitygrew worldwide by 41 per cent to 150GW in2012, the Institute says, coming from almostnowhere (just 10GW) in 2007. Germanyleads the field clearly at more than 32GWinstalled; China, where most of the panelsare actually made, accounts for just 7.0GW-worth in local use.

Germany now accounts for 30 per cent ofall the electricity generated by solar poweraround the world. Add in Italy’s uptake anda full one-half of all global power-from-the-

sun consumption is accounted for by thesetwo advanced countries.

Rival concentrating solar power (mirror-based CSP) plants, such as the brand-newShams I facility in the UAE, around the worldadded up to only 2.55GW, of which 0.97were completed alone last year. Spain andthe USA are the places to see the largestfacilities in operation. When complete the392MW facility in the Mojave Desert will bethe world’s largest CSP unit.

WorryingBut Algeria, Egypt and Morocco areprominent in this field too, with installedcapacities of 25, 20 and 20MW at the end of2012 respectively.

A slightly worrying sign is that there areindications of the PV supply bubble burstingin China, which in 2012 supplied more thanone-half of the world’s PV panels. A keymanufacturer recently defaulted on itsbonds, with net losses for some parts of theindustry being exacerbated by growingtrade tensions with both Europe and theUSA over alleged dumping of finished units.These issues were still “live” in August.

The UAE has been at the forefront of solarenergy developments in the region

Media interest herein the Gulf remains

focused on large-scale CSP projects


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DifficultMedia interest here in the Gulf remainsfocused on large-scale CSP projects whichserve precinct and district needs as distinctfrom those of individual premises.Nevertheless, uptake of all-forms solarpower in the Middle East as a wholeincreased by 62.3 per cent last year, andowners/tenants of individual residences,commercial buildings and so-called 'solar

farms' can expect to be targeted for sales bya PV panel-supplying industry which isfinding it increasingly difficult to generatenew business elsewhere.

Except in isolated national cases likeEgypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia wind-based generation seems to have less scopehere; it’s costly, the primary supply is notgenerally reliable and it’s not reallyneeded, either.

But it is the number-one choiceselectively elsewhere, such as by utilitycompanies in northern Europe. The world’stotal installed capturing capacity rose by 19points last year, to 284GW.

Overseas investment from Gulf institutionsis a key source of funding for some of thesecapital-intensive projects, especially thosethat are based offshore. Total capacitylocated in Africa and the Middle East grew by9.3 per cent in 2012 to 1135MW. ■

*30 July 2013; www.vitalsigns.worldwatch.org

Still a leading form of energy in Egypt

A slightly worryingsign is that thereare indications of

the PV supplybubble bursting in

China


Tell us about the ‘Go Global’ theme forELECRAMA 2014? Why is Bangalore thepreferred event location?The 11th edition of the world’s largest powertransmission and distribution (T&D)confluence will be held at BangaloreInternational Exhibition Centre (BIEC)between 8-12 January 2014. We areextremely happy to partner with Karnatakastate government for our biennial flagshipevent to be held in the software city of India,which has world-class facilities in terms of coreservices, features and amenities.

Through ELECRAMA 2014, we havecreated the unique theme of ‘Go Global’wherein our idea is to focus on globalcompetitiveness of products manufacturedin India. With the support of Karnatakastate government, Indian Electrical andElectronics Manufacturers’ Association(IEEMA) will host its flagship event andprovide proactive service teams to

ensure that the exhibitors conduct theirbusiness smoothly.

ELECRAMA 2014 expo in Bangalore isexpected to be a generation ahead and highestquality on a par with international standards.

BIEC is spread across 34 acres nearPeenya industrial township, having 40,000sq m of covered air-conditioned exhibitionspace with three halls, a multi-facilityconference centre spread over 5,600 sq mincluding four conference halls, a helipad,an amphi-theatre, VIP lounge, food court, amachine tool training centre, and largeoutdoor area. It also has an infrastructure todistribute 11MW of power supply. It will beable to cater to well over 20,000 businessvisitors per day.

How is the Indian power sector faring inthe global scenario?Global trade in electrical equipment isclose to US$600bn, with India’s share beingless than one per cent. Currently, theIndian electrical equipment industry hasbeen exporting almost 15 per cent to 20per cent of their products, amounting toUS$5bn in 2012-13.

India is targeting a gross domesticproduct (GDP) growth rate of eight to nineper cent in the coming years, and toenable this growth, the country’s economyneeds the support of its power sector andthe electrical equipment industry isexpected to play a critical role in improvingits power infrastructure.

The Indian power sector story has beenencouraging with total installed generation

capacity reaching 2,23,344MW, includingrenewables at 27,541MW andhydroelectricity at 39,491MW as on March31 2013. In the 12th Plan (2012-17), thegeneration capacity addition target hasbeen fixed at 88,537MW.

Planned additions in the transmissionsector include 1,10,340ckm of transmissionlines, 2,70,000MVA of AC transformationcapacity, and 19,250MW bi-pole linkcapacity of HVDC systems.

The inter-regional power transfer capacityis projected to increase to 65,550MW by2017 as compared to 27,750MW in 2012.

The growth of the Indian power sectorwill entail exponential demand for electricalequipment in the coming years. Based oninvestment estimates and capacity additiontargets, annual domestic demand for powergeneration equipment could be in the rangeof US$25bn to US$30bn by 2022; for thepower transmission and distributionequipment, it may be in the range ofUS$70bn to US$75bn.

Sustainable form of energy is coming up ina huge way in Africa and Middle East. Howis the renewable energy market in India?Fortunately, India has been blessed withabundant wind, hydro and solar energyresources. In the past five to six years therenewable energy installed capacity hasseen a massive rise, with wind energy beingthe major contributor. Renewable energygeneration has been possible due to thetremendous government support. Thegovernment has been banking on

ELECRAMA 2014 to displayIndia’s energy to the world

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“We will showcasethe capability of

local manufacturersto develop world-class engineering

goods.” Raj Eswaran, President of IEEMA

The 11th edition of the world’slargest power T&D confluence —ELECRAMA 2014 — will soon unfoldat a new location — in the heart ofIndia’s Infotech nucleus and thetechnology superhub, Bangalore.Technical Review Middle East spoketo Raj Eswaran, president, IEEMA,about India’s power sector andGCC’s growth in coming years

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renewable energy in order to meet itsgeneration targets and has introducedfavorable policies for wind and solar energygeneration, thus reassuring lots ofcompanies and investors. With policies likeJawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission(JNNSM) and tax breaks for wind energyfirms, renewable energy generation haswitnessed a massive boost.

Last year Ernst & Young’s renewableenergy index had ranked India fourth onrenewable attractiveness stating that thecountry has tremendous potential forrenewable energy generation. The Indianrenewable energy market is an attractiveinvestment destination across the worldtoday. The country has 20,000MW of windcapacity and the latest estimate of thepotential is more than 10 times thatcapacity. Under solar power, India currentlyproduces 1,473MW from practically nothingin January 2008. Now, the Phase II of JNNSMis about to begin with 750MW being put upfor bidding. A solar manufacturing industryhas developed, with a capacity of 2,000MWfor modules and 1,000MW for cells (cellsare made into modules).

How would ELECRAMA 2014 benefit theMiddle East market? Are we looking atELECRAMA in the Middle East in future?Just like India, Middle East nations, too, areundergoing through rapid development inits power sector. The region has beenwitnessing strong growth in theconsumption of electricity over the pastfew years, and is further poised to grow ateven faster pace in the next decade.Among a raft of countries in the region, theelectricity consumption in countries likeQatar and Oman is projected to grow at adouble-digit compounded annual growthrate (CAGR) during 2011-2014, due to anincreasing demand from residential andindustrial sector.

Oman has been one of the fastestgrowing power sector country in the MiddleEast, and the country’s electricity sector isexpected to augment in the coming times,with the installed electricity capacity andconsumption expected to grow at CAGR ofaround 16 per cent and 12.5 per cent,respectively during 2011-2014. Also, severalother Middle Eastern countries includingthe UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, etc. alsoexhibit strong future growth potentials inthe electricity sector.

As a result, the Power T&D sector in theGulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries —comprising of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar,Saudi Arabia and the UAE — is expected to

witness rapid growth, with investmentstotaling US$60bn in the next five years andadd 18,000 circuit km of network.

Given the flourishing bilateral tradebetween India and the Middle East nations,which stood at over US$205bn in 2012-13,ELECRAMA 2014 will provide an opportunityfor business visitors from the Middle Eastcountries to also take part in variousconcurrent events.

We have not, yet, considered to take itoverseas however, whenever we plan to doso, we would be keen to take it up in Dubaior other leading middle eastern cities.

What are the innovations/competitiveproducts that are likely to be showcased atthe event? What can you tell us about thequality of exhibitors and visitors we canexpect at this year’s show?Among the concurrent events lined up,ELECRAMA 2014 will unveil the 9thTrafotech International Conference onTransformers scheduled to be held onJanuary 9-10 2014. The TRAFOTECH 2014,held once in four years, will providetransformer designers, manufacturers,users and consultants a common platformto review the latest advances and futuristictrends, share operational experiences anddiscuss the requirements of transformersfor smart grid systems.

The ChangeXchange 2014 — 2nd ReverseBuyer-Seller Meet (RBSM), supported by thedepartment of commerce, Ministry ofCommerce & Industry, will allowparticipants from the African nations tomeet more than 1,000 suppliers from India.The ChangeXchange 2014 will be the biggestmeeting place of international buyers whoplan to source electrical products and

equipment from India. The event will alsofeature Engineer Infinite 2014, throughwhich ELECRAMA 2014 will continue itssearch for new talent in the field ofelectrical and allied engineering.

In the previous edition of ELECRAMA2012, the RBSM received anunprecedented and overwhelmingresponse from foreign buyers with 276buyers from 31 countries including Africa,Latin America, ASEAN and CIS attending thismega event. African delegation was thelargest and included 234 buyers from Benin,Botswana, Burundi, DR Congo, Ethiopia,Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Maurtius,Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal,South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania,Togo, Tunisia, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

The exhibitor list reveals most of thecompanies are Indian. Do you expect moreinternational entries in the comingmonths? What efforts are being made toattract more companies?By showcasing the ‘Go Global’ theme, Indiawill be targeting a five per cent share ofglobal trade in electrical equipment in thenext ten years in order to help exports reacha level of US$25bn. IEEMA will alsoencourage African countries to participatein the forthcoming ELECRAMA 2014 event atBangalore aimed at boosting electricalequipment exports.

With Africa being India’s fourth largesttrade partner, bilateral trade between thetwo is estimated to reach US$100bn by2015 (India’s investment in Africaexceeded US$35bn in 2011). The growingbusiness traction between the two can begauged from the fact that India hasextended 150 lines of credit worthUS$5.2bn to African countries.

Africa has about 54 countries with acombined population of around 6.5bn.However, electrification in these countries isbarely 30 per cent, which means there isscope of the rest 70 per cent to getelectrified. With increasing trade betweenIndia and African countries gaining momen tum over the years, we see a largeuntapped opportunity for our electricalequipment exports going ahead with theforthcoming ELECRAMA 2014 event carryingthe mess age of ‘Go Global’. While thebilateral trade between the two is estimatedto reach US$100bn by 2015, domesticpower and electrical equipment is expectedto play a vital role in boosting the exports asseveral African nations are focusing onelectrif ication to meet the rising aspirationsof their people. ■

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Raj Eswaran, President of IEEMA




THE STATE-OWNED SAUDIcompany is keen to roll-out extragenerating capacity not just to ease

the nation’s energy crunch, but toguarantee electricity supply to its own hugenetwork of oil and gas facilities andinfrastructure up and down the country.

With spare upstream crude oil productioncapacity available for the world market ifrequired, it has allowed the company totake on new projects across the energyspectrum, including more downstreamwork in refining and petrochemicals, as wellas power generation.

And it’s a role that Aramco is being urgedto take with officials increasingly focused ondomestic issues, including raising theavailability of power supply, utilities andother services for a fast growing economyand a youthful, aspiring population.

Getting to grips with the nation’sdomestic energy challenges will also takesome of the pressure off state power utility

Saudi Electricity Corporation (SEC), which isleading a massive roll-out of new generatinginfrastructure.

A growing population means growingconsumption, which means the domesticdemand for energy could double by 2030,according to some projections.

Right now, Aramco is moving ahead on alarge generation project, worth aroundUS$2 billion, that will help supply the400,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) Jizan refinery,in the kingdom's southwest.

The 2,400MW power project is to be builtto provide 500MW of electricity to the US$7billion heavy oil refinery which is now underconstruction at a nearby site.

The surplus capacity will be available forother downstream and industrial projects tobe built at the new Jizan economic city.

Aramco appointed KBR to lead the front-end engineering and design (FEED) work onthe new Integrated Gasification CombinedCycle (IGCC) project.

The world’s biggest oil producer Saudi Aramco is now exploring a whole new businessarea: power generation.

New power sector rolefor Aramco

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The Kingdom needs to boost its power resources

The Jizan powerproject marks a bigstep up for Aramco

in the electricitygeneration sector



The US-based contractor is also workingon the associated Jizan refinery project.

Once complete, it will be the largest gasifier-based power facility built in the world.

The IGCC complex will convert vacuumresidue to electricity and utilities forindustries around the Jazan economic cityand the surrounding region.

Aramco's CEO Khalid al-Falih said therefinery and associated infrastructure willbe the nucleus for the Jizan economic cityand play a major role in the development ofone of the kingdom’s poorer regions.

The Jizan power project marks a big stepup for Aramco in the electricity generationsector but it is certainly not a one off.

In fact, the group’s involvement in thepower sector dates back more than adecade with the formation of Marafiq, thepower and water utility company for Jubailand Yanbu, back in 2000.

This Aramco venture - which groups itwith the Royal Commission for Jubail andYanbu, Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC)and the Public Investment Fund (PIF) -produces and distributes electricity andpotable water to the surrounding area aswell as supplying seawater to industry andtreating industrial wastewater.

At the end of 2012, contractors filedbids for three new Aramco co-generationpower and steam plants at Abqaiq,Hawiyah and Ras Tanura.

It’s a different and much smallerproposition than Jizan, with a total capacityfrom all three installations of around700MW, but these new projects willcollectively propel Aramco into a key - andgrowing - power sector player in the Saudimarket.

At present, the oil company has anestimated 2,000MW of installed generatingpower capacity internally, but it sees thisrising to over 5,000MW by 2015 as newprojects come onstream.

More is likely to follow with Aramcobroadening its involvement in all areas ofthe energy chain.

And naturally that will include someparticipation in the kingdom’s highpotential but lightly developed solar andrenewables sector.

Saudi Aramco president and chiefexecutive Khalid A. al-Falih recentlyinaugurated a 3.5MW solar energy field inRiyadh at the King Abdullah PetroleumStudies and Research Centre (KAPSARC).

The solar energy field was built over anarea of 55,000 sq m, making it the biggestground-mounted solar installation linked tothe electricity grid in the country.

The facility will supply about 5,800MWhours of electrical energy annually, andoffset carbon (CO2) emissions by about4,900 tonnes every year.

The flagship installation, whichunderscores Saudi Arabia’s immense solarenergy potential, uses 12,684 fixed-anglePolycrystalline PV panels provided bySuntech with 14.4 per cent efficiency, andmaximum power of 280 watts at standardtest conditions.

The DC power generated by the panels iscollected and inverted to AC power throughfour inverters.

Ahead of this project, Aramco also builtthe world’s largest solar energygeneration unit on a car park roof with acapacity of 10MW.

And in King Abdullah University of Scienceand Technology, on the kingdom’s westerncoast, it has put together another facilitywith a capacity of 2MW.

These pilot projects put Aramco in astrong position to exploit other emergingopportunities in the renewable energysegment and understand better the keytechnologies involved.

The landmark Riyadh solar field alsohighlights how Aramco’s power business iskeen on innovation and breaking newground, a role it has taken on admirably foryears in the oil and gas sector.

The potential in the solar sector alone issimply immense.

The kingdom experiences roughly 3,000hours of sunshine each year, emitting about7,000 watts of energy per square metre,among the highest in the world, showinghow great the potential for furtherrenewables development.

In addition, there are vast open spaces ofdesert, where large solar farms can beestablished on relatively cheap real estate.

And the kingdom is also blessed withdeposits of quartz which can be used inthe manufacture of polysilicon andphotovoltaic cells.

Outside the renewables segment, thecompany is also exploring innovative newpower solutions to safeguard the integrityof its huge oil and gas infrastructure, the

lifeblood of the Saudi economy.In one example, Aramco worked with

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan andSEC on a two-year project to develop agroundbreaking power generation conceptat the Berri gas plant.

The Beri ‘islanding’ system, as it is known,means the plant can continue operatingunder its own power generation despiteinterruptions in electricity supply from theutility company.

The concept involves isolating the plantand its generators from the local power grid.

Previously, any disturbance from the gridcould cause a blackout, disruptingoperations and causing revenue loss andmaking flaring necessary.

The new system means plant generatorscan now withstand any disturbance to thepower supply.

And it seems Aramco is intent ondoing things the right way too, utilisingstate-of-the-art technology to reach forthe best performance.

Saudi demand for electricity hasincreased by about seven to eight per centannually for the past five years, whichmeans being energy efficient in all areas ofthe industry, is a national priority.

It will mark a break from the past,however, with even Saudi’s oil minister AliNaimi flagging up the country’s dismalenergy efficiency levels up till now.

And even bolstering Aramco’s ownpower supply capacity could ease thecountry’s alarming dependence on its ownoil for generation.

The kingdom may need to burn as muchas three million bpd by 2020 to generatepower if it doesn’t improve efficiency; thefigure may already reach as high as onemillion bpd, according to forecasters.

The growth in local power and waterdemand is huge, and the investmentsrequired are huge.

These are big challenges ahead but nowSaudi Arabia’s state oil giant is stepping upto the plate to ease at least some of theburden.

It’s a welcome new participant in such achallenging environment. ■

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The surplus capacity will be available for other downstream and

industrial projects to be built at the newJizan economic city


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ADPC IS THE developer and managerof the new Khalifa Port and KhalifaIndustrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad).

The government entity has ambitious plansto make the port a central hub in the UAEand to grow Kizad into one of the world’slargest industrial zones.

The container terminals’ commercialoperations were launched on 1 Septemberlast year, with the formal inaugurationfollowing on 12 December.

Al Shamisi noted, “It was a big deal for us thatHis Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed AlNahyan, the UAE President, inaugurated KhalifaPort. Now we are in full swing there with 100per cent of container shipments coming intoAbu Dhabi, now handled through Khalifa Port.”

Ahead of scheduleThe first phase of Khalifa Port and KizadArea A was built at a cost of US$7.2bn andwas successfully delivered ahead of time.

The port and free zone project representsthe largest infrastructure undertaking in theemirate, with the Kizad Area A - includingthe port area - totalling 51 sq km in size. By2030, Kizad Areas A and B are expected toform one of the largest industrial zones inthe world at 418 sq km.

“We chose this location for the new port fortwo reasons: one is to be attached to Kizad,with Emirates Aluminium (Emal) already hereand many other companies having alreadybroken ground on some projects; the otherfactor was that at Mina Zayed we werereaching capacity,” explained Al Shamisi.

The port has been handling bulkshipments from Emal since 2010 and inDecember last year the first shipments ofEmal’s final products took place.

Regional firstKhalifa Port has an area of nine squarekilometres and is a deepwater port with the

Following a tour of the recently-opened Khalifa Port, Technical Review spoke to Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, executivevice-president - ports of Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) and chairman of Abu Dhabi Terminals, to talk about ADPC’svision for the new mega port

Khalifa Port shines brightlyfor shipping industry

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From September to December 2012, Khalifa port received 215,000 TEU

“We are hopefulthat 2013 will be a

growth year andour target is to

cross one millionTEU” - MohamedJuma Al Shamisi,

vice-president -ports, ADPC


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only semi-automated container terminal inthe region.

“Phase one can cater for up to 2.5mn 20-foot equivalent (TEU) containers and 12mntonnes of general cargo a year, however,Khalifa Port has put in the infrastructure sothat it can grow and expand capacity, asneeded, in the future.”

Al Shamisi revealed that it has not beendecided when the next phase will begin butthe port could expand up to 15mn TEU and35mn tonnes of general cargo if demand grew.

“We are very adaptive in terms of masterplanning and we are ready to kick in phasetwo whenever there is a need for it. Thecurrent infrastructure can handle fivemillion TEU,” Al Shamisi said.

The port has been designed to handle thenext generation of ultra-large containerships. The current depth of the port is 16 mbut it has been designed to cater for 18 m inthe future.

It includes six post-pamamax ship-to-shore container cranes, 20 straddle carriersand 30 automated stacking cranes (ASC).

“We have already made an order forthree more gantry trains and 23 ASC cranes,

which will all be coming in Q1 2014,” AlShamisi said.

ADPC will also order an additional threegantry cranes and 10 ASCs in Q2 or 3 ofthis year.

Al Shamisi explained, “We are hopefulthat 2013 will be a growth year and ourtarget is to cross one million TEU.”

From September until December 2012,Khalifa port received 215,000 TEU, with thelargest TEU shipment to come into the portbeing 16,000 TEU.

“The port is designed and built to be ahub port. It will serve the organic growth ofAbu Dhabi and Kizad – that is our mainfocus. But we will also cater fortransshipment,” Al Shamisi stated.

Kizad pushKizad will be the new centre for the logisticsand transport sector in Abu Dhabi and, oncecomplete, Kizad and Khalifa port will create150,000 new jobs.

The industrial zone, which is designed forheavy industry manufacturers in the steel,aluminium, glass, paper and packagingsectors, has pre-built warehousing andlogistical facilities. The zone will in the futurealso be linked to the Etihad Rail system.

“The downstream sector is an extremelyimportant sector. Borouge is one of our biggestclients and will remain an extremely importantclient for us in Khalifa Port,” Al Shamisi said.

Al Shamisi maintained that all the newports being built in the region would not allbe in competition due to the shift of tradefrom the West to the East.

“Khalifa Port is strategically located in theUAE and the Gulf region, where we canserve Africa and Asia.

“As we have just launched, we will befocusing on establishing ourselves in 2013,while monitoring the market closely forexisting and future opportunities forgrowth,” Al Shamisi concluded. ■

Kizad will be thenew centre for the

logistics andtransport sector in

Abu Dhabi


Geodis Wilson appointsnew regional MDSASCHA GEIKEN HAS beenappointed as cluster managingdirector for the Middle East regionby Geodis Wilson. Geiken, whojoined the company in 2009 asmanaging director of Geodis WilsonUAE, will be responsible for the UAE,Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

DP World breaks recordsin UAEPORTS OPERATOR, DP World, hasannounced a record quarter for itsUAE operation. The government-controlled company said that 3.6mnTEU (twenty-foot equivalent units)was shipped through Jebel Ali, a 5.4per cent increase. Volumes of over10mn TEU for the nine months upto and including September werealso recorded, the first time this hasbeen achieved. DP World handled14.2mn TEU during the third quarterglobally, while gross volumes wereup by 2.4 per cent on a like-for-likebasis. The company said that theincrease was driven by theimproved performance of its Asia-Pacific and UAE terminals.

Centre Point Logistics andGefco agree dealLOGISTICS COMPANIES CENTREPoint Logistics (CPL) and Gefco havesigned an agreement that will seeDubai-based CPL give Gefco furtherlogistic service support in theemirate. Signed by CPL chairman,Saleh Saeed Lootah and StefanoPollotti, country manager for GefcoMiddle East, the agreement will allowGefco to provide their customers inthe region with world-class services.Gefco will benefit from utilising CPL’s185,000 sq m logistics hub in Dubai'sJebel Ali free zone (Jafza), which willenable it to trade, store, export andtransport goods in the Middle East.Gefco, which is present in 150countries, recently expanded itspresence in the Middle East byopening its first office in Dubai andplans to continue investing in theregion. "We are pleased to haveGefco to join our client base, we aremore than keen to support theirgrowth going forward," said Lootah."Gefco’s logistics needs will besupported at our logistics hub in Jafza.With this agreement, we have goneone step ahead in the developmentof our global network to offer ourclients the best in class solutions."

GULF INVESTORS ARE considering establishinga logistics services company to streamline theflow of goods across the six Gulf CooperationCouncil (GCC) nations. Qatar Chamber ofCommerce and Industry board member, AliAbdul Latif Al-Misnad, said that a feasibility

study was currently under way.He added that, if founded, the company wouldregulate companies and institutions involved inthe GCC transport sector and work to remove anypotential obstacles facing investors. The feasibilitystudy was triggered following an initial agreementby GCC investors to establish a private servicescompany with branches in all six countries. TheGCC land transportation committee is set to meetfor further discussions in Riyadh, Al-Misnad wasquoted as saying by Arab News.He said that the company would help createinvestment opportunities in the Gulf transportsector and boost the gross domestic product ofeach participating country. It would alsofacilitate the movement of goods across bordersand promote products in the GCC markets.

Investors plan GCC regional logistics firm

BARLOWORLD LOGISTICS MIDDLE East has released the findingsof its annual GCC supply chain foresight survey. The surveyprovided a snapshot of current perceptions of the supply chain andlogistics in the GCC region. Respondents to the survey depicted anexciting, dynamic region which is rapidly changing and holds manyopportunities and challenges.

“The focus on expansion and diversification is evident throughout,”said Barloworld Logistics Middle East managing director, John Wylie.

The survey was based on independent market intelligenceconducted on behalf of Barloworld Logistics by internationalbusiness consultancy firm, Dun & Bradstreet. A total of 365 topexecutives from a variety of industries in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman,Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE were surveyed about supply chainmanagement in their countries.

The survey showed that with companies in the GCC region aresusceptible to the global challenges of unpredictable ordervolumes, constant pressure to reduce costs, exposure to higherlevels of risk, and finding and retaining skilled people. Respondentssaid that they are looking to increase revenues by growing inexisting markets and expanding into new regional and international territories, with the wider MiddleEast and African countries being the top priority. Obstacles to achieving these goals include frequentlychanging shipping rates, constant changes in government rules and regulations, inconsistent cross-border trade rules within the region, and congestion at ports.

Respondents ranked increased competition from regional and international companies and theunavailability of skilled resources as top constraints to achieving business objectives. Key supply chainobjectives include improving customer service, minimising costs reducing complexity, increasingefficiency and performance, and upgrading and integrating fragmented IT systems.

Nearly a third (29 per cent) of respondents said they have an advanced understanding of supply chainmanagement and use the latest IT systems to integrate logistics functions. The survey also showed that58 per cent of companies across the GCC countries outsource part of their supply chain activities to thirdparty service providers.

“Successful businesses acknowledge that other companies exist that are better equipped to performcertain functions or serve specific market needs,” said Wylie.

The quality of GCC infrastructure was rated as above average, particularly road and air infrastructure.Respondents expressed the lowest satisfaction with existing port infrastructure, although heavyinvestment is being made across GCC countries to improve this. A GCC wide railway network andstandardised customs procedures are the most desired infrastructure developments in the short term,with progress on these fronts also underway.

www.qatarchamber.com

Barloworld Logistics’‘supplychainforesight’ survey 2013

Barloworld reveals GCC survey findings

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THE MOROCCAN GOVERNMENTsays the high-speed rail link underconstruction in the country will help

boost infrastructure and serve as a muchneeded supplement to its current railnetwork, which has seen rail passengertraffic increase from 14mn in 2003 to some34mn in 2012, according to figures from theO.N.C.F., the National Office for Railways.The high-speed rail line is expected to carryup to 10mn passengers a year.

Hard at work on the construction of thenew rail link are two LG6300 hydraulicexcavators from SDLG - the first twoexcavators from the Chinese manufacturerto arrive in Morocco. The units are beingused by Chinese contractor COVEQ, whichis managing part of the building work onthe project.

SDLG’s business director for Morocco,Abdelhalim Achattouss, said adding a newproduct line to SDLG’s offerings in theregion reflected the company’s

commitment to remaining a market leaderin Morocco and the surrounding NorthAfrican region. “SDLG’s wheel loaders arevery well known in the North Africanmarket and they remain hugely popularwith customers,” he said. “Of course, theircompetitive price makes them an attractiveoption initially, but once customers runthem and see how durable they are andhow easy they are to service they love themeven more. We believe the line of SDLGexcavators can become equally popular, asthey share the same qualities of value,robustness and ease of maintenance.”

The LG6300 has a bucket capacity of1.3m3 and a second generation Deutz EMR2engine that offers more torque, lower fuelconsumption, better emission levels andvery low noise. Travel speeds for the unit are3.2/5.1km/h and a GPS is also available.

Improved stability on the LG6300 comesfrom the wider chassis combined withreinforced X-shaped lower brackets on the

The first SDLG excavators in North Africa are already at work, helping to make history in Morocco by playing animportant role in the construction of the first high-speed rail line in the country.

SDLG helps Morocco geton the fast track

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The project will be completed by 2015

Once completed,the 350-km rail line

will link thecountry’s economiccenter, Casablanca

with Tangier



extended crawler. This set up allows the unitto adapt well to different workingconditions while all the time offering lowerenergy consumption and higherperformance.

Other features of the LG6300 includedual-pump constant power negative flowcontrol in the hydraulic system and a

control system with LCD color monitor,self-diagnostic technology and emergencyfault alarm.

Once completed, the 350 km rail line willlink the country’s economic centre,Casablanca, with one of the major cities inthe north, Tangier, and cut travel times inhalf, to around two hours. Under a joint

agreement between Morocco and France,French companies are building most of thesystem, and ONCF will provide thepassenger services, manage and operatethe infrastructure, as well as fixinstallations and trainsets. The project isestimated to cost US$4bn and will startrunning in 2015. ■

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DOOSAN PORTABLE POWER says its portable compressor range is oneof the most comprehensive for the Middle East market and includesnot only a wide selection of Tier 3 High Ambient models, but also 14Tier 1 or Tier 2 engine-powered models covering free air deliveriesfrom 5.0 to 30.3 m3/min at output pressures from 7 to 25 bar.

Formerly branded Ingersoll Rand, the Doosan range is built towithstand the rigours of everyday applications in the toughestconditions in the Middle East.

The 7/51HA-T2, 7/71HA-T2 and C185WKUB-EX-T2 Tier 2 models,the smallest in the range, operate at a working pressure of 7 bar andare aimed at standard pressure applications in construction such aspowering breakers and tools in road repair, demolition andrefurbishment. For these applications, there are three or four airpower outlets and a number of useful options.

Next in the series are the medium sized XP375WCU-T2,HP375WCU-T2 and P425WCU-T2 Tier 2 models which are based ona common platform and are aimed at similar applications, providingfree air deliveries from 10.6 to 12.0 m3/min at output pressuresfrom 7 to 10.3 bar. The higher pressures are designed for morespecialist applications such as abrasive blasting, spray painting andoptical fibre blowing.

There are four large Tier 2 compressors in the range – theXP750WCU-T2, HP750WCU-T2, HP935WCU-T2 and 9/235HA-T2 –delivering 21.2 to 30.0 m3/min of compressed air at pressures from

8.6 to 10.3 bar. These cover not only standard pressure applications,but also more specialist uses including drilling andstandby/temporary compressed air for industry.

With free air deliveries from 26.0 to 30.3 m³/min, the extra largeXHP900SCAT-T1, XHP900WCAT-T1 and XHP1070WCAT-T1compressors from Doosan have pressure outputs up to 25 bar forapplications where high pressures are critical such as quarry drilling,industrial processes and pipeline testing and commissioning.

All these Tier 1 and Tier 2 models are complemented by a range of12 High Ambient Tier 3 models with outputs from 2.6 to 30 m3/minand working pressures from 7 to 21 bar.

Built to withstandthe rigours of theregional market

Portable compressors from Doosan

BOBCAT HAS LAUNCHED two newcompact excavators in the six to eighttonne weight range. The new E62 6tonne and E85 8 tonne reduced tailswing (RTS) models replace the previousE60 and E80 models, respectively. Thenew excavators share many features andadvances to maximise performance,versatility, operator comfort, durability,ease of maintenance and serviceability.

The E62 compact excavator ispowered by the Stage IIIA compliant36.2 kW liquid-cooled Yanmar 4TNV94Ldiesel engine running at a maximumspeed of 2200 rpm, providing abundantpower and reliability for a machine ofthis size. Electronic injection togetherwith automatic idle ensures optimumfuel efficiency at all times.

The E85 model is powered by theYanmar 4TNV98C-VDB8 Stage IIIBcompliant diesel engine providing 44.3

kW of power at 2100 RPM and meetingStage IIIB emission requirementsthrough the use of exhaust gasrecirculation (EGR) and dieselparticulate filter (DPF) after-treatmenttechnologies. Complementing the 10 percent increase in power over the E80model, the new E85 excavator offers a

much higher fuel efficiency, which isamong the best on the market, Bobcatclaimed in a press release.

In addition, both excavators featureupgraded hydraulic systems resulting inhigher pressures and flows, generatingsmoother and greater digging and liftingperformances.

Bobcat launches compact excavators

E85 E62




LATELY, MANY PLAYERS in theglobal steel industry haveexperienced some difficult times.

According to statistics from the WorldSteel Association, global raw steelproduction for September 2013 inched upby 1.6 per cent from a month ago, to130.35mn metric tonnes.

Much of the industry’s woes stem fromthe high cost of energy, that in turnescalate production costs. Energy costs riseby as much as 10 per cent in the European

Union and Japan each year, promptingcountries like Germany to shift theirproduction overseas.

At the same time, labour costs show nosigns of easing in these countries, wheremany companies have been forced toreduce their employee strength. As a result,presently about 50mn tonnes of steel lie idlein the European Union.

On the other hand, the rising competitionfrom China is proving to be quite dauntingfor steel manufacturers from other parts of

Weathering challenging conditions in the steel industry and rising competition are the themes at major steel conferencesin the Gulf this year

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the globe. Recent statistics from the WorldSteel Association reveal that one out ofevery two tonnes of steel being producedaround the world comes from China.

China exports over 30mn tonnes of steeleach year, which is still less than 10 per centof its output on the mainland. The Asiancountry also buys very little high-specmaterial in return.

Amidst these challenging conditions, theMiddle East’s steel industry is maturing at aconsiderable pace.

Experienced players like Abu Dhabi-basedmanufacturer Emirates Steel, Saudi Arabia’sZamil and Mobarakeh Steel are banking onenergy cost advantages from subsidies andby developing skilled labour to buck thetrend. According to the InternationalMonetary Fund, energy subsidies in theMiddle East and North Africa account forabout half of the global energy subsidies.

These companies are also benefittingfrom the marked increase in infrastructureprojects in the Middle East, as nearly one-half of the global output of steel caters tothe demands of the construction industry.The pipelines sector, in particular, inmarkets like the UAE and Saudi Arabia, isgrowing strong.

Companies in the region, however, arelooking to address the challenges in thesteel industry, as well as dealing with therising competition from the Far East inmajor conferences this year, to pave the wayfor their future.

Paving the future At the recent Middle East Steel Conferencefor the Oil & Gas Industries, technical

aspects of producing steel for bothpipelines and structures, and the protectionof steel in applications were discussed.Speakers at this conference included seniorexecutives from Saudi Aramco, EmiratesSteel, Solb and Zamil.

In piping, topics such as developinginternational standards, technologicaladvancements in different forms of welding,non-destructive testing and improvementsin tensile properties were discussed.

When it came to structures, topics onsteel-making processes, design ofcomponents, material traceability andwelding were discussed. Speakersdeliberated about coatings failures in steelprotection along with cathodic protection ofsteel and inspections in onshore andoffshore projects.

Another conference, the 16th Middle EastIron & Steel Conference is due to take placelater this year between 9 and 11 December2013. UAE’s Al Ghurair Iron & Steel, the ArabI&S Union, Emirates and Kobe Steel,Siemens VAI, as well as a delegation from

Iran that includes Mobarakeh Steel, aresome key supporters of this event.

Topics to be covered at this conferenceinclude tariffs and quotas in the region, therise of Egypt’s steel industry, how the manydifferent grades of steel are faring demand-wise in the global markets, raw materialspricing trends, increasing efficiency withnew technologies and streamlining thesupply chain. Developments in China’s steelindustry, where many new plants arecoming on stream, will also be touchedupon in the conference. ■

Steel manufacturers in the Middle East are benefittingfrom the marked increase in infrastructure projects inplaces such as the UAE and Qatar

The Middle East’s steel industry is maturingat a considerable pace and experienced

players like Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Steel,Saudi Arabia’s Zamil and Iran’s MobarakehSteel are banking on energy cost advantages

from subsidies and by developing skilledlabour to buck the global trend

The pipelines sector in markets like UAE and SaudiArabia is growing strong

At the recent Middle East Steel Conference,technical aspects of producing steel forstructures like the Torch Hotel were discussed


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MORE THAN 60,000 constructionprofessionals will be expected todescend on Dubai World Trade

Centre in late November as the region'sflagship construction exhibition rolls backinto town.

For more than 30 years, The Big 5 hasbeen at the forefront of constructionindustry events across the Middle East.While buildings have continued to rise outof the sand across the Middle East and thenumber of construction industry eventstaking place across the region hasmultiplied, The Big 5 has managed tomaintain its relevance as the Gulf's leadingconstruction show.

Held in a city with an ever-changinglandscape, The Big 5 has remained consistentas ever, providing construction professionalswith a range of solutions for a multitude ofsectors, including steel, marble, coatings,HVAC, water technology and concrete.

While it has maintained its status as theregion's leading construction show, The Big5 has never sat still, evolving over the yearsto meet the demands of the Middle East'sfast-paced construction industry.

"We regularly host focus groups and meetwith our advisory board members who helpus each year to build an event that isrelevant for those professionals whoinfluence the procurement of constructionproducts," commented Andy White, groupevent director at event organiser dmg ::events.

Introducing interiorsThe annual event incorporates a number ofsector-specific areas, including PMV Live,Middle East Concrete and, for the first timethis year, the Building Interiors zone. Thezone will feature products related tokitchens and bathrooms such as ceramicsand fittings.

"Our research has shown us that there isa clear need for a dedicated zone forbuilding interiors products, particularly forthe interior designers and architects whoattend our show," explained White. "Acommon misconception is that The Big 5 is abuilding-products-only event, however, formany years we have also hosted some ofthe world’s top interiors brands at theevent."

PMV Live and Middle East Concrete(MEC) will return with a renewed sense ofoptimism flowing through both industrysectors.

"As event organisers, we are definitelyseeing a real momentum in the industry,gearing up for a positive 2014 and beyond,"said PMV Live event director NathanWaugh. "With a number of biginfrastructure and transport projectsunderway and in the pipeline, the PMVmarket sees significant opportunities withinthese sectors, which will contribute to itsgrowth in the coming years."

MEC will this year focus on concreteapplication efficiency as the sector works tounderstand how concrete technologies cancontribute to more sustainable buildingpractices. According to dmg :: events, thedemand for concrete has been valued atmore than US$49bn within the GCC over thenext two years, but the educational contentat this year’s MEC will see concreteprofessionals come together to sharechallenges and solutions for efficient andsustainable applications, while keeping pacewith demand.

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Waugh, who combines his role on PMVLive with that of event director of MiddleEast Concrete, said,

"MEC continues to respond to visitordemand by expanding its educationalprogramme. More companies than ever arecoming forward to present their ownfindings and research on best practicesolutions for a variety of issues includingsustainability, maintenance, and newtechnologies."

The free-to-attend seminar theatre willhost a range of industry professionals,discussing some of the latest, leadingsolutions from across the market, withparticipating companies including GraceConstruction Products, Elematic, Fosroc andFADOX Group.

Spreading its wingsAs usual, the show will welcome exhibitorsfrom a host of countries, including Turkey, theUK, China, the USA and India, while UAEhome-grown firms will be looking to standshoulder to shoulder with their internationalcompetitors to prove that the lofty ambitionsof the region's leading contractors can beachieved by using their products.

Having exhibited at The Big 5 since 2011,UAE-based IBS Ramfoam will be one of themany local firms returning to DWTC this year.

Tim Mulqueen, commercial director for IBSRamfoam, remarked, "There will be anestimated $5 trillion spent in theconstruction industry within the next fouryears. The UAE is really back and open forbusiness."

Over the past 12 months, The Big 5 brandhas spread it wings with sister events takingplace in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and India. As theBig 5's international appeal grows, its regional

relevance is strong as ever with businessesfrom across the GCC using the platform topromote themselves to the market.

A recent Big 5 preparatory meeting,hosted by Tasdeer – the Qatar DevelopmentBank's (QDB) export arm – attractedrepresentatives from 33 Qatari companies.QCD officials briefed the participants on thesteps the bank will take to make a strongimpact of Qatari companies at the Dubaitrade fair.

At the main event Tasdeer will host the360 sqm Qatar Pavilion.

Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa, CEO ofQDB, said, "Based on last year's successfulevent, we are proud to organise the Qataricompanies' participation. The aim is todevelop export opportunities and open newhorizons for these companies, which are partof our main pillars at QDB, and thus enhancethe role of the private sector in exports.

"We are helping them build strong globalpartnerships and introduce Qataricompanies," he added.

Among the many foreign delegationsfrom further afield will be the Arab BrazilianChamber of Commerce, which will bebringing at least five companies, includingceramic facing firm Itagres, and ornamentalstone companies PBA Stones and Pettrus.

Joining the Brazilian delegation will beMauricio Buccini, a trader for the paintcompany Universo Tintas. The firm, makingonly its second appearance at the show, willlook to continue building relationships it hasalready established with businesses fromacross the GCC, as well as making a host ofnew contacts.

"We are hoping to close a cycle initiatedin 2010, when we went to the Feicon fair(in Brazil), where we came into contact

with a client from Abu Dhabi, Cristal,"Buccini remarked.

"This year, the Arab Brazilian Chamberbrought a delegate from the company to theConfederations Cup buyer project. He paid avisit to our headquarters, and we will meetwith him at the Big 5. We will go to the fairto meet with this executive, and also to tryand break into new markets."

Making its trade show debut will beRGenau Industries. The German firm plansto use the construction industry platform tolaunch its new range of surface technologiesfor the sanitary industry.

Sebastian Schäfer, responsible forinternational communication and projectdevelopment at RGenau, said, "We choseThe Big 5 as the first trade fair we will everexhibit at because we see it as an excellentplatform to introduce our new products andto establish business contacts."

Event director Andy White said, “Theevent has become synonymous withlaunching new products and innovations intothe market, but to see so many internationalcompanies seeking out this opportunity forthe first time this year is testament to thestrength of the Middle East marketplace.”

There can be no doubt, despite setbacks inrecent years, that the construction marketacross the GCC remains resilient, profitableand, perhaps most importantly, innovative.

The 2013 edition of Big 5 looks set toenhance the show's reputation forconsistency by bringing the latesttechnologies and solutions from acrossthe globe and introducing them to theMiddle East. ■

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Machinery sitting in front of Dubai'sdramatic skyline at the PMV Live andMiddle East Concrete Outdoor Area.



DUBAI MUNICIPALITY WILLpresent the latest Dubai GreenBuilding Code at The Big 5,

offering attendees the opportunity tounderstand more about the regulationsand their impact on the industry for thefuture before they go-live in early 2014.

Information on the Dubai GreenBuilding Project, of which the newregulations are derived, will be providedalong with the rationale behind itsimplementation, and the role it will play inDubai’s drive for sustainability.

There will be a full outline of the

requirements for assessment and certificationof green buildings together with a follow - upworkshop that will provide more in-depthinformation on assessment procedures.

There will be a comprehensive overview ofthe testing procedures of products within thenew regulations and the certification process.

Engineer Abdulla Rafia, Assistant DirectorGeneral of Engineering at the DubaiMunicipality, said: “The new Green BuildingCode will be implemented next year, and weare currently working to strengthen ourefforts in educating the necessary audienceson the requirements they will have to meet.

“We are ready, our testing andcertification centres are ready; we want toensure that the industry is also ready andhas access to the relevant training andinformation they require in advance of thelaunch. The Big 5 provides an excellentplatform for us to engage with a widerange of stakeholders and communicatethis key information.”

These free-to-attend seminars will alsoprovide key insight into the progress ofDubai’s construction market, and the keysuccesses and challenges, including that ofmeeting the increased demand for powerand water that comes with the on-goinggrowth and development.

The seminars will take place on the 25and 26 of November during The Big 5 2013at Dubai World Trade Centre. For furtherinformation and to register for a place,please visit www.thebig5.ae/education.

In addition to the Dubai Municipalityworkshops, The Big 5 will host a number ofeducational platforms, with seminars andworkshops focusing on key challenges andtrends within the industry. In addition, thetwo-day Sustainability Design &Construction Conference will run in paralleland host a series of regional andinternational experts to discuss urbandevelopment, iconic architecture andpresent case studies of several localsustainable buildings. ■

Dubai Municipality will provide key insights into the new ‘Green’ Building code at the Big 5.

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Taiwanese expertiseJOINER FASTENER ENTERPRISECo., Ltd. was founded in 2003 and isdedicated to becoming one of themost versatile screw manufacturersin Taiwan, with consistent productquality and excellent customiseddesigns that are highly appreciatedby customers everywhere. In recentyears, the company has graduallyshifted its sales emphasis to Japan,Europe and the Middle Eastaggressively tapping drilling screwmarkets there through itsprofessional team of foreign-language-speaking sales people. Thecompany’s general manager,Anthony Chuang, has 15 years ofexperience in the Japanese andEuropean markets, cultivating asharp awareness of how to leadbusiness development there. Japanand Europe now account for 60 percent of the firm’s total revenues, andthe ratio is steadily rising. JoinerFastener has been certified toISO9001:2008 and ISO14001:2004standards, and the company says itsinsistence on the constantimprovement of product quality,technology, and professionalism iswidely recognised and greatlyappreciated by customersworldwide. General manager Chiangstresses that his company is wellexperienced in developingcustomised carbon steel andstainless steel screws basedcustomer specifications. To meet thehigh quality requirements of itscustomers, the company says it hasspared no effort to implementstringent quality controls at everystep of the production process.Looking to the future, Joiner aims toapply a flexible operating strategy,work closely with upstream anddownstream vendors and co-operating partners, and furtherupgrade production and quality-control capability so that the ratio ofrevenue contribution from theMiddle East and Europe can grow to80 per cent or even 100 per cent.Joiner Fastener has given itsdevelopment of internationalmarkets a boost in recent years byattending international trade shows.This year’s participation includes theArchitecture & ConstructionMaterials 2013 show, held in Tokyo inMarch. The company manufacturesdrywall screws, chipboard screws,self-tapping screws, self-drillingscrews, concrete screws and stainlesssteel screws.

HÖRMANN MIDDLE EAST, the leading industrial,commercial and residential door manufacturerwill have one of the largest stands at Big 5 thisyear displaying the latest technology anddesigns in garage doors, entrance doors, fire

doors and smoke-tight door assemblies,industrial doors and loading technology, at its168 sqm stand.According to Darius Khanloo, managing directorof Hörmann Middle East, “This is going to be ourfifth year of participation at Big 5 whichunderlines our strong faith in the event. Ournewest product on display will be the RollmaticRolling grille. With its compact design, it is thesolution for store grilles in confined spaces. Alsonew to this region are environmentallysustainable Industrial Sectional Doors. They aremade of aluminum and are scratch resistant.The range of industrial, commercial andresidential doors which will be displayed at Big5 will give customers a good idea of the latesttechnology and advancements in safety,aesthetic design and quality.”

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ROBUST, ECONOMICAL AND reliable, the MANTGS is driven in national and near-borderinternational long-haul transport. The TGS isdesigned consistently for cost savings with theMAN EfficientLine equipment packages. Dealsconducted in the Middle East and in Africa recentlyunderline the vehicle’s success.

MAN has delivered 440 trucks to Saudi Arabia,whilst expanding its Arabic service network. Foodproducer Almarai ordered 240 new trucks of theMAN TGS type from MAN Truck & Bus,rejuvenating its current fleet of 1,290 MAN long-haul trucks. Almarai conducts the distribution of itschilled foods and dairy products single-handedlyand operates the vehicles around the clock todeliver heat-sensitive perishable goods to theentire Gulf region as well as Jordan and Egypt. Thecompany had already ordered a major number oftrucks for its fleet in 2009.

Furthermore, MAN has supplied 200 TGStractors with TipMatic automated gearboxes toGlobal Specified Transport in Saudi Arabia.

The MAN TGS trucks are specially designed tomeet the requirements of the Middle Eastregions and are thus optimally suited for theclimatic conditions in the extreme heat andsand of the desert.

As a result of increased market demands,local MAN Truck & Bus Distributor Haji HuseinAlireza Co. (HHA) announced plans to buildthree new service centres in the cities Jubail,Madinah and Khamis Mushait. In this context,HHA also strengthens the coverage of its mobileservice fleet.

Meanwhile, the Nigerian construction companyJulius Berger Nigeria PLC recently acquired 78 newMAN TGS trucks - off-road trucks with various

bodies, which have now been shipped and areworking for the company. Julius Berger orderedthe TGS 33.360 WW variant for a variety ofapplications - as concrete mixers, rear tippers,water tankers and set-down skip loaders, amongstothers. The trucks are being deployed onconstruction projects in Nigeria. The 33-tonne TGSWW with 360-hp engines are equipped with twodriven rear axles and leaf suspension all round,suitable for use under tough off-road conditions.

Ensuring safe and user-friendly operation, all thevehicles have MAN TipMatic Offroad transmissionand BrakeMatic braking systems.

Julius Berger has been active in Nigeria fornearly 50 years. The company's scope coversbuilding projects above ground, as well as thebuild-up of infrastructure and industrial plants.Julius Berger Nigeria PLC is listed on the LagosStock Exchange and, with around 18,000employees, is one of the biggest private employersof the country.

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CONSTRUCTION COMPUTER SOFTWARE(CCS) Gulf LLC provides integratedconstruction project managementsolutions. General manager, IanHauptfleisch, says selecting the rightproject software is crucial.

Accuracy, safety and efficiency ofresources on a construction project isconsidered paramount to contractors andwithout using the right tools, equipment,systems and processes the quality, speed and safetywill be compromised.

So why don’t we apply the same notion to the ITsolutions we choose to implement in contractingorganisations?

The purpose of IT is to streamline businessprocesses, increase accuracy and efficiency, provideauditable and accurate information as and when isneeded, reduce cumbersome and error riddenmanual capture(s), collation and analysis and mostimportantly save you time and money. Can this besaid of the IT solutions you have in place right now?

IT is, in essence, just another tool but an essentialone considering the widespread application thereofin all aspects of a construction business. Admittedly,

software doesn’t make people work butrather vice versa and the clichéd “what youput in is what you get out” rings true.However, the software must be purposeorientated and provide the necessaryplatform, features, functions and ease ofuse to make input a formality and timely,reliable and accurate output a reality.

IT solutions are either earning or costingyou money. The construction industry is

unique considering the many variables associatedwith it and it is for this very reason that the ITsolution(s) procured and implemented to managethese challenges is best of brand and fit for purpose.The standard accounting data that most systems canprovide is not sufficient, relevant or timeous enoughfor effective control of construction projects.

Processes and procedures imposed by companiesare often there to compensate for the inadequaciesof the software solutions in place. The overheadinvolved in implementing and complying with thesesuperfluous processes and procedures are costly. Ifthe software is fit for purpose, the best practiceprocesses and procedures should be intrinsic in thesoftware itself.

Ian Hauptfleisch

Selecting the right construction software

Wictory for fastenersESTABLISHED IN 2004 and located insouthern Taiwan, fastener companyWictory Co., Ltd. acquired qualitystandard EN ISO 9001:2008accreditation in 2012 and hasapplied for EN 14566 certificationthis year. All products and servicespass an in-house quality controlguarantee before being exported toclients worldwide. Wictory -meaning ‘victory + victory’ or‘win-win’ for both customers andthe company - is continuouslydeveloping new products andservices to meet market needs. For more information visitwictory.en.alibaba.com or [email protected] [email protected]

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CATNIC IS A longstanding supplier to theconstruction sector in the Middle East.Catnic's technical director, Richard Price,has explained how the company's ethosand high standards have enabled it tothrive in the region.

"British standards have always beenheld in high regard, for the most partacross the world and no more so in theMiddle East region," said Price. "This isone of the main factors in thespecification, time and again, of Catnic’sstainless steel, galvanised steel andPVCU plasterers’ beads. When it comes to the quality of finish, aswell as the longevity of a project, the British and European standardfor beads, BS EN 13658-1 & 2:2005 underpins any product selectionwith its inherent reliability."

Catnic is one of the major suppliers of plasterer's beads into theregion and works with a network of trusted and establisheddistributors. The company's diverse range exceeds British andEuropean quality standards and its precision-engineered beads areavailable in a wide range of options that are suited to anyenvironmental conditions.

"Galvanised steel beads are manufactured from 0.45mm gauge,"

said Price. "11 per cent above theminimum requirement for British andEuropean standards. While stainlesssteel profiles are manufactured from0.40 gauge, 25 per cent above theminimum European Harmonisedstandard requirements."

CE marking is now mandatory forall building products in Europe and allCatnic labels display the CE logo,confirming compliance to the lateststandards. The company's range issupported by a friendly team of

technical advisors and customer service. This includes on-the-groundsupport and trouble-shooting, when needed, to ensure that the rightbeads are specified for every job. This ensures that even inchallenging climatic conditions, such as in the region's very hot andhumid or very saline environments, end users select the mostappropriate beads.

"Working with distributors and contractors worldwide, Catnicsupports best practice in the sustainable and professional finish ofbuildings," Price concluded. "By working with high quality, precisionengineered products, specifiers and contractors are assured of aclean and professional definition to the building's finish."

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ARABTEC CONSTRUCTION HASbeen awarded a contractworth an estimated US$53mn(AED196mn) for theconstruction of the final phaseof the Tiara Hotel on PalmJumeirah, Dubai. Thesubsidiary of UAE engineeringand construction group, Arabtec Holding PJSC, willbegin work on the final phase of the US$150mnproject in the first quarter of 2014. Work isexpected to take up to 18 months to complete.

The 332-room hotel project comprises two mixeduse towers, including a dedicated 216-room hoteland 116 residential apartments. Earlier phases of theproject were also executed by Arabtec Construction.

"Arabtec’s appointment to build The Tiara Hotelproject on Palm Jumeirah confirms our status as thecontractor of choice for a wide range of hospitalityprojects and it further demonstrates our uniquecapabilities in delivering best-in-class mixed usedevelopments," said Hasan Abdullah Ismaik,managing director and CEO of Arabtec Holding."With scores of hotel projects already completed

and six in progress, Arabtec stands out as a strongcontributor to the development of world-classhospitality industry in the UAE and the MENAregion at large."

Designed by Dar Al Handasah (Shair and Partners),The Tiara Hotel is the latest addition to Arabtec’shotel portfolio, which includes Abu Dhabi’s iconic,seven-star Emirates Palace Hotel.

Arabtec has also announced that it has enteredinto a joint venture with South Korea's GSEngineering & Construction to collaborate on heavyinfrastructure and construction projects in MENAregion. The new venture is called Arabtec-GSInfrastructure and will be headquartered in AbuDhabi. The partnership will take on large scaleinfrastructure projects.

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Damac ‘to raiseUS$500mn' through IPOUAE DEVELOPER DAMAC Propertiesis set to raise US$500mn through aninitial public offering on the LondonStock Exchange. The shares will belisted as global depositary receipts(GDR) and one GDR will be equal tothree ordinary shares in Damac. Theinitial float could reportedly be in theregion of 10 per cent of thecompany’s equity, representing atotal market capitalisation ofUS$4.5bn to $5bn. Up to 29 per centof the company could eventually endup on the market.

Abu Dhabi and Kizad signenvironmental agreementTHE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY - AbuDhabi (EAD) and Khalifa IndustrialZone Abu Dhabi (Kizad) have signedan MoU to simplify the environmentalpermit process. Projects based out ofKizad will be asssisted by a specialised'One Stop Shop'.

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H AVE YOU EVER wondered aboutthe financing of the mega billion-dollar infrastructure projects

underway in the Middle East? There areUS$157bn of rail and $500bn in power-related projects either planned orunderway across the region. For manymajor infrastructure projects,governments and the private sector willhave to resort to the world financialmarkets to raise the required capital.

New, more inventive forms of financewill need to be explored and marketed.There are many challenges thatconsortiums face in order to ensure thatthere is sufficient money, at the right timeand the right place, for the construction ofnew oil refineries, aluminium smelters,power plants, railways, roads and airportsneeded for the economic development ofthe region.

Throughout the Middle East, there areambitious plans to develop the economicand social infrastructure in order to fosterrapid economic development and to keeppace with the needs of a fast growingpopulation. The Royal Bank of Scotland, inits Routes of Growth Study, 2011, forecaststhat Middle Eastern infrastructure projectswill require some $236bn between 2011and 2030. There are $157bn of rail and$500bn in power-related projects plannedor underway across the region. High youth

unemployment and the fear of socialunrest, as well as the prospect ofdiminishing revenues from oil and gas,spur plans for diversification into highervalue economic activities. A case in point isthe joint public-private investment in SaudiArabia between Saudi company Ma’adenand US firm Alcoa to construct a $10.8bnaluminium refinery and smelter nearJubail. This plant, which is due to come onstream in 2014, will use locally-minedbauxite and take advantage of new cheapenergy supplied from the neighbouring2300MW power and desalination plant.Similarly, Saudi Arabia’s, Public InvestmentFund is mostly funding the construction ofa 7,000 km rail network in Saudi Arabia at acost of around $45bn.

Trends in infrastructureAbu Dhabi has announced infrastructureproject plans worth $1.5bn and Kuwait isexpected to spend $36bn by 2030. Qatarplans to build at least eight power plantsand water facilities worth $4.8bn,including the $3bn Qatar Facility D powerproject. In addition to the $140bn to bespent over the next decade on a railsystem, a new airport, a seaport andhundreds of kilometres of major newroads, in addition to stadiums that willhost the 2022 World Cup soccertournament.

“Infrastructure investments in theMiddle East, especially in the GCC saw, in2013, a continued emphasis on utility,transportation and housing projects,” saidDr Thorsten Ploss, MENA Oil & Gas Leader,EY. Because of the Arab Spring, oneindustry insider has said, “more moneythan ever is being thrown at projects”. Headded, “The main problem in mostcountries is the problem of human capital,there isn’t the local skilled workforceavailable to complete and operate many ofthese projects.”

RegulationIn most Middle Eastern countries, therehas been a tendency by governments tofollow European best practice oninvestment and environmental regulationsin order to attract international investors.

“There is no doubt that by encouraginglegislative and governance changes mega-infrastructure projects will be moreinvestment-friendly. These frameworks willhelp monitor the overall performance of projects and provide checks andbalances for governments and privatesector participants,” suggested Dr Ploss.

Trends in funding for social and economic infrastructureThe landscape of infrastructure financing ischanging. The traditional sources of

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Ambitious infrastructure plans are in place to developeconomic and social infrastructure in order to meet thedemands of the Middle East’s fast growing population

The increasing number of infrastructure projects planned or underway across the Middle East will require large amountsof financing. Nicholas Newman investigates where that investment will come from.


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finance, such as government support inthe form of cash or guarantees alongsidebank loans, are falling due to budgetconstraints. Capital markets, developmentbanks and sovereign wealth funds willremain important, but institutionalinvestors and specialist infrastructurefunds as growing sources of finance willjoin them. Given the speed and size ofinfrastructure projects planned andannounced, governments in the regionhave accepted the need for outside capital.

One industry observer said, “There isnow a greater willingness by governmentsto encourage non-government basedfinance.” This is especially the case in thedevelopment of economic infrastructuresuch as new power stations, ports andairports. However, many politically-inspired projects, which are unlikely tomake a profit such as the World Cup, beingstaged in Qatar in 2022, will still be fundedby the state. As for social infrastructure, itis unlikely that the private sector will takemuch interest in funding the constructionof new public housing, schools andhospitals.

Impact of the global financial meltdown and Eurozone economic crisisAbout 50 per cent of cross-bordersyndicated lending in the Middle East andNorth Africa (MENA), in terms of dollarvalue, came from European institutions inrecent years, observed Standard Charter'sglobal chief executive for non-USoperations.

In 2010, Middle Eastern companiesraised $52.34bn in the global loan market,according to Thomson Reuter’s data. Sincethe economic crisis in the Eurozone and, inanticipation of the Basel 3 bankingreforms, together with the tightening ofEuropean banking regulations, Europeanbank lending – especially by French Banksto this region – has fallen. However, as Annie McMahon,managing director of Société Générale’sEuropean Structured Finance LoanSyndicate Department, said, “There’s nodenying that the impact of Basel 3 isprofound, but good projects are stillattracting the required debt finance.”

Moreover, since the global financialmeltdown the number of activeinternational financiers has droppedleaving Middle Eastern local and regionalbanks to bridge the funding gap. Inaddition, while private capital flows todeveloping countries in the MENA regionare expected to rise to $17bn in 2013 from

a low of $12.5bn in 2011, this represents asteep decline from the $30bn provided in2010 as noted in the World Bank, GlobalEconomic Prospects, 2013 report.

The troubles of banks have raised thecost of loans and considerations of risk at atime when Middle Eastern projects are incompetition with attractive commercialinvestment opportunities in Europe andelsewhere at lesser risk. Indeed, manyMiddle Eastern sovereign wealth funds areinvesting in Europe. The consequences arerecorded in a survey conducted by PriceWaterhouse Coopers (PwC) entitledDelivering the Middle East's MegaProjects, 2013, in which it was reportedthat more than half of respondents saidthat their projects had been delayed,scaled down, or cancelled due to fundingconstraints.

Alternative sources of finance and financial instrumentsAccording to Hasan Mustafa, head ofCEEMEA Debt Capital Markets and RiskSolutions, it is unlikely that local banks inthe region will be able to fill the void leftby the major international banks despitetheir increasing involvement in the localliquidity markets. Innovatory financialinstruments such as project bonds andspecialist infrastructure funds are comingto the rescue. Mustafa suggests thatProject Bonds may be a great way to plugthe gap left by international banks becausethey allow access to large internationalpockets of non-bank money such asinsurance companies and pension funds.Project bonds, issued by infrastructurecorporate developers are an increasinglyimportant method of financinginfrastructure projects. A case in point isthe successful raising of approximately$825mn maturing in 2036 for theShuweihat power and desalination plantcomplex in Abu Dhabi. Another example isthat of the $1bn bond issue for the fundingof a UAE energy project. This UAE project

bond attracted the attention of fundmanagers, pension funds and insurancecompanies from the USA, Europe and Asia.A number of Gulf companies, includingAbu Dhabi National Energy Company(TAQA), have been setting up bondprogrammes to access Asian investors,especially in Malaysia. Mike Turnbull, headof infrastructure capital markets forEurope, the Middle East and Africa at Bankof America Merrill Lynch, said, “Insurancecompanies prefer situations where theconstruction risk has already beenremoved – although they’re very happy todo incremental capital expenditure [suchas maintenance].” He adds, “It’s toosimplistic to say they’re replacing banks.”

It is believed that project bonds, such asthose issued by GCC states, could becomeattractive to investors looking for a higheryield because the projects are typicallybacked by more financially-sound andhigher-rated governments and have morestable cash flows than non-oil rich states inthe region.

Increasingly, institutional investors areusing corporate and project bonds todiversify their risk and to match their long-term liabilities with long-datedinfrastructure bonds with the added bonusof enhanced returns in a low-yieldenvironment. It is expected thatinfrastructure investment will become amajor asset class for private sectorinvestors in the years to come.

Diversification of sources ofinfrastructure investment have beensupported by Deutsche Bank MENAchairman Henry Azzam, who suggests thatregional firms would need to look toIslamic bonds, export credit agency-backed facilities and Asian capital marketsto fill the gap left by European capitalmarkets, commercial banks and fundmanagers. These alternative fundingsources, together with new financialinstruments give rise to differentchallenges and financing considerations,including hedging, inter-creditor issuesand appropriate risk allocation virtuallyabsent from traditional sources andmethods of finance.

ConclusionIt is becoming clear that the forthcomingboom in infrastructure projects in theMiddle East will strain local financing andwill require government and private sectordevelopers to tap new sources of financeand make use of new innovatory financialinstruments. ■

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More than US$150bn is expected to be invested in railprojects across the Middle East in the coming years



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LARGE OR SMALL, all hydraulicexcavators consist of a hingedboom and stick assembly, a digging

bucket or other attachment, a 3600rotating platform that holds the cab, anengine, counterweight and hydraulicsystem, all carried on some kind ofundercarriage, which may have a usefulblade attachment fixed.

The excavator or digger has always beenthe most versatile machinery on anyconstruction site.

Whether rubber-tracked one-tonne mini(compact) or the huge 700 tonne-plusmachines from the likes of Komatsu andLiebherr, the basic design is essentially thesame. It is always a slewing powerhouse ontop of a framework that can move under itsown power.

Attached to the end of the ubiquitousboom, which usually only moves up or downunder the control of the operator is a dipperarm, sometimes referred to as a stick. With

its attachment like a bucket or lifting hook,usually only temporarily fixed to the end,the arm provides the digging force neededto impact the attachment usefully on theground, or perform one of a host of otherfunctions. This available force is part of themanufacturer’s specifications whichfrequently cover more than 20 separatepoints and therefore have to be interpretedby an expert.

Available reach and break-out power aresubsumable sub-categories of this usefulspecification at the business end. Large widebuckets with straight cutting edges arenormally used for excavating in softmaterials such as unconsolidated soil,aggregate and wet clay, also for levelling andcleaning up the worksite before furtheroperations take place.

Smaller general-purpose buckets arespecifically designed with cutting teeth tobreak through hard ground includingcountry rock and old concrete. Many

All hydraulic excavator models come with some basic features that make the ‘beast’ suitable for a range of work acrossterrains; here is an appraisal of some digger basics

Ubiquitous excavators areversatile machines

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The DX62R-3 from Doosan

Whether rubber-tracked one-tonne

mini or the huge700 tonne-plus

machines, the basicexcavator design is

essentially thesame.


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variants of these basic buckets can be foundlocally, and many of these nowadays comeequipped with quick-change couplingswhich can be safely operated from withinthe cab.

Suppliers encourage users to employ onlybuckets supplied from their own (usuallyvery comprehensive) product ranges, butthe reality is that many African customershave been mixing-and-matching theirattachments quite happily for years. Indeed,the hire and repair of basic excavatorbuckets has become an informallyprofitable and very useful roadside industryin many parts of the continent. The range ofother attachments available is endless, andthe more specialised these become(demolition breakers and log- and pipeline-handling devices, for example) the moreimportant it is to use original-supplierequipment that is designed to match thefront end of the basic digger.

Most of the hydraulic controls that havebeen at the core of these machines areoperated electronically these days, requiringonly finger-tip movement of a series of so-called joysticks that can be worked withsimultaneously by skilled operators.

The machines are equipped with a seriesof hydraulic pumps, usually two that supplyfluid under very high pressure to operate allthe heavy cylinder-actuated movablecomponents that do the actual work, and athird pump of much lower specification thatsupplies pilot-control power to reduce theamount of effort needed to operate thecontrols themselves.

Over the years endless improvementshave been incorporated into this basicarchitecture to improve the appeal of these

machines, and shift more heavy metal aswell as dirt.

Recently, these have been mostly in theform of the electronics incorporated, themain goal being greater productivity interms of fuel burned. But, there have beenlots of others, perhaps the ‘zero tail-swing’concept being one of the most significant.This incorporates the counterweight vital foreffective digging within the confines of theslewing frame, thereby allowing use in tight-site usually urban conditions. ■

Excavators have always been a versatilemachinery on any construction site

THE UAE CURRENTLY has a portfolio of US$690bn worth ofinfrastructure projects, a senior official at a strategic governmentbody said recently.

“The UAE is considered as one of the world’s most rapidlygrowing economies with some of the most complex and large-scale projects under construction. The rapid expansion of theUAE and Abu Dhabi requires more projects, qualified workforcefor these projects, demand for housing, and demand forhealthcare and demand for education and energy and, moreimportantly, project managers,” said Mohammad Al Hammadi,chief executive officer of the Emirates Nuclear EnergyCorporation (Enec), at the inauguration of the Emirates ProjectManagement Academy (EPMA) in the capital.

The body has been established with a mission to foster localand international co-operation in the field of projectmanagement in the UAE.

Currently, Al Hammadi said only 0.78 per cent of all certifiedproject managers in the world are based in the UAE, addingEPMA’s mandate is to build project management practice in theUAE, that includes both the UAE nationals and expatriates. It ispart of the UAE Vision 2021 to prepare UAE nationals to handlemega projects in the UAE.

“There is a substantial need to increase the pool of certifiedproject managers to, not only ensure that projects areconstructed on time and within budget but more importantly in asafe and quality-driven manner,” he added.

Separately, Al Hammadi said the UAE under its civil nuclearprogramme is constructing four nuclear energy plants in Barakah.

HABTOOR LEIGHTON GROUP(HLG) has signed an agreementwith Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) toconstruct the next phase of theJafza One-Jafza Convention Centrecomplex in Jebel Ali, Dubai.

The project site, which is locatedon Sheikh Zayed Road, comprisesone of the Convention Centre’stwo twin-tower commercialbuildings, housing more than 450offices and spanning a total builtup area of 72,200 sq m.

HLG’s scope of works includescompletion of the fit-out of one of the twin-towers, in addition tocompleting associated external road works.

HLG CEO and Managing Director, José Antonio López-Monís, saidthe contract with Jafza is of great significance to HLG.

“We are proud to continue our partnership with Jafza on thisimportant project and to conclude one element of what will intime become one of the most successful economic and logisticshubs in the region.

“HLG is looking forward to delivering this project to Jafza’s highstandards and working with Jafza to reach an agreement regardingcompletion of the remaining elements of the Convention Centrelater this year,” Lopez-Monis said.

HLG commenced work on the Jafza One-Jafza Convention CentreComplex in 2007 when the group first partnered with Jafza to deliverthe project, which includes a convention centre, hotel, commercialtowers and associated exhibition and recreation facilities.

A ‘significant’ contract

HLG wins JAFZA contractUAE infrastructure projects worth US$690bn


AKEY PLAYER IN the industry, UK-based RMD Kwikform has recentlybeen increasing its presence in the

Middle East, and, in particular, Oman.The company’s shoring solutions were

selected by Larsen & Toubro Oman LLC (L&TOman) to support construction of SalalahInternational Airport, which caters for up toone million passengers per year.

The US$765mn airport project, which wascompleted in June 2013, involved theconstruction of a passenger terminalbuilding, an air traffic control tower, eight

ancillary buildings, roads and bridges, withRMD providing shoring solutions for theterminal building and ancillary buildings.

RMD shoring equipment, including the120kN Alshor Plus, 80kN Rapidshor,Aluminium Albeam and GTX timber beams,were used on the project, with differentdesign solutions devised for each of thebuildings based on the thickness of the slabbeing supported, the company claimed.

Bellphine Campbell from RMD said, “Wehad to supply shoring for a slab area of morethen 40,000 sq m, making this a large-scaleproject that demanded an incredibly highlevel of efficiency and communicationbetween the design and construction teams.

“This was particularly important to meetthe initial deadline for the passengerterminal building. The structure hadnumerous one-metre high plinth beams,and L&T Oman didn’t have time to backfillto start shoring. We solved the problem byspanning the Alshor frames over the plinthbeams, saving time for the contractorwithout having to use additionalequipment,” Campbell added.

Carillion Alawi meanwhile utilised RMD’sself-climbing wall formwork system, Tru-lift,on the 100 m tall air traffic control tower atthe new Muscat International Airport.Construction on the 12mn capacity airportis expected to be completed by 2014, withthree subsequent expansions planned toboost capacity to a total of 48mnpassengers per annum.

Steve Phillips, resident director – Oman atRMD Kwikform commented, “We had to getapproval from civil aviation and airportauthorities that would allow us to crossheight zones. This extra work required agreater level of input from the team andfocused the need for a fast, safe solution tothe construction of the tower.

“This is why we opted for the Tru-liftsystem, which requires a minimal number ofcomponents, ensuring quick and easy

With large-scale – and increasingly complex – construction projects on the rise in the Middle East, formwork companiesare continually creating new innovative solutions to meet, and exceed, demand

The next generation offormwork technology

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Carillion Alawi utilised RMD Kwikform’s Tru-lift system onthe air traffic control tower at Muscat International Airport



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erection while maximising construction cycle times. This allowed thecontractor to meet its deadline, despite the organisational hurdlesthat they faced,” Phillips added.

According to RMD, the design of the tower consisted of twoelevator shafts running parallel to the top of the tower, on which thecontrol station will be built. Eight Tru-lift cylinders were used, andwith the systems capability to be raised in one jack stroke during thelifting cycle, no additional crane was required to lift the forms, thecompany added.

Carillion project manager Neil Crofts said, “This was the first timewe have worked on the construction of a tower this size, making theselection of the wall formwork system essential.”

The Tru-lift solution utilises a reusable tapered form tie system,eliminating the use of sacrificial hardware and ultimately drivingdown construction costs, RMD claimed.

The company said the complete system can be raised during thelifting cycle, maximising its effectiveness. The system also has threelevels of fully covered platforms, creating a completely safe andprotected working environment, it added.

Doka has meanwhile launched its SKE 50 plus and SKE 100automatic climbing formwork systems.

With load capacities ranging between five and 10 tons perclimbing unit, the system applications vary widely: the technologycovers applications from highrise cores and industrial structures tobridge piers and pylons, Doka said.

The company’s Concremote formwork device, new to the MiddleEastern market, measures concrete strength by way of sensors

inserted in the concrete during pouring (for either wall or floor-slabapplications), without anyone needing to be physically present onsite to record the measured data.

The results can be accessed on a secure web portal and users canbe alerted by email or text message as soon as the specified earlystrength has been reached, Doka said.

The company’s other new products include the Dokadek 30, alightweight steel construction with galvanised and powder-coatedframes and an Xlife sheet with built in plywood, it said.

The three-square metre panels are ideally sized for forming largeareas fast, plus greatly reduce the number of separate parts thatneed to be shifted, Doka claimed. ■

The Concremote formworkdevice measures concretestrength by way of sensors


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G’CQH™ hJƒU°«∏¡É HÉdû°Ñμá ‘ YÉΩ 0202, eø GŸàƒb™ GC¿ Jƒaô Gd£Ébá Gdæƒhjá fëƒ QH™

GMà«ÉLÉä Gdóhdá eø Gd£Ébá Gdμ¡ôHÉF«á. h‘ Gdƒbâ fØù°¬, S°ƒ± JàéæqÖ Gdóhdá ` S°æƒjÉk

` eÉ jü°π GE¤ 21e∏«ƒ¿ Wø eø GfÑ©ÉKÉä ZÉRGä G’MàÑÉS¢ G◊ôGQ… )��(Gd†°ÉQI.

يملاعلا ةقاطلا سلجمل يمسر ٍعار تارام;ا ةسسؤم

GCT°ÉQ J≤ôjô T°ôcá GŸôcõ GŸÉ‹ Gdμƒjà» )GŸôcõ( GE¤

GC¿ b£ô J©àõΩ GS°àãªÉQ 001e∏«ÉQ Oh’Q GCeôjμ» V°ªø

N£à¡É dàëù°Ú GdÑæ«á Gdàëà«á Y∏≈ b£É´ Gd£ô¥ hGdù°μ∂

G◊ój˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘ój˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘á. hGCT°˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘ÉQ GŸôc˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘õ GE¤ GC¿ G’ROM˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘ÉΩ GŸôhQ…

hG◊ƒGOç GŸôhQjá Oa©â Hóhdá b£ô GE¤ GEfû°ÉA Gdù°μ∂

G◊ój˘˘˘˘˘ój˘˘˘˘˘á, e†°˘˘˘˘˘«˘˘˘˘˘Ø˘˘˘˘˘É GC¿ T°˘˘˘˘˘ôc˘˘˘˘˘á b˘˘˘˘˘£˘˘˘˘˘ô d˘˘˘˘˘à˘˘˘˘˘£˘˘˘˘˘ƒj˘˘˘˘ô Gdù°˘˘˘˘μ∂

G◊ójójá, hGdà» JÉCS°ù°â ‘ YÉΩ 1102, “à∏∂ MÉd«É eÉ

j≤ôÜ eø 14e∏«ÉQ Oh’Q GCeôjμ» flü°ü°á Ÿû°ôhYÉä

Gdù°μ∂ G◊ójójá b«ó GdàæØ«ò GCh Jî†°™ MÉd«É ŸôGMπ

Gd˘˘˘à˘˘˘î˘˘˘£˘˘˘«˘˘˘§. hha˘˘˘≤˘˘˘É d˘˘˘Ñ˘˘˘«˘˘˘É¿ GŸôc˘˘˘õ, jû°˘˘˘à˘˘˘ª˘˘˘π eû°˘˘˘ôh´ b˘˘˘£˘˘˘ô

GŸàμÉeπ dù°μ∂ G◊ójó, Y∏≈ eÎh GdóhMá, hS°μá Mójó

d˘˘˘∏˘˘˘ôc˘˘˘ÉÜ, hGCN˘˘˘ôi d˘˘˘æ˘˘˘≤˘˘π Gd˘˘Ñ†°˘˘ÉF˘˘™. hJ˘˘≤˘˘óQ J˘˘μ˘˘∏˘˘Ø˘˘á GŸû°˘˘ôh´

GŸàμÉeπ ÃÉ j≤ÉQÜ 73e∏«ÉQ Oh’Q GCeôjμ», e†°«ØÉ GC¿

gæÉ∑ H©†¢ GŸû°ôhYÉä GdμÑÒI G’CNôi eãπ GdæÉbπ G’B‹

d∏ôcÉÜ HÉÿ∏«è Gd¨ôH», hb£ÉQ Gdæ≤π GÿØ«∞ Ãójæá

dƒS°«π. he™ Jƒb™ GC¿ jü°π YóO M†°ƒQ cÉCS¢ Gd©É⁄ 2202

H˘˘˘˘≤˘˘˘˘£˘˘˘ô, GE¤ e˘˘˘É j˘˘˘≤˘˘˘ôÜ e˘˘˘ø fü°˘˘˘∞ e˘˘˘∏˘˘˘«˘˘˘ƒ¿ eû°˘˘˘ÉQ∑, GCT°˘˘˘ÉQ

GŸôc˘˘˘˘˘˘˘õ GE¤ GC¿ Pd∂ c˘˘˘˘˘˘˘É¿ Y˘˘˘˘˘˘˘Ée˘˘˘˘˘˘˘Ó b˘˘˘˘˘˘ƒj˘˘˘˘˘˘É ‘ Jù°˘˘˘˘˘˘ôj˘˘˘˘˘˘™ hJÒI

eû°ôhYÉä Gdù°μ∂ G◊ójójá.

hGCT°˘˘˘˘˘˘ÉQ Gd˘˘˘˘˘à˘˘˘˘˘≤˘˘˘˘˘ôj˘˘˘˘˘ô GCj†°˘˘˘˘˘É GE¤ GCf˘˘˘˘˘¬ ‘ Y˘˘˘˘˘ÉΩ 2102, hY˘˘˘∏˘˘≈

eù°˘˘˘˘˘˘˘à˘˘˘˘˘˘˘ƒi Oh∫ ›∏ù¢ Gd˘˘˘˘˘˘˘à˘˘˘˘˘˘˘©˘˘˘˘˘˘Éh¿ Gÿ∏˘˘˘˘˘˘«˘˘˘˘˘˘é˘˘˘˘˘˘» , H˘˘˘˘˘˘∏˘˘˘˘˘˘≠ M˘˘˘˘˘˘é˘˘˘˘˘˘º

GS°àãªÉQGJ¡É ‘ S°μ∂ G◊ójó, b«ó G’Efû°ÉA GCh Gdàî£«§,

eÉ j≤ÉQÜ 061e∏«ÉQ Oh’Q GCeôjμ». ha«ªÉ jà©∏≥ HÉdÑæ«á

Gdàëà«á d∏£ô¥ ‘ b£ô, U°ôì GŸôcõ HÉCf¬ HÉdôZº eø GC¿

LƒOI hcØÉAI Gd£ô¥ GCa†°π {HμãÒz eø G’CS°ƒG¥ GdæÉT°Äá

G’CNôi, aÉE¿ {Gdû°μƒ∑ JóhQ Mƒd¡É a«ªÉ jà©∏≥ H≤óQJ¡É

G’S°à«©ÉH«á G◊Éd«áz. h‘ 2102, GCY∏æâ {GCT°¨É∫z, g«Äá

G’CT°¨É∫ Gd©Éeá Gd≤£ôjá, GCf¡É J©àõΩ GEfØÉ¥ 02e∏«ÉQ Oh’Q

GCeôjμ» Y∏≈ Gd£ô¥ Hë∏ƒ∫ 5102.

hf˘˘à˘˘«˘˘é˘˘á d˘˘æ˘˘é˘˘Éì Gd˘˘©˘˘ôV¢ Gd˘˘≤˘˘£˘˘ô… ’S°˘˘à†°˘Éa˘á a˘©˘Éd˘«˘Éä

c˘˘˘˘˘˘ÉCS¢ Gd˘˘˘˘˘˘©˘˘˘˘˘˘É⁄, GY˘˘˘˘˘˘à˘˘˘˘˘˘õeâ Gd˘˘˘˘˘˘óhd˘˘˘˘˘á e˘˘˘˘˘æ˘˘˘˘˘í e˘˘˘˘˘É jü°˘˘˘˘˘π GE¤ 03

eû°˘˘˘ôhY˘˘˘É d˘˘˘∏˘˘˘£˘˘ô¥ Gdù°˘˘ôj˘˘©˘˘á J˘˘≤˘˘óQ H˘˘≤˘˘«˘˘ª˘˘á 72e˘˘∏˘˘«˘˘ÉQ Oh’Q

GCeôjμ», Hëù°Ö J≤ôjô GŸôcõ. hGCV°Éaâ Gdû°ôcá GCf¬ eø

HÚ GŸû°˘˘˘˘˘ôhY˘˘˘˘˘Éä Gd˘˘˘˘˘©˘˘˘˘˘ª˘˘˘˘˘Ób˘˘˘˘˘á, Gd˘˘˘˘à˘˘˘˘» g˘˘˘˘» ‘ GEW˘˘˘˘ÉQ e˘˘˘˘ôGM˘˘˘˘π

Gd˘˘˘à˘˘˘æ˘˘˘Ø˘˘˘«˘˘˘ò GCh Gd˘˘à˘˘î˘˘£˘˘«˘˘§, W˘˘ôj˘˘≥ Gd˘˘óhM˘˘á Gdù°˘˘ôj˘˘™, hW˘˘ôj˘˘≥

Gd˘˘˘˘˘óN˘˘˘˘˘É¿ Gdù°˘˘˘˘˘ôj˘˘˘˘˘™ ` GŸæ˘˘˘˘˘£˘˘˘˘≤˘˘˘˘á Gdû°˘˘˘˘ôb˘˘˘˘«˘˘˘˘á, hW˘˘˘˘ôj˘˘˘˘≥ d˘˘˘˘ƒS°˘˘˘˘«˘˘˘˘π

Gdù°ôj™, hWôj≥ GChQH«àÉ∫ Gdù°ôj™.

hGCV°É± Gdà≤ôjô GC¿ eû°ôhYÉä ‘ b£É´ Gd£ô¥ H≤«ªá

9^4e∏«ÉQ Oh’Q GCeôjμ» ” eæë¡É ‘ Oh∫ ›∏ù¢ Gdà©Éh¿

Gÿ∏«é» ‘ YÉΩ 2102, eû°ÒG GE¤ GC¿ GŸæ£≤á ⁄ Jõ∫

eæò Gd≤óΩ Jƒ‹ G’S°àãªÉQ ‘ Gd£ô¥ Gdù°ôj©á GgàªÉeÉ

NÉU°É, Hë«å hU°∏â fù°Ñá Gd£ô¥ GŸo©ÑqóI ‘ Oh∫ ›∏ù¢

Gdà©Éh¿ Gÿ∏«é» GE¤ 001‘ GŸÉFá, e≤ÉQfá HÉCbπ eø fù°Ñá

57‘ GŸÉFá ‘ Gdóh∫ GdæÉe«á.

ةيديدحلا ككسلاو قرطلا ىلع رالود رايلم٠٠١ قفنت رطق

bÉdâ {GCT°¨É∫z GEf¡É S°àæØ≥ 02e∏«ÉQ Oh’Q Y∏≈ Gd£ô¥ Hë∏ƒ∫ 5102


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