
VA Tech Wabag bags $100 mn contract in UAE
The Hindu
City-based VA Tech Wabag, a water technology multinational firm, has secured its first order in UAE valued at $100 million. The order relates to engineering and procurement activities in relation to 1
City-based VA Tech Wabag, a water technology multinational firm, has secured its first order in UAE valued at $100 million.
The order relates to engineering and procurement activities in relation to 120 million gallons per day Hassyan Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) in the UAE, it said in a statement..
The order was secured from Green EPC (an Utico FZC subsidiary) which is the prime EPC contractor for this project. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) selected Utico FZC as the preferred bidder to build the SWRO plant and operate it over a period of 35 years.

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