Environment

Saudi Arabia is a highly arid region and the population lives under conditions of water stress. Moreover, with the population expected to grow at a rapid rate, the per capita availability of water will further decrease. This scenario has created lot of opportunities for the development of water and wastewater treatment, and distribution and sewage ...

Membrane Systems have been used in various applications for more than three decades, mainly for water treatment, including desalination of seawater and brackish water. With research and technical advancement and corresponding cost reductions, membrane systems are now capable of decontaminating non-saline water (including treated wastewater). This h...

Increasing population and low fresh water availability are the major reasons driving the UAE water and wastewater sector. With a huge focus on economic diversification, investments in real estate are high, which will lead to an increasing demand for water in the future, thereby creating opportunities for treated sewage and desalination. Increase in...

The real estate boom and government concern for environmental conservation are driving the district cooling market's growth in Middle East, especially in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Recently, district cooling companies in the market are facing major challenges including the credit crunch and customer complaints about over-charging. Be...

Economic growth, increase in construction activities due to rise in population, rapid urbanization, and higher disposable incomes are the key factors that have contributed to the growth of the market and are likely to drive it in the future. In addition, increase in awareness about energy efficiency, availability of skilled labor, and development o...

Performance contracting (PC) in India emerged with the steering efforts of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) - Energy Conservation and Commercialization (ECO) program. Presently ECO III is on active mode. The PC market in the India is in the nascent stage. Subsidized electricity made available to agriculture segment on one ...

The Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) is the most water-scarce region in the world. Worldwide, the average water availability per person is close to 7,000 m3/person/year, whereas in the MENA region, only about 1,200 m3/person/year is available. One half of MENAs population lives under conditions of water stress. Moreover, with the populat...

Lighting is the most effective tool to promote a city. It is not only a functional requirement, which provides safety and security to motorists and residents; it helps in rendering a visual identity and image. A well-lit city is always a reassuring place for its residents to stay and move around. It offers an economic benefit by way of attracting t...

The Performance Contracting (PC) market in GCC region is in the embryonic stage, mainly attributed to prevailing energy tariff rate being lesser than the global energy tariff rate and awareness about energy efficiency is not in the matured stage. Performance Contracting can be offered under shared saving model, guaranteed saving model and design/bu...