SALT LAKE CITY-- The U.S. Interior Department has awarded more than $20 million in grants for water conservation projects in 11 Western states, including several in Utah, Nevada and California. It should result in a savings of 448 acre feet of water annually in the Colorado River, which provides supplies for southern Nevada, California and Arizona.
The new fund will be run by Qatar Holding, Qatar Petroleum International and Qatar Electricity and Water Company, a bourse filing from QEWC said on Monday. The new company, to be called Nebras Power and will be 60 percent owned by QEWC, with 20 percent held by QPI and 20 percent by Qatar Holding, a separate statement issued later on Monday said.
LONDON, May 9- U.S. solar module maker and project developer First Solar illustrates wider industry efforts to secure new markets in a shift away from the United States and Europe.
The privatisation fund did not name the bidders but a source at the fund said they included a consortium led by French group Suez Environnement and Greek construction firm Ellaktor, a consortium of Greek construction firm GEK TERNA, Israeli firm Mekorot and Greek businessman George Apostolopoulos and a third group led by Greek businessman Ivan Savvidis.
SANTIAGO, April 10- A Chilean court temporarily suspended the construction of Barrick Gold Corp's Pascua-Lama gold and silver mine after indigenous communities protested the controversial project was destroying glaciers and harming water supply.
Belgium holds 10 percent in the French bank worth about 6 billion euros. Bulgaria may consider restarting the sale of the arms maker, which has debts of over 150 million levs.
DUBAI, Feb 10- State utility Dubai Electricity and Water Authority reported a 6 percent increase in annual profit for 2012 on Sunday, after sales revenues and cash generated from core operations rose.