KNOWING THE WATER & POWER SECTOR


Setting the scene in the Middle East


ƒ Saudi Arabia must double its installed capacity from 38GW to 76GW by 2020.


ƒ The most stringent environmental standards are not necessarily those applied by the World Bank / IFC, or other donor financial institutions.


ƒ IFC do not classify a project as Category A, B or C until after submission and review the social and environmental assessment.


ƒ Many international lenders, such as US Export-Import Credit Agency (EXIM), require a 30 day public disclosure period - this must be built into the project timeframe.


ƒ Environmental approvals from regulators and lending institutions do not stop at financial close; environmental performance is audited during construction and operation.


ƒ The recirculation impacts of a power and water plant differ fundamentally depending on whether it is built in the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea.


ƒ International requirements stipulate that the cumulative impacts of a power and water project must be assessed and can be more critical than the project specific impacts.


ƒ Air emissions of a plant cannot exceed 25% of the air quality guideline stipulated in the World Bank’s General EHS Guidelines and EHS Guidelines for Thermal Power Plants.


ƒ The IFC General EHS Guidelines have strict stipulations about waste water and increases in temperatures near to mixing zones which can be very difficult to achieve in the Gulf.


ƒ $140 Billion of investment is planned in the sector in the GCC by 2020.


Did you know that WSP has;


ƒ Been involved in the environmental assessment of $15Billion worth of power and water projects across the Gulf region.


ƒ Been involved in 12 major power and water projects over the past five years.


ƒ Worked on behalf of developers, governments and lenders during the implementation of power and water projects.


ƒ Produced environmental standards for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Air Quality, Noise, Waste and the Coastal Zone to be implemented over the coming years.


ƒ Managed the environmental assessments and compliance for Marafiq in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – what would be the largest water and power plant in the world.


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