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Follow on Google News | New Market Research Report: Egypt Water Report Q3 2010Recently published research from Business Monitor International, "Egypt Water Report Q3 2010", is now available at Fast Market Research
The government forecasts that Egypt would need water resources totalling around 86bn m3 by 2017 if it is to meet fast-rising demand, but a state-commissioned report estimates that the country is only likely to have access to little more than 70bn m3. The problem is being compounded by issues similar to those being faced by countries upstream, such as Sudan, Ethiopia and Uganda. Increasing water demand there, resulting in a desire to extract more water from the Nile, may mean less water for Egypt and rising regional tensions. This possibility has become more acute, in light of an agreement in Q210 between five upstream Nile Basin countries to question the water rights allocation from the Nile. A framework agreement signed between four Nile Basin countries on May 14 2010 -Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia - and then acceded to by Kenya, has proved highly controversial for both Egypt and Sudan. Egypt has embarked on a programme to overhaul and expand its creaky water infrastructure, and has restructured the government framework for the industry. International donor agencies are heavily involved in this, providing technical support and major project funding. Parliamentary approval in April 2010 of a public-private partnership (PPP) law will lay the foundation for privately financed and operated water projects, concentrated in the wastewater and desalination sectors. Egypt signed an agreement for its first PPP project in wastewater treatment in 2009. An Egyptian/Spanish joint venture (JV) was awarded the contract to build and run the New Cairo Waste Water Treatment Plant. Two more wastewater PPPs are in the pipeline, with pre-qualifiers already under consideration for one and the bid deadline for the other imminent. If these PPPs are regarded as a successful, others are likely to follow. A master plan for water and sanitation up to 2037 has been finalised. This prioritises potential water projects according to socio-economic need. Capital expenditure of over US$2bn will be ploughed into water supply, and more than US$3.5bn will go into wastewater between 2012 and 2017, HCCW says. Meanwhile, Egypt is pushing ahead with a series of large undertakings in the water sector. The most controversial of these is the US$70bn Toshka project, which is taking water from the Nile in the south of the country to turn nearby desert areas into a heavily irrigated oasis. The wisdom of spending so much on a project dependent on potentially fragile water resources has been questioned. While the state and international agencies are meeting much of the cost of these new projects, the consumer may end up footing the bill in the long term. This is a delicate area for the government, given that Egyptians are used to paying little for their water. Any price increases will need to be handled carefully if public unrest is to be avoided in a country where the poor are already feeling the pinch as a result of the economic downturn. For more information or to purchase this report, go to: - http://www.fastmr.com/ Report Table of Contents: Executive Summary SWOT Analysis - Egypt Water Industry SWOT - Egypt Political SWOT - Egypt Economic SWOT - Egypt Business Environment SWOT Market Overview Pricing Mechanisms And Regulatory Framework Sectors - Irrigation - Water Supply - Wastewater Treatment - Desalination Major Projects - PPP Wastewater Projects - Water Supply - Irrigation - Sanitation - Desalination - Table: Major Egyptian Water Projects Industry Forecast Scenario - Table: Egypt Water Sector Data Regional Overview: The Water Sector In The Gulf Regional Overview: The Water Sector In The Gulf Business Environment - Regional Overview - Middle East Infrastructure Business Environment Ratings - Table: Middle East Infrastructure Business Environment Ratings - Project Finance Ratings - Project Finance Ratings: Outlook For Middle East - Table: Design and Construction Rating - Table: Commissioning and Operating Rating - Table: Overall Project Finance Rating Company Profile - Holding Company for Water and Wastewater (HCWW) BMI Water Forecast Modelling - How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts - Infrastructure Business Environment Ratings - Table: Infrastructure Business Environment Indicators - Project Finance Ratings - Table: Design And Construction Phase - Table: Commissioning And Operating Phase - Commercial Construction - Table: Commissioning And Operating Phase - Energy And Utilities - Table: Commissioning And Operating Phase - Transport About Business Monitor International Business Monitor International (BMI) offers a comprehensive range of products and services designed to help senior executives, analysts and researchers assess and better manage operating risks, and exploit business opportunities, across 175 markets. 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