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Saudi Electricity Company (Arabic: الشركة السعودية للكهرباء; SEC) is the Saudi electric energy company. It enjoys a near monopoly on the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power in Saudi Arabia through 45 power generation plants in the country. [3]
Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) is a governmental utility [1] within the Emirate of Sharjah, serving roughly 300,000 consumers with electricity, water, and natural gas. [2] Additionally, SEWA owns a subsidiary, Zulal, specializing in bottled drinking water. Saeed Sultan Al Suwaidi has served as chairman since 2020. [3]
DEWA was formed by merger of the Dubai Electricity Company and the Dubai Water Department that had been operating independently until then. These organizations were established in 1959 by Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai at the time. [1]
Arabic: بير, Well; [1] see All pages with titles containing Bir Birkeh Artificial pool, tank; [1] see All pages with titles containing Birkeh Buḥayra, Baḥeirah Arabic: بحيرة, Lake, lagoon; [1] Diminutive of بَحْر (baḥr, “sea”). Burj Arabic: برج, Tower, castle; [1] see All pages with titles containing Burj
A public utility company (usually just utility) is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service (often also providing a service using that infrastructure). Public utilities are subject to forms of public control and regulation ranging from local community-based groups to statewide government monopolies .
The Global Arabic Encyclopedia (Arabic: الموسوعة العربية العالمية) is an encyclopedic reference work written in the Arabic language. It is in part a translation of the American World Book Encyclopedia , edited and expanded to reflect an Arab– Muslim perspective.
Presidential decree no. 339 reorganized the Electric Utility and Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency while electricity sector Law no. 164 enacted the conversion of The Egyptian Electricity Authority to a contribution company called the Egyptian Electric Holding Company (EEHC). [3] [4] [5]
Before the Arab spring, defaulting on water bills was only about 4-5%, but it fell to 30% in the aftermath of the revolution. In 2012 it was back to less than 10%. A quarter of the utilities’ debt is owed by public institutions. SONEDE runs an annual deficit of TND82 million ($50 million).