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Kuwait’s electricity and water minister opened a high-level dialogue hosted by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences on 7 October. It was preparatory to the UN Water Conference in Abu Dhabi on 8–10 December; the ministry announced discussion, not a funded project.
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ADAFSA set goals for food self-sufficiency, irrigation water, technology adoption and agriculture’s economic contribution, with 13 programmes planned for implementation.
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Ashghal says it has re-awarded eight delayed infrastructure projects to new contractors. Those projects serve about 6,360 residential plots; a separate 13-project group resumed work since April 2025 and serves more than 11,500 plots.
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QatarEnergy has joined Petrobras in seven blocks in the Ceará Basin, taking a 30% interest; the concession contracts are expected to be signed in the first half of 2027.
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GCC Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi said the electricity interconnection generated more than $952 million in financial savings in 2025, while regional electricity generation and desalinated-water output also rose.
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Khalifa University and TII are hosting two meetings from 4 to 8 October; organisers reported that more than 140 research papers were accepted for presentation.
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SEWA says two projects are complete, including 71.7 km of 132 kV underground cable linking seven main substations; 13 more projects remain underway.
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The Crosscurrents report, released on 7 October, traces AI’s value chain from chip fabrication to power generation and updates a global data-centre water projection for 2030.
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The National Planning Council released a rebased consumer price index: Qatar's July 2026 CPI stood at 102.78 points, up 0.71% month on month.
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Qatar's industrial producer price index stood at 114.26 points in July 2026, down 3.37% from June, with mining moving lower while manufacturing and water supply rose, NPC said.
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Early works have begun at the Ontario copper-palladium project. The company expects an initial payment of about C$30 million to secure roughly C$150 million of critical equipment.
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The new site employs around 350 people; Infineon expects this to rise to about 1,000 as Module A ramps up. The site is designed for up to five modules.
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