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Tokyo, Japan - October 8, 2009

Yokogawa Receives Desalination Plant Control Systems Order from theKuwait Ministry of Electricity and Water

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it has received an order from the Kuwait Ministryof Electricity and Water to replace the control systems for the boilers, distillation units, andauxiliary facilities at the Shuwaikh Seawater Desalination Plant.

The Shuwaikh Seawater Desalination Plant is located on Kuwait's coast, near Kuwait City. Theplant has been in operation since 1953 and is a key part of Kuwait's infrastructure. With theability to desalinate up to 90,000 tons of seawater each day, this plant accounts for 6% of thecountry's desalination capacity.

This project aims to make this plant's operations more efficient and reliable by replacing theaging control systems for the plant's three boilers, three distillation units, and auxiliary facilities.Work on this project will commence in February 2010 and is expected to be completed in 2012.

This order is for a Yokogawa CENTUM® series integrated production control system that willcontrol all plant facilities; a ProSafe®-RS Safety Instrumented System for the boilers' burnermanagement system; a PRM® integrated device management software package to monitorplant facilities and predict when maintenance is necessary; and engineering, installation, andcommissioning services.

The major reasons why Yokogawa won this order are as follows:

The proposal of solutions by Yokogawa Middle East that best meets the customer'sexpectations and needs

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The reliability that Yokogawa's products have demonstrated over decades of use inindustries such as oil, petrochemicals, and power

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A trusted project approach that brings together the expertise and technology of the entireYokogawa Group

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