ACWA Power signs power purchase deal for Egyptâs 200MW Kom Ombo solar plant – Egypt The PPA was signed by Rajit Nanda, chief investment officer at ACWA Power, and Sabah Mashaly, chairman of the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company, in the presence of senior executives from ACWA Power and delegates from the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy. Construction is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2021. Once operational, the plant is expected to cater to the power needs of 130 thousand households, in addition to offsetting 280 thousand tonnes of CO2 per year. ACWA Power signs power purchase deal for Egyptâs 200MW Kom Ombo solar plant – EgyptHIWI042019-10-31T14:04:58+01:00
Acciona inks PPA with state-run desalination plant in Chile – Chile Acciona has signed a supply deal with Chilean water utility Empresa Concesionaria de Servicios Sanitarios SA (ECONSSA Chile) that will fulfil the energy needs of a water desalination plant set to come online in the Atacama desert next year. The Spanish firm said in a release on Wednesday that it will supply energy to the plant from a mix of its Chilean renewables operations. It claims to have 291MW of operational facilities and 393MW under construction. (LINK). Acciona inks PPA with state-run desalination plant in Chile – ChileHIWI042019-10-30T23:01:58+01:00
ACWA Power awarded two 125MW solar projects in Ethiopia – Ethiopia ACWA Power won the bid for the plants during the first round of Ethiopiaâs solar programme organised under the new PPP law. ACWA Power and Ethiopia Electric Power (EEP), the state-owned electricity producer, and the Ministry of Finance signed a letter of intent. The entities will proceed to sign a long-term power purchase agreement for the projects at US$2.52 cents/kWh over a time span of 20 years before the end of 2019. (LINK). ACWA Power awarded two 125MW solar projects in Ethiopia – EthiopiaHIWI042019-10-29T21:25:51+01:00
Kenya turns to Saudi investor to make water drinkable in arid Turkana region – Kenya Authorities in Kenyaâs driest region are in talks with a Saudi investor to build a desalination plant, after hopes of finding drinking water from an aquifer were dashed. Tito Ochieng, the director of water services in Turkana, in the north of the country, said the potential investor â Saudi-owned Almar Water â has already signed a deal to build a $160m (ÂŁ125m) desalination plant in Mombasa. According to Ochieng, the plant would be built on top of the Lotikipi aquifer, in the [âŠ] Kenya turns to Saudi investor to make water drinkable in arid Turkana region – KenyaHIWI042019-10-28T15:36:18+01:00
Cabinet Approves $25m Desalination Project – Iraq The Cabinet held its regular weekly meeting in Baghdad on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Adil Abd Al-Mahdi. It authorised the Ministries of Education, Higher Education and Scientific Research, other ministries, public bodies and local councils to recruit holders of post- graduate degrees, and to exempt this round of recruitment from applicable clauses in the 2019 Federal Budget. The exemption is for this year only. (LINK). Cabinet Approves $25m Desalination Project – IraqHIWI042019-10-27T17:34:28+01:00
EIR released for West Basin desalinization plant – California The West Basin Municipal Water District on Wednesday released the much anticipated Environmental Impact Report for the ocean water desalination plant it has proposed in El Segundo. The report, required by state and federal law, does not differ significantly from a draft version released 18 months ago. But its release is a significant step towards West Basinâs goal of constructing a desalination plant on the 33-acre El Segundo Generating Station site currently operated by NRG in El Segundo, just north of the Manhattan Beach border. [âŠ] EIR released for West Basin desalinization plant – CaliforniaHIWI042019-10-26T15:52:33+02:00
Financial close reached for giant $870m UAE desalination plant – UAE Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Power Corporation (ADPower) and Saudi-based ACWA Power have confirmed the successful financial closing of the worldâs largest reverse osmosis desalination plant. The new plant will be located at the Taweelah power and water desalination complex in Abu Dhabi, with completion expected in 2022. A partnership of Abu Dhabi Power Corporation and Mubadala Investment Company holds a 60 percent equity interest in the Taweelah project with the remaining 40 percent held by [âŠ] Financial close reached for giant $870m UAE desalination plant – UAEHIWI042019-10-25T13:31:53+02:00
Worldâs largest reverse osmosis desalination project to open in Abu Dhabi in 2022 – United Arab Emirates Emirates Water and Electricity Company, EWEC â a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Power Corporation â and ACWA Power â the Saudi-based developer, investor and operator of power generation and desalinated water plants â have confirmed the successful financial closing of the worldâs largest reverse osmosis desalination plant. The new plant will be located at the Taweelah power and water desalination complex in Abu Dhabi, with completion expected in 2022. A partnership of Abu Dhabi Power Corporation and Mubadala Investment Company holds a [âŠ] Worldâs largest reverse osmosis desalination project to open in Abu Dhabi in 2022 – United Arab EmiratesHIWI042019-10-25T00:54:39+02:00
BHP to take US$780M hit on renewable move – Chile The company announced four new renewable power agreements for the Escondida and Spence operations. It is part of BHPâs goal to shift to 100% renewable energy at the mines from the mid-2020s. âThese new renewable energy contracts will increase flexibility for our power portfolio and will ensure security of supply for our operations, while also reducing costs and displacing CO2 emissions,â BHP Minerals Americas president Daniel Malchuk said. (LINK). BHP to take US$780M hit on renewable move – ChileHIWI042019-10-23T14:59:55+02:00
U.S. EPA to Provide $585 Million for Climate-Resilient Huntington Beach Seawater Desalination Plant – United States Poseidon Water released the following statement in response to todayâs announcement that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected the proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Project to apply for $585 million in credit assistance under the federal governmentâs Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA). âWe are pleased by the U.S. EPAâs acknowledgment that the Huntington Beach Desalination Project is an environmentally sound, regionally significant project that will produce clean, safe drinking water and high-quality jobs,â said Poseidon Water CEO Carlos Riva. U.S. EPA to Provide $585 Million for Climate-Resilient Huntington Beach Seawater Desalination Plant – United StatesHIWI042019-10-22T21:24:05+02:00