Al Dahra signs strategic water security agreement with Israelâs Watergen – United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi-based Al Dahra Holding Company has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Israeli company, Watergen to create a renewable source of water for human and agricultural consumption. Under the terms of the agreement, the two sides have agreed to establish a permanent centre in Abu Dhabi for manufacturing and distributing drinking and irrigation water production equipment. Watergen has developed a pioneering technology to produce water from air and has patented the worldâs most energy efficient atmospheric water generator (AWG). Al Dahra signs strategic water security agreement with Israelâs Watergen – United Arab EmiratesHIWI042020-11-30T18:07:59+01:00
Abu Dhabi’s Al Dahra, Israel’s Watergen ink water security deal – United Arab Emirates Watergen developed a pioneering technology to produce water from the air and patented the worldâs most energy-efficient atmospheric water generator (AWG). The large-scale AWG is an industrial scale atmospheric water generator designed for towns, villages, factories, off-grid settlements and rural communities, which can produce up to 5,000 litres of water per day. They can also be installed on rooftops, helping to decentralise the supply of safe-drinking water in municipalities that have insufficient water infrastructure. (LINK). Abu Dhabi’s Al Dahra, Israel’s Watergen ink water security deal – United Arab EmiratesHIWI042020-11-29T14:07:32+01:00
Antioch Desalination Plant: City Takes Out $15M Line Of Credit – California The Antioch City Council on Tuesday night approved signing a new $15 million line of credit for the construction of a desalination plant to treat brackish water drawn from the San Joaquin River. Outgoing Mayor Sean Wright said enthusiastically before the unanimous approval, âI want this one.â The water plant proposal has been in the works since 2016. The agreement with the cityâs lender, Bank of the West, will cover construction costs as the $64.6 million project gets underway next year at the location of the existing water treatment [âŠ] Antioch Desalination Plant: City Takes Out $15M Line Of Credit – CaliforniaHIWI042020-11-28T14:11:31+01:00
Karachi Plan Worth Rs. 1.117T Comprises Over 100 Projects – Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday was informed that the federal governmentâs Karachi Transformation Plan comprised over 100 projects that would cost Rs 1.117 trillion to fully fund. The high-level meetingâattended by federal ministers Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Asad Umar, Faisal Vawda and Adviser on Finance Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, as well as Chief of Army Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwaâwas briefed on the overall progress of the plan. It was informed that the projects had been divided into three phases in term of when they would be completed. Karachi Plan Worth Rs. 1.117T Comprises Over 100 Projects – PakistanHIWI042020-11-27T12:01:54+01:00
$15 million credit line will help Antioch build desalination plant – California Antiochâs plan to build a desalination plant to clear up the cityâs brackish water got another boost this week when the City Council unanimously approved $15 million in interim financing. The almost $70 million project aims to develop a reliable, drought-resistant water supply so the city doesnât have to depend so much on buying water and can use Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta water year-round. Antiochâs current water supply, which mainly comes from the river, serves more than 112,000 residents within a 28.8-square-mile area. (LINK). $15 million credit line will help Antioch build desalination plant – CaliforniaHIWI042020-11-27T12:06:05+01:00
DEWA announces UTICO as preferred bidder for Hassyan Independent Water Producer project – United Arab Emirates Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced on Wednesday that it has selected Ras Al Khaimah-based Utico is the preferred bidder to build and operate the 120 million gallons per day (MIGD) Hassyan Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Plant, the utilityâs first project under the Independent Water Producer (IWP) model. DEWA said in a press statement that the project has achieved a world record with lowest levelised water tariff of 0.277 USD per cubic metre. (LINK). DEWA announces UTICO as preferred bidder for Hassyan Independent Water Producer project – United Arab EmiratesHIWI042020-11-25T14:57:25+01:00
Uddhav Thackeray clears Mumbaiâs first desalination plant – India Mumbai is all set to get its first desalination plant with Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday giving the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) the go-ahead to set up a plant. The proposed plant, which will process 200 million litres of water daily (MLD), will come up at Manori and is being set up to overcome the water shortage faced by Mumbai in the months of May and June. Thackeray said that the desalination project would provide relief to the citizens in tackling the 10 to 15 per [âŠ] Uddhav Thackeray clears Mumbaiâs first desalination plant – IndiaHIWI042020-11-24T16:56:43+01:00
Solar-powered desalination system commissioned in Cape Coast, Ghana – Ghana A solar-powered desalination system has been commissioned in Cape Coast, the capital city of the Central Region of south Ghana, after 24 months of research and development. The facility is specifically situated at the Philip Quaque School, the oldest school inâŻthe West African country. This location was chosen with the help of Technik ohne Grenzen e.V and the local people. The project was developed by Grino Water Solutions, which with the help of Safeflex way water technologies Limited was able to construct a borehole from which a pump drags about [âŠ] Solar-powered desalination system commissioned in Cape Coast, Ghana – GhanaHIWI042020-11-23T15:07:45+01:00
$400mln mega water projects to come up in Oman – Oman South Korean-based global construction heavyweight GS Engineering & Construction (GS E&C) has announced that consortiums led by its wholly-owned Spanish subsidiary, GS Inima, have secured mandates to build a pair of major Independent Water Projects (IWPs) in the Sultanate with a combined investment of over $400 million. The first of these water desalination schemes will come up at Ghubrah in Muscat Governorate, while the other is planned at Barka in South Al Batinah Governorate. Wholly financed, developed and operated by the private sector, both projects will help meet robust [âŠ] $400mln mega water projects to come up in Oman – OmanHIWI042020-11-22T15:45:32+01:00
Egypt is EBRDâs largest investment country through 2025 – Managing director for SEMED – Egypt In its annual meeting held in October, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) approved its next five-year strategy, putting Egypt as the bankâs biggest investment country through 2025. During her visit to Egypt in November, Managing Director for the EBRDâs Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) region Heike Harmgart shared with Ahram Online in an exclusive interview the key pillars of the bankâs new strategy and how Egypt is expected to benefit from the scheme. She also unveiled the amount of finances Egypt has received from the bank [âŠ] Egypt is EBRDâs largest investment country through 2025 – Managing director for SEMED – EgyptHIWI042020-11-21T15:24:56+01:00