Desalination Capacity to Reach Half Million cm/d – Iran
Contracts worth $141 million were signed with domestic private firms in the past seven years to build 85 desalination plants that are gradually coming online.
WABAG bags Rs 4,400 crore seawater desalination project – Tamil Nadu, India
“WABAG with JV partner Metito Overseas wins a seawater reverse osmosis project from Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board. The Rs 4,400-crore is South East Asia’s largest ever sea water desalination with capacity of 400 MLD project funded by JICA,” it said.
This DBO order includes the scope of design, engineering, procurement, construction, installation, testing and commissioning of the 400 MLD (million litres day) SWRO desalination plant and the associated seawater intake system over a period of 42 months followed by 20 years of operation & maintenance (O&M).
Marin Municipal Water District seeks $200K grant for desalination study – California, USA
The district study estimated the project could cost $122 million to nearly $194 million to construct and produce about 5,325 acre-feet of water per year for the district at a cost of $1,800 to $2,900 per acre-foot.
San Diego County’s desal facility to get $170M federal loan to help with costly overhaul – California, US
The low-interest loan is intended to help the plant’s owner, Poseidon Resources, satisfy state regulations for protecting fish and other marine life at the Claude “Bud” Lewis plant. The money, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is estimated to save ratepayers about $54 million.
EPA lends $170 Million for Bud Lewis Desalination Plant environmental upgrades – US
The Carlsbad Desalination Plant is touted as the “largest, most technologically advanced and energy-efficient desalination plant in the nation,” and has produced more than 100 billion gallons of drinking water for San Diego County since operations began in December 2015, officials said.
San Diego County’s desal facility to get $170M federal loan to help with costly overhaul – USA
The desalination plant in Carlsbad will receive $170 million in federal financing to upgrade its facility and meet environmental requirements, officials announced this week.
Marinduque gov Velasco lauds upcoming desalination project – Philippines
Velasco was referring to a recently concluded bidding and award between the Marinduque Water District and the Pasig City-based Peak Off-Grid Innovations and Solutions for the establishment of modern facilities designed to deliver some 29,200 cubic meters of drinkable water daily to meet the islanders’ demand for personal, household, and irrigation purposes.
Egypt turns to Desalination and PPPs to bolster water supply – Egypt
The project is a part of Egyptian government’s strategy to increase the country’s desalinated water supply by 8.8 million cubic meters of water daily by 2050.
Researchers are making desalination carbon neutral and more environmentally friendly – UAE
The process is energy-intensive and expensive, and it has a large environmental footprint. It produces greenhouse gases as well as concentrated salts, known as brine, which are pumped back into the oceans and are detrimental to the marine environment. For every litre of water produced, the process creates about 1.5 litres of brine. These factors limit the expansion of desalination and its ability to keep up with the rising demand for potable water in Gulf countries including the UAE.
Cornwall: Desalination ‘could provide third of county’s water’ – England
Mr Harris said the two plants planned for Cornwall’s south coast would provide about 60 megalitres – or 60 million litres – a day.
Cornwall uses about 170 megalitres a day, meaning more than a third of its water could come from desalination if the plants go ahead.