Singapore using ‚virtual twins‘ of land and sea to monitor activities and plan projects – Singapore Dotted with ships and fish farms, and teeming with marine life, the seas surrounding Singapore contain a treasure trove of information, some of it invisible to the naked eye. The information includes details about the seabed, the status of desalination plants and marine water quality. To make such data available to government agencies here, the MPA started developing a repository of land, marine and coastal data in 2019. (LINK). Singapore using ‚virtual twins‘ of land and sea to monitor activities and plan projects – SingaporeDME GmbH2021-09-09T14:47:51+02:00
Shutdown at Point Lisas Desalination Plant – South America The Water and Sewerage Authority advises customers in parts of Central and South-West Trinidad, who are presently experiencing low water pressures or no water that, this is as a result of the shutdown of the Point Lisas Desalination Plant, due to what has been described as raw water quality issues. However, a time for restarting the plant has not been given. As such, a limited truck-borne water service will be available with priority given to special homes, health care and government institutions. The WASA advisory explains the Desalination Company […] Shutdown at Point Lisas Desalination Plant – South AmericaDME GmbH2021-09-08T15:31:02+02:00
DEWA’s SWRO water desalination plant in Jebel Ali marks 92.4% completion – UAE DEWA had awarded the implementation of the $237m (AED871m) plant, with a production capacity of 40 Million Imperial Gallons of Water per Day (MIGD) of desalinated water, to a consortium led by Spain’s Acciona Agua and Belhasa Six Construct (BeSIX). Commenting on this, HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of DEWA, said that DEWA continues implementing electricity and water infrastructure projects to keep pace with Dubai’s growth and demand. He noted that the project is going as planned and is expected to be completed in […] DEWA’s SWRO water desalination plant in Jebel Ali marks 92.4% completion – UAEDME GmbH2021-09-07T15:27:11+02:00
Dubai’s new Seawater Reverse Osmosis desalination plant set to open in 2021 – United Arab Emirates DEWA has completed 92.4 per cent of the SWRO desalination plant at Jebel Ali Power Plant and Desalination Complex, the authority announced Monday morning. The Complex is the main supplier of Dubai’s electricity and water services with a high level of reliability, efficiency, and quality. The Dh871 million plant has a production capacity of 40 Million Imperial Gallons of Water per Day (MIGD) of desalinated water, to a consortium led by Spain’s Acciona Agua and Belhasa Six Construct (BeSIX). (LINK). Dubai’s new Seawater Reverse Osmosis desalination plant set to open in 2021 – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2021-09-06T15:38:56+02:00
Cape Town defends water and electricity tariffs – Cape Town The City of Cape Town says it uses all income from tariffs for the provision of services. It said it rejects any misinformation being spread about the city’s tariffs and rates, despite numerous efforts to correct the misinformation. “(The city) does everything in its power to keep tariffs as affordable as possible to cover the cost of providing the services while making sure the income is sufficient to ensure the municipality can continue providing services sustainably. (LINK). Cape Town defends water and electricity tariffs – Cape TownDME GmbH2021-09-05T19:34:56+02:00
New cost study could jump start Doheny desalination project – California A central obstacle for a proposed desalination plant near Doheny State Beach has been reluctance of south county water districts to get involved as partners. But an extensive analysis of financial projections presented over four hours on Thursday, Sept. 2 — and approval of an information campaign to explain the costs to those districts — has given the project sponsor, the small South Coast Water District, hope that it can soon firm up those partnerships. “I think in the next few months, we’re going to have a sense for whether this […] New cost study could jump start Doheny desalination project – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-09-10T12:50:33+02:00
Gibsons goes to Stage 3 to give water to SCRD – Canada As of midnight on Friday, Sept. 3, the Town of Gibsons will begin Stage 3 water restrictions, after beginning to provide water to the SCRD on a temporary emergency basis. At an Aug. 31 special meeting, the four present members of Gibsons council voted unanimously to supply the SCRD with up to 1,000 cubic metres of water per day during the 2021 water crisis, as long as the town’s essential water needs are not compromised. On Sept. 1, the town started supplying the Chapman water system. Gibsons goes to Stage 3 to give water to SCRD – CanadaDME GmbH2021-09-03T12:52:50+02:00
Pressed by drought and climate change, a California city turns to desalination – California Founded on a lush plain of the largest estuary on the West Coast of North America shortly after gold was discovered, Antioch’s fortunes have always risen and fallen with the delta tides. One of California’s oldest settlements, what started as a ranch town morphed decades ago into an industrial city due to its riverside locale and proximity to San Francisco. Family farms gave way to coal and copper mines, mills and warehouses took over downtown and the city steadily grew into one of the Bay Area’s largest. Pressed by drought and climate change, a California city turns to desalination – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-09-02T13:11:43+02:00
BARMM Gives 10 Water Desalination Machines To Sulu, Tawi-Tawi – Philippines The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) government has provided 10 water desalination machines to the island provinces of Sulu and Tawi-Tawi to ensure the availability of potable water. Minister Naguib Sinarimbo of the Ministry of the Interior and Local Government (MILG) – BARMM said here Tuesday the machines, costing PHP20 million each, have an output capacity of 22,000 liters of water per day and can operate for 8-10 hours. “Five desalination machines are allotted each for the two island provinces,” he told reporters in an interview. BARMM Gives 10 Water Desalination Machines To Sulu, Tawi-Tawi – PhilippinesDME GmbH2021-09-01T12:44:19+02:00
3 Sulu island towns receive desalination machines – Philippines THE Ministry of the Interior and Local Government in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MILF-Barmm) released three desalination machines worth P60 million on Saturday, August 28, to the Provincial Government of Sulu. Sulu Provincial Administrator Erwin Tan, who received the desalination machines on behalf of Governor Abdusakur Tan, said the equipment are intended for the island towns of Hadji Panglima Tahil, Pandami, and Pata. Each desalination machine has an output capacity of 22,000 liters of water per day and can operate for eight to 10 hours. Each […] 3 Sulu island towns receive desalination machines – PhilippinesDME GmbH2021-08-31T16:27:25+02:00