MCWD to hike rates once supply is available – Philippines THE increase in water rates will only be imposed once the consumers feel water supply is available. This was what the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) assured its consumers as it enters into a water desalination project with FDC Utilities Inc., a subsidiary of Filinvest Development Corp. (FDC). John Neville Macabenta, MCWD’s acting corporate planning department manager, said the FDC targets to start the distribution of desalinated water by next year. MCWD to hike rates once supply is available – PhilippinesDME GmbH2021-06-11T11:50:28+02:00
German researchers involved in seawater desalination project in the Persian Gulf – Middle East Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) is involved in an international research project launched by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The aim of the project is to improve water security in the Middle East. Various cross-border research and development projects will be carried out – ranging from the use of innovative water technologies to efficient water sector management approaches. The Mainz teams, led by Professor Sebastian Seiffert from JGU and Professor Michael Maskos, also from JGU and head of the Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering […] German researchers involved in seawater desalination project in the Persian Gulf – Middle EastDME GmbH2021-06-10T14:38:53+02:00
Saudi Arabia’s SWCC partners with China to develop new seawater desalination technology – Saudi Arabia The Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) is in the process of developing a new technology for seawater desalination in cooperation with the Chinese Ministry of Natural Resources through its Institute for Research and Desalination Technologies Establishment. The cooperation includes developing projects using reverse osmosis technology and evaporation technology, adopting a multi-stage effect method, in addition to projects related to future technologies, and standardizing desalination techniques. This cooperation also contributes to strengthening relations between the Kingdom and China, and pushes for more communication through diplomatic channels and economic sectors in […] Saudi Arabia’s SWCC partners with China to develop new seawater desalination technology – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2021-06-09T13:10:34+02:00
Second desalination plant to boost coastal development – Namibia “This is so that we can stay ahead and can say ‚water is not a problem, we will give you water when you want to invest here‘, instead of ‚when you come, we promise to give you water‘. Investors do not react on promises, they react to factual situations. That is why we say the desalination plant is no longer a contention, it is a reality. We will build it,” he said during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kuiseb collector 2– Schwarzekuppe–Swakopmund-pipeline near Walvis Bay on Saturday.T he […] Second desalination plant to boost coastal development – NamibiaDME GmbH2021-06-08T15:33:18+02:00
Metito completes the preliminary handover of the Port Said seawater desalination plant – Egypt Metito, the leading global provider of water and alternative energy management solutions, announced the handover of the 150,000 cubic meters/day seawater desalination plant in East Port Said to serve nearly one million citizens. The plant was developed by a consortium of Metito and Orascom at a total cost of US$ 130 mn. The Port Said Seawater Desalination Plant is built on an area of 79,000 square meters, including an area designated for future expansions. The project site was carefully selected to be in proximity to East Port Said […] Metito completes the preliminary handover of the Port Said seawater desalination plant – EgyptDME GmbH2021-06-07T12:43:51+02:00
Schlettwein confirms second desalination plant for coast – Namibia The plant will be the country’s second to convert seawater to freshwater after the N$3-billion Orano desalination plant at Wlotzkasbaken, constructed for the French uranium mining company Areva and commissioned a decade ago. “The feasibility study for the construction of a new desalination plant has been completed and shows that an additional desalination plant is viable and needed,” Schlettwein said. “A new plant will therefore be constructed by placing the project into a public-private partnership through which private capital is leveraged, private operational capacity is roped in, while […] Schlettwein confirms second desalination plant for coast – NamibiaDME GmbH2021-06-06T10:00:08+02:00
China issues 5-year action plan for seawater desalination – China China has issued an action plan for seawater desalination utilization development over the next five years, according to China Science Daily on Friday. The action plan, jointly issued by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Natural Resources, is expected to promote the large-scale utilization of seawater desalination and ensure the safety of water resources in coastal areas. China’s seawater desalination scale will exceed 2.9 million tonnes per day by 2025, an increase of more than 1.25 million tonnes per day, according to the action […] China issues 5-year action plan for seawater desalination – ChinaDME GmbH2021-06-05T14:40:10+02:00
Saudi Arabia plans to raise $55bn from privatization – Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia aims to secure about $55 billion out of this privatization plan, of which $16.5 billion in the form of public-private partnerships, Minister of Finance Muhammad Al-Jadaan said on Thursday. Al-Jadaan the remarks during the high-level “G20 Infrastructure Investors Dialogue: Financing Sustainable Infrastructure for the Recovery“ event which was attended by G20 finance ministers, international and regional organizations, and major investors and asset managers representing the private sector. Al-Jadaan pointed out that the Kingdom has recently announced a privatization plan that includes a pipeline of 160 projects across […] Saudi Arabia plans to raise $55bn from privatization – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2021-06-04T09:55:40+02:00
China makes desalination push to ease water scarcity – China China will invest in new desalination plants over the 2021-2025 period and raise capacity to 2.9 million tonnes a day in a bid to boost water supplies, the country’s state planning agency said in a new „five-year plan“ for the sector. As much as 1.25 million tonnes per day of new capacity will be commissioned over the period, including 1.05 million tonnes in coastal cities and 200,000 tonnes in „island regions,“ the National Development and Reform Commission said on Wednesday. Demonstration seawater desalination projects will be built in the […] China makes desalination push to ease water scarcity – ChinaDME GmbH2021-06-03T15:10:29+02:00
GE, Shandong Tiejun complete substation for Saudi’s Rabigh-3 IWP – Saudi Arabia An Independent Water & Power (IWP) bulk supply joint project from Rabigh Three Company, co-owner, and operator of Rabigh-3 IWP plant, was secured by GE’s Grid Solutions. The Rabigh-3 IWP is majority-owned by ACWA Power. Meanwhile, the original agreement for the contract was signed between GE’s Grid Solutions and Shandong Tiejun Electric Power Engineering Co with project ownership under Rabigh Three Company. GE’s Grid Solutions completed the design, civil works, equipment supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of the 380/110 kV substation despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The […] GE, Shandong Tiejun complete substation for Saudi’s Rabigh-3 IWP – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2021-06-02T15:44:53+02:00