New site options for Eyre Peninsula desalination plant – Australia The location for SA Water’s planned Eyre Peninsula seawater desalination plant is under review, with the utility set to explore more cost-effective alternatives compared to the current preferred site near Sleaford Bay. While the site at Sleaford Bay continues to meet important environmental, social and cultural priorities, constructability challenges have emerged through the detailed design and engineering assessments for the plant and supporting infrastructure. SA Water’s General Manager of Strategy, Engagement and Innovation, Anna Jackson, said while this location is not being ruled out, it’s important to test project […] New site options for Eyre Peninsula desalination plant – AustraliaDME GmbH2021-04-12T21:52:51+02:00
ACWA Power inaugurates KSA’s first utility-scale renewable energy project – Saudi Arabia The inauguration of Sakaka PV IPP marks a pivotal moment in the continued energy diversification and development plans of Saudi Arabia. The project was awarded to an ACWA Power-led consortium at a world record tariff, at the time, of 8.781 halalas/kWh in 2018, which has paved the way for subsequent projects of the National Renewable Energy Program (NREP) to lower the cost of clean solar electricity in the Kingdom. Al Gihaz Holding, a major Saudi contractor and investor, owns a 30% stake in the Sakaka Solar Energy Company (SSEC), […] ACWA Power inaugurates KSA’s first utility-scale renewable energy project – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2021-04-11T15:20:56+02:00
Morocco Ramps Up Development Projects in Southern Provinces – Morocco Determined to deliver on its promise of transforming its southern provinces into a continental hub, Morocco is engaged in a spending spree to complete a number of development projects in the region. On Friday this week, Morocco’s Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, Abdelkader Amara, traveled to the region to inspect the construction sites of several road and water projects in the Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra region. In the city of Laayoune, Amara and Abderrahim El Hafidi, the director general of the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water […] Morocco Ramps Up Development Projects in Southern Provinces – MoroccoDME GmbH2021-04-10T17:54:26+02:00
Russian co intends to setup desalination, waste-to energy project in Karachi – Pakistan A delegation of Russian businessmen led by Sergey Savchuk, CEO, CC RusWelding called on Board of Investment (BOI) Chairman Atif Bokhari to discuss investment opportunities in Pakistan. The delegation briefed about their projects related to water desalination and conversion of solid waste to energy, which they intend on setting up in Karachi. They also spoke about developing an engineering center & said the company is exploring Public-Private Partnerships and EPC ventures. (LINK). Russian co intends to setup desalination, waste-to energy project in Karachi – PakistanDME GmbH2021-04-09T11:28:04+02:00
Sydney desalination plant churning out water even as dams remain full – Australia Sydney’s $2.3 billion desalination plant is continuing to supply 50 million litres of water a day just weeks after the city’s dams spilled and storage levels remain near full. New figures from WaterNSW also show Sydney’s main dam at Warragamba collected 1212 gigalitres of inflows from the big rainfall event – or 1,212,000,000,000 litres. That is about 60 per cent of the dam’s capacity. As the dam was near-full before the deluge across eastern NSW ramped up from March 19, it began spilling within a day. Sydney desalination plant churning out water even as dams remain full – AustraliaDME GmbH2021-04-08T14:56:08+02:00
Works on $598mn Umm Al Quwain water desalination plant over 70% complete – United Arab Emirates Officials have announced that over 70% of works have been completed on a major water desalination project in Umm Al Quwain. The new plant is being developed across an area of 250,000sqm and is being developed at a cost of $598m. According to a statement, the desalination plant will have four networks, with two being connected to the water supplies of the new water distribution centre in Al Khuraija, Ras Al Khaimah, while another will be connected to water supplies in Al Burairat, and another in Umm Al […] Works on $598mn Umm Al Quwain water desalination plant over 70% complete – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2021-04-07T14:31:59+02:00
Financial close reached for Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu-4 IWP – Saudi Arabia The Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC), as part of an alliance with a consortium comprised of France-headquartered ENGIE (40%) and Saudi based Nesma (30%) and Mowah (30%), recently achieved financial closure for the Yanbu-4 independent water producer (IWP) plant. The Yanbu-4 IWP plant is the first renewable integrated, seawater reverse osmosis project in the Kingdom that includes storage facilities for two operational days. The consortium, led by one of the world’s leading low-carbon energy and service solution providers, ENGIE, was awarded the Yanbu-4 project in February 2020 after […] Financial close reached for Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu-4 IWP – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2021-04-06T14:17:18+02:00
Abu Dhabi committed to transitioning to clean and renewable forms of energy: DoE Chairman – United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi’s energy sector is committed to supporting the global climate change agenda and the transformation to clean and renewable energy systems, said Awaidha Murshed Al Marar, Chairman of Abu Dhabi’s Department of Energy (DoE) today. Al Marar was speaking ahead of the first Regional Summit on Climate, which is being held in Abu Dhabi on April 5th. The event is taking place before the Leaders’ Summit on Climate in Washington this month, and the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate […] Abu Dhabi committed to transitioning to clean and renewable forms of energy: DoE Chairman – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2021-04-05T12:11:17+02:00
Why Egypt is leading the way for water infra development – Egypt Egypt comprises one of the most populated areas in the MENA region with 100 million plus putting water security at the forefront for infrastructure development. The North African country has recently launched an infrastructure development programme whereby construction stakeholders are building desalination plants to overcome water scarcity, reduce pollution and to help preserve the environment, while also allowing to better utilise the Nile water. Leading the way for infrastructure development in Egypt is Hassan Allam Holding, who recently sat down with Construction Week to discuss why they are the […] Why Egypt is leading the way for water infra development – EgyptDME GmbH2021-04-04T15:31:59+02:00
Fog-Catching Towers Could Supply Water to the World’s Driest Megacity Using The Ocean Air – Peru How can a megacity find water for 10 million people if it exists in the desert? Fog-catching nets, erected on hills over the city of Lima could solve the city’s water shortages for good. A twenty-meter high (60 feet) tower of spiraling nets will be unveiled this summer in the city as a solution to the threat which a warming climate poses to the shaky foundations of water availability in Lima. Aside from glacial runoff from the Andes, and water from the stressed Rímac River, Peru’s capital city accumulates […] Fog-Catching Towers Could Supply Water to the World’s Driest Megacity Using The Ocean Air – PeruDME GmbH2021-04-03T15:29:54+02:00