Sardarov linked to Geingob, Masisi desalination deal – Namibia The government has over the years been weighing plans to extract water from the Atlantic Ocean to solve the problem of water scarcity in the country. Namibia also wants to partner with Botswana on the proposed project, to provide the drought-stricken neighbouring country with water as well. The Namibian has been informed by State House press secretary Alfredo Hengari that Sardarov is a prospective investor in the project. Sardarov linked to Geingob, Masisi desalination deal – NamibiaDME GmbH2021-03-04T13:21:34+01:00
Reclamation awards $3.6 million to improve desalination technologies – United States The Bureau of Reclamation is awarding $3.6 million to 10 projects for advanced water treatment research and development. The Desalination and Water Purification Research Program funding seeks to improve technologies for water supply development from nontraditional waters, including seawater, brackish groundwater, and municipal wastewater. „Interest in desalination as a water source is growing in the United States,“ said Chief Engineer David Raff. „Improving technologies to treat water will make the advanced treatment of water more affordable for communities throughout the country and increase water supplies for the nation.“ Reclamation awards $3.6 million to improve desalination technologies – United StatesDME GmbH2021-03-03T18:45:34+01:00
Mexico modifies 2 PPP water contracts for Baja California Sur – Mexico Mexico’s Baja California Sur state has modified the tender calendars for two public-private partnership contracts, worth an estimated 5.2bn pesos (US$252mn), that will be awarded this year. The projects concern the 3.9bn-peso, Los Cabos desalination plant and the 1.3bn-peso integral improvement of Cabo San Lucas city’s water distribution system. The contracts for both projects were expected to be awarded on March 17 and 18, respectively, but a notification on procurement site Compranet late last week said the dates were changed. (LINK). Mexico modifies 2 PPP water contracts for Baja California Sur – MexicoDME GmbH2021-03-02T15:08:39+01:00
Heavy rains raise KZN dam levels – Durban Durban – KwaZulu Natal dam levels have increased drastically week-on-week as a result of the recent rainfall. This was revealed in a weekly dam level report issued by the Department of Water and Sanitation. According to the department’s spokesperson, Sputnik Ratau, the province’s water storage capacity increased by about 1.9% last week. Heavy rains raise KZN dam levels – DurbanDME GmbH2021-03-01T14:11:00+01:00
Desalination “not a solution” for the Algarve – Portugal In a statement, PAS, which groups together environmental and heritage protection associations, showed its “disagreement with information that the transfer of water from Pomarão and the construction of one (or more) desalination plants are solutions to the Algarve’s water problem”. The capture of water from the Guadiana river at Pomarão, in the municipality of Mértola, district of Beja, and the construction of desalination plants are included in the Resilience and Recovery Plan (RRP) presented by the Government, but the platform considers that these projects will only serve to feed irrigated agriculture and increase […] Desalination “not a solution” for the Algarve – PortugalDME GmbH2021-02-28T12:40:50+01:00
Details of Geingob, Masisi secrete meetings revealed – Namibia The meeting took place at State House on Thursday during Botswana president Mokgweetsi Masisi’s visit to Namibia. Masisi was in Namibia for a one-day “working visit”.The details of the meeting only became known after Masisi tweeted about it on Thursday night. “They have started talks with an investor who is offering to desalinate water from the Atlantic Ocean and supply them. (LINK). Details of Geingob, Masisi secrete meetings revealed – NamibiaDME GmbH2021-02-27T18:36:16+01:00
WASA exploring option to buy Desalcott as Govt owes plant $210M – Trinidad As part of its attempt to prevent further blackmail, the beleaguered Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) is exploring an option to purchase the Desalination Company of T&T (Desalcott) as a way of writing off its multi-million-dollar debt. The confirmation came from Public Utilities Minister Marvin Gonzales after the Cabinet Sub-committee appointed to look into the operations of WASA in its recent report advised cash-strapped WASA that the utility can extricate itself from the contractual agreement with Desalcott by exercising its right to purchase the Point Lisas plant. Gonzales who […] WASA exploring option to buy Desalcott as Govt owes plant $210M – TrinidadDME GmbH2021-02-26T09:02:39+01:00
Contec Global, Maithri Aquatech to bring sustainable solutions to MEA region – Middle East Contec Global has marked a strategic tie-up with Maithri Aquatech to bring large-scale sustainable water solutions to the Middle East and Africa. The partnership aims to deliver a business of over Dh735 million in atmospheric water generator (AWG) solutions in the region in the next three to five years. The two entities will work together to provide safe, potable, clean water on a sustainable basis. They will focus on capacity building using Contec Global and Maithri’s joint expertise in delivering turn-key AWG projects for drinking water and micro-irrigation in […] Contec Global, Maithri Aquatech to bring sustainable solutions to MEA region – Middle EastDME GmbH2021-02-25T14:24:10+01:00
California Gov. Newsom pushes private seawater desalting plant despite local, environmental opposition – California When Gov. Gavin Newsom was photographed dining at an opulent Napa Valley restaurant during a surge in coronavirus cases, many Californians saw it as hypocrisy. For opponents of a planned $1 billion desalination plant along the Orange County coast, however, the optics were menacing. The unmasked Newsom was celebrating the birthday of a lobbyist for Poseidon Water, which is close to obtaining final government approval for one of the country’s biggest seawater desalination plants. Poseidon boasts that the facility will provide a local, inexhaustible source of water for Southern […] California Gov. Newsom pushes private seawater desalting plant despite local, environmental opposition – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-02-24T15:43:39+01:00
Egypt turns to Russia for help with desalination plants amid Nile dam crisis – Egypt Egypt is seeking to move forward in the implementation of new seawater desalination projects in cooperation with the Russian Rusnano Group, which specializes in this field, to fill the country’s water deficit that exceeds 20 billion cubic meters per year amid the faltering negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Tripartite negotiations over the GERD continue to stall as the last round of talks held Jan. 10 failed to make any progress between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan. In a Jan. 22 statement, Abdel Moneim al-Terras, chairman of the Arab […] Egypt turns to Russia for help with desalination plants amid Nile dam crisis – EgyptDME GmbH2021-02-23T12:40:10+01:00