Governor’s talk on environment falls short when it comes to the Poseidon project – California Orange County sees past Poseidon’s efforts to buy support for its desalination boondoggle. Why can’t Gov. Newsom? Poseidon Water, a large water development company, has been pushing to build a $1.4-billion water desalination plant in Huntington Beach. Like Poseidon’s underperforming, high-cost plant in Carlsbad, the plant and its inflated water would be paid for by ratepayers. (LINK). Governor’s talk on environment falls short when it comes to the Poseidon project – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-12-04T06:15:57+01:00
PM Modi to inaugurate 30K MW renewable energy park on Dec 15 – India Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating the world’s largest renewable solar and wind energy park in Gujarat’s Kutch and another desalination plant, on December 15. Informing about the development, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said: „PM will be arriving in Gujarat on 15th to inaugurate two works. One is the inauguration of world’s largest renewable energy park with a capacity of 30,000 megawatts (MW) from solar and wind energy. (LINK). PM Modi to inaugurate 30K MW renewable energy park on Dec 15 – IndiaDME GmbH2020-12-03T11:10:08+01:00
‚No dam needed if desalination unit at Manori gets off ground‘ – India MUMBAI: The proposed 200 million litre daily desalination plant at Manori will do away with the need to construct the Gargai-Pinjal dam and help save three lakh trees that may have to be cut for the dam project, said additional municipal commissioner (projects) P Velarasu on Tuesday. Velarasu further said while the decision to not construct the dam will be taken at the chief minister’s level, the desalination plant provides an „excellent alternative“ to the large dam project which would be environmentally more harmful, requiring submergence of land and forests. ‚No dam needed if desalination unit at Manori gets off ground‘ – IndiaDME GmbH2020-12-04T06:18:34+01:00
Webuild Bags 2 Desalination Contracts in Oman – Oman Webuild Group’s unit Fisia Italimpianti has won two engineering, procurement and construction contracts worth a combined total of about USD 330 million for two desalination plants in Oman. Located on the coast in the Gulf of Oman north of Muscat, the plants will serve residents living near the capital. The contracts, commissioned by the Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (, will have Fisia Italimpianti and its joint-venture partner GS Inima Environment build plants that use the reverse osmosis process to desalinate water from the sea. The first, Ghubrah […] Webuild Bags 2 Desalination Contracts in Oman – OmanDME GmbH2020-12-01T21:59:47+01:00
Al Dahra signs strategic water security agreement with Israel’s Watergen – United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi-based Al Dahra Holding Company has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Israeli company, Watergen to create a renewable source of water for human and agricultural consumption. Under the terms of the agreement, the two sides have agreed to establish a permanent centre in Abu Dhabi for manufacturing and distributing drinking and irrigation water production equipment. Watergen has developed a pioneering technology to produce water from air and has patented the world’s most energy efficient atmospheric water generator (AWG). Al Dahra signs strategic water security agreement with Israel’s Watergen – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2020-11-30T18:07:59+01:00
Abu Dhabi’s Al Dahra, Israel’s Watergen ink water security deal – United Arab Emirates Watergen developed a pioneering technology to produce water from the air and patented the world’s most energy-efficient atmospheric water generator (AWG). The large-scale AWG is an industrial scale atmospheric water generator designed for towns, villages, factories, off-grid settlements and rural communities, which can produce up to 5,000 litres of water per day. They can also be installed on rooftops, helping to decentralise the supply of safe-drinking water in municipalities that have insufficient water infrastructure. (LINK). Abu Dhabi’s Al Dahra, Israel’s Watergen ink water security deal – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2020-11-29T14:07:32+01:00
Antioch Desalination Plant: City Takes Out $15M Line Of Credit – California The Antioch City Council on Tuesday night approved signing a new $15 million line of credit for the construction of a desalination plant to treat brackish water drawn from the San Joaquin River. Outgoing Mayor Sean Wright said enthusiastically before the unanimous approval, „I want this one.“ The water plant proposal has been in the works since 2016. The agreement with the city’s lender, Bank of the West, will cover construction costs as the $64.6 million project gets underway next year at the location of the existing water treatment […] Antioch Desalination Plant: City Takes Out $15M Line Of Credit – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-11-28T14:11:31+01:00
Karachi Plan Worth Rs. 1.117T Comprises Over 100 Projects – Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday was informed that the federal government’s Karachi Transformation Plan comprised over 100 projects that would cost Rs 1.117 trillion to fully fund. The high-level meeting—attended by federal ministers Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Asad Umar, Faisal Vawda and Adviser on Finance Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, as well as Chief of Army Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa—was briefed on the overall progress of the plan. It was informed that the projects had been divided into three phases in term of when they would be completed. Karachi Plan Worth Rs. 1.117T Comprises Over 100 Projects – PakistanDME GmbH2020-11-27T12:01:54+01:00
$15 million credit line will help Antioch build desalination plant – California Antioch’s plan to build a desalination plant to clear up the city’s brackish water got another boost this week when the City Council unanimously approved $15 million in interim financing. The almost $70 million project aims to develop a reliable, drought-resistant water supply so the city doesn’t have to depend so much on buying water and can use Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta water year-round. Antioch’s current water supply, which mainly comes from the river, serves more than 112,000 residents within a 28.8-square-mile area. (LINK). $15 million credit line will help Antioch build desalination plant – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-11-27T12:06:05+01:00
DEWA announces UTICO as preferred bidder for Hassyan Independent Water Producer project – United Arab Emirates Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced on Wednesday that it has selected Ras Al Khaimah-based Utico is the preferred bidder to build and operate the 120 million gallons per day (MIGD) Hassyan Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Plant, the utility’s first project under the Independent Water Producer (IWP) model. DEWA said in a press statement that the project has achieved a world record with lowest levelised water tariff of 0.277 USD per cubic metre. (LINK). DEWA announces UTICO as preferred bidder for Hassyan Independent Water Producer project – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2020-11-25T14:57:25+01:00