Ontario Teachers and UTA acquire TIF’s Sydney desalination plant stake – Ontario Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board and the Utilities Trust of Australia (UTA) have increased their ownership stakes in the Sydney Desalination Plant (SDP) to 60% and 40% respectively. Ontario Teachers and Morrison & Co, on behalf of UTA, said they have increased their holdings in SDP with their acquisition of The Infrastructure Fund’s (TIF) ownership stake in the plant. Financial details were undisclosed. SPD, which is Sydney’s only non-rain dependent source of drinking water, supplies up to 15% of the Australian city’s needs. Ontario Teachers and UTA acquire TIF’s Sydney desalination plant stake – OntarioDME GmbH2020-03-26T16:14:06+01:00
GWCL Asks Teshie Desalination Plant To Operate At Full Capacity – Ghana The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has asked the operators of the Teshie Desalination plant to, as a matter of urgency, operate at full capacity to help improve the water supply situation in the country. The plant, which was shut down for about a year over some technical and operational challenges, resumed operation on March 18, this year. Currently, it produces an average of 40,000 cubic metres of water daily instead of the overall capacity of 60,000 cubic metres a day. […] GWCL Asks Teshie Desalination Plant To Operate At Full Capacity – GhanaDME GmbH2020-03-25T14:47:57+01:00
Water & Wastewater Workers Considered Essential During COVID-19 Outbreak – California 10 workers are quarantined inside the Claude Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant in Carlsbad, California for the next three weeks. The workers are monitoring and adjusting gauges and switches, watching for leaks, and completing other tasks needed to safeguard San Diego County’s only significant local source of drinking water. All 10 volunteered themselves. The Carlsbad plant is home to 40 employees overall, reported the San Diego Tribune. The request for volunteers was a precaution against the spread of COVID-19, reported the San Diego Tribune. Water & Wastewater Workers Considered Essential During COVID-19 Outbreak – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-03-24T14:53:06+01:00
Rs 12.13 bn released for CPEC projects under PSDP 2019-20 – Pakistan The government has so far released development funds of over Rs 12.13 billion for various development projects of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2019-20. According to latest data issued by the ministry of Planning on Thursday, the government had allocated Rs 18 billion for around 20 projects of CPEC for the year 2019-20. For construction of KKH phase-II Havelian-Thakot (118.057 M) part of CPEC, the government released Rs 2 billion out of total allocation […] Rs 12.13 bn released for CPEC projects under PSDP 2019-20 – PakistanDME GmbH2020-03-26T16:13:51+01:00
Dh3.4m prize offered to improve water desalination – UAE Entrepreneurs are being offered Dh3.4 million in prize money to help reduce the amount of brine produced at desalination plants. The UAE government has combined with the private sector to launch Rethink Brine in an effort to solve the issue. Officials hope the challenge will encourage more researchers and scientists to develop new ways to tackle the problem. (LINK). Dh3.4m prize offered to improve water desalination – UAEDME GmbH2020-03-22T17:00:56+01:00
Average Palestinian consumes 87 litres of water per day – Palestine The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) and the Palestinian Meteorological Department have disclosed that the average Palestinian consumes 87.3 litres of water per day. This rate has reached 90.5 litres per day in the West Bank, according to joint statistics issued by the three institutions, while recording an improvement in recent years following the completion of water projects that have been able to boost the water resources and reduce waste. Currently in Gaza, the per capita share has […] Average Palestinian consumes 87 litres of water per day – PalestineDME GmbH2020-03-21T15:29:18+01:00
TAQA revenue stays stable at $4.79bn in 2019 – Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), a leading global energy company with operations in 11 countries, said the total group revenues were stable at Dh17.6 billion ($4.79 billion) in 2019 (down 1% versus 2018). It said the group had achieved strong operational performance for the year with increased production levels across its businesses: power, water, oil and gas. „This helped ensure continued financial profitability for the group for a third consecutive year, despite more challenging market conditions for the oil and gas industry,“ the company […] TAQA revenue stays stable at $4.79bn in 2019 – Abu DhabiDME GmbH2020-03-20T11:10:26+01:00
South Chennai to get water from alternative sources – India Chennai Metrowater is drawing additional water from Chembarambakkam reservoir to maintain piped water supply in south Chennai to offset the gap in distribution following the shutdown of the desalination plant in Nemmeli. The water agency stopped supply from the desalination plant since Tuesday. The plant has a capacity to supply 100 million litres a day to various parts of south Chennai. It has, however, resumed piped water supply with alternative sources from waterbodies in Chembarambakkam and Veeranam. South Chennai to get water from alternative sources – IndiaDME GmbH2020-03-19T15:10:05+01:00
Coronavirus: Slice of $100m budget can fix Krowor desalination plant – NDC to Akufo-Addo – Ghana The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to allocate part of his $100 million coronavirus budget in making the water desalination plant in Krowor operational again. The scarcity of water in the area has become a nightmare amidst the outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic. A statement issued by the constituency chairman, Willinda Bortey Wradi said the acute water shortage within Nungua, Teshie, among others makes nonsense of the WHO safety recommendations of regular handwashing as a […] Coronavirus: Slice of $100m budget can fix Krowor desalination plant – NDC to Akufo-Addo – GhanaDME GmbH2020-03-18T15:41:53+01:00
Covid-19: Handwashing is ‘not a threat‘ to Cape Town’s water supply Cape Town – The City of Cape Town has said residents must continue washing their hands in a bid to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and not to worry that it might be a threat to the water supply. This comes as the weekly dams level statistics were released on Monday, showing that dams supplying the Cape metro have declined by 1,3% over the past week (9 March – 15 March 2020) to 61,3% of total capacity. Mayco member for water […] Covid-19: Handwashing is ‘not a threat‘ to Cape Town’s water supplyDME GmbH2020-03-17T14:57:23+01:00