Up the creek: the $85 million plan to desalinate water for drought relief – Australia The deal to crank up Adelaide’s desalination plant to make more water available to farmers in the drought-stricken Murray-Darling Basin makes no sense. It involves the federal government paying the South Australian government up to A$100 million to produce more water for Adelaide using the little-used desalination plant. The plant was commissioned in 2007 at the height of the millennium drought. It can produce up to 100 gigalitres of water a year – enough to fill 40,000 olympic sized swimming pools. […] Up the creek: the $85 million plan to desalinate water for drought relief – AustraliaDME GmbH2019-11-14T04:56:15+01:00
PTI to install a desalination plant in Karachi – Pakistan The members of PTI announced on Wednesday that a desalination water plant will be set up near Karachi’s Sea View. It will provide fresh drinking water to the residents of Defence and Clifton. It costs more than Rs7 billion, according to party MNA Aftab Siddiqui. The installation process will begin after two months. (LINK). PTI to install a desalination plant in Karachi – PakistanDME GmbH2019-11-14T04:49:10+01:00
Drag the nation’s water systems into the 21st century, Minister Charles Jr – Jamaica When Senator Pearnel Charles Jr was assigned the water portfolio I held my breath and waited for good news. He is an attorney by profession, but let’s not hold that against him. I see him as one of the Renaissance men in this Administration, and fully expected him to drag this sorry department scratching and kicking into the 21st century. Jamaica has an abundance of hydrologic resources. There should be more than enough to meet local demand. The first problem is that it does not always […] Drag the nation’s water systems into the 21st century, Minister Charles Jr – JamaicaDME GmbH2019-11-12T22:09:37+01:00
UAE company offers to establish $800mln desalination plants in Egypt – Egypt The Egyptian government has received an offer from an UAE company to implement several desalination plants with investments of up to $800m. The UAE company has submitted a bid to implement desalination plants in Egypt with a total capacity of 500,000 cubic metres per day, over several phases, Osama Hamdy, Deputy Minister of Housing for follow-up, projects, and utilities, told Daily News Egypt. He added that a committee has been formed to study the offer. After completing the study, a memorandum […] UAE company offers to establish $800mln desalination plants in Egypt – EgyptDME GmbH2019-11-11T11:39:46+01:00
Metito’s policy on water reuse identified as ‘progressive and disruptive’ by global awarding body – United Arab Emirates The International Desalination Association (IDA) World Congress 2019, which recently took place during the celebration of Green Week, has recognised a number of outstanding global experts and companies in the desalination and water reuse industry. Metito, the global provider of smart water management solutions, was honoured with ‘Progressive Disruptive Policy in Water Reuse’ for its relentless development and continuous contribution to water policies in the region. The award was given to the company that has been actively moving the needle […] Metito’s policy on water reuse identified as ‘progressive and disruptive’ by global awarding body – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2019-11-10T17:19:10+01:00
More water woes as Desalcott goes down again – Caribbean The Water and Sewerage Authority is advising customers in parts of Central and South West Trinidad, served by the Point Lisas Desalination Plant, of an unplanned shutdown at the facility on Friday. This was due to a leak that has developed on the fiberglass clearwell system at the Plant that will require emergency repairs. The owner and operator of the Plant, the Desalination Company of Trinidad and Tobago (DESALCOTT), is currently in the process of assessing the full extent of the damage, after-which an […] More water woes as Desalcott goes down again – CaribbeanDME GmbH2019-11-09T22:24:27+01:00
Dewa issues RFP for Hassyan SWRO desalination plant – Dubai Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to nine qualified bidders for the development of the Hassyan sea water reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant with a 120 million gallons per day (MIGD) capacity. This is the first water desalination project that Dewa has undertaken that uses the Independent Water Producer (IWP) model, said a statement from the Dubai utility. The project is expected to start operations in 2023, it added. For this SWRO project, Dewa said it had received […] Dewa issues RFP for Hassyan SWRO desalination plant – DubaiDME GmbH2019-11-08T12:41:44+01:00
Nine bidders compete for Dubai desalination plant contract – Dubai Nine bidders are set to compete for a contract to develop a 120 million gallons a day desalination plant in Dubai. Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) said it has issued a request for proposal to nine qualified bidders for the Hassyan plant. This is which is the first water desalination project that DEWA has undertaken that uses the independent water producer (IWP) model. DEWA said it has adopted IWP for the plant, following the success of the IPP model at the Mohammed […] Nine bidders compete for Dubai desalination plant contract – DubaiDME GmbH2019-11-07T14:48:32+01:00
ACWA signs Power Purchase Agreement for 200 MW photovoltaic plant in Egypt – Egypt ACWA Power, a leading international developer and operator of power generation and water desalination facilities from Saudi Arabia has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Government of Egypt to develop, finance, construct and operate the Kom Ombo photovoltaic plant, which will yield a capacity of 200 MW. The signing took place under the patronage of His Excellency. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt; His Excellency Osama Naqli, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at Egypt; and Dr. Mohamed Shaker, Egyptian Minister of Electricity and […] ACWA signs Power Purchase Agreement for 200 MW photovoltaic plant in Egypt – EgyptDME GmbH2019-11-06T17:32:43+01:00
ACCIONA to Supply of Electricity to ECONSSA’S Desalination Plant in Atacama – South America The publicly owned company ECONSSA Chile SA, responsible for ensuring access to potable water and wastewater collection and treatment services in nine regions of the country, has awarded ACCIONA the supply of 100% renewable electricity to the desalination plant it is now building in the municipality of Caldera in the region of Atacama. According to the terms of the PPA (Power Purchase Agreement), the contract will come into effect in November 2019, with a long-term horizon to cover all the desalination plant’s electricity requirements. ACCIONA to Supply of Electricity to ECONSSA’S Desalination Plant in Atacama – South AmericaDME GmbH2019-11-05T17:44:39+01:00