Prime Minister’s ‘Crucial’ Visit At Sydney’s Desalination Plant – Australia Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, as part of his official state visit to Australia, visited the Sydney Desalination Plant yesterday morning. Accompanied by his high-powered delegation, Prime Minister Bainimarama said the visit to the plant was crucial because it would assist the Government in setting up similar desalination plants, particularly in the maritime islands such as the Lau Group and Yasawa. The Fijian Government aims to allocate resources for sustained maintenance and construction of new water treatment plants, reservoirs and reticulation systems, […] Prime Minister’s ‘Crucial’ Visit At Sydney’s Desalination Plant – AustraliaDME GmbH2019-09-14T15:50:04+02:00
Chennai’s wait for Krishna river water gets longer – India Krishna’s water supply to Chennai remains as elusive as ever, as it will take 10-15 days for the city to start receiving its share, said officials from the Water Resource Department (WRD).Though the two main reservoirs across Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh, Srisailam and Somasila, have crossed the mark of transferrable water levels, the third reservoir, Kandaleru is still not full. As on Wednesday, Kandaleru had stored 3.6 thousand million cubic feet (tmcft) of water while 6.4 tmcft is needed to transfer water to the […] Chennai’s wait for Krishna river water gets longer – IndiaDME GmbH2019-09-13T11:44:37+02:00
Acwa Power ‚key player in sustainable development of utilities‘ – United Arab Emirates Acwa Power, a global leader in water desalination and power generation, joined over 15,000 attendees and 66 ministers at this year’s World Energy Congress (WEC) in Abu Dhabi to highlight its position as a global total solution provider across the power and water sectors. To share Acwa Power’s expertise with fellow industry leaders, Acwa Power Chairman Mohammad Abunayyan took part in a panel session titled “Financing Energy: Closing the clean energy investment gap”. (LINK). Acwa Power ‚key player in sustainable development of utilities‘ – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2019-09-12T16:36:01+02:00
Deal signed to build giant desalination plant in the UAE – United Arab Emirates Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), on Wednesday said it has signed a water purchase agreement with Saudi-based ACWA Power. The deal will enable the development of over 900,000 cubic metres per day desalination facility in Taweelah, sufficient to meet the demand of water for over 350,000 households. Approximately 45km north of Abu Dhabi city, the project will use reverse osmosis technology to desalinate seawater and will be one of the largest plants in the world. (LINK). Deal signed to build giant desalination plant in the UAE – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2019-09-11T17:48:15+02:00
City dragged to court for over R20m due to ongoing Cape desalination plant spat – Cape Town Cape Town – Managers at the desalination plant at the Waterfront intend to continue with litigation against the City due to the lack of progress in reaching a settlement. Quality Filtration Services (QFS) is dragging the City to court, seeking over R20million in damages after contractual disputes. The director of QFS, Musa Ndlovu, said: “In response to our papers submitted to the high court in July, the City of Cape Town responded with a plea on August 12. City dragged to court for over R20m due to ongoing Cape desalination plant spat – Cape TownDME GmbH2019-09-10T14:34:51+02:00
Macarthur’s water woes worsen as Cataract Dam is taken offline – Australia Cataract Dam is one of Macarthur’s main sources for water but the ongoing drought has left its dwindling supply unsuitable for drinking. Dry conditions have worried residents, local drought organisations and politicians across the region for several months. Cataract Dam was taken offline on Friday as its level had dropped to 27.1 per cent. (LINK). Macarthur’s water woes worsen as Cataract Dam is taken offline – AustraliaDME GmbH2019-09-09T14:42:04+02:00
Southeast Florida’s climate challenges are being properly addressed – Florida No issue is more important to the future of southeast Florida than sea-level rise. However, a recent op-ed on the threat of rising sea levels to water supplies in South Florida included some factual errors and neglected important context. As resilience officers for the four counties of southeast Florida, we wish to correct and expand the record. (LINK). Southeast Florida’s climate challenges are being properly addressed – FloridaDME GmbH2019-09-08T19:02:32+02:00
Seawater Desalination: A Solution Water Shortage: AMPAC USA – America AMPAC USA works in designing and manufacturing some of the best seawater desalination equipment for a variety of operations. But does that answer all the water woes at once? Lately, one has been hearing nothing but shortages and depleting resources. Countries in Africa, South America, Asia and a few parts of North America are facing a very bad and gruesome problem of the water crisis. Over a thousand children go every day without a single drop of water, Cape Town and several […] Seawater Desalination: A Solution Water Shortage: AMPAC USA – AmericaDME GmbH2019-09-07T15:46:23+02:00
Chile’s President Announces Water Crisis Team Amid ‚Intense‘ Drought – Chile Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera on Thursday announced the creation of a working group of government agencies, academics and industry players to tackle the worst drought in 60 years which has spiked this year amid record lows of rainfall. The government has declared water shortages in more than 50 communities across three regions of its normally lush central belt so far this year, and an associated agricultural emergency across more than 100. It has pledged to spend $58 million in tapping […] Chile’s President Announces Water Crisis Team Amid ‚Intense‘ Drought – ChileDME GmbH2019-09-06T11:14:50+02:00
‘Setting up desal plants a must to meet water requirement’ – India The Puducherry government has no option other than to set up desalination plants to meet the demand for water in the Union territory of Puducherry in the future, said chief minister V Narayanasamy. Replying to a query raised by a member in the legislative assembly on Wednesday, Narayanasamy said the government will seek financial assistance from a French agency to execute projects including desalination plants to meet the growing drinking water needs of the residents. He said the government has proposed […] ‘Setting up desal plants a must to meet water requirement’ – IndiaDME GmbH2019-09-05T14:49:18+02:00