Singapore seizes water plant from Hyflux after launching accounts probe – Singapore Singapore moved to take control of debt-laden Hyflux’s key water treatment plant on Wednesday, a day after authorities said they were reviewing the company’s disclosures to see if it has breached any laws. Once lauded as a national champion running a strategically important water source for the city-state, Hyflux is now under a court-supervised restructuring process that could wipe out the holdings of tens of thousands of retail investors. Singapore’s national water agency, PUB, issued a notice to Hyflux on Wednesday saying […] Singapore seizes water plant from Hyflux after launching accounts probe – SingaporeDME GmbH2019-04-17T15:12:03+02:00
Repair work on Barka 2 power and water desalination plant reaches completion – Oman Repairs on gas turbine three (GT-3) of Oman’s Barka Two power and water desalisanation plant have finished ahead of schedule, nearly three weeks after an inspection initially revealed damage. In an 11 April, 2019, filing to the Muscat Securities Market, plant operator SMN Power Holding said the affected unit returned to service on 4 April – six calendar days ahead of its previously communicated expected completion date. The financial impact due to the outage and repair work amounted to $1.8m (OMR800,000), the group […] Repair work on Barka 2 power and water desalination plant reaches completion – OmanDME GmbH2019-04-16T12:09:21+02:00
Egypt- SCZone pays EGP 1.3bn to army’s Engineering Authority for desalination plant – Egypt The Engineering Authority of the Armed Forces was paid EGP 1.3bn by the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) as part of the cost of establishing a seawater desalination plant in the southern area of SCZone. Mohamed Shaaban, vice president of SCZone, said that the desalination plant has a production capacity of 100,000 cubic metres per day, at a cost of €90m (about EGP 1.76bn). The southern area’s water needs are estimated at 250,000 cubic metres per day until 2030, and about 120,000 […] Egypt- SCZone pays EGP 1.3bn to army’s Engineering Authority for desalination plant – EgyptDME GmbH2019-04-15T09:48:50+02:00
NMSU to host Two Nations One Water summit Water scarcity is a critical issue for New Mexico, Texas and Mexico, and the Two Nations One Water U.S.-Mexico Border Water Summit 2019 will address this challenge and more at the April 23-25 event at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum. The New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute at New Mexico State University will host the conference, which is in its second year. „The Two Nations One Water conference provides a platform for a broad audience to explore […] NMSU to host Two Nations One Water summitDME GmbH2019-04-14T09:57:56+02:00
Chennai: Metrowater pins hopes on Veeranam, borewells. With Chennai’s four water reservoirs running dry, Veeranam lake, 240km away, could be the oasis this summer. The city’s water managers are pinning hopes on the lake, water from quarries in Sikkarayapuram, desalination plants in Nemmeli and Minjur, and giant borewells to tide over the crisis. (LINK). Chennai: Metrowater pins hopes on Veeranam, borewells.DME GmbH2019-04-13T11:28:33+02:00
Climate change: Egypt unveils plan to invest $50 bln in drinking water – Egypt Egyptian government plans to invest about 50 billion dollars over 20 years to secure access to drinking water for its 97 million population. The announcement was made by the Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel Aty on the sidelines of the Beirut Water Week in Lebanon, which opened its doors on Monday, April 8, 2019. The project is part of the National Water Plan 2017-2037 in the drinking water sector. (LINK). Climate change: Egypt unveils plan to invest $50 bln in drinking water – EgyptDME GmbH2019-04-12T11:38:35+02:00
PUB-owned Tuas Desalination Plant wins global award, beating others in Oman, Tunisia and Egypt – Singapore Barely a year after its opening, the Republic’s Tuas Desalination Plant, has got an accolade to its name, beating plants from Oman, Tunisia and Egypt that were in the running. The desalination plant – the first plant owned and operated by national water agency PUB – was named Desalination Plant of the Year at this year’s Global Water Awards, presented at the Global Water Summit in London on Tuesday (April 9). The awards recognise the most important achievements in the international water industry, […] PUB-owned Tuas Desalination Plant wins global award, beating others in Oman, Tunisia and Egypt – SingaporeDME GmbH2019-04-11T13:48:59+02:00
Saudi Arabia turns up temperature on water reduction plans – Saudi Arabia Water rationalisation has been a high priority for the Saudi Arabian Government in recent years as it has repeatedly tried to address the stark imbalance of the country’s water consumption rates compared to its actual availability of resources. Saudi Arabia is one of the world’s driest countries, but at the same time it’s the world’s third largest per capita consumer of water after the United States and Canada. Attempts to boost reserves while cutting consumption have long been on the agenda in response […] Saudi Arabia turns up temperature on water reduction plans – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2019-04-10T09:26:16+02:00
India takes to solar-powered desalination – India India has joined the nations using PV to produce drinking water after a 10,000-liters-per-day solar-powered desalination plant was set up at the Vivekananda Memorial in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The plant was developed by a team from the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) and the Ministry of Earth Sciences funded the Rs1.22 crore ($175,000) experimental project. (LINK). India takes to solar-powered desalination – IndiaDME GmbH2019-04-09T13:52:19+02:00
Toray to double production of water treatment membranes in China – China Japanese materials manufacturer Toray Industries will build a new plant to make water treatment membranes in China, doubling its production capacity in a country facing water shortages. The new plant is estimated to be a 10 billion yen ($89.7 million) investment, and will be built in Foshan, Guangdong Province. It is to begin producing reverse osmosis membranes in 2021. The high-performance membranes are in demand in China, where they are used to purify drinking water and to filter impurities […] Toray to double production of water treatment membranes in China – ChinaDME GmbH2019-04-08T10:27:49+02:00