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MEDRC INVITE APPLICATIONS FOR $700,000 GLOBAL WATER PRIZE – Oman

MEDRC Water Research and The Research Council have today announced the opening of the online application window for respondents to the Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge Prize.

The challenge is a $700,000 prize awarded to the person or team that can deliver a hand-held, stand-alone, low-cost, desalination device suitable for short-term use and rapid deployment in the event of a humanitarian crises.

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MEDRC INVITE APPLICATIONS FOR $700,000 GLOBAL WATER PRIZE – OmanDME GmbH2018-11-26T23:18:45+01:00

Hogan lovells advises on the Sharqiyah IWP in Oman – Oman

Hogan Lovells has advised JGC Corporation, United Infrastructure Development Company (part of Bahwan Engineering Group) and Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, the successful bidder, on the Sharqiyah Independent Water Project („IWP“) in the Sultanate of Oman. Financial close was achieved on the 5^th of November, 2018.

The Sharqiyah IWP is a reverse osmosis seawater desalination plant that will sell approximately 80,000m³ of desalinated water per day for 20 years to the Oman Power and Water Procurement Co. SAOC („OPWP“) – the single buyer of power and water for all […]

Hogan lovells advises on the Sharqiyah IWP in Oman – OmanDME GmbH2018-11-25T23:19:01+01:00

Jersey desalination plant set to work again after seven years – Jersey

Island reservoirs are currently 46% full – compared to 71% at the same time in 2017.

Jersey Water said it was preparing its desalination plant because little rain was forecast for the „foreseeable future“.

It will be the first time the unit has converted seawater in seven years.

Jersey Water supplies 38,000 homes and businesses across the island.

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Jersey desalination plant set to work again after seven years – JerseyDME GmbH2018-11-24T22:39:04+01:00

UAE inspires GCC nuclear future – United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is making progress on the construction of the first nuclear power plant in the GCC region.

In July, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) announced that the first nuclear reactor would come online to start generating electric power in late 2019 or early 2020.

Construction of the UAE’s second nuclear power reactor is nearing completion with pre-operational testing well underway. Pre-operational testing process incorporates all lessons learned from the same test on Unit 1.

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UAE inspires GCC nuclear future – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2018-11-23T22:08:19+01:00

Sindh Governor Imran Ismail for discouraging tax evaders – Sindh

Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has expressed that Pakistan is at a critical junction and if we don’t support our country now, then nothing will remain, neither the industry nor our home, therefore, we all need to work very hard for the progress of Pakistan.

Speaking at a meeting of Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), Governor quoted that according to the World Bank Report, there has not been a single percent increase in exports of Pakistan during the last five years.

However, our imports have jumped to […]

Sindh Governor Imran Ismail for discouraging tax evaders – SindhDME GmbH2018-11-23T08:47:14+01:00

Singapore’s Hyflux has PPP concession for Algerian desalination plant terminated – Algeria

Company says it does not agree with the action taken by Sonatrach and Algerienne des Eaux, and will “seek advice on enforcement and protection of its rights”

Hyflux, the Singapore-headquartered global developer and operator of power and water plants, announced on Tuesday that it has been served a termination notice for a sea water desalination project in Algeria.

The company said in a press statement that it received a notice of termination for its Souk Tleta Desalination Plant in the Wilaya of Tlemcen.

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Singapore’s Hyflux has PPP concession for Algerian desalination plant terminated – AlgeriaDME GmbH2018-11-21T22:01:25+01:00

Powering the Universe – Dubai

Paddy Padmanathan is the President and CEO of ACWA Power. He has been chosen as the utilities industry personality of the month for his achievement at ACWA Power over the past few years.

Early this year, ACWA power set the pace for the first ever concentrated solar plant (CSP) in Dubai following a ground-breaking ceremony for the $3.8bn project at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar plant.

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Powering the Universe – DubaiDME GmbH2018-11-20T17:48:59+01:00

Essel Projects to set up Rs 700-cr desalination plant in Gujarat – Gujarat – India

The Gujarat government on Saturday announced the setting up of State’s largest desalination plant at Jamnagar with daily capacity to treat 100 million litres per day (MLD) of sea water.

An agreement is signed between Gujarat Water Infrastructure Limited and Essel Infraprojects Limited for the Rs 700-crore project to be developed under Public Private Partnership (PPP).

Chief Minister Vijay Rupani termed it a historical development, which will make drought a matter of history for the State.

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Essel Projects to set up Rs 700-cr desalination plant in Gujarat – Gujarat – IndiaDME GmbH2018-11-19T22:48:35+01:00

Israeli tech can assuage India’s worst water crisis – India

NITI Aayog, the policy think-tank arm of Government of India, published a report titled, “Composite Water Management Index” on the current state of water usage patterns and availability in India.

The executive summary of the report starts by stating, “India is suffering from the worst water crisis in its history and millions of lives and livelihoods are under threat”.

Despite the geographical heterogeneity across India, water scarcity is a recurring issue. The report notes that about 600 million Indians are living in extreme water stress and about […]

Israeli tech can assuage India’s worst water crisis – IndiaDME GmbH2018-11-18T22:17:52+01:00

„Historic Moment“: Gujarat To Get Major Sea Water Desalination Plant – Gujarat

Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said on Saturday that Gujarat was now on the threshold of ending its perennial water scarcity with the launch of a major desalination project to treat as much 10 crore litres of sea water a day in the drought-prone Saurashtra region.

The chief minister called it a „historic moment“, as the state-owned Gujarat Water Infrastructure Limited and private sector Essel Infraprojects Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement the project at the Jodia coast in Jamnagar district in Saurashtra region.

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„Historic Moment“: Gujarat To Get Major Sea Water Desalination Plant – GujaratDME GmbH2018-11-17T22:02:55+01:00