This is how Saudi Arabia’s NEOM is working towards sustainable water management and treatment – Saudi Arabia As one of the world’s most water-stressed countries, India faces a massive challenge every day to deliver safe drinking water to a population of close to 1.8 billion people. And when one considers that it is home to 18% of the world’s population but has access to only 4% of global freshwater resources, a radical rethink of how it manages its water resources is urgently needed. Change is needed to tackle some of these challenges, and solutions may be within reach. (LINK). This is how Saudi Arabia’s NEOM is working towards sustainable water management and treatment – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2021-09-24T14:19:07+02:00
UAE to launch 3 desalination projects to enhance water production – United Arab Emirates The UAE has announced that it will launch three additional seawater desalination plants in a bid to step up the country’s efforts towards water security. Inaugurating the5th Arab Water Forum (AWF5) held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Dubai on Tuesday, Suhail Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, announced that to support the water sector and tackle challenges related to water scarcity, the UAE was developing three water desalination projects. The projects are located in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Umm Al Quwain with a combined capacity of […] UAE to launch 3 desalination projects to enhance water production – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2021-09-23T13:48:00+02:00
Saudi Crown Prince swoops desalination plants out from under water-tapped Marin – Saudi Arabia The Marin Municipal Water District is considering leasing three desalination plants to augment its dwindling water supply, with reservoir levels so low right now, they might dry up by next summer. But the district faces an unlikely competitor for the water sources – the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia wants the very same plants. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wants to buy the three plants for an otherworldly project he announced this past January. (LINK). Saudi Crown Prince swoops desalination plants out from under water-tapped Marin – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2021-09-23T13:18:04+02:00
Egypt Seeks to Desalinate 6 Ml Cubic Feet of Water Daily – Egypt The Egyptian cabinet discussed Monday plans to buildseawater desalination plants, as the country tries to addresslooming water scarcity. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said the government hasprepared a strategic plan to establish more desalinationplants. Egypt needs around 114 billion cubic meters of waterannually, while it only has 74 billion meters available, saidMinister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed AbdelAty in April. (LINK). Egypt Seeks to Desalinate 6 Ml Cubic Feet of Water Daily – EgyptDME GmbH2021-09-21T14:25:21+02:00
Clean water milestone for Port Alfred desalination plant – South Africa Port Alfred’s answer to the ongoing water crisis reached an important milestone when 100-million litres of clean, potable water passed through the desalination facility. The Ndlambe Sea Water Reverse Osmosis Plant was commissioned on June 23, and processes two megalitres of seawater daily, supplying residents with pristine drinking water. Quality Filtration Systems (QFS) director Musawenkosi Ndlovu was thrilled that the project reached this milestone. (LINK). Clean water milestone for Port Alfred desalination plant – South AfricaDME GmbH2021-09-20T15:14:32+02:00
Saudi Arabia seeks EoIs for Riyadh-Qassim water pipeline project – Saudi Arabia SWPC has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) for the Riyadh-Qassim IWTP project, which on completion, will boast a transmission capacity of 685,000 cu m per day. Through this IWTP programme, the Saudi government aims to achieve its goals of ensuring sustainable development of the country’s water resources while providing affordable high-quality services, said a statement from SWPC. It will develop the necessary potable WTS network comprising pipelines and interim/terminal storage facilities within the Eastern Supply Group to provide critical connectivity between the consumption centers and the upcoming […] Saudi Arabia seeks EoIs for Riyadh-Qassim water pipeline project – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2021-09-19T13:18:00+02:00
Chennai receives 1,000 million litres of water – India For the first time since the formation of Chennai Metro Water Board in 1978, the water supply has touched 1,000 MLD on Friday. Copious inflow into the reservoirs due to good rainfall and the release of Krishna water from Andhra Pradesh are the major reasons for this, say officials. On Friday, the five reservoirs (Chembarambakkam, Poondi, Red Hills, Cholavaram, and Thervoy Kandigai) together had a water storage level of 9.5 TMC. (LINK). Chennai receives 1,000 million litres of water – IndiaDME GmbH2021-09-18T15:27:10+02:00
Rouxville drinking water plant to be restarted before the end of 2021- South Africa In South Africa, the government says that the Rouxville drinking water plant in the Free State province will be back in service before the end of 2021. The plant is being rehabilitated by Lohan Construction Industry. The Rouxville drinking water plant in South Africa’s Free State province will reopen before the end of 2021. This was noted by the South African authorities after an inspection visit to the project site. (LINK). Rouxville drinking water plant to be restarted before the end of 2021- South AfricaDME GmbH2021-09-17T14:18:15+02:00
KarmWater wins Marsa Alam desalination plant contract – Egypt A seawater desalination plant will supply the Marsa Alam resort in Egypt’s Red Sea governorate. On September 14th, 2021, a partnership agreement was signed between the local authorities and KarmWater to carry out the work. The facility will be solar-powered. A desalination plant will provide drinking water to the resort town of Marsa Alam in the Red Sea governorate of Egypt. KarmWater, the new water solutions division of the KarmSolar Group, will implement this project to harness unconventional water resources. (LINK). KarmWater wins Marsa Alam desalination plant contract – EgyptDME GmbH2021-09-16T16:26:57+02:00
Solar-powered water desalination system to supply Bubisa – Kenya German start-up Boreal Light plans to inaugurate a new brackish groundwater desalination system on September 22nd, 2021 in Bubisa, a village in Marsabit County, Kenya. The plant will be powered by solar photovoltaic energy. After the “Shimoni WaterKiosk” system, which went into operation in August 2021 for several public structures on the southern coast of Kenya, Boreal Light will present a new brackish groundwater desalination system on September 22nd, 2021. According to the German start-up, the ceremony will be held in Bubisa, where the plant will provide 11 […] Solar-powered water desalination system to supply Bubisa – KenyaDME GmbH2021-09-15T23:56:35+02:00