UAE to get largest water desalination plant in the world – United Arab Emirates Water security has been a major priority for Abu Dhabi. The emirate has always been seeking the best methods to optimize the use of water resources. Now, the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) is enhancing the water security of the emirate by developing fresh policies and regulations to support the sector. The DoE will also improve the performance of its desalination plants to ensure secure and sustainable water supplies through nine of its plants which have a production capacity of around 1.3bn cubic metres of water per year. UAE to get largest water desalination plant in the world – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2020-07-22T14:25:04+02:00
Desalination plant to reach full capacity amidst critical works – Australia The Gold Coast Desalination Plant will be ramped up to full capacity to enable critical upgrades to the Mt Crosby Water Treatment Plant. The desalination plant, located at Tugun, is scheduled to provide up to 133 million litres – the equivalent of 50 Olympic-sized swimming pools – per day into the South East Queensland (SEQ) water grid while the Mt Crosby plant is taken offline for the next stage of critical works. Natural Resources Minister, Dr Anthony Lynham, said the Mount Crosby plant was one of SEQ’s most important […] Desalination plant to reach full capacity amidst critical works – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-07-21T14:05:27+02:00
Qatar’s Industrial Production Index increases 6% in May – Qatar The monthly Industrial Production Index (IPI) of Qatar for May 2020 reached 104.2 points, an increase by 6.0% compared to the previous month, and decrease by 2.0% when compared to the corresponding month of 2019. Issued by the Planning and Statistics Authority, this index details the growth of various industrial sectors in economy such as mining, manufacturing, electricity production, and water production and desalination. The Industrial Production Index consists of three main components: ‘Mining’, with a relative importance of 83.6%, ‘Manufacturing’ with a relative importance of 15.2%, […] Qatar’s Industrial Production Index increases 6% in May – QatarDME GmbH2020-07-20T17:16:34+02:00
AFP starts desalination project construction in Mavulis Island – Philippines The troopers of the naval detachment in the island northernmost island of the country, Mavulis in the Province of Batanes will soon no longer travel 8 hours to get water for drinking in Itbayat Island. This after Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Filemon T Santos Jr PA, led the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a Desalination Plant System Project in the island on July 10. Lt. Jaypee Abuan PN, public affairs officer of the Naval Forces […] AFP starts desalination project construction in Mavulis Island – PhilippinesDME GmbH2020-07-19T11:53:15+02:00
Energy Ministry allows using 26 bcm seawater for industrial purposes – Tehran According to Ardakanian, coastal provinces such as Hormozgan, Sistan-Baluchestan, and Bushehr can use seawater in projects that do not require water desalination like aquaculture or for cooling the towers of thermal power plants. “Up to 26 billion cubic meters of seawater has been allocated for such uses, which can be used in coastal provinces as required,” the official said. He also noted that for those projects that need the seawater to be desalinated, necessary licenses have been issued in the mentioned provinces. (LINK). Energy Ministry allows using 26 bcm seawater for industrial purposes – TehranDME GmbH2020-07-18T17:53:59+02:00
Desalination Plant to fire back up for critical works – Australia The Gold Coast Desalination Plant will be fired back up to full capacity this summer to allow for critical upgrades to one of South East Queensland’s most important water treatment plants. Natural Resources Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said the desalination plant at Tugun was scheduled to provide up to 133 million litres– or the equivalent of 50 Olympic sized swimming pools – per day into the SEQ Water Grid while the Mt Crosby plant is offline for the next stage of critical works. “Queensland, like the rest of the […] Desalination Plant to fire back up for critical works – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-07-17T11:57:23+02:00
UAQ’s new water desal plant to start production by 2021-end – United Arab Emirates Federal Electricity and Water Authority (Fewa) authorities said work is nearing completion on a new water desalination station at Umm Al Quwain, which boasts a capacity of 50 million gallons per day. The project’s full capacity upon the completion of all its phases will amount to 150 million gallons per day. It is set to start production by the end of 2021, stated Mohammad Mohammad Saleh, the Director-General of the Fewa, during his visit today to the site, which will be the largest of its kind in the […] UAQ’s new water desal plant to start production by 2021-end – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2020-07-16T09:37:51+02:00
Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant commences operations – Singapore Marina East Water, a subsidiary of Keppel Infrastructure, has announced that its large-scale, dual-mode Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant (KMEDP) is now operational, a press release revealed. The project is under the Design, Build, Own and Operate (DBOO) arrangement made with the National Water Agency PUB, Marina East Water, which is Singapore’s fourth desalination plant and Keppel’s second under the said deal. It will undertake plant operations for a 25-year concession period from 2020 to 2045. (LINK). Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant commences operations – SingaporeDME GmbH2020-07-15T15:12:23+02:00
Singapore’s fourth desalination plant in Marina East begins operations – Singapore SINGAPORE – Singapore’s fourth desalination plant, which can produce about 30 million gallons of fresh drinking water per day, has begun commercial operations, said national water agency PUB on Tuesday (July 14). This amount of water can meet the demands of about 200,000 households, and accounts for about 7 per cent of Singapore’s daily water demand of 430 million gallons. The Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant, which officially started operations on June 29, is the Republic’s first large-scale plant able to treat both fresh water and seawater. Singapore’s fourth desalination plant in Marina East begins operations – SingaporeDME GmbH2020-07-14T17:41:25+02:00
Ethiopia’s stubborn stance is perplexing – Ethiopia In spite of nine years of negotiations since Ethiopia took advantage of the chaotic Arab Spring to begin construction of the $4.6 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile the concerned parties — Cairo, Khartoum and Addis Ababa — are still far from reaching an agreement on various technical and legal issues. Time is now of the essence to agree a solution to avoid possible all out military conflict. The largest hydroelectric power plant on the continent of Africa is a source of national pride […] Ethiopia’s stubborn stance is perplexing – EthiopiaDME GmbH2020-07-13T13:57:04+02:00