SWCC awards EPC contract for water network project in Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) has awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for a water transmission pipeline project to Saudi Services for Electro-Mechanic Works Company. State-owned SWCC is responsible for developing and operating power and desalination plants and supplying various regions in the Kingdom with desalinated water, according to its website. „The EPC contract for Water Transmission System Package B1 from Al Khobar to Dammam/Jamiah was awarded last week to Saudi Services for Electro-Mechanic Works Company,“ […] SWCC awards EPC contract for water network project in Saudi Arabia – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2019-11-28T13:25:33+01:00
Solar desalination aids water crisis – South Africa South Africa is facing a serious water crisis, particularly the provinces of the Western Cape, Northern Cape and Witsand in the Hessequa Municipality. The Western Cape was chosen as the location for Africa’s first seawater solar desalination plant. Despite the recognition that access to water and sanitation is a human right, in 2015, 3 in 10 people (2.1 billion) did not have access to safe drinking water, and 6 in 10 (4.5 billion) had no access to safely managed sanitation facilities. Solar desalination aids water crisis – South AfricaDME GmbH2019-11-27T19:06:34+01:00
Hyflux reaches $290m deal with Middle Eastern savior – Singapore Embattled water company Hyflux said Tuesday that it has reached a restructuring agreement with United Arab Emirates-based utility company Utico, which will invest 400 million Singapore dollars ($290 million) and acquire a 95% stake in the Singapore company. The announcement came as Hyflux faces the deadline for its $2 billion debt moratorium on Dec. 2. The company is to explain the progress of the restructuring negotiations at a court hearing this Friday Nov. 29, where it will seek another extension of the moratorium. Of the […] Hyflux reaches $290m deal with Middle Eastern savior – SingaporeDME GmbH2019-11-26T16:13:33+01:00
Residents to have their say on Belmont desalination plant – New York The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment is asking for community feedback on an application by Hunter Water for a drought response desalination plant at Belmont. Executive Director, Infrastructure Assessments, David Gainsford, said community input is a vital part of the planning process and encouraged everyone to have their say on the draft proposal. “Hunter Water has lodged a State Significant Infrastructure application for a desalination plant at Belmont which could be used to supplement the Lower Hunter’s water supplies during […] Residents to have their say on Belmont desalination plant – New YorkDME GmbH2019-11-25T15:22:27+01:00
Tugun desalination producing 15 per cent of southeast Queensland’s water supply during drought – Australia THE desalination plant at Tugun has revved up to full capacity, producing 15 per cent of southeast Queensland’s water supply at a time when two-thirds of the state is in drought. It comes as the State Government launches a new campaign called “Every Drop Counts”, urging Gold Coasters to limit their water consumption by cutting usage by 25 per cent to 150 litres per person per day. Gold Coasters are the thirstiest water consumers in the southeast, using 182 litres every day, well […] Tugun desalination producing 15 per cent of southeast Queensland’s water supply during drought – AustraliaDME GmbH2019-11-24T15:37:55+01:00
EIR for desal project approved – United States Ocean water desalination, in which salt and other compounds would be removed from water in the Pacific and introduced into the water supply for drinking and other potential uses, could have numerous potential benefits, West Basin said, including “reducing reliance on imported water, improving water security through increased local control of water supplies,” and “improving climate resiliency” by providing a water source that is not dependent on the shifting volume of rain and snow that arrives each year. Opponents, however, have said that the project […] EIR for desal project approved – United StatesDME GmbH2019-11-23T19:52:37+01:00
SCWD Examines Drilling Plan for Desal Plant – California An engineering firm advising the South Coast Water District on its proposed Doheny desalination project was summoned Thursday, Nov. 14, to explain how officials might mitigate the risks of using a relatively-new drilling method to siphon seawater from beneath the ocean floor. Brian Villalobos, principal geohyrdrologist for GEOSCIENCE Support Services, told the SCWD Board of Directors that drilling slant wells, rather than vertical or horizontal wells, off Doheny State Beach is ideal because of the dynamic hydrological and environmental conditions. Villalobos said alternatives to the […] SCWD Examines Drilling Plan for Desal Plant – CaliforniaDME GmbH2019-11-22T10:21:39+01:00
Call for comment on proposed desalination plant – Durban Durban – The Department of Environmental Affairs is calling for public comment after it recently granted an environmental authorisation for a proposed desalination plant in the north of eThekwini near oThongathi. Desalination refers to the process of removing salt from seawater to make it fit for human consumption. Umgeni Water – the applicants in the project – stressed that while the environmental authorisation had been granted, there was no intention to construct a desalination plant in the north or south of eThekwini […] Call for comment on proposed desalination plant – DurbanDME GmbH2019-11-21T15:54:49+01:00
South Korea ready to support Egypt’s desalination plans: ambassador – Egypt South Korea plans to support Egypt’s plans to implement desalination projects, the Korean ambassador to Egypt, Yeocheol Yoon, told Daily News Egypt, asserting, “we hope that Egypt’s negotiations with Ethiopia about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will go well, yet water demand in Egypt is still high.” Desalination is the way to go for Egypt, the ambassador noted, adding that Korean companies have a strong expertise in desalination. Egypt is working very hard to face water shortage issues through alternative solutions, President […] South Korea ready to support Egypt’s desalination plans: ambassador – EgyptDME GmbH2019-11-20T20:45:24+01:00
Sydney Water proposes increase in price as drought hits revenue, supply – Sydney Sydneysiders are using higher than average amounts of water and face the prospect of four more years of restrictions and a hike in bills from next July if the drought does not break. Sydney Water has submitted a revised submission to the Independent Pricing Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) for a proposal that would see annual water bills rise by $30 a year with dam levels on Tuesday sinking to 46.3 per cent. The state government is also expected to soon announce the expansion […] Sydney Water proposes increase in price as drought hits revenue, supply – SydneyDME GmbH2019-11-19T15:33:39+01:00