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Desalination plant restart ahead of schedule as dam levels slide – Sydney

The restart of Sydney’s desalination plant is proceeding faster than expected, helping to slow the drawdown of the city’s reservoirs amid the ongoing drought.

The $2.3 billion plant, which resumed operations in January, has been supplying water to Sydney’s network for about six weeks. Production is now between 300 and 400 million litres per week.

„In line with our operating licence, [the plant] has until September to reach its maximum capacity of producing 250 million litres per day of water – […]

Desalination plant restart ahead of schedule as dam levels slide – SydneyDME GmbH2019-05-11T16:05:54+02:00

Sydney desal plant restart ahead of schedule as dam levels continue slide – Sydney

The restart of Sydney’s desalination plant is proceeding faster than expected, helping to slow the drawdown of the city’s reservoirs amid the ongoing drought.

The $2.3 billion plant, which resumed operations in January, has been supplying water to Sydney’s network for about six weeks. Production is now between 300 and 400 million litres per week.

„In line with our operating licence, [the plant] has until September to reach its maximum capacity of producing 250 million litres per day of water – or […]

Sydney desal plant restart ahead of schedule as dam levels continue slide – SydneyDME GmbH2019-05-10T11:21:13+02:00

Dubai completes $3.18bn M-Station expansion project – Dubai

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has announced the completion of the M-Station expansion project  in Jebel Ali, the largest power generation and water desalination plant in the UAE, at a total investment of Dh11.7 billion ($3.18 billion) in co-ordination with German technology major Siemens.

It was inaugurated by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance, and President of Dewa, in the presence of senior Dewa officials including its managing director and chief executive officer Saeed Mohammed […]

Dubai completes $3.18bn M-Station expansion project – DubaiDME GmbH2019-05-09T11:12:59+02:00

ACWA Power Signs Strategic Agreements With Three Chinese Entities During the Second Belt and Road Forum – Saudi Arabia

ACWA Power, a leading developer, owner, and operator of power generation and water desalination plants has signed strategic agreements with three renowned Chinese entities on the sidelines of the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF).

The agreements with PowerChina, China Gezhouba Group Company (CGGC) and Bank of China will lay the ground for collaboration in key investments and further involve Chinese expertise in manufacturing power generation and desalinated water production plants that ACWA Power develops and operates.

ACWA Power Signs Strategic Agreements With Three Chinese Entities During the Second Belt and Road Forum – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2019-05-08T15:29:28+02:00

Qatar- Kahramaa, Umm Al Houl Power sign pact to increase water desalination capacity

Under the patronage, and in the presence of H E Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President & CEO of Qatar Petroleum, the General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) and Umm Al Houl Power Company signed an amendment to their agreement on the provision of electricity and water.

The amendment will increase water desalination capacity by 61.5 million gallons per day (about 280,000 cubic meters), which enhances Kahramaa’s capabilities for a sustainable supply of high quality water […]

Qatar- Kahramaa, Umm Al Houl Power sign pact to increase water desalination capacityDME GmbH2019-05-07T14:44:46+02:00

Gulf Consortium Signs Solar PV Power Project Agreements in Oman – Oman

A consortium composed of Saudi Arabia-based utility developer ACWA Power, Kuwait’s Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC) and Alternative Energy Projects Company (AEPCo) signed a contract and agreements with the Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) to develop a 500-megawatt solar PV power plant in Ibri, Oman.

It will be developed on a BOO (build, own, operate) basis, which includes the development, finance, construction and operation of the solar power plant.

The project, dubbed Ibri-2 Independent Power Producer (IPP), will be the […]

Gulf Consortium Signs Solar PV Power Project Agreements in Oman – OmanDME GmbH2019-05-06T09:18:30+02:00

Egypt retracts on buying water from private sector over high prices – Egypt

The government retracts from buying water from the private sector due to the high prices offered by Arab and international companies.

However, the government decided to limit itself to bidding for desalination plants according to the state strategy.

Informed sources told Daily News Egypt that the bids received by the government to buy a cubic metre of water from desalination plants ranged between EGP 17-20, which are more than double of the prices that the government wants to contract, which is […]

Egypt retracts on buying water from private sector over high prices – EgyptDME GmbH2019-05-05T06:39:34+02:00

Metrowater taps all resources to quench Chennai’s thirst – Chennai

Aware of the grim water situation facing the city, Metrowater has initiated about a dozen measures, including erection of new borewells with power pumps, setting up additional filling points and extending operation of tanker lorries. The most serious problem surrounds the level of water in the reservoirs at Poondi, Cholavaram, Red Hills and Chembarambakkam.

Cholavaram, the smallest with a total capacity of 1,081 million cubic feet, on Friday had a mere 9 million cubic feet of water. Officials had stopped the drawing from its dead […]

Metrowater taps all resources to quench Chennai’s thirst – ChennaiDME GmbH2019-05-04T13:25:59+02:00

UK pledges $12m to build water plant in Gaza Strip, Palestine – Gaza

The UK Government has pledged $11.8m in support for the construction of a water desalination plant in Gaza, Palestine, which isone of three projects that make up the ‚Desalination Facility for the Gaza Strip‘ scheme.

According to Palestinian News Agency, Wafa, Mazen Ghneim, head of Palestinian Water Authority (PWA), made the announcement during the opening of an international conference on the water desalination in the Gaza Strip.

He said PWA had completed a “large part of the plan” for the scheme, which consists of three […]

UK pledges $12m to build water plant in Gaza Strip, Palestine – GazaDME GmbH2019-05-03T10:48:28+02:00

Jakarta Is Sinking. Now Indonesia Has to Find a New Capital – Indonesia

This week, amid devastating flooding, Indonesia announced it’s planning to move its capital out of Jakarta, which really is nothing new—the country’s first president was talking about it way back in 1957.

Part of the problem is extreme congestion, but today the city of more than 10 million is facing nothing short of obliteration by rising seas and sinking land, two opposing yet complementary forces of doom. Models predict that by 2050, 95 percent of North Jakarta could be submerged.

And Jakarta is […]

Jakarta Is Sinking. Now Indonesia Has to Find a New Capital – IndonesiaDME GmbH2019-05-02T14:39:50+02:00