PUB-owned Tuas Desalination Plant wins global award, beating others in Oman, Tunisia and Egypt – Singapore Barely a year after its opening, the Republic’s Tuas Desalination Plant, has got an accolade to its name, beating plants from Oman, Tunisia and Egypt that were in the running. The desalination plant – the first plant owned and operated by national water agency PUB – was named Desalination Plant of the Year at this year’s Global Water Awards, presented at the Global Water Summit in London on Tuesday (April 9). The awards recognise the most important achievements in the international water industry, […] PUB-owned Tuas Desalination Plant wins global award, beating others in Oman, Tunisia and Egypt – SingaporeDME GmbH2019-04-11T13:48:59+02:00
Saudi Arabia turns up temperature on water reduction plans – Saudi Arabia Water rationalisation has been a high priority for the Saudi Arabian Government in recent years as it has repeatedly tried to address the stark imbalance of the country’s water consumption rates compared to its actual availability of resources. Saudi Arabia is one of the world’s driest countries, but at the same time it’s the world’s third largest per capita consumer of water after the United States and Canada. Attempts to boost reserves while cutting consumption have long been on the agenda in response […] Saudi Arabia turns up temperature on water reduction plans – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2019-04-10T09:26:16+02:00
India takes to solar-powered desalination – India India has joined the nations using PV to produce drinking water after a 10,000-liters-per-day solar-powered desalination plant was set up at the Vivekananda Memorial in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The plant was developed by a team from the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) and the Ministry of Earth Sciences funded the Rs1.22 crore ($175,000) experimental project. (LINK). India takes to solar-powered desalination – IndiaDME GmbH2019-04-09T13:52:19+02:00
Toray to double production of water treatment membranes in China – China Japanese materials manufacturer Toray Industries will build a new plant to make water treatment membranes in China, doubling its production capacity in a country facing water shortages. The new plant is estimated to be a 10 billion yen ($89.7 million) investment, and will be built in Foshan, Guangdong Province. It is to begin producing reverse osmosis membranes in 2021. The high-performance membranes are in demand in China, where they are used to purify drinking water and to filter impurities […] Toray to double production of water treatment membranes in China – ChinaDME GmbH2019-04-08T10:27:49+02:00
Cape Town’s plan to not run out of water again – Cape Town Cape Town is drilling boreholes and wells at a rapid rate to ensure it has a stable water supply. According to a report in the Sunday Times, over 26,000 registered boreholes and wells have been created. This is compared to 1,500 in 2016. The continued focus on drilling for water comes just over a year after Cape Town faced severe droughts and water shortages. (LINK). Cape Town’s plan to not run out of water again – Cape TownDME GmbH2019-04-07T09:03:49+02:00
Solar scrapping makes nuclear a real option – Australia A $650 million solar thermal power plant planned for Port Augusta will not go ahead after the company behind it failed to secure commercial finance for the project. The Conservative Party says a reliable, zero-carbon proven power mode using a resource we have in abundance in South Australia should now appeal to those who want to bring back common sense. Nuclear power could not only solve our energy reliability and climate alarmist CO2 concerns, it could also irrigate great swathes of South […] Solar scrapping makes nuclear a real option – AustraliaDME GmbH2019-04-06T08:05:34+02:00
80% water supply restored in Malaysia’s Kulai following ammonia pollution – Kulai – Malaysia Eighty per cent of the water supply in Johor’s Kulai district was restored by noon on Friday (Apr 5), following water cuts due to ammonia pollution in Sungai Sayong, said Bukit Batu assemblyman Jimmy Puah Wee Tse. Mr Puah, however, told CNA that it will take more time for water to reach users in areas of higher elevation. A reservoir at a bio-composite centre next to an oil palm refinery in Sedenak burst on Wednesday at around 7am. This caused ammonia-contaminated water to flow into Sungai Sayong, one of […] 80% water supply restored in Malaysia’s Kulai following ammonia pollution – Kulai – MalaysiaDME GmbH2019-04-05T10:20:20+02:00
Hyflux calls off SM Investments rescue deal, cancels proposed scheme meetings In a hurricane twist of events, the US$530 million rescue deal from SM Investments to save embattled water treatment firm Hyflux is now off the table. Hyflux announced the cancellation of the scheduled scheme meetings on April 5 and 8 in a regulatory filing on Thursday noon, just days before the proposed meetings were supposed to happen. Due to the cancellation of the scheme meetings, shareholders also need not attend the extraordinary general meeting scheduled after the scheme meetings on April 15, the firm […] Hyflux calls off SM Investments rescue deal, cancels proposed scheme meetingsDME GmbH2019-04-04T13:01:54+02:00
Acwa Power’s Jordan plant launches commercial operations – Jordan Saudi-based Acwa Power, a major developer of power and water desalination projects, said its joint venture IPP (independent power project) with Jordan’s National Electric Power Company (Nepco) in the Zarqa region of Jordan, has entered commercial operations adding 485 MW electricity to the country’s grid. The Acwa Power Zarqa combined cycle power plant can generate the equivalent electricity needed to supply up to 350,000 Jordanian households and is the most efficient thermal power plant in Jordan, said a statement from the Saudi company. Acwa Power’s Jordan plant launches commercial operations – JordanDME GmbH2019-04-03T10:18:55+02:00
Chennai to get 500 million cubic feet of water from Mettur – Chennai – India The State government has decided to provide the city with an extra supply of around 500 mcft of Cauvery water, a portion of which was released from the Mettur dam on Sunday night, and is expected to reach Veeranam tank in Cuddalore in 10-12 days. With just less than 700 mcft of water left in all four reservoirs of the city, supply of Cauvery water comes at a crucial time as the city is slipping into a severe drought situation. Chennai to get 500 million cubic feet of water from Mettur – Chennai – IndiaDME GmbH2019-04-02T15:15:34+02:00