Essel Projects to set up Rs 700-cr desalination plant in Gujarat – Gujarat – India The Gujarat government on Saturday announced the setting up of State’s largest desalination plant at Jamnagar with daily capacity to treat 100 million litres per day (MLD) of sea water. An agreement is signed between Gujarat Water Infrastructure Limited and Essel Infraprojects Limited for the Rs 700-crore project to be developed under Public Private Partnership (PPP). Chief Minister Vijay Rupani termed it a historical development, which will make drought a matter of history for the State. (LINK). Essel Projects to set up Rs 700-cr desalination plant in Gujarat – Gujarat – IndiaDME GmbH2018-11-19T22:48:35+01:00
Israeli tech can assuage India’s worst water crisis – India NITI Aayog, the policy think-tank arm of Government of India, published a report titled, “Composite Water Management Index” on the current state of water usage patterns and availability in India. The executive summary of the report starts by stating, “India is suffering from the worst water crisis in its history and millions of lives and livelihoods are under threat”. Despite the geographical heterogeneity across India, water scarcity is a recurring issue. The report notes that about 600 million Indians are living in extreme water stress and about […] Israeli tech can assuage India’s worst water crisis – IndiaDME GmbH2018-11-18T22:17:52+01:00
„Historic Moment“: Gujarat To Get Major Sea Water Desalination Plant – Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said on Saturday that Gujarat was now on the threshold of ending its perennial water scarcity with the launch of a major desalination project to treat as much 10 crore litres of sea water a day in the drought-prone Saurashtra region. The chief minister called it a „historic moment“, as the state-owned Gujarat Water Infrastructure Limited and private sector Essel Infraprojects Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement the project at the Jodia coast in Jamnagar district in Saurashtra region. (LINK). „Historic Moment“: Gujarat To Get Major Sea Water Desalination Plant – GujaratDME GmbH2018-11-17T22:02:55+01:00
Troubled waters for holy site – the Sea of Galilee recedes to its lowest level in a century – Israel In a country where water is key to security and survival, Israeli authorities are rallying to save the shrinking Sea of Galilee that has reached its lowest level in a century CHRISTIAN pilgrims flock to the shores of the holy Sea of Galilee to visit the sites where Jesus performed healing miracles and walked on water. Yet when they reach the rocky shoreline they find the famous waters are receding after five years of drought that some Israelis fear heralds a wider water crisis connected with climate change. Troubled waters for holy site – the Sea of Galilee recedes to its lowest level in a century – IsraelDME GmbH2018-11-17T05:37:20+01:00
Desalination plants to open in RAK, Fujairah and UAQ in 2021 – Fujairah – United Arab Emirates A number of desalination plants producing 511 million litres of fresh water per day will open in the Northern Emirates in 2021. The three plants will be built in Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah by the Federal Electricity and Water Authority and MDC Power Holding Company, which is owned by Mubadala Investment Company. (LINK). Desalination plants to open in RAK, Fujairah and UAQ in 2021 – Fujairah – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2018-11-07T15:47:33+01:00
Six arrested in illegal well drilling case in west Amman – Amman – Jordan Authorities arrested on Wednesday six people for allegedly drilling an illegal well in Wadi Al Sir district in west Amman, according to an official at the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. The ministry received information from an area resident about suspected drilling of a well in Wadi Al Sir, according to the official, who noted that, after verifying the reports, a ministerial team escorted with a security force raided the location. (LINK). Six arrested in illegal well drilling case in west Amman – Amman – JordanDME GmbH2018-10-18T09:11:15+02:00
Inge Wins Contract to Supply UF technology for Oman’s Sea Water Desalination Plant – Oman a German company specialising in ultrafiltration (UF) technology – received a contract to supply its UF solutions as part of a sea water desalination project in Oman commissioned by Al Asilah Desalination Company Saoc + Opwp. Although not specified in the original tender, the system integrator for the project, Doosan, ultimately decided to use UF instead of conventional methods such as sand filters because they were so impressed by UF’s superior reliability, longer lifetime and better membrane maintenance. Having spent many years cooperating with inge on a number of […] Inge Wins Contract to Supply UF technology for Oman’s Sea Water Desalination Plant – OmanDME GmbH2018-10-16T22:42:04+02:00
Kinmen County completes desalination plant expansion – Kinmen – China Taiwan’s outlying Kinmen County celebrated on Monday the completion of an expansion of a local desalination plant that should help increase freshwater supplies and ease the threat of water shortages in the island county. Speaking at the celebration ceremony, Kinmen County government secretary-general Lin Te-kung (林德恭) said the expanded plant will contribute significantly to supplying the county’s water needs. According to the Water Resources Agency (WRA), the facility is expected to supply 4,000 cubic meters of freshwater per day, up from its daily production […] Kinmen County completes desalination plant expansion – Kinmen – ChinaDME GmbH2018-10-15T23:28:41+02:00
Saudi Arabia expected to award mega desalination project in Q4 – Rabigh – Saudi Saudi Arabia’s state-owned Water and Electricity Company (WEC) is expected to sign the development agreement for its $150 million Rabigh 3 Independent Water Project (IWP), located at Rabigh on the Red Sea coast, in the fourth quarter of 2018, a source told Thomson Reuters Projects. The project involves the development, financing, procurement, implementation, operation and maintenance of a 600,000 cubic metres (m3)/day reverse osmosis desalination plant expandable to 1,200,000 m3/day, according to an August 2017 press statement posted on WEC’s website. (LINK). Saudi Arabia expected to award mega desalination project in Q4 – Rabigh – SaudiDME GmbH2018-10-14T22:00:41+02:00
Minister: Trade volume between Egypt, France hits USD 1.459 billion in 8 months – Egypt The volume of trade exchange between Egypt and France hit 1.4 billion dollars during the first eight months of 2018, including 460-million-dollar exports and 999-million-dollar imports, Trade and Industry Minister Amr Nassar said on Saturday 13/10/2018. This came at a meeting that Nassar held with French Ambassador in Cairo Stéphane Romatet to discuss future economic relations between both countries and current French investments in Egypt. (LINK). Minister: Trade volume between Egypt, France hits USD 1.459 billion in 8 months – EgyptDME GmbH2018-10-13T22:44:31+02:00