Kuwait offers four desalination units to Iraq – Kuwait City- Kuwait At the discretion of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the State of Kuwait on Monday sent four seawater desalination units to Iraq. A technical team of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity and Water delivered the units to officials of the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources at the Kuwaiti-Iraqi border on Monday, the Kuwaiti ministry’s undersecretary Mohammad Bushehri said in a press statement. The production capacity of the four seawater desalination units amounts to one million imperial gallons, he said. (LINK). Kuwait offers four desalination units to Iraq – Kuwait City- KuwaitDME GmbH2018-08-17T15:21:05+02:00
Gwadar start getting clean water after a decade – Quetta – Pakistan After suffering from the worst kind of water crisis for over a decade where even contaminated water was scarce, the Balochistan government has claimed to have started clean water supply to only two cities. Sources said that the previous two governments (five years of rule each) only inked memorandums of understanding for supply of water, but did not bother implementing them.Severe water shortage hits most parts of Quetta. “The provincial government has been utilising all available resources to resolve the water crisis in Quetta and Gwadar,” said caretaker Balochistan Minister for Public Health Engineering Naveed Ahmed Kalmati while […] Gwadar start getting clean water after a decade – Quetta – PakistanDME GmbH2018-08-17T16:07:22+02:00
Why it’s a bad idea to ramp up Adelaide’s desalination plant – Adelaide – Australia Drought-affected farmers in New South Wales have called for South Australia to increase the use of its desalination plant to enable an increase in water allocations for other users along the Murray River. The farmers’ argument is that if Adelaide, in particular, draws less water from the river more will be available for agriculture in NSW and Victoria. The logic may sound appealing, but there are three good reasons why it’s not a good idea. Not only is desalination an incredibly expensive project, there are other strategies – like water pricing – that can more effectively reduce water demand. Why it’s a bad idea to ramp up Adelaide’s desalination plant – Adelaide – AustraliaDME GmbH2018-08-17T16:07:02+02:00
Dam levels take a dive as the big dry tightens its grip – Sydney – Australia The Kurnell desalination plant which has sat idle for the past five years may need to be switched back on if Sydney’s dam levels continue to fall. Water levels at storages supplying the Sydney metropolitan area are sinking amid a lack of rain and rising consumption. The total storage levels for the Sydney region are running at about two-thirds full, with the desalination plant set to be turned on to supplement the water supply when capacity drops to 60 per cent, according to WaterNSW. (LINK). Dam levels take a dive as the big dry tightens its grip – Sydney – AustraliaDME GmbH2018-08-17T16:08:39+02:00
Jordan, US sign $166m grant agreements to improve water network.-Jordan Jordan and the US on Wednesday signed two grant agreements worth $166 million to rehabilitate Amman’s second main water resource and install smart metres to slash water loss. Minister of Water and Irrigation Munir Oweis and USAID Mission Director in Jordan Nancy Eslick signed the two agreements, which aim at implementing the goals of Jordan’s 2016-2025 national water strategy that seeks to generate additional water amounts. Reduce Jordan’s water loss from the current 43 per cent to 25 per cent by the year 2025. (LINK). Jordan, US sign $166m grant agreements to improve water network.-JordanDME GmbH2018-08-09T12:03:52+02:00
Preparatory work on State’s first seawater desalination plant starts.-Mangalore Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd., (MRPL), has begun preparatory work for the State’s first seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant on the 13 acres of land leased out by New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) here. The Trust has provided land on the southern end of its property at Tannirbhavi to MRPL, along with an acre of seafront land on a 30-year lease. The plant will initially produce 30 million litres per day (MLD) fresh water, expandable up to 70 MLD. (LINK). Preparatory work on State’s first seawater desalination plant starts.-MangaloreDME GmbH2018-08-09T11:56:01+02:00
Lanxess appoints new distributor in Turkey for Lewabrane membranes Lanxess’s Liquid Purification Technologies (LPT) business unit has signed a distribution agreement with Turkey’s Burkut Inc covering the sale of Lewabrane membrane elements. Burkut, founded in 1984, specialises in industrial process water treatment equipment and technical services. (LINK). Lanxess appoints new distributor in Turkey for Lewabrane membranesDME GmbH2018-08-08T14:09:53+02:00
Red tide disrupts operation of desalination plant in Barka – Barka – Oman A red tide outbreak in Barka has forced ACWA Power to operate two of its water desalination plants below their capacity, resulting in a financial impact of RO140,000 to the company. The company expects further delay in reverting to full operations as proliferation of Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) is continuing, which is likely to increase the financial impact of the outbreak. (LINK). Red tide disrupts operation of desalination plant in Barka – Barka – OmanDME GmbH2018-08-31T10:17:21+02:00
Acciona wins Saudi desalination project.-Saudi Acciona Agua is to design and build what will be one of Saudi Arabia’s largest desalination plants. The €200m+ plant will have a production capacity of 210,000m3 per day. Saudi government corporation Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) is client for the Al Khobar desalination plant, which will be built in Khobar, on the country’s east coast, about 400km from Riyadh. It will also supply water to oil company Aramco. (LINK). Acciona wins Saudi desalination project.-SaudiDME GmbH2018-08-05T23:06:09+02:00
New water desalination projects on anvil: Diam A string of new water desalination projects, currently under various stages of planning, tendering and development at key locations across the Sultanate, will help supplant older, less efficient projects nearing the end of their operational life, according to the Public Authority for Electricity and Water (Diam). “Diam believes that desalination plants are the strategic choice for providing safe drinking water of high quality and efficiency due to the geographical location of the Sultanate and the scarcity of groundwater resources,” the state-owned utility said in a recent overview of its activities. (LINK). New water desalination projects on anvil: DiamDME GmbH2018-08-05T07:24:21+02:00