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Desalination for Cape Town – Numbers and Facts – South Africa

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3. What about in South Africa?
In South Africa desalination is used quite widely by mines to clean up polluted mine water and acid mine drainage. Small to medium-scale desalination has also been used in coastal towns during times of drought. Six municipalities are currently using small-scale reverse osmosis plants to desalinate water for bulk water supply.

Mossel Bay has a medium size desalination plant capable of producing 15 million litres of potable water per day but the plant is currently on standby as the dams in the area are full. Standby mode requires continuous maintenance to keep the plant […]

Desalination for Cape Town – Numbers and Facts – South Africa2018-03-01T11:32:09+01:00

Quality Filtration Systems (QFS) & Osmoflo winning bid for Victoria & Alfred (V&A) Waterfront in Cape Town -South Africa

The contract to provide an emergency desalination plant for the Victoria & Alfred (V&A) Waterfront in Cape Town was recently awarded to Quality Filtration Systems (QFS) and Osmoflo. According to QFS the project, which will address the increasing water demands of the City of Cape Town region, will involve the supply, installation and commissioning of a fully containerised 2 MLD seawater reverse osmosis and multimedia filtration plant. This will be delivered under a rental contract to the City of Cape Town for a minimum duration of 24 months. With a tight completion schedule of 8 weeks, the plant is […]

Quality Filtration Systems (QFS) & Osmoflo winning bid for Victoria & Alfred (V&A) Waterfront in Cape Town -South Africa2018-03-01T10:32:42+01:00

Dinoflagellates species (Red Tide) at Wilayat of Seeb and Barka – Oman

Desalination units hit as Red Tide phenomenon prevails- Oman Observer- MUSCAT: The Public Authority for Electricity and Water (Diam) is monitoring the situation of Red Tide in the sea in the Wilayat of Barka, according to the SCADA Centre.
The desalination units continue to be affected by this Tide phenomenon in the wilayat. According to the centre, the water companies are continuing their efforts to operate the units when the plankton levels are low in seawater to ensure maximum water production. The main emergency committee of the centre monitored the measures taken to ensure the customers in the Wilayat […]

Dinoflagellates species (Red Tide) at Wilayat of Seeb and Barka – Oman2018-02-27T16:01:22+01:00

Villagers demand closure of South Ganga Water Technology Private Limited desalination plant

Residents of Krishnapuram and nearby villages staged a protest at the Collectorate, demanding the closure of South Ganga Water Technology Private Limited, a private desalination plant, alleging that its effluents posed serious health hazards. Led by M. Karunamurthy, district secretary of the CITU affiliated to Tamil Nadu Meenpidi Thozhirsanga Koottamaippu, people from Krishnapuram, Pudukudiuruppu and Panaikulam thronged the Collectorate here on Thursday and raising slogans, demanding the permanent closure of the plant. Earlier, they gathered at the entrance of the Collectorate complex and attempted to take march blindfolded, but Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Natarajan persuaded them to give […]

Villagers demand closure of South Ganga Water Technology Private Limited desalination plant2018-02-26T09:26:17+01:00

Eskom’s Koeberg nuclear power station turned on desalination plant

Eskom’s Koeberg nuclear power station today turned on its temporary mobile groundwater desalination plant, which will ease the pressure on the City of Cape Town’s water supply. “When the City of Cape Town called on the people of the Western Cape to address the water issue, we had to respond with a sustainable solution as a responsible corporate citizen,” Velaphi Ntuli, Koeberg Power Station manager said. Ntuli explained: “The desalination plant is part of Koeberg’s three-pronged water management strategy to address the current water shortages in the Western Cape while ensuring that the plant is able to provide safe […]

Eskom’s Koeberg nuclear power station turned on desalination plant2018-02-26T10:05:59+01:00

Abu Dhabi invited international firms to express interest in building desalination plant – UAE

Bids invited for construction of massive Abu Dhabi desalination plant – Plant will have a capacity of 200 million gallons (757.000 m³/d) per day. Abu Dhabi has invited international firms to express their interest in building one of the world’s biggest water desalination plants as authorities in the UAE’s capital look to increase capacity in order to meet rising demand. Estimated to cost between $600 million and $1.2 billion, the plant will have a capacity of 200 million gallons per day, said Adil al-Saeedi, acting director of privatisation at the Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA), in a […]

Abu Dhabi invited international firms to express interest in building desalination plant – UAE2018-02-27T13:16:14+01:00

NGO calls on government to reopen Teshie Desalination plant – Ghana

A Non-Governmental Organization called, Water for Rural Africa has called on the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) and the government to expedite the re-opening of the Teshie Desalination plant. GWCL ordered the shutdown of the plant effective January 1, 2018, for a renegotiation of the contractual agreement between the company and the managers of the plant, Messrs Befessa. Residents of Teshie, Nungua and other surrounding communities, have experienced poor quality and inconsistency in water supply to the area following the shutdown of the desalination plant. According to them, they receive water only twice each week, which takes place at […]

NGO calls on government to reopen Teshie Desalination plant – Ghana2018-02-27T12:59:43+01:00

Evoqua’s modules in wastewater recovery and reuse

EDR skid featuring two NEXED6-8A-0 modules. A new installation of Evoqua’s NEXED Electrodialysis Reversal (EDR) module, part of the Ionpure product family, is up and running. The EDR system recovers Reverse Osmosis wastewater which was previously sent to drain. 85% of wastewater recovered. – The system was engineered and built by Agape Water Solutions, Inc. and installed by Northeast Water Services Inc. Nexed technology treats Reverse Osmosis concentrate with varying salinity and recovers 85% of the wastewater. The recovered 85% is of equal or better quality than the RO feed water and is returned to the RO inlet. Northeast […]

Evoqua’s modules in wastewater recovery and reuse2018-02-02T13:59:51+01:00

Teshie, Nungua residents struggle for water – Ghana

Residents of Teshie, Nungua and other surrounding communities have expressed their dissatisfaction at the quality and consistency of water supply to the area following the shutdown of the desalination plant by the Ghana Water Company. According to them, they received water two or three days in a week and it comes at dawn making life unbearable for them. Others also complain bitterly about the quality of the water, lamenting that it has a brownish colour with an unpleasant smell and poses serious health risks to them. The Ghana Water Company directed the shutdown of the plant effective January 1, […]

Teshie, Nungua residents struggle for water – Ghana2018-02-02T13:53:35+01:00

Delek Automotive Systems Ltd. negotiating buy control of Veridis (formerly part of Veolia International)

Veridis, formerly part of Veolia International, is active in waste disposal, desalination, and power production in Israel. Delek Automotive Systems Ltd. (TASE: DLEA), which imports and sells Mazda, Ford and BMW vehicles in Israel, announced today that it was negotiating with a Luxembourgeois company to buy control of Veridis (formerly part of Veolia International).  Delek Automotive Systems, headed by Gil Agmon, has made a binding offer of NIS 1.05 billion. Veridis is active in Israel in environmental infrastructure. It deals in collection, treatment and recycling of urban waste and handling of dangerous materials, water desalination, power production and energy […]

Delek Automotive Systems Ltd. negotiating buy control of Veridis (formerly part of Veolia International)2018-02-02T13:45:18+01:00
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