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Oman Power and Water Procurement (OPWP) is to appoint a consultant to provide legal advisory services for the competitive tendering of a coal-fired independent power plant (IWPP).

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The tender documents will be provided in electronic format upon evidence of bank transfer or can be collected directly up to June 22. The last date for submission of the documents is July 24, according to a statement.

The proposal for a coal-fired project is part of a shift from use of natural gas for power generation as also for water desalination. In April, OPWP had issued its request for proposals from international consultants for providing financial and commercial advisory services for the development of the coal-based IPP.

The selected consultant will advise OPWP on the scope and […]

Oman Power and Water Procurement (OPWP) is to appoint a consultant to provide legal advisory services for the competitive tendering of a coal-fired independent power plant (IWPP).DME GmbH2017-06-13T10:08:40+02:00

FEWA to develop desalination plants in Umm Al Quwain – UAE

UAE’s FEWA opens $35.4m Umm Al Quwain power plant

The government of Umm Al Quwain has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) to build reverse osmosis desalination plants in the emirate.

The planned desalination plants are in line with the UAE’s objectives of sustaining freshwater sources, UAE state news agency, WAM¸ reported.

The agreement is also said to be a response to the steady increase in water consumption that has been observed in the country’s residential, economic, industrial, and cultural sectors.

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FEWA to develop desalination plants in Umm Al Quwain – UAEDME GmbH2017-06-12T12:45:40+02:00

Thane to get desalination plant, use water from creek – Mumbai Metropolitan Region’s (MMR)

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To tackle the water crisis in Thane, the municipal corporation is gearing up to launch Mumbai Metropolitan Region’s (MMR) first creek water desalination pilot project, which will convert 20 million litres of brackish creek water into potable drinking water on a daily basis.

The working order of the project has been sanctioned by the corporation and it will also lay down pipelines to the drought pockets of Diva and parts of Kalwa.

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Thane to get desalination plant, use water from creek – Mumbai Metropolitan Region’s (MMR)DME GmbH2017-06-12T10:32:02+02:00

LG Chem wins contract to provide RO filters for Egyptian desalination plants

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The agreement with plants being built by water treatment company Metito will allow fresh water to be used by 1 million people daily, the company said. The new plants capable of processing 300,000 tons of seawater will be the largest of its kind in the North African country and are being built in El Galalah and Port Said.

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LG Chem wins contract to provide RO filters for Egyptian desalination plantsDME GmbH2017-06-11T19:12:17+02:00

Desalination plants warn of imminent closure – LIBYA

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A member of the Board of Directors of the General Company for Desalination and the director of the desalination plant in Tobruk, Fathallah Naas, warned that desalination plants in Libya would cease to operate after two months.

Naas added that the lack of second choices would result in the company having no choice but to shut down all plants having a major effect on approximately one and a half million citizens dependent on desalinated water.

Naas clarified that the desalination plants had entered this dangerous stage because a lack of the availability of necessary and essential chemicals that…

Desalination plants warn of imminent closure – LIBYADME GmbH2017-06-11T19:09:06+02:00

Trinkwasser könnte teurer werden Preissteigerung bis zu 45 Prozent erwartet

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Wasserversorger versuchen bereits heute, das Wasser mit unterschiedlichen Maßnahmen zu schützen, indem sie die darüber liegenden Flächen selbst pachten, Brunnen verlagern oder belastetes mit unbelastetem Wasser mischen. Auch diese Kosten fließen bereits heute in den Trinkwasserpreis mit ein.

Doch derartige Maßnahmen werden in Zukunft in hochbelasteten Regionen nicht ausreichen, um den Nitratwert im Trinkwasser niedrig zu halten. Die UBA-Studie hat dies mit Daten von und in Kooperation mit drei großen Wasserversorgern untersucht: OOWV (Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesischer Wasserverband), Rheinenergie und RWW (Rheinisch-Westfälische Wasserwerksgesellschaft). Ergebnis: In einigen Gebieten könnte bald der Fall eintreten, dass das Wasser zusätzlich gereinigt werden muss. Dazu gibt […]

Trinkwasser könnte teurer werden Preissteigerung bis zu 45 Prozent erwartetDME GmbH2017-06-12T10:30:42+02:00

Israel Chemicals sells IDE stake for $178m

Israel Chemicals has sold its 50% stake in the desalination company.

Israel Chemicals (TASE: ICL: NYSE: ICL) has notified the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange that it has sold its 50% stake in desalination engineering company IDE Technologies Ltd. for $178 million cash, reflecting a company value of just $356 million. The buyers are Clal Insurance (20%), The Teachers and Kindergarten Teachers Advanced Study Fund (20%) and IDE’s CEO Avshalom Felber.

The other 50% is held by Delek Group Ltd. (TASE: DLEKG). As far as is known, Delek is also eager to sell its 50% stake in IDE but […]

Israel Chemicals sells IDE stake for $178mDME GmbH2017-06-08T11:36:19+02:00

Workers on strike at desalination plant – Cyprus

Workers at the Episkopi desalination plant in Limassol said on Tuesday they will continue indefinitely the strike they launched a week ago, until their employer honours what had been agreed last year.

The strike began on May 30 after negotiations between the workers’ unions – PEO and SEK – and the company operating the desalination plant on employment terms fell through.

The around 20 workers at the Episkopi desalination plant had also gone on strike last year after they had said that their employer, Limassol Water Co Ltd, refused to grant them a collective agreement to safeguard their rights. The strike, that […]

Workers on strike at desalination plant – CyprusDME GmbH2017-06-07T09:55:36+02:00

When waste water freezes, it is purified – applications for the mineral extraction industry?

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Interdisciplinary research on freezing of waste water
Research into the freezing of waste water recently received funding from the Academy of Finland. The name of the research project is WINICE (Wastewater treatment by natural freeze crystallization and ice separation). The duration of the project is three years, 2015-2017.

The study involves LUT researchers in chemical technology, mechanical engineering, and mathematical modelling.  Also conducting research into freezing technology are the so-called icebreakers – the Marine Technology Research Group of Professor Pentti Kujala at Aalto University, and the so-called ice transporters – the mechanical engineering research group of Professor Aki […]

When waste water freezes, it is purified – applications for the mineral extraction industry?DME GmbH2017-05-30T17:22:00+02:00

Nuclear power station to reduce water consumption and desalinate groundwater (South Africa)

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In response to this, Eskom has decided to install a groundwater desalination plant at Koeberg nuclear power station. This process entails removing salts and other contaminants from groundwater to make it suitable for human consumption. In this instance, groundwater from the aquarium located near to the power station will be desalinated for use at Koeberg nuclear power station for its daily needs.

The objective of this project is to reduce Koeberg’s dependency on, and consumption of municipal water supplied by the City of Cape Town. This effort contributes to the city’s goal, which is to reduce water […]

Nuclear power station to reduce water consumption and desalinate groundwater (South Africa)DME GmbH2017-05-30T11:13:17+02:00