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Egyptian government seeks to use its surplus electricity production in the construction and operation of new desalination plants

The Egyptian government seeks to use its surplus electricity production in the construction and operation of new desalination plants to bridge the potential water gap in Egypt. Government sources said that Egypt surplus electricity production currently stands at 6,000 MW per day, and will increase to 10,000 MW in the summer, benefiting from the added capacities from Siemens new power plants in the New Administrative Capital, Brulus, and Beni Suef. The sources added that the government is currently in talks with five international companies, including Schneider Electric and Siemens AG, to establish desalination plants in cooperation with the […]

Egyptian government seeks to use its surplus electricity production in the construction and operation of new desalination plants2018-01-29T08:03:27+01:00

Desalination plant opens at Gwadar port (961 m³/d)- Pakistan

Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo inaugurated a desalination plant on Monday installed at the Gwadar port by China Overseas Port Holding Company for supplying drinking water to the people in the port city. The desalination plant has a production capacity of 961 m³/d of clean drinking water.Speaking at the opening ceremony, Senator Bezenjo, who is also president of the National Party, said that the New Year will witness massive development in Gwadar under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).  He said that the desalination plant would reduce the shortage of drinking water in the port […]

Desalination plant opens at Gwadar port (961 m³/d)- Pakistan2018-01-29T07:55:25+01:00

Saudi budge covers projects to provide drinking water and develop water resources

Saudi Arabia’s 2018 budget envisages a capital expenditure of SR205 billion ($54.66 billion) or 21 per cent of total expenditures, 13.6 per cent higher than 2017. The capital expenditure ratio to total government expenditure is projected to reach 22 per cent in 2020, up from 19 per cent in 2017. While public expenditure growth is expected to average 4.3 per cent for the period 2018-2020, the growth of capital expenditure over the medium term is expected to average higher at 8.3 per cent, in order to drive economic activity and generate job opportunities, the Finance Minister said in his […]

Saudi budge covers projects to provide drinking water and develop water resources2018-01-27T11:37:12+01:00

Souss Region Farmers Contribute to Building of World’s Biggest Water Desalination Plant Chtouka – Agadir- Morocco

Local farmers in the Souss region are financially contributing to the building of the world’s biggest water desalination plant whose water will help irrigate the plains of Chtouka. The farmers are contributing €1000 (10,000 dh) per each hectare in an unprecedented success story of the public-private partnership in Morocco, local media reported. The contributions will be collected upon the accomplishment of the desalination plant in 2020. The plant will be built by Spanish company Abengoa near Agadir for a total cost of €309 million. The new facility will desalinate 275,000 m3 of water per day with a possibility to […]

Souss Region Farmers Contribute to Building of World’s Biggest Water Desalination Plant Chtouka – Agadir- Morocco2018-01-27T11:21:32+01:00

Small investors to benefit most from Muscat City Desalination Company (MCDC) debut – Oman

The Capital Market Authority has approved the allocation ratio of the shares of Muscat City Desalination Company (MCDC) taking into consideration the biggest segment of retail investors, the Authority said in a statement. Mohammed Said al Abri, Vice- President for the Capital Market Sector at CMA, said the shares were oversubscribed 19 times, with the Authority opting to give small investors the opportunity to invest in the stock market, thereby infusing new blood into the market. The move also helps safeguard against any concentration of holdings which is a bane of most markets in the region, while also broadening […]

Small investors to benefit most from Muscat City Desalination Company (MCDC) debut – Oman2018-01-27T11:14:40+01:00

Centre defers clearance for 400 MLD desalination plant in Nemmeli – India

The Environmental Assessment Committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has deferred clearance for a proposal of the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board(CMWSSB) to set up a 400 MLD desalination plant at Nemmeli. The EAC will review the project only after a team to be set up undertakes a site visit and presents a report. The committee, however, has given CRZ clearance for a 150 MLD plant, while imposing a ‘penalty’ requiring CMWSSB to “not only develop a robust shoreline erosion control and management mechanism of the area but also submit an undertaking […]

Centre defers clearance for 400 MLD desalination plant in Nemmeli – India2018-01-27T11:01:56+01:00

Costa Rica starts to use a Desalination technology

Due to the frequent drought periods that have been affecting the coastal area of Santa Cruz in Guanacaste, a company finances the creation of a desalination plant which will produce 23 liters of drinking water per second, specifically in the Conchal Reserve, Guanacaste. The project is in charge of the company Florida Ice & Farm (Fifco) after seeing the consequences caused by the strong droughts that have occurred in the area. “This type of innovative works are of great importance for the country, especially as it is a project that is located in an area that has been very […]

Costa Rica starts to use a Desalination technology2018-01-26T16:55:58+01:00

Scientists are looking for new ways to desalinate water using energy resources that reduce dependence on dwindling fossil fuels

The Middle East relies heavily on fossil fuels to drive modern desalination technologies that are used to grow food. Currently only 1 percent of desalinated water comes from renewable resources.  Intermittent or low energy supplies are a problem for agricultural settings, where grid networks may not always stretch. Better ways to capture and store renewable energy resources could increase the sustainability of using desalinated water, making it cheaper and easier to use.  “This is a moment of innovation. You can see that in Saudi Arabia, in Oman, in the Emirates and Qatar and in North African countries. New practices […]

Scientists are looking for new ways to desalinate water using energy resources that reduce dependence on dwindling fossil fuels2018-01-26T16:49:47+01:00

Jebel Ali Station M-Station electricity and desalination plant

DEWA completes 82% of M-Station expansion, Construction on Dubai’s $3.1bn (AED11.5bn) M-Station electricity and desalination plant has reached 82% completion, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced. Located in Jebel Ali, most of the civil work of the expansion has been completed, with 10.9 million safe man-hours recorded without any injuries to date. M-Station is the newest and largest electricity generation and water desalination plant in the UAE, with a urrent total capacity of 2,185MW of electricity and 140 million imperial gallons of desalinated water per day (MIGD). HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA […]

Jebel Ali Station M-Station electricity and desalination plant2018-01-26T16:29:12+01:00

Keppel Seghers and Zhen Hua sign contract for Hong Kong’s Integrated Waste Management Facility – Hong Kong – China

Keppel Seghers Hong Kong Limited and Zhen Hua Engineering Co. Ltd. (Zhen Hua), the wholly owned subsidiaries of Keppel Infrastructure Holdings Pte Ltd (Keppel Infrastructure) and China Harbour Engineering Company Limited respectively, have signed the HKD 31 billion (approx. SGD 5.3 billion) contract with the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to design, build and operate Hong Kong’s first Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) off the coast of Shek Kwu Chau and south of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. As Keppel had announced on 1 December 2017, the contract for the IWMF was […]

Keppel Seghers and Zhen Hua sign contract for Hong Kong’s Integrated Waste Management Facility – Hong Kong – China2017-12-21T09:09:50+01:00
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