n the early days, Águas do Algarve talked about the project costing “around €50 million”. That figure is now €90 million – the funding of which is to be covered by recovery and resilience funding (RRP) from Brussels.
The consortium recently signed a contract worth 200 million euros with Sonede, represented by its boss Mosbah Helali. It was also in the presence of Mohamed Fadhel Kraiem, the acting Tunisian Minister for Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fisheries, as well as Shimizu Shinsuke, the Japanese ambassador to Tunisia.
These stations will make it possible to consolidate the water system of Sfax and coastal areas as well as ease pressure on the waters of the north and Greater Tunis, he told TAP on the sidelines of the inauguration of the 20th Mediterranean Animal Production and Livestock Show which is held until May 3, in Hammamet.
The supply of drinking water will be disrupted in 3 zones from April 30, 9 am to May 1, 9 am due to the maintenance work at the Nemmeli Desalination Plant which processes 110 MLD seawater everyday.
Built at a cost of SAR3.3 billion ($898.3 million), Yanbu 4 IWP is a consortium led by Engie, and includes prominent Saudi companies Nesma and Mowah.
The project is designed to deliver 450,000 cu m/day of potable water using advanced reverse osmosis technology powered by solar energy, in a significant step forward in sustainable infrastructure development.
The two companies vowed to commence the construction of the production facility in 2026 to meet increasing local demand for the reverse osmosis (RO) membrane, the device for desalinating water in the Middle East region.
Metrowater, a senior engineer said, used to draw nearly 90 MLD from Veeranam tank and another 90 MLD from borewells, while Neyveli Lignite Corporation used to supply 180 MLD.
The new desalination plant in Alkimos will include a 50 billion
litres per year desalination plant within the Alkimos Water Precinct,
with the possibility of a future 50 billion litres per year expansion.This will be enabled by an ocean intake pipeline below the seabed
that brings seawater into the plant, as well as an ocean discharge
pipeline below the seabed that safely takes brine (salty water) away
from the plant.
“The big advantage of desalination is that seawater is plentiful and it’s usually available where fresh water is needed most,” says Christopher Gasson, owner of information provider Global Water Intelligence — noting that demographic growth is fastest in the world’s coastal megacities. “Almost every other source of drinking water is ultimately dependent on enough rain falling in the right place,” he adds.