City of Cape Town vows to defend contractual dispute over desalination plant – Cape Town The City of Cape Town Council says it filed an intention to defend a litigation battle with Quality Filtration Systems (QFS) in connection with contractual disputes over its desalination plants. “It must be understood clearly that the city did not institute court proceedings, it was QFS,” the City of Cape Town Council said. Mayoral committee member for water and waste services Xanthea Limberg said the city council did not intend to litigate through the media, but it was understood the two parties […] City of Cape Town vows to defend contractual dispute over desalination plant – Cape TownDME GmbH2019-07-25T15:40:35+02:00
How 1,500 Nuclear-Powered Water Desalination Plants Could Save The World From Desertification About 20% of the world’s population has no access to safe drinking water, and this number will increase as the population continues to grow and global freshwater sources continue to decline. The worst-affected areas are the arid and semiarid regions of Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. UNESCO has reported that the freshwater shortfall worldwide will rise to 500 trillion gallons/yr by 2025. They expect water wars to break out in the near-future. The World Economic Forum says that shortage of fresh water may be the […] How 1,500 Nuclear-Powered Water Desalination Plants Could Save The World From DesertificationDME GmbH2019-07-17T14:49:56+02:00
Egypt’s government mulls establishing joint desalination projects with private sector – Egypt The government is considering implementing joint desalination projects with the private sector, with a capacity of 150,000 cubic metres per day. Government sources told Daily News Egypt that various companies have submitted proposals to implement joint water desalination projects, adding that negotiations between the Egyptian government and interested companies to begin next month. Among these companies are Spanish Aqualia, French Schneider Electric, Swiss AquaSwiss, and Egyptian Metito. (LINK). Egypt’s government mulls establishing joint desalination projects with private sector – EgyptDME GmbH2019-07-15T15:54:12+02:00
Metito inaugurates desalination plant in Egypt’s Al-Arish worth $96mln – Egypt Metito is implementing a desalination plant in Al-Arish area with a capacity of 100,000 cubic metres per day in the first phase at a cost of EGP 1.6bn. “The project is implemented in cooperation with Orascom, and the desalinated water from this plant is sufficient for 750,000 people,” said Kareem Madour, chief executive of Metito. The project will be completed in 2021 and is part of the overall development plan in Sinai. (LINK). Metito inaugurates desalination plant in Egypt’s Al-Arish worth $96mln – EgyptDME GmbH2019-07-10T12:22:01+02:00
Coca-Cola invests millions to ensure SA water security – South Africa In light of debilitating water shortages throughout South Africa, the Coca-Cola Foundation has pledged to help alleviate this constant issue experienced throughout the country, which has been exacerbated thanks to climate change. The foundation has invested $1.28 million (approximately R18 million) to help replenish water back into nature. It has done this through the Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN) and has invested in five projects to remove invasive alien plant species that feed on major cities and towns. (LINK). Coca-Cola invests millions to ensure SA water security – South AfricaDME GmbH2019-07-03T14:39:44+02:00
In battle for Libya’s oil, water becomes a casualty – Libya While Libya’s oil lies at the heart of three months of fighting over Tripoli and years of power struggles before that, water is becoming a far bigger concern for its people. Interruptions to water supplies are common after eight years of near-anarchy since Muammar Gaddafi was ousted, but a wider crisis is now coming to a head in a country made up mainly of arid desert and split between competing administrations. In western Libya, finding clean water has become difficult because […] In battle for Libya’s oil, water becomes a casualty – LibyaDME GmbH2019-07-02T17:10:28+02:00
Namibia: ‚Desalination Solution to Water Crisis‘ – Namibia Namibia needs at least three desalination plants to address the country’s water shortage, a University of Namibia professor says. Unam acting pro-vice chancellor for research, innovation and development, professor Frank Kavishe said this at the university’s Sam Nujoma campus at Henties Bay on Tuesday. The event was also attended by former president Sam Nujoma and Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa. (LINK). Namibia: ‚Desalination Solution to Water Crisis‘ – NamibiaDME GmbH2019-06-21T13:30:55+02:00
Desalination plant provider takes legal action against City of Cape Town – Cape Town Cape Town – The company in charge of the desalination plant at the Waterfront is taking legal action against the City. Quality Filtration Systems (QFS) lodged court papers in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday. QFS managing director Herman Smit said: “The plant is still not in operation as the contractual disputes have not been settled. The City has failed to clarify its legal position relative to the water to be injected. QFS have, via their legal advisor, formally advised the City […] Desalination plant provider takes legal action against City of Cape Town – Cape TownDME GmbH2019-06-18T14:45:00+02:00
Intro Energy to launch $100mln energy projects in Egypt – Egypt Intro Energy is planning to launch several projects to produce electricity from renewable resources with investments of $100m within three years. Mohamed Mamdouh Abbas, the managing director of the company, told Daily News Egypt that Intro Energy will be implementing a solar energy plant with a capacity of 20MW in Sharm El-Sheikh with the net metering system and a solar power plant with a capacity of 10MW in favour of a group of hotels, in addition to a solar plant with a capacity of […] Intro Energy to launch $100mln energy projects in Egypt – EgyptDME GmbH2019-06-10T20:17:34+02:00
Infrastructure upgrades improve drinking water in SA’s North West SA Water has completed water infrastructure upgrades at Watinuma in the state’s remote north west and work have now begun further west in the Murputja region to improve the safety and reliability of drinking water to local communities. In late 2017, the state-wide utility took on management of water services in an additional three Aboriginal communities in the APY Lands — Kanpi, Nyapari and Watinuma — as well as government facilities at Murputja. SA Water’s General Manager of Customers, Strategy and Innovation, Anna Jackson, said supplying water […] Infrastructure upgrades improve drinking water in SA’s North WestDME GmbH2019-06-05T12:16:06+02:00