Chennai receives 1,000 million litres of water – India For the first time since the formation of Chennai Metro Water Board in 1978, the water supply has touched 1,000 MLD on Friday. Copious inflow into the reservoirs due to good rainfall and the release of Krishna water from Andhra Pradesh are the major reasons for this, say officials. On Friday, the five reservoirs (Chembarambakkam, Poondi, Red Hills, Cholavaram, and Thervoy Kandigai) together had a water storage level of 9.5 TMC. (LINK). Chennai receives 1,000 million litres of water – IndiaDME GmbH2021-09-18T15:27:10+02:00
ACWA’s CEO bullish on future with assets doubling while costs fall on AI, automation – Saudi Arabia ACWA Power will stick to its ambitious spending plans after it goes public and double its assets over the next four years, the head of the energy and water company has told Arab News. Paddy Padmanathan, CEO of the business, was bullish about Acwa’s future prospects as he talked up how technological developments are revolutionising the way the company operates. The Riyadh-based firm already has 64 projects across the world, and Padmanathan insists there will be no slowing down when 81.2 million shares, representing 11.1 percent of the company, are […] ACWA’s CEO bullish on future with assets doubling while costs fall on AI, automation – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2021-09-10T12:57:39+02:00
Singapore using ‚virtual twins‘ of land and sea to monitor activities and plan projects – Singapore Dotted with ships and fish farms, and teeming with marine life, the seas surrounding Singapore contain a treasure trove of information, some of it invisible to the naked eye. The information includes details about the seabed, the status of desalination plants and marine water quality. To make such data available to government agencies here, the MPA started developing a repository of land, marine and coastal data in 2019. (LINK). Singapore using ‚virtual twins‘ of land and sea to monitor activities and plan projects – SingaporeDME GmbH2021-09-09T14:47:51+02:00
DEWA’s SWRO water desalination plant in Jebel Ali marks 92.4% completion – UAE DEWA had awarded the implementation of the $237m (AED871m) plant, with a production capacity of 40 Million Imperial Gallons of Water per Day (MIGD) of desalinated water, to a consortium led by Spain’s Acciona Agua and Belhasa Six Construct (BeSIX). Commenting on this, HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of DEWA, said that DEWA continues implementing electricity and water infrastructure projects to keep pace with Dubai’s growth and demand. He noted that the project is going as planned and is expected to be completed in […] DEWA’s SWRO water desalination plant in Jebel Ali marks 92.4% completion – UAEDME GmbH2021-09-07T15:27:11+02:00
Dubai’s new Seawater Reverse Osmosis desalination plant set to open in 2021 – United Arab Emirates DEWA has completed 92.4 per cent of the SWRO desalination plant at Jebel Ali Power Plant and Desalination Complex, the authority announced Monday morning. The Complex is the main supplier of Dubai’s electricity and water services with a high level of reliability, efficiency, and quality. The Dh871 million plant has a production capacity of 40 Million Imperial Gallons of Water per Day (MIGD) of desalinated water, to a consortium led by Spain’s Acciona Agua and Belhasa Six Construct (BeSIX). (LINK). Dubai’s new Seawater Reverse Osmosis desalination plant set to open in 2021 – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2021-09-06T15:38:56+02:00
BARMM Gives 10 Water Desalination Machines To Sulu, Tawi-Tawi – Philippines The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) government has provided 10 water desalination machines to the island provinces of Sulu and Tawi-Tawi to ensure the availability of potable water. Minister Naguib Sinarimbo of the Ministry of the Interior and Local Government (MILG) – BARMM said here Tuesday the machines, costing PHP20 million each, have an output capacity of 22,000 liters of water per day and can operate for 8-10 hours. “Five desalination machines are allotted each for the two island provinces,” he told reporters in an interview. BARMM Gives 10 Water Desalination Machines To Sulu, Tawi-Tawi – PhilippinesDME GmbH2021-09-01T12:44:19+02:00
3 Sulu island towns receive desalination machines – Philippines THE Ministry of the Interior and Local Government in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MILF-Barmm) released three desalination machines worth P60 million on Saturday, August 28, to the Provincial Government of Sulu. Sulu Provincial Administrator Erwin Tan, who received the desalination machines on behalf of Governor Abdusakur Tan, said the equipment are intended for the island towns of Hadji Panglima Tahil, Pandami, and Pata. Each desalination machine has an output capacity of 22,000 liters of water per day and can operate for eight to 10 hours. Each […] 3 Sulu island towns receive desalination machines – PhilippinesDME GmbH2021-08-31T16:27:25+02:00
Winning sustainable agritech system that aims to help save the UAE a trillion litres of water per year – United Arab Emirates Terraplus Solutions has officially launched its award-winning sustainable agritech irrigation system, known as T+, after highly successful trials on date palms in Dubai. If deployed across 20,000 farms in the UAE, which contain 20 to 40 million date palms, it is estimated it could save a trillion litres of water per year. This is equivalent to the annual water usage of five million people, approximately half the population of the UAE. (LINK). Winning sustainable agritech system that aims to help save the UAE a trillion litres of water per year – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2021-08-30T15:21:46+02:00
UAE to host fifth Arab Water Forum in September – United Arab Emirates The Arab Water Council is getting ready for the fifth edition of the Arab Water Forum (AWF), to be held here in both online and physical form and under the theme ‘Arab Water Security for Peace and Sustainable Development’, from September 21-23, 2021. The forum will be held under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure and supported by the League of Arab States (LAS) and the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation of Egypt (MWRI), in cooperation with national, regional and international partners. The conference […] UAE to host fifth Arab Water Forum in September – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2021-08-29T16:30:57+02:00
ABB’s Technology in Singapore’s First Dual-Mode Desalination Plant Helps Tackle Water Scarcity in Region – Singapore The United Nation’s (UN) World Water Development Report recently stated that nearly six billion people will suffer from clean water scarcity by 2050. So, as we “celebrate” World Water Week, it’s time to turn our attention to the global water crisis facing cities around the world struggling with increasing demand for water, reduction of water resources and increasing water pollution, all driven by dramatic world population growth which is expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050. Singapore is using desalination as part of the solution to their water supply issue to provide enough clean […] ABB’s Technology in Singapore’s First Dual-Mode Desalination Plant Helps Tackle Water Scarcity in Region – SingaporeDME GmbH2021-08-28T13:05:19+02:00