PM Modi to inaugurate 30K MW renewable energy park on Dec 15 – India Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating the world’s largest renewable solar and wind energy park in Gujarat’s Kutch and another desalination plant, on December 15. Informing about the development, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said: „PM will be arriving in Gujarat on 15th to inaugurate two works. One is the inauguration of world’s largest renewable energy park with a capacity of 30,000 megawatts (MW) from solar and wind energy. (LINK). PM Modi to inaugurate 30K MW renewable energy park on Dec 15 – IndiaDME GmbH2020-12-03T11:10:08+01:00
‚No dam needed if desalination unit at Manori gets off ground‘ – India MUMBAI: The proposed 200 million litre daily desalination plant at Manori will do away with the need to construct the Gargai-Pinjal dam and help save three lakh trees that may have to be cut for the dam project, said additional municipal commissioner (projects) P Velarasu on Tuesday. Velarasu further said while the decision to not construct the dam will be taken at the chief minister’s level, the desalination plant provides an „excellent alternative“ to the large dam project which would be environmentally more harmful, requiring submergence of land and forests. ‚No dam needed if desalination unit at Manori gets off ground‘ – IndiaDME GmbH2020-12-04T06:18:34+01:00
Webuild Bags 2 Desalination Contracts in Oman – Oman Webuild Group’s unit Fisia Italimpianti has won two engineering, procurement and construction contracts worth a combined total of about USD 330 million for two desalination plants in Oman. Located on the coast in the Gulf of Oman north of Muscat, the plants will serve residents living near the capital. The contracts, commissioned by the Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (, will have Fisia Italimpianti and its joint-venture partner GS Inima Environment build plants that use the reverse osmosis process to desalinate water from the sea. The first, Ghubrah […] Webuild Bags 2 Desalination Contracts in Oman – OmanDME GmbH2020-12-01T21:59:47+01:00
Al Dahra signs strategic water security agreement with Israel’s Watergen – United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi-based Al Dahra Holding Company has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Israeli company, Watergen to create a renewable source of water for human and agricultural consumption. Under the terms of the agreement, the two sides have agreed to establish a permanent centre in Abu Dhabi for manufacturing and distributing drinking and irrigation water production equipment. Watergen has developed a pioneering technology to produce water from air and has patented the world’s most energy efficient atmospheric water generator (AWG). Al Dahra signs strategic water security agreement with Israel’s Watergen – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2020-11-30T18:07:59+01:00
Abu Dhabi’s Al Dahra, Israel’s Watergen ink water security deal – United Arab Emirates Watergen developed a pioneering technology to produce water from the air and patented the world’s most energy-efficient atmospheric water generator (AWG). The large-scale AWG is an industrial scale atmospheric water generator designed for towns, villages, factories, off-grid settlements and rural communities, which can produce up to 5,000 litres of water per day. They can also be installed on rooftops, helping to decentralise the supply of safe-drinking water in municipalities that have insufficient water infrastructure. (LINK). Abu Dhabi’s Al Dahra, Israel’s Watergen ink water security deal – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2020-11-29T14:07:32+01:00
Karachi Plan Worth Rs. 1.117T Comprises Over 100 Projects – Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday was informed that the federal government’s Karachi Transformation Plan comprised over 100 projects that would cost Rs 1.117 trillion to fully fund. The high-level meeting—attended by federal ministers Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Asad Umar, Faisal Vawda and Adviser on Finance Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, as well as Chief of Army Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa—was briefed on the overall progress of the plan. It was informed that the projects had been divided into three phases in term of when they would be completed. Karachi Plan Worth Rs. 1.117T Comprises Over 100 Projects – PakistanDME GmbH2020-11-27T12:01:54+01:00
DEWA announces UTICO as preferred bidder for Hassyan Independent Water Producer project – United Arab Emirates Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced on Wednesday that it has selected Ras Al Khaimah-based Utico is the preferred bidder to build and operate the 120 million gallons per day (MIGD) Hassyan Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Plant, the utility’s first project under the Independent Water Producer (IWP) model. DEWA said in a press statement that the project has achieved a world record with lowest levelised water tariff of 0.277 USD per cubic metre. (LINK). DEWA announces UTICO as preferred bidder for Hassyan Independent Water Producer project – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2020-11-25T14:57:25+01:00
Uddhav Thackeray clears Mumbai’s first desalination plant – India Mumbai is all set to get its first desalination plant with Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday giving the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) the go-ahead to set up a plant. The proposed plant, which will process 200 million litres of water daily (MLD), will come up at Manori and is being set up to overcome the water shortage faced by Mumbai in the months of May and June. Thackeray said that the desalination project would provide relief to the citizens in tackling the 10 to 15 per […] Uddhav Thackeray clears Mumbai’s first desalination plant – IndiaDME GmbH2020-11-24T16:56:43+01:00
$400mln mega water projects to come up in Oman – Oman South Korean-based global construction heavyweight GS Engineering & Construction (GS E&C) has announced that consortiums led by its wholly-owned Spanish subsidiary, GS Inima, have secured mandates to build a pair of major Independent Water Projects (IWPs) in the Sultanate with a combined investment of over $400 million. The first of these water desalination schemes will come up at Ghubrah in Muscat Governorate, while the other is planned at Barka in South Al Batinah Governorate. Wholly financed, developed and operated by the private sector, both projects will help meet robust […] $400mln mega water projects to come up in Oman – OmanDME GmbH2020-11-22T15:45:32+01:00
Toray to Supply RO Membrane for Desalination Plants in Bahrain, UAE – Bahrain Toray Industries has recently announced that it has been awarded orders for the supply of reverse osmosis (RO) membrane for the Al Dur 2 Desalination Plant in the Kingdom of Bahrain and Umm Al Quwain Desalination Plant in the United Arab Emirates. While the combined water production capacity of the two plants will amass 911,000 m3/day, the Umm Al Quwain Desalination Plant alone will hold one of the world’s largest capacity with 681,000 m3/day fresh water production. The supply of RO membranes and technical services to the plants […] Toray to Supply RO Membrane for Desalination Plants in Bahrain, UAE – BahrainDME GmbH2020-11-20T10:38:20+01:00