New initiative to strengthen water desalination sector in Oman – Oman France-headquartered resource management specialist, Veolia, has joined forces with Oman’s Sembcorp Salalah Power and Water Company, and Sohar Operation Services, to launch an apprenticeship initiative aimed at elevating the quality of talent entering Oman’s desalination sector. The nine-month programme will include theoretical learning within a classroom environment as well as on-the-job training for Omani mechanical and electrical engineering graduates from the Sultan Qaboos University and the Salalah Technology College. The apprenticeship programme is certified by the Ministry of Manpower in […] New initiative to strengthen water desalination sector in Oman – OmanDME GmbH2020-03-12T19:25:44+01:00
ACWA Power signs agreements worth up to USD 2.5bn with Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power has announced that it has signed three new strategic agreements with the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan to amplify power generation and develop technical expertise. The agreements could potentially be worth up to $2.5 billion. According to a statement from ACWA Power, the agreements include a 25 year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) – with a total investment value of $1.2 billion – for a 1500 MW Combined Cycle Gas-Turbine (CCGT) power plant; an Implementation Agreement worth $550 million-$1.1 billion for the […] ACWA Power signs agreements worth up to USD 2.5bn with Uzbekistan – UzbekistanDME GmbH2020-03-09T15:27:32+01:00
MEDRC and USAID announces desalination innovation drive – Oman In partnership with USAID, MEDRC has launched an international call for research proposals in a bid to spur innovation in small scale desalination technologies. To engage the broadest possible community of researchers and innovators from across the world, MEDRC’s desalination innovation strategy has two approaches – an innovation inducement prize called the ‘Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge’ carrying a $700,000 cash prize, and the international research call announced today with support from USAID. The Oman Humanitarian Desalination Challenge Prize is […] MEDRC and USAID announces desalination innovation drive – OmanDME GmbH2020-03-08T19:08:54+01:00
SWPC signs project agreement for Yanbu 4 IWP with Engie-Mowah consortium – Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has signed project agreements for Yanbu 4 Independent Water Plant (IWP), a seawater desalination facility to be developed using reverse osmosis (RO) technology, with a consortium comprising of Engie, the French multinational utility group, and a local water desalination company, Mowah. According to a statement from Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC), the RO seawater desalination plant will come up in the Badr Governorate, in the Madinah region. It will have a production capacity of 450,000 cu m/day, once complete. Located […] SWPC signs project agreement for Yanbu 4 IWP with Engie-Mowah consortium – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2020-03-03T15:44:56+01:00
GCC leading the world in water desalination efforts – Asia The GCC is leading the world in desalination with the UAE and Saudi Arabia being market leaders, according to data published ahead of the second edition of MENA Desalination Projects Conference which will take place on March 10, 11 in Abu Dhabi. In Oman, desalination market has been expanding by 5 per cent per year. The country has a total of nine large desalination plants, plus 47 small plants all of which supply about 86 per cent of the country’s potable water. GCC […] GCC leading the world in water desalination efforts – AsiaDME GmbH2020-03-01T21:21:13+01:00
250 water bodies in TN’s industrial estates to be restored with IIT-M help – India With a view to de-risking industries from water shortage, the Tamil Nadu government has decided to rehabilitate around 250 water bodies lying currently in disuse in the various land parcels owned by the state’s industry promotion body, SIPCOT. The state government is taking the help of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras for this purpose, N Muruganandam, Principal Secretary ,Industries department , Government of Tamil Nadu, said today. “With the restoration of these water bodies along with the planned tertiary treatment […] 250 water bodies in TN’s industrial estates to be restored with IIT-M help – IndiaDME GmbH2020-03-01T21:23:07+01:00
Andhra Pradesh’s desalination plants look paradoxical – India The news that Andhra Pradesh is planning to go in for desalination plants in the State with Israeli technology comes as a surprise in fact. Desalination plants are a solution to the water problem no doubt, but for Andhra Pradesh to mull the same is ironical. Andhra Pradesh is not exactly a water deficit State by any yardstick. Its problem is the run-off waters. Nearly 3,000 tmcft water flows waste into the sea every year through the Godavari and the Krishna rivers. Andhra Pradesh’s desalination plants look paradoxical – IndiaDME GmbH2020-02-28T10:04:51+01:00
DEWA receives world’s lowest tariff of 0.306 USD for Hassyan desalination plant – UAE Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) received with world’s lowest water levelised tariff of 0.306 USD per cubic metre for its 120 Million Gallons Per Day (MIGD) Hassyan Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Plant. The project is DEWA’s first Independent Water Producer (IWP) model project. DEWA has adopted the IWP procurement model for the Hassyan desalination plant following the success of the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park projects. The Project will […] DEWA receives world’s lowest tariff of 0.306 USD for Hassyan desalination plant – UAEDME GmbH2020-02-27T23:56:28+01:00
Andhra plans desalination plants with Israeli technology – India The Andhra Pradesh government plans to set up desalination plants along coastal districts in collaboration with Israeli company IDE Technologies to overcome the drinking water shortage in the state. After a meeting with IDE Technoligies Deputy CEO Lizi Torenstine and other officials here on Wednesday, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said efforts to set up desalination plants was to ensure that not a single drop of water goes waste. He pointed out that Israel is totally dependent on water through desalination. Andhra plans desalination plants with Israeli technology – IndiaDME GmbH2020-02-26T19:07:36+01:00
GCC Countries Leading the World in Desalination with Around 40% of Total – UAE The GCC is leading the world in desalination with the UAE and KSA being market leaders, according to data published ahead of the second edition of MENA Desalination Projects Conference taking place on 10-11 March 2020 at Jumeirah Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi. GCC countries have the highest global water desalination capacity of 81%, producing around 40% of the total world water desalination. KSA is responsible for about one-fifth of global production and leads the world in the volume of desalinated water it produces which makes up […] GCC Countries Leading the World in Desalination with Around 40% of Total – UAEDME GmbH2020-02-25T15:52:27+01:00