Saudi Arabia issues request for proposals for Jubail Phase 3 IWPs – Saudi Arabia Owned by the kingdom’s Ministry of Finance, Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has issued request for proposals (RFPs) for the development of the Jubail Phase 3 Independent Water Projects (IWP), including Jubail-3A and BB with 600,000m3 and 570,000m3 potable water capacity per day. SWPC has called for RFPs from 10 pre-qualified bidders including individual companies and consortia. The qualified bidders for the reverse osmosis desalination plant project include: International Company for Water and Power Projects (Acwa Power); a consortium of FCC Aqualia, Haji Abdullah […] Saudi Arabia issues request for proposals for Jubail Phase 3 IWPs – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2019-08-07T21:57:53+02:00
Oil built Saudi Arabia – will a lack of water destroy it? – Saudi Bottles of water twirl on the conveyor belts of the Berain water factory in Riyadh, as a puddle of water collects on the concrete floor. In a second warehouse, tanks emit a low hum as water brought in from precious underground aquifers passes through a six-stage purification process before bottling. “In Saudi Arabia there are only two sources of water: the sea and deep wells,” says Ahmed Safar Al Asmari, who manages one of Berain’s two factories in Riyadh. “We’re […] Oil built Saudi Arabia – will a lack of water destroy it? – SaudiDME GmbH2019-08-06T14:56:22+02:00
Day Zero Is Upon Us – Can India’s Water Crisis Be Reversed? – India The second term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the beginning of the most crucial period in the history of India’s water sector. All the alarms raised by experts, media and common citizens are coming to pass. As city after city moves closer to Day Zero, the land of rivers, lakes, wells and tanks fed by a bounteous monsoon is on the verge of becoming the biggest victim of mindless, non-strategic development exacerbated by climate change. In the nearly two decades that […] Day Zero Is Upon Us – Can India’s Water Crisis Be Reversed? – IndiaDME GmbH2019-08-05T15:47:18+02:00
Pics: Jagan visited H2ID Desalination facility in Israel – Israel The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy visited today the H2ID Desalination facility in Hadera, Israel. The Deputy Chief of Indian Mission in Tel Aviv Sri Tshering accompanied him. The plant authorities who called on the Chief Minister earlier gave him a brief presentation on the desalination mechanism and the economy/ costs associated with the project. (LINK). Pics: Jagan visited H2ID Desalination facility in Israel – IsraelDME GmbH2019-08-04T15:18:03+02:00
Chennai industries to now use treated sewage water – India CHENNAI: IN ten more days, Chennai will become the first Indian city to recycle sewage and supply it for industrial purposes. A new treatment plant is being built in Kodungaiyur, which is likely to be completed by the first week of August. This plant will supply recycled sewage water to industries, thereby ensuring that fresh drinking water is reserved for residential use. The move, Metro Water Board officials say, will help city tide over water crisis. (LINK). Chennai industries to now use treated sewage water – IndiaDME GmbH2019-08-01T15:49:15+02:00
‚Niti working out proposal to set up desalination plants along coastline to tide over water crisis‘ – India The Niti Aayog is working on a proposal to set up a string of floating desalination plants in marine waters along the country’s over 7,500-km coastline, with a view to tide over the water crisis being faced in major urban centres of India. Recently, several parts of the country, especially Chennai, faced severe water crisis, owing to poor storage in various reservoirs following deficit rainfall. „The Niti Aayog is working on linking desalination of sea waters with the Sagarmala project,“ a […] ‚Niti working out proposal to set up desalination plants along coastline to tide over water crisis‘ – IndiaDME GmbH2019-07-31T17:26:07+02:00
1,000 protest a planned desalination plant in northern Israel – Israel 1,000 residents of Acre and the Mateh Asher regional council protested on Thursday against the decision to build a desalination plant in the area, according to Channel 13. Heavy traffic was reported as protestors blocked the Lohamei HaGeta’ot junction.The protestors are fighting against the decision to build the desalination plant in the middle of agricultural land and near residential areas and housing for soldiers. According to design principles, these types of plants are supposed to be built in industrial areas or […] 1,000 protest a planned desalination plant in northern Israel – IsraelDME GmbH2019-07-30T16:33:11+02:00
Chennai records 56 per cent above normal rainfall, but little water in reservoirs – India Chennai has recorded 56 per cent above normal rainfall since June 1, with 247.5 millimetres rainfall from June 1 to July 27. Despite the good rains, Chennai’s reservoirs — Poondi, Cholavaram, Redhills and Chembarakkam — have not seen any significant improvement in water levels. The combined storage at the four reservoirs stood at 16 Mcft against 1,734 Mcft last year. (LINK). Chennai records 56 per cent above normal rainfall, but little water in reservoirs – IndiaDME GmbH2019-07-29T15:04:13+02:00
Iran Desalination Capacity to Rise by 300,000 Cubic Meters Per Day by 2021 – Iran In the past six years, 39 desalination units with a capacity of approximately 174,000 cubic meters per day (63.7 million cubic meters a year), are operating mostly in the southern coasts. Sixty desalination plants with a capacity of over 242,000 cubic meters per day (88.4 mcm per year) are operating in different regions in Iran, The Energy Ministry news portal reported. Construction of another 25 desalinating projects is underway, which upon completion by 2021 will add 300,000 cubic meters of water to […] Iran Desalination Capacity to Rise by 300,000 Cubic Meters Per Day by 2021 – IranDME GmbH2019-07-28T15:03:18+02:00
Despite Rainfall, Chennai Reservoirs Still Remain Dry – India Despite good rains over the last 10 days, Chennai’s reservoirs remain dry. As a result, the water levels in Poondi, Cholavaram, Redhills and Chembarakkam remain unchanged. On Thursday morning at 8.30, the Chennai airport observatory had received 29.4 mm rain over the past 24 hours, according to the IMD’s Chennai office. Nungambakkam station got 26.4 mm over the same period. In the week ending July 24, too, Chennai had received ‚large excess‘ rainfall. Good amounts of rainfall on Monday and […] Despite Rainfall, Chennai Reservoirs Still Remain Dry – IndiaDME GmbH2019-07-27T17:49:10+02:00