DEWA breaks world record for re-engineering gas turbine overhaul – Dubai Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has broken the world record in major inspection outages by re-engineering the Gas Turbine SGT-4000F overhaul process at the Jebel Ali Power and Desalination Complex. DEWA succeeded the completion of its major inspection outage within 11 working days compared to 30 working days previously. This allows a 63% reduction in outage duration, leading to increased availability of its gas turbines. “This meets the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime […] DEWA breaks world record for re-engineering gas turbine overhaul – DubaiDME GmbH2019-06-16T19:48:42+02:00
India and Israel join hands to develop solutions to desertification and living in the desert – India “As part of our growing partnership with India, Israel is keen to work together and share all its experience and cutting edge technology in our joint fight against desertification, including a strategic partnership on water management and water security,“ said Dr Malka. Israel has been working in depth in the field of desert technologies and methods of dealing with desertification. With over 60 per cent of its territory being a desert and another 20 per cent semi-arid land, Israel has been working […] India and Israel join hands to develop solutions to desertification and living in the desert – IndiaDME GmbH2019-06-15T14:46:20+02:00
Madras HC pulls up TN govt over water crisis, asks for report on measures taken – India Even as the state of Tamil Nadu is in the throes of a severe water crisis, the Madras High Court has pulled up the state government on measures it has taken. The state government has been directed to file a report on how it has addressed the issue by June 17. According to a report in The Hindu, the court was hearing cases filed against the commercial exploitation of groundwater from the outskirts of the city. In particular, one public interest litigation (PIL) from a resident of Vellore […] Madras HC pulls up TN govt over water crisis, asks for report on measures taken – IndiaDME GmbH2019-06-14T08:13:20+02:00
FCC, Veolia, Utico in race for Saudi Yanbu-4 water project – Saudi Arabia Ten leading utility developer consortiums led by top global players including FCC, Cobra and GS Inima (from Spain), Suez and Veolia (France) beside Emirati group Utico and Japan’s Marubeni have been prequalified by Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) for the Yanbu-4 independent water project (IWP). The project is being set up in the kingdom’s Yanbu province using reverse osmosis (RO) seawater desalination technology, said senior officials of SWPC (formerly Saudi Water & Electricity Company). According to them, the Request for Proposals (RFPs) has already been been […] FCC, Veolia, Utico in race for Saudi Yanbu-4 water project – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2019-06-13T14:47:46+02:00
Tamil Nadu to approach A.P. for Krishna water – Chennai The Tamil Nadu government is likely to approach Andhra Pradesh for seeking its share of Krishna water as soon as the latter starts getting heavy inflows in its reservoirs after the southwest monsoon progresses. The availability of Krishna water has become critical to Chennai, which is in the midst of an acute water shortage. Even though Chennai Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board is making efforts to tap every conceivable source, this will, at best, sustain the water supply of around 500 million litres a […] Tamil Nadu to approach A.P. for Krishna water – ChennaiDME GmbH2019-06-09T16:11:39+02:00
Running dry: Competing for water on a thirsty planet – India In India’s ‘Silicon Valley’ tech hub of Bangalore, where gleaming office complexes and apartment blocks have sprouted faster than the plumbing to serve them, only 60% of the water the city needs each day arrives through its water pipes. Much of the rest is pumped from groundwater wells and delivered to homes and offices by a fleet of private and government tanker trucks that growl through the streets of the city of 12 million. But Bangalore’s groundwater is running dry. A government […] Running dry: Competing for water on a thirsty planet – IndiaDME GmbH2019-06-08T16:53:01+02:00
Thirsty Singapore taps into innovation to secure its water future – Singapore Every day after his morning run, Adam Reutens-Tan washes under a half-full camping shower hooked on the ceiling of his bathroom. The modified shower, which uses just four litres of water, is one of several ways the Reutens-Tans family conserve water as part of a countrywide push to cut Singapore’s daily consumption by 8% by 2030. The nation currently uses 141 litres per person each day – about enough for two typical eight-minute U.S. showers, according to Harvard University statistics. Thirsty Singapore taps into innovation to secure its water future – SingaporeDME GmbH2019-06-07T09:25:17+02:00
PUB is building one of the world’s largest floating solar panel systems that could generate enough power for 13,500 HDB flats every year – Singapore Singapore’s Public Utilities Board (PUB) has unveiled an ambitious plan to build the country’s first-ever large-scale floating solar photovoltaic (PV) system by 2021 – and it’s poised to be one of the largest of such structures in the world. The water agency announced on Thursday (June 6) that the 50 megawatt-peak (MWp) floating solar PV system would be installed at Tengeh Reservoir in two years’ time. At the opening ceremony of the Ecosperity Conference 2019, minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli […] PUB is building one of the world’s largest floating solar panel systems that could generate enough power for 13,500 HDB flats every year – SingaporeDME GmbH2019-06-06T13:13:27+02:00
Renewables to preclude need for new gas-based power projects in Oman – Oman Going by expected power demand growth trends, any demand for new generation capacity will be met almost exclusively by renewables over the next seven years, precluding the need for any new gas-based Independent Power Projects (IPPs) during this timeframe. This paradigm shift in Omans power generation space underscores the ambitious role envisaged for renewables chiefly solar photovoltaic capacity in the nations energy mix, according to an official of Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP), the sole procurer of electricity generation and related water desalination capacity […] Renewables to preclude need for new gas-based power projects in Oman – OmanDME GmbH2019-06-02T17:47:02+02:00
Dewa appoints consultancies for Hassyan Desalination IWP Project – UAE The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has appointed a consortium of companies including Ernst & Young (E & Y), CMS, and WSP as advisors on the Hassyan’s Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Project to produce 120 million imperial gallons per day. The project is Dewa’s first Independent Water Producer model (IWP) project. Dewa adopted the IWP system for the Hassyan desalination plant following the success of the Independent Power Producer model at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park projects. Dewa appoints consultancies for Hassyan Desalination IWP Project – UAEDME GmbH2019-06-01T15:26:08+02:00