Saudi Arabia prequalifies 19 companies for major PPP water pipeline – Saudi Arabia The project will involve the financing, construction and operation of a water transmission pipeline from Ras Mohaisen – to Baha – to Mecca. The water transmission pipeline will have a capacity of 300,000 cubic metres a day (cm/d) and a total length of 300km. The IWTP project is likely to include a pumping station and a 300km pipeline to carry the water from the IWP to Baha and Mecca. The project is likely to cost upwards of US$270mn. (LINK). Saudi Arabia prequalifies 19 companies for major PPP water pipeline – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2022-02-22T10:52:53+01:00
Key Dubai power plant set to double capacity – United Arab Emirates Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has confirmed that the production capacity of Hassyan Power Complex will double by the end of 2023 as energy demand in the emirate continues to grow. The 1,200 megawatts (MW) facility, which has been converted recently to run only on natural gas instead of clean coal, will add a further 600MW in Q4 and an additional 600MW will be added by Q3 2023, raising capacity to 2,400MW. The Hassyan Power Complex was initially designed and built-for-purpose as a dual-fuel plant with the […] Key Dubai power plant set to double capacity – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2022-02-20T15:17:25+01:00
Dewa’s Hassyan Power Complex adds 1,200 MW to Dubai’s capacity – Dubai – United Arab Emirates Dewa has confirmed that the current production capacity of Hassyan Power Complex reached 1,200 megawatts (MW), using the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model. A further 600 MW will be added in Q4 of 2022, and an additional 600 MW will be added by Q3 of 2023. This will raise the capacity of Hassyan Power Complex, which has been converted recently to run only on natural gas instead of clean coal, to 2,400 MW. (LINK). Dewa’s Hassyan Power Complex adds 1,200 MW to Dubai’s capacity – Dubai – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2022-02-15T14:55:05+01:00
Remote village in Dinagat gets desalination equipment – Philippines A solar-powered desalination equipment is now in use in a remote village in Dinagat town in the province of Dinagat Islands, the Department of Trade and Industry – Caraga (DTI-13) said Thursday. In a statement, the DTI-13 said the desalination equipment will address the problem of safe and potable water in Barangay Cab-ilan, one of the areas hardest hit by Typhoon Odette in December last year. Through the assistance of DTI-13, the desalination equipment was set up and launched on Wednesday in the village. Remote village in Dinagat gets desalination equipment – PhilippinesDME GmbH2022-02-11T10:41:04+01:00
Saudi Arabia’s SWCC and NWC in partnership for 15 new water stations – Saudi Arabia SWCC and theNWC have jointly signed an agreement to better design and implement 15 innovative production stations in less than nine months. The projects will provide 76,000 cubic meters of desalinated water per day to the Kingdom’s Eastern region. The project includes the establishment of efficient stations for desalinating borewell water to enhance the localization of the desalination industry. (LINK). Saudi Arabia’s SWCC and NWC in partnership for 15 new water stations – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2022-02-09T09:36:33+01:00
SEWA starts implementing a new desalination plant in Al Hamriyah – United Arab Emirates The Sharjah Electricity has revealed the start of implementing a plan to increase the production of desalinated water in the Emirate of Sharjah by establishing a new desalination plant in Al Hamriyah to produce 90 million gallons per day, as part of the authority’s strategy to sustain water and provide it for development projects and for future generations. Engineer Essam Al Mulla explained that the authority signed a contract with a number of consultants and international houses of expertise to implement the station, noting that these studies take a year and a […] SEWA starts implementing a new desalination plant in Al Hamriyah – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2022-02-06T15:16:26+01:00
Kingdom Mulls Modernisation of Desalination Plants – Saudi Arabia He said that Saudi Arabia is the largest producer of desalinated water in the world producing three million cubic metres daily. “Desalinated water accounts for 55 to 60 per cent of water supplied for public consumption,” he said at a graduation ceremony held at the training center for the Saline Water Conversion Corporation, or SWCC, in Jubail. Referring to the ministry’s efforts to reduce consumption of water and prevent leakages, he said that these efforts would help save about 600,000 cubic metres of water daily. Kingdom Mulls Modernisation of Desalination Plants – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2022-02-04T13:46:53+01:00
Dubai’s Hassyan power plant to be fuelled by natural gas to reduce emissions – United Arab Emirates Dubai’s Hassyan power complex will be converted into a natural gas plant as the emirate seeks to reduce emissions and become carbon neutral in the next three decades. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed, chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, approved the conversion of the 2,400-megawatt plant, which used clean coal, said the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority on Thursday. “This step supports Dubai’s energy supply security by diversifying the energy mix through the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050,” Sheikh Ahmed said. (LINK). Dubai’s Hassyan power plant to be fuelled by natural gas to reduce emissions – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2022-02-03T12:37:08+01:00
Kerala’s first water desalination plant to come up in Ponnani fishing harbour – India In a first of a kind initiative in Kerala, a seawater desalination plant will be set up at the Ponnani fishing harbour in Malappuram. Additionally, a similar project will be implemented in seven panchayats in Kasaragod. Collect e-signa on the go with Acrobat Pro DC Try free The land required for setting up the plant will be provided by the Ports Department. The plant is expected to solve the severe drinking water shortage faced by the Ponnani municipality. (LINK). Kerala’s first water desalination plant to come up in Ponnani fishing harbour – IndiaDME GmbH2022-02-02T15:08:04+01:00
World’s largest desalination plant in UAE to begin early commercial operation in Q1 2022 – United Arab Emirates Taweelah RO, the world’s largest RO water desalination plant, will begin early commercial operations in the first quarter of 2022, by providing 100 million gallons per day (MGD), said the Chief Executive Officer of the Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC). In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Othman Al Ali said that the plant will commence full commercial operations by the end of this year, providing 200 MGD. The Taweelah plant will be 44 percent bigger than the world’s current largest low carbon water […] World’s largest desalination plant in UAE to begin early commercial operation in Q1 2022 – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2022-02-01T15:33:07+01:00