Australia

PERTH, Australia – Jacobs (NYSE: J), a global provider of technical, professional, and construction services, has been contracted by Water Corporation to spearhead the Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant in Perth. The initiative is set to enhance the drinking water supply infrastructure for over 2.5 million residents in Western Australia.

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A central part of the Northern Water Project the desalination plant is a 260-megaliter-per-day plant on Eyre Peninsula.The plant is estimated to pump over $5 billion into the local economy.

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The New South Wales Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure has put the plant’s modification application on public display, seeking community and stakeholder feedback by 20 February 2024.

Building the Belmont Desalination Plant will add up to 30 million litres per day of rainfall-independent drinking water capacity to the system, or about 15 per cent of the region’s average daily needs.

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The first stage of the Alkimos desalination plant will cost $2.8 billion — nearly double the $1.6 billion included in Water Corporation’s development application for the vital piece of infrastructure.

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This is one of the largest water facilities to be built by the Spanish multinational, as the budget allocated by the local authorities for this infrastructure amounts to AU$2.8 billion (about €1.7 billion). According to local media, the plant’s dimensions are gigantic, as it will have a maximum production capacity of up to 100 billion litres per year to provide drinking water for the 2.5 million inhabitants of Perth and the surrounding area, an area characterised by low rainfall. The plant will be powered 100% by clean energy and will sign a PPA to contract the necessary energy […]

Acciona is in the box seat to build and run the critical $2.8 billion Alkimos desalination plant but there are concerns the contractor’s recent WA projects have run into problems.

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The first stage of the Alkimos desalination plant will cost $2.8 billion — nearly double the $1.6 billion included in Water Corporation’s development application for the vital piece of infrastructure.

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The plant is built on a 32ha site. Sponsored by the South Australian Government and SA Water, it is able to cover around 50% of Adelaide’s annual water supply by delivering up to 100gl of water each year.

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With tens of thousands of new homes set to be built in Sydney, the NSW government is looking to double the size of the city’s desalination plant to guarantee water supply.

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