Laayoune To Get Second Seawater Desalination Station Before End of 2020, Head of ONEEP Laayoune – The city of Laayoune will get, before the end of 2020, a second seawater desalination station with a capacity of 600 L/s to meet the needs of the population until 2030, announced director general of the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEEP) Abderrahim Hafidi. Hafidi, who took part on Friday in Laayoune in the board of directors of the Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra water basin agency, said that this project is an addition to the first sea desalination station inaugurated in […] Laayoune To Get Second Seawater Desalination Station Before End of 2020, Head of ONEEPDME GmbH2020-01-15T15:44:04+01:00
Desalination Has a Waste Problem – Africa The waste product from desalination is growing too large to ignore, argues a paper from a United Nations think tank that provides the first estimate of global brine production from desalination. Producing fresh water in the driest parts of the world by removing the salt from sea water is resulting in a deluge of brine, especially in the Middle East and North Africa. The amount of brine generated by the world’s nearly 16,000 desalination plants is 50 percent larger than earlier assumptions, according to researchers […] Desalination Has a Waste Problem – AfricaDME GmbH2020-01-05T14:43:37+01:00
Egypt ranks Africa’s 1st country in water desalination – Egypt Egypt ranks first in Africa and 11th in the world in terms of the scientific publishing in the water desalination field, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research said on Tuesday 31/12/2019. In a statement, the ministry added that Egypt is Africa’s third country in researches published in the field of smart agriculture. (LINK). Egypt ranks Africa’s 1st country in water desalination – EgyptDME GmbH2020-01-02T15:28:32+01:00
Schneider Electric’s total investments in Egypt reach $200mln – Egypt Schneider Electric’s total investments in Egypt would touch $200 million by end-2019, the company chairman said. Jean-Pascal Tricoire told Thomson Reuters Projects that the company’s investments span a 10-year period. „Egypt is our regional hub serving the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Africa regions. We have invested in resources to serve many sectors ranging from smart buildings and smart grids to desalination plants,“ he said. (LINK). Schneider Electric’s total investments in Egypt reach $200mln – EgyptDME GmbH2019-12-15T23:26:24+01:00
Egypt receives three international bids to implement joint water desalination projects – Egypt The Egyptian government is considering three bids from international companies to implement joint water desalination projects with a total capacity of 300,000 cubic metres per day (scm/day). Government sources told Daily News Egypt that the bids for the establishment of desalination plants vary in capacity between 100-150 scm/day per plant. The sources revealed that the companies will secure the required funding for the projects and sell the desalinated water to the government for 20 years. Informed sources told Daily News Egypt that […] Egypt receives three international bids to implement joint water desalination projects – EgyptDME GmbH2019-12-02T20:20:55+01:00
South Korea ready to support Egypt’s desalination plans: ambassador – Egypt South Korea plans to support Egypt’s plans to implement desalination projects, the Korean ambassador to Egypt, Yeocheol Yoon, told Daily News Egypt, asserting, “we hope that Egypt’s negotiations with Ethiopia about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will go well, yet water demand in Egypt is still high.” Desalination is the way to go for Egypt, the ambassador noted, adding that Korean companies have a strong expertise in desalination. Egypt is working very hard to face water shortage issues through alternative solutions, President […] South Korea ready to support Egypt’s desalination plans: ambassador – EgyptDME GmbH2019-11-20T20:45:24+01:00
UAE company offers to establish $800mln desalination plants in Egypt – Egypt The Egyptian government has received an offer from an UAE company to implement several desalination plants with investments of up to $800m. The UAE company has submitted a bid to implement desalination plants in Egypt with a total capacity of 500,000 cubic metres per day, over several phases, Osama Hamdy, Deputy Minister of Housing for follow-up, projects, and utilities, told Daily News Egypt. He added that a committee has been formed to study the offer. After completing the study, a memorandum […] UAE company offers to establish $800mln desalination plants in Egypt – EgyptDME GmbH2019-11-11T11:39:46+01:00
ACWA signs Power Purchase Agreement for 200 MW photovoltaic plant in Egypt – Egypt ACWA Power, a leading international developer and operator of power generation and water desalination facilities from Saudi Arabia has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Government of Egypt to develop, finance, construct and operate the Kom Ombo photovoltaic plant, which will yield a capacity of 200 MW. The signing took place under the patronage of His Excellency. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt; His Excellency Osama Naqli, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at Egypt; and Dr. Mohamed Shaker, Egyptian Minister of Electricity and […] ACWA signs Power Purchase Agreement for 200 MW photovoltaic plant in Egypt – EgyptDME GmbH2019-11-06T17:32:43+01:00
ACWA Power signs power purchase deal for Egypt’s 200MW Kom Ombo solar plant – Egypt The PPA was signed by Rajit Nanda, chief investment officer at ACWA Power, and Sabah Mashaly, chairman of the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company, in the presence of senior executives from ACWA Power and delegates from the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy. Construction is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2021. Once operational, the plant is expected to cater to the power needs of 130 thousand households, in addition to offsetting 280 thousand tonnes of CO2 per year. ACWA Power signs power purchase deal for Egypt’s 200MW Kom Ombo solar plant – EgyptDME GmbH2019-10-31T14:04:58+01:00
ACWA Power awarded two 125MW solar projects in Ethiopia – Ethiopia ACWA Power won the bid for the plants during the first round of Ethiopia’s solar programme organised under the new PPP law. ACWA Power and Ethiopia Electric Power (EEP), the state-owned electricity producer, and the Ministry of Finance signed a letter of intent. The entities will proceed to sign a long-term power purchase agreement for the projects at US$2.52 cents/kWh over a time span of 20 years before the end of 2019. (LINK). ACWA Power awarded two 125MW solar projects in Ethiopia – EthiopiaDME GmbH2019-10-29T21:25:51+01:00