Rehabilitated seawater desalination plant in Zéralda, Algeria comes online – Algeria Algerian Minister of Water Resources and Water Security, Karim Hasni confirmed the report and said the rehabilitated plant is capable of supplying 10,000 m3 of drinking water per day and it will directly benefit over 65 000 people in the city of Algiers. The water plant is the third plant to be delivered as part of a project to upgrade and build four seawater desalination plants in the North African country. Other than the seawater desalination plant in Zéralda the government delivered the Palm Beach plant which has […] Rehabilitated seawater desalination plant in Zéralda, Algeria comes online – AlgeriaDME GmbH2021-11-05T12:15:49+01:00
Morocco Has 149 Large Dams with Capacity Exceeding 19 Bln m3 – Morocco These facilities also include nine desalination plants producing 147 million m3 annually, as well as thousands of wells to extract groundwater. Allowing citizens to enjoy continuity of drinking water and meet the water needs related to agriculture, irrigation, industry and renewable energy, he explained in response to a question in the House of Representatives. The Minister also reviewed the various programs in which Morocco is engaged in water management, including the irrigation of one million hectares, the construction of dams, the supply of drinking water in rural areas, the […] Morocco Has 149 Large Dams with Capacity Exceeding 19 Bln m3 – MoroccoDME GmbH2021-11-02T15:18:37+01:00
Morocco to Build Large Desalination Plant in Dakhla – Morocco Rabat- A group of French businessmen visited Dakhla on Tuesday and held a meeting with local officials to discuss investment opportunities in the southern Moroccan city. The director of the Regional Investment Center (CRI) of Dakhla, Mounir Houari, told the group of French businessmen of the Moroccan government’s plans to construct a large desalination plant to supply irrigation water to 5,000 hectares of crops. According to local sources quoted in converging reports, the new desalination plant will be built in Dajla, an area that will also “have two logistics […] Morocco to Build Large Desalination Plant in Dakhla – MoroccoDME GmbH2021-10-31T08:20:54+01:00
Water-Poor Egypt Eyes Increase in Desalination Capacity in 5 Years – Egypt Egypt is worried about its supply of fresh water. To help deal with the problem, it is offering financial assistance to private companies to build 17 new desalination factories over the next 5 years. The process of desalination removes salt from water. The new factories will increase water desalination in the country by 300 percent. They will operate with solar energy. (LINK). Water-Poor Egypt Eyes Increase in Desalination Capacity in 5 Years – EgyptDME GmbH2021-10-28T10:58:06+02:00
EGYPT: in search of French investment in desalination and sustainable mobility – Egypt Mostafa Madbouly was on a mission of seduction in Paris. During this visit, the Egyptian Prime Minister met with his French counterpart Jean Castex at Matignon, as well as with the Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF) at the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE). With the French employers, Mostafa Madbouly discussed investment opportunities in Egypt, particularly in the water sector. The Egyptian government is committed to a plan to exploit unconventional water resources, including desalination for the supply of its population and agriculture. EGYPT: in search of French investment in desalination and sustainable mobility – EgyptDME GmbH2021-10-27T15:21:36+02:00
Water-poor Egypt eyes quadrupling desalination capacity in 5 years – Egypt Water-scarce Egypt aims to more than quadruple desalination capacity by granting private companies concessions from its sovereign wealth fund to build 17 plants over the next five years with sustainable solar energy. The plan fits into Egypt’s push to diversify its sources of fresh water for a fast-growing population as it faces competition for Nile river water from the giant hydropower dam that Ethiopia is building upstream. The new concessions are designed to encourage private investment and technological development, both areas in which the Arab world’s most […] Water-poor Egypt eyes quadrupling desalination capacity in 5 years – EgyptDME GmbH2021-10-21T18:38:55+02:00
Developing Sinai – Egypt On Monday, President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi inaugurated the world’s largest wastewater treatment plant. Bahr Al-Baqar wastewater treatment plant, east of Port Said, will treat 5.6 million cubic metres per day which can then be used to irrigate agricultural land in Sinai. Mohamed Ghanem, Irrigation Ministry spokesperson, said the plant aims to process two billion cubic metres of water annually “to contribute to the reclamation of between 400,00 and 500,000 feddans as part of the national project to develop Sinai and make optimal use of water resources”. Developing Sinai – EgyptDME GmbH2021-10-01T11:42:49+02:00
El Sisi inaugurates the world’s largest sewage plant in Bahr El-Baqar – Egypt A new plant treats wastewater in Bahr El- Baqar, in the Sinai, east of the Suez Canal in Egypt. The plant, inaugurated by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, will provide water for the irrigation of more than 168,000 hectares of plantations in Sinai. Like desalination, the reuse of wastewater has become essential to cope with water stress in Egypt. (LINK). El Sisi inaugurates the world’s largest sewage plant in Bahr El-Baqar – EgyptDME GmbH2021-09-29T15:05:56+02:00
Egypt Seeks to Desalinate 6 Ml Cubic Feet of Water Daily – Egypt The Egyptian cabinet discussed Monday plans to buildseawater desalination plants, as the country tries to addresslooming water scarcity. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said the government hasprepared a strategic plan to establish more desalinationplants. Egypt needs around 114 billion cubic meters of waterannually, while it only has 74 billion meters available, saidMinister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed AbdelAty in April. (LINK). Egypt Seeks to Desalinate 6 Ml Cubic Feet of Water Daily – EgyptDME GmbH2021-09-21T14:25:21+02:00
KarmWater wins Marsa Alam desalination plant contract – Egypt A seawater desalination plant will supply the Marsa Alam resort in Egypt’s Red Sea governorate. On September 14th, 2021, a partnership agreement was signed between the local authorities and KarmWater to carry out the work. The facility will be solar-powered. A desalination plant will provide drinking water to the resort town of Marsa Alam in the Red Sea governorate of Egypt. KarmWater, the new water solutions division of the KarmSolar Group, will implement this project to harness unconventional water resources. (LINK). KarmWater wins Marsa Alam desalination plant contract – EgyptDME GmbH2021-09-16T16:26:57+02:00