Kenya Installs the First Solar Plant That Transforms Ocean Water Into Drinking Water – Kenya Water should not be luxury product, but still in these modern times, one out of nine people doesn’t have access to clean drinking water. This main issue here is that only around 4% of earth’s water sources are rivers, lakes and drinkable water, the rest is comprised of oceans with salty water. These are all alarming statistics, but luckily in many such places around the world things are starting to improve thanks to new technologies. (LINK). Kenya Installs the First Solar Plant That Transforms Ocean Water Into Drinking Water – KenyaDME GmbH2020-02-15T21:08:30+01:00
A new solar desalination system to address water scarcity – Kenya GivePower is launching containerized, solar-powered water desalination and purification plants in Mombasa, Kenya and La Gonave, Haiti this quarter. Like GivePower’s debut solar-powered microgrid desalination plant, which went live in Kiunga, Kenya in 2018, these new projects will operate with Tesla’s powerwall battery storage technology. At launch, both of the nonprofit’s new solar water farm projects will produce a maximum of 75,000 liters of water a day by coupling a 50-kW solar system with 120 kW-hrs of Tesla batteries; together this solar plus battery system will power two low-wattage, reverse […] A new solar desalination system to address water scarcity – KenyaDME GmbH2020-02-06T14:32:12+01:00
Drought worsening in large parts of Eastern Cape – Africa Residents in Port Alfred are left without water for long periods and some are totally reliant on water tanks for their supply The drought affecting large parts of the Eastern Cape is worsening. The coastal town of Port Alfred and the surrounding towns in the Ndlambe Municipality have almost run out of water. The areas supply dam is only 6% full and water rationing is in place. The municipality is calling on residents to use water sparingly to avoid a day zero […] Drought worsening in large parts of Eastern Cape – AfricaDME GmbH2020-01-04T14:45:02+01:00
Tesla batteries help power new solar water desalination plant in Africa – Kenya GivePower has deployed a new water desalination plant in Africa using Tesla batteries and solar power that is now providing clean water to thousands of people. The system has been deployed in Kiunga, a rural village in Kenya where the lack of clean water had people sometimes rely on saltwater wells or even contaminated water. Desalination is a power-consuming process that is hard to implement in a place where power is already scarce. (LINK). Tesla batteries help power new solar water desalination plant in Africa – KenyaDME GmbH2019-12-31T13:35:37+01:00
Relief as Mtongwe gets solar-powered desalination plant – Kenya Mtongwe residents can now smile all the way to their kitchens, drink fresh water and kiss their acute water shortage problems goodbye. This is after a charitable organisation installed a solar-powered water desalination plant in the area which has been experiencing frequent water shortages forcing residents to travel long distances to fetch salty water. The plant, installed by Bilal Muslim Mission of Kenya with the support of Borea Light GmbH and the Irene and Friedrich Vorwerk Foundation, can desalinate 2,000 litres per […] Relief as Mtongwe gets solar-powered desalination plant – KenyaDME GmbH2019-12-14T17:15:11+01:00
Desalination plant output hits record high – Namibia Originally built by Orano (then Areva Resources Namibia) to supply water to its Trekkopje Mine near Arandis, the desalination plant is now an important contributor to the overall supply of the potable water delivery system managed by Namwater. It provides about 75% of the overall drinking water to Swakopmund, as well as the nearby uranium mines and other industries. Located 35 kilometres north of Swakopmund, it is the largest reverse osmosis seawater desalination plant in southern Africa. (LINK). Desalination plant output hits record high – NamibiaDME GmbH2019-12-05T14:59:05+01:00
Solar desalination aids water crisis – South Africa South Africa is facing a serious water crisis, particularly the provinces of the Western Cape, Northern Cape and Witsand in the Hessequa Municipality. The Western Cape was chosen as the location for Africa’s first seawater solar desalination plant. Despite the recognition that access to water and sanitation is a human right, in 2015, 3 in 10 people (2.1 billion) did not have access to safe drinking water, and 6 in 10 (4.5 billion) had no access to safely managed sanitation facilities. Solar desalination aids water crisis – South AfricaDME GmbH2019-11-27T19:06:34+01:00
Call for comment on proposed desalination plant – Durban Durban – The Department of Environmental Affairs is calling for public comment after it recently granted an environmental authorisation for a proposed desalination plant in the north of eThekwini near oThongathi. Desalination refers to the process of removing salt from seawater to make it fit for human consumption. Umgeni Water – the applicants in the project – stressed that while the environmental authorisation had been granted, there was no intention to construct a desalination plant in the north or south of eThekwini […] Call for comment on proposed desalination plant – DurbanDME GmbH2019-11-21T15:54:49+01:00
Mayor to sign drought disaster declaration for Nelson Mandela Bay – South Africa Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Mongameli Bobani will sign the declaration for the city to maintain its classification as a disaster area within 48 hours. This was confirmed by mayoral committee member Andile Lungisa during a visit to the Impofu Dam on Thursday, reports HeraldLIVE. Lungisa was flanked by the metro’s water and sanitation director Barry Martin and the acting executive director of infrastructure and engineering, Zukile Nogongo. (LINK). Mayor to sign drought disaster declaration for Nelson Mandela Bay – South AfricaDME GmbH2019-11-16T17:47:47+01:00
Kenya turns to Saudi investor to make water drinkable in arid Turkana region – Kenya Authorities in Kenya’s driest region are in talks with a Saudi investor to build a desalination plant, after hopes of finding drinking water from an aquifer were dashed. Tito Ochieng, the director of water services in Turkana, in the north of the country, said the potential investor – Saudi-owned Almar Water – has already signed a deal to build a $160m (£125m) desalination plant in Mombasa. According to Ochieng, the plant would be built on top of the Lotikipi aquifer, in the […] Kenya turns to Saudi investor to make water drinkable in arid Turkana region – KenyaDME GmbH2019-10-28T15:36:18+01:00