Busan to utilize inactive desalination plant as research hub for industrial demonstration – Busan – South Korea

The southern port city of Busan will use a desalination plant for tap water as a research hub to demonstrate new desalination technologies and localize parts.

The biggest desalination plant in South Korea has been virtually inactive since 2016 due to protests by residents. The reverse osmosis desalination plant located in Gijang, a coastal town near Busan, was built in 2014 through a 200 billion won ($82.9 million) project to produce 45,000 tons of tap water daily.

However, the plant’s operation came to a stalemate when Gijang […]

Busan to utilize inactive desalination plant as research hub for industrial demonstration – Busan – South Korea2021-01-08T10:21:42+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 – Egypt2019-11-20T20:45:24+01:00

Kuwait, South Korea trade volume totals USD 14 billion in 2018

The trade volume between Kuwait and South Korea has totaled USD 14 billion in 2018, up by 33 percent, compared to 2017’s, which was divided between USD 12.7 billion as Kuwaiti exports and USD 1.3 billion as South Korean imports.

Kuwaiti exports of crude oil and its derivatives enjoyed the lion’s share of trade exchange with South Korea, especially since the GCC-member state is Seoul’s second-largest energy supplier after Saudi Arabia, said South Korean Embassy in Kuwait on Saturday.

Meanwhile, South Korean Prime […]

Kuwait, South Korea trade volume totals USD 14 billion in 20182019-04-27T14:58:26+02:00

South Korea firm to build $200m Sharqiyah desalination project.- South Korea

South Korean engineering firm Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co, billed as the world’s largest builder of desalination plants, has announced that it has won a contract to construct a new water desalination project at Al Aseelah in South Al Sharqiyah Governorate.

The announcement came at the signing of project finance agreements covering the financing of the estimated $203 million cost of the scheme.

Last December, the Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) — the sole buyer of power and water output under the sector law — named Al Asilah Desalination Company as the winner of […]

South Korea firm to build $200m Sharqiyah desalination project.- South Korea2018-07-26T13:19:22+02:00
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