Water. desalination + reuse

Az Zour North IWPP desalination plant was shut down temporarily amid oil spill

Az Zour North desal plant powers down to avoid oil spill

The desalination plant at Az Zour North in Kuwait has escaped damage from a nearby oil spill after temporarily shutting down.

Chuquicamata copper mine in Chile is among those owned and operated by BHP Billiton

BHP and Coldeco push forward Chilean desal projects

Two major desalination projects to support the copper mining industry in Chile are moving ahead, reports Reuters.

The new joint venture enterprise led by China National Nuclear Power will be based in Shanghai

China to sell off-the-shelf floating nuclear desalination units

Chinese state-owned China National Nuclear Power (CNNP) has formed a new joint venture company to build floating nuclear power and seawater desalination plants.

Residents of Tobruk, Libya, are facing a severe water crisis following an abrupt halt to supplies of desalinated water

Protests erupt as Libya plant closes on lack of chemicals

Protests have erupted in Tobruk, Libya, following the closure of its desalination plant due to a lack of chemicals, reports SciDev.Net.

The remote island of Kastellorizo will use desalination to reduce its dependence on imported water

Greece invests in desalination for remote Dodecanese island

Greece's General Secretariat for the Aegean and Island Policy and the country's shipping industry have signed a €870,000 ($1 million) contract to build a desalination plant on Kastellorizo island, reports Kathimerini.

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CH2M is snapped up by Jacobs Engineering for $2.85 billion

Jacobs Engineering Group has acquired CH2M for $2.85 billion creating a global engineering firm of $15 billion in revenue.

The system of dams that supplies Cape Town is running very low as drought continues

Cape Town to 'forcibly restrict' usage, as desal tender nears

The City of Cape Town has called on residents to adhere to its 87-litres a day rule on water, as it emerged that usage is outstripping safe levels.

The project to desalinate water from Thane Creek is under fire primarily for its water price

Desal project in Thane, India, draws legal challenge

A desalination plant project to supply the city of Thane, in Maharashtra, India, has come under fire from activists and politicians who oppose the local authority's plan, reports Mumbai Mirror.