Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Saudi Arabia’s WEC pre-qualifies bidders for Shuqaiq 3
Saudi Arabia’s Water and Electricity Company (WEC) has pre-qualified 15 companies for Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant project.
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Red tide threatens Barka desalination plant, Oman
Oman’s Public Authority for Electricity and Water (PAEW) has urged residents near to Barka desalination plant to conserve water amid an algal bloom that is threatening production.
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Egypt pledges $51 billion for water projects over 20 years
Egypt is stepping up efforts to address water scarcity, pledging EGP 900 billion ($51 billion) for a national water management plan over 20 years.
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Energy Recovery scoops $6.2 million of business in Saudi Arabia
Energy Recovery has won $6.2 million of business to supply desalination projects in Saudi Arabia.
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Water Planet spins off PolyCera Membranes, appoints Marshall
Water Planet has created PolyCera Membranes as a subsidiary operating company, with the initial tranche of an $8.75 million round of financing.
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Aqualia joins Majis in Port of Sohar joint venture
Aqualia of Spain, and Oman state-owned Majis Industrial Services, have formed new joint venture Oman Sustainable Water Services (OSWS), to operate the hydraulics at Port of Sohar for 20 years.
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TETRA grows water business with SwiftWater buy
TETRA has expanded operations in the Permian Basin, Texas, US, by acquiring SwiftWater Energy Services, a provider of water management and solutions to oil and gas (fracking) operators.
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AquaVenture poised to acquire Abengoa’s Accra desalination plant
AquaVenture is to acquire Abengoa’s 56 per cent stake in Teshie-Nungua desalination plant near Accra, Ghana, subject to renegotiation of the water purchase agreement with Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), or receipt of certain agreements from the plant’s lenders.
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High-end Montana ski town mulls reuse to produce snow
An exclusive ski town in Montana, US, called Big Sky, is considering a water reuse scheme that could see it make snow out of recycled wastewater, reports WaterDeeply.com.
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SWCC poised to invite bids for mobile desal capacity
Saudi Arabia’s Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) is poised to invite bids from mobile desalination providers to augment supplies until its planned large scale projects start producing.








