Category: Desalination
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Wabag to design and build a desalination plant at Mangalore refinery
Wabag has won a design and build contract to supply a desalination plant for Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) in Karnataka, India.
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Final call for papers for IDA World Congress 2019
The International Desalination Association (IDA) has issued a final call for papers for its IDA World Congress 2019 in Dubai, 20 to 24 October 2019.
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Sydney Desalination Plant poised for reactivation
Sydney Desalination Plant is to be reactivated on Saturday 26 January 2019 when dam levels are expected to reach 60 per cent – the trigger level for plant reactivation.
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Punjab to fund groundwater desalination pilot
The chief minister of Punjab state in India has earmarked INR 25 million ($351,050) for a groundwater desalination pilot project.
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DEWA and Saudi Aramco sign MoU on R&D
The Dubai Water and Electricity Authority and Saudi Aramco have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to include research and development (R&D) on desalination.
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Seychelles expands Providence desalination plant
The Seychelles Public Utilities Corporation (PUC) is expanding its main desalination plant by adding 4,500 m3/d of new capacity, reports Seychelles News Agency.
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ArcelorMittal to award desal project in Brazil
Steelmaker ArcelorMittal is close to appointing a firm to build a desalination plant at its operation in Brazil, reports Reuters.
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DuPont alerts markets to product price increases
DuPont Water Solutions is raising the price of its ion exchange resins and reverse osmosis membranes.
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AquaVenture secures $50 million for Ghana plant acquisition
AquaVenture has secured $50 million in project financing for its acquisition of Accra desalination plant, Ghana.
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Chile predicts 230 per cent rise in seawater use in mining
Projections from the Chilean Ministry of Mines are for 230 per cent growth in use of seawater by the nation’s copper mining industry in the next 10 years.








