Category: Instruments & controls
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ADB loans $120 million to desalination project in Jaffna, Sri Lanka
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to loan $120 million for a desalination project to supply Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka.
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EBRD pledges €300 million for Ain Sokhna, Egypt, desalination project
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to loan €300 million ($354 million) to Egypt for a desalination plant at Ain Sokhna, reports Egypt Today.
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Water Corporation prepares to expand Perth desalination plant
Water Corporation of Western Australia has acquired 15.2 hectares of land adjacent to Perth desalination plant for a possible expansion of capacity, reports The West Australian.
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GMVP opened the SWRO-PRO pilot plant of recovering the salinity gradient energy
GMVP recently opened the SWRO-PRO pilot plant at Nambu wastewater treatment plant located in Korean port city of Busan. The pilot is used to demonstrate the technical feasibility of PRO (pressure retarded osmosis) to recover the salinity gradient energy.
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Tseung Kwan O project kicks off with call for pre-quals
Hong Kong’s Water Supplies Department has called for pre-qualification bids for Tseung Kwan O desalination plant project.
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Evoqua IPO proceeds will be used to pay down debt
Evoqua shares raised $500m on its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange on 2 November.
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Canada’s ENPAR to acquire Pumptronics in $1.2 million deal
ENPAR Technologies, a specialist in electrochemical water treatment, is to acquire Pumptronics for $3 million, comprising $1.2 million in cash and the remainder in shares.
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Saudi Arabia’s WEC seeks developers for two mega projects
Water and Electricity Company (WEC) of Saudi Arabia has requested expressions of interest on two new mega seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant projects.
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Tuas Power beats Keppel and Sembcorp-Suez to Singapore desal contract
Singapore’s PUB has named Tuas Power-Singapore Technologies Marine Consortium (TP-STM) as preferred bidder for its fifth desalination plant project.
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FCC Aqualia and Orascom win $320 million Cairo reuse project
FCC Aqualia and Orascom have won a $320 million contract to design, build and operate a wastewater reuse plant in Cairo, Egypt.








