Category: Pretreatment/cleaning
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Torrevieja desalination plant to double capacity
Spain’s ministry of agriculture and environment is to double capacity at the Torrevieja desalination plant, reports local newspaper The Leader.
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Kenya authorities signal desalination project in Lamu County
The LAPSSET Authority is to build a desalination facility in Lamu County, Kenya, reports Kenya News Agency.
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Hong Kong awards mega waste-to-energy project to Keppel and Zhen Hau
Keppel Seghers Hong Kong and Zhen Hau Engineering have won a contract for a large scale integrated waste management project, to include a desalination plant, in Hong Kong.
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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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Suez and Solvay win first contract in China to treat brine with AOP
Suez and Solvay have won their first contract in China to treat brine from a reverse osmosis desalination plant using a jointly developed advanced oxidation process.
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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.








