Category: Projects
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Ghana union opposes sale of Teshie-Nungua plant
The Public Utility Workers Union of Ghana has called on president Nana Addo to scrap the proposed sale of Teshie-Nungua desalination plant, reports Ghanaweb.com.
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Marubeni-led group wins Shuqaiq 3 project
A consortium led by Marubeni Corporation is to invest $600 million in Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant project in Saudi Arabia.
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Poseidon defeats legal challenge to Huntington Beach project
Sacramento Superior Court, California, has rejected a lawsuit demanding that developer Poseidon produce a new environmental study on the proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Plant project.
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Saudi’s WEC prequalifies eight firms for supervisory contract
Saudi Arabia’s Water and Electricity Company (WEC) has pre-qualified eight companies to provide supervisory consultancy services on its desalination projects.
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UN urges desalination industry to improve on brine
The United Nations has called on the desalination industry to clean up its act on brine as the number of desalination plants worldwide continues to climb.
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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.
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EU gives $34 million to expand capacity and grow reuse at As Samra, Jordan
The European Union (EU) has granted €30 million ($34 million) to expand capacity and increase water reuse at As Samra wastewater treatment plant in Jordan.
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EGA plans $272 million power and water plant at Jebel Ali
Mubadala and Dubal Holding are developing a new power and desalination facility at Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)’s smelter in Jebel Ali, Dubai.
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Kuwait Fund finances four desalination plants in Egypt
Kuwait Fund is to loan Egypt KWD 15 million ($49 million) to construct four desalination plants in South Sinai governorate.
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Water in Mining 2019 to target global mining’s water issues
Water in Mining is introducing its first global conference to address water management challenges within the mining sector.
