Category: Projects
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Switchgear fire sparks Barka II desalination plant shutdown
A fire in the low voltage switchgear room at Barka II desalination plant in Oman has caused the facility to shut down.
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Solar desalination plant to supply Chilean mines is approved
Trends Industrial’s ambitious, multi-client, solar-powered desalination project to supply water to mines in Atacama desert, Chile, has been approved by the country’s environmental agency.
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Florida district sets spending priorities for $142.5 million budget
St John’s River Water Management District, Florida, has set a budget of $142.5 million for 2018-19, covering projects including water reuse and aquifer recharge initiatives, and public-private partnerships.
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Ghana regulator raps utility on desalinated water never delivered
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) of Ghana has ordered Ghana Water Company (GWCL) to repay GHS 14 million ($2.8 million) to rate payers, after the utility charged for water that was not delivered between 15 March and 15 September 2018.
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California gives green light to Monterey desalination plant
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved the Monterey Peninsula Supply Project, which includes a 6.4 million gallons a day (24,227 m3/d) desalination plant north of Monterey.
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Oman awards $483 million power and water PPP to Thai firm
State-owned Oman Oil Company (OOC) has awarded an independent power and water project to Thai energy and water specialist Gulf Energy Development Public Co (Gulf).
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Water Corporation begins feasibility studies for new desalination plant
The Water Corporation of Western Australia is poised to begin feasibility studies for a seawater desalination plant off the coast of Alkimos, north of Perth.
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Investor HICL disposes 9.7 per cent stake in AquaSure VDP
HICL Infrastructure has sold its 9.7 per cent stake in AquaSure Victorian Desalination Plant public-private partnership project, for around $114 million.
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Bidding shapes up for Shuqaiq 3 desal plant
Six consortia have bid for Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant project in Saudi Arabia, a public-private partnership expected to include a 25-year concession.
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Karachi desalination project ‘on a war footing’
The government of Pakistan’s Sindh Province has given the go-ahead for a desalination plant in Karachi city.
