Category: Projects

The giant retail quarter of Indian city Chennai, Thyagaraya Nagar is expected to get a new 41 Ml/d desalination plant that would supply some 300,000 residents.

St Kitts and Nevis ponders desalination

Feb 2, 2016

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Caribbean dual-island state, St Kitts and Nevis’ minister of public infrastructure, Ian Liburd has revealed that the government is considering seawater desalination as one of two options for tackling water shortages on the islands that have led recently to rationing.

Fund pledges US$ 200 million desalination loan to Egypt

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The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) has pledged to lend US$ 200 million this year, to Egypt to finance drilling wells and building desalination projects in Sinai.

Fourth Chennai desalination plant in the offing

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Plans for a fourth desalination plant at the Indian city of Chennai moved forward recently following a visit from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to consider finalising its funding for the project.

CalAm opts for recycling over desalination

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In a testimony supporting a major groundwater replenishment project, president of water supplier, California American Water (CalAm), Rob MacLean, has told the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) the proposed project was preferable to building a large desalinated facility.

Mumbai rejects desalination

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Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) – the governing council for greater Mumbai - has turned down a proposal to set up desalination plants on the grounds of cost of the water produced and lack of land.

Chile mulls desalination for drought-blighted regions

Jan 20, 2016

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Chile’s chamber of deputies has approved a resolution calling for an investigation into the feasibility of building desalination plants and prioritizing regions hardest hit by drought.

H2O Innovation commissions its biggest ultrafiltration project

Jan 20, 2016

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H2O Innovation has commissioned a 45,400 m³/d ultrafiltration (UF) project for the Clifton Water District, Colorado under a design and build project – its largest to date.

IDA continues support of the International Water Summit

Jan 18, 2016

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