Category: Projects
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Veolia signs Kazakhstan deal
Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kazyna Capital Management to implement jointly a seawater desalination plant in Kazakhstan.
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Qatar ups desalination capacity
Qatar has upped its desalination capacity by 144 Ml/d after Qatar Electricity and Water’s (QEWC’s) inauguration of its US$ 504 million, Ras Abu Fontas multi-stage flash distillation plant A2. And QEWC has commenced construction work on its Ras Abu Fontas A3 desalination plant at Ras Abu Fontas, near Al Wakra.
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PUB picks HSL Constructor for Singapore’s third plant
HSL Constructor will build Singapore’s third desalination plant in Tuas, the country’s water supply agency, PUB, has announced. And PUB has awarded a consultancy services tender for a fourth desalination plant.
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GE testing ice water desalination technology
Industrial conglomerate, GE, is testing a desalination system based on a salt and ice mixture that, according to the firm’s researchers, produces fresh water at 80% of the cost of conventional thermal desalination.
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Monterey slant well test back in action
California American Water has resumed operation of its test slant well following a halt in the well’s operation pending a coastal commission ruling.
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Abu Dhabi rejects more desalination despite growing water stress
Environment Policy and Planning at Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has rejected upping desalination as a means to counter growing water scarcity in the emirate, opting instead for conservation and reuse.
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Taiwan county seeks central backing for desalination expansion plan
Taiwan’s Penghu county magistrate, Chen Kuang-fu, has urged central government to back the county’s proposed expansion of its desalination capacity.
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Trinidad residents struggle as Point Lisas closes for maintenance
Trinidad’s water supplies will be placed under stress after the water and sewerage authority temporarily shuts down the Point Lisas desalination plant for maintenance creating a 10% shortfall in output.
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Kwazulu-Natal district consults on seawater desalination
The Ugu district municipality on South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal south coast is exploring the possibility of desalination amid a “dire” water shortage.
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South Africa’s Cape ponders desalination as water crisis grips
The provincial government of South Africa’s Western Cape is looking to water reclamation and seawater desalination as it considers its options for securing water amid a serious crisis.