Category: Projects
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Gulf nations poised for 40% boost to desalination output by 2020
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region is poised to up its seawater desalination capacity by nearly 40% by 2020 to meet the growing demand for drinking water, according to a recent report.
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Venezuelan oil firm ups desalination to offset drought
Amid a persistent severe drought, Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA’s Paraguaná refinery has upgraded its desalination facility to increase output by a third following investment in plant of some US$ 250 million.
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EBRD in talks with Egypt on desalination finance
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is negotiating with the public private partnership (PPP) unit of Egypt’s ministry of finance over possible private sector involvement in the unit’s infrastructure projects including a desalination facility.
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Anlayst forecasts desalination to double in under five years
Global desalination revenues will more than double to top US$ 19 million by 2019 reflecting a similar surge in the numbers of facilities according to a report by market analyst, Frost & Sullivan.
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Singapore desalination plant upgrade will use ceramic membranes
An upgrade planned for later this year at Singapore’s Choa Chu Kang Waterworks will use ceramic membranes in a first for the country.
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Veolia venture finishes Spain’s Campo Dalias desalination
A joint venture led by Veolia Water Technologies’ Spanish operation has completed the 97.2 Ml/d Campo Dalías reverse osmosis desalination plant in the south of Spain.
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IDA seeks host for 2019 World Congress
The International Desalination Association is inviting bids to host the 2019 IDA World Congress on Desalination and Water Reuse.
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Oman names preferred bidders for Sohar and Barka projects
The Oman Power and Water Procurement company has named its preferred bidders for two major water desalination projects planned at Sohar and Barka on the sultanate’s Batinah coast.
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Miner ties up with Chinese steel firm in desalination deal
White Mountain Titanium Corporation has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China’s state-controlled metallurgy and engineering firm, Sinosteel Equipment and Engineering, which includes a desalination project.
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Aquatech wins China deal with zero liquid discharge
Industrial and infrastructure water purification technology firm, Aquatech, has won a contract to provide water treatment with zero liquid discharge (ZLD) for a coal to liquid fuels (CTL) conversion project in China.