Category: Pumping, piping & storage
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Malaysia looks to PPP to develop new desalination plant
Johor state, Malaysia, has made public its ambitions to form a public-private partnership to develop what could become the country’s largest desalination plant, thesundaily.my reports.
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Analysis claims 29 Asia Pacific countries lack water security
Asia and the Pacific is a "global hot spot for water insecurity", a new report from the Asian Development Bank claims.
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Namibia in a water "predicament" says minister
The Namibian government has passed up the chance to acquire a desalination plant because the N$3 billion ($216 million) asking price from French multinational Areva is too high, reports New Era.
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New desalination plant poised to open in Gaza
A new desalination plant in Gaza is poised to begin producing after testing and technical training was completed by the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC), reports Muscat Daily.
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Amane Advisors appoints former McKinsey water chief
Amane Advisors has appointed former McKinsey partner Geoff Gage as managing partner.
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Row erupts over payments to Sydney desal plant
A row has erupted over payments to Sydney Desalination Plant after it emerged that the facility remains out of action following storm damage in December 2015.
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Lanxess to double membrane production in 2017
Lanxess is to double the capacity of its membrane production facility in the city of Bitterfeld, Germany next year.
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Xylem ultraviolet disinfection systems win California approval
Xylem has won approval for two ultraviolet disinfection systems from the drinking water division of California’s water resources control board.
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Australian industry-led proposal for water research gets the green light
A proposed new industry-led water research centre in Australia has passed its first hurdle by being shortlisted for funding by the Australian government.
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Consolidated Water confirms details of PPP with Baja California for mega plant
Consolidated Water confirmed details of a deal with the state of Baja California, Mexico, through subsidiary Aguas de Rosarito, to design, construct, finance, and operate a seawater desalination plant in Playas de Rosarito.








