Tag: Caribbean
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Consolidated awarded two Cayman desalination contracts
Consolidated Water Co Ltd announced on 9 April 2014 a new contract to refurbish the Lower Valley desalination plant, which it built in 1997, and the extension of an existing contract to operate the North Sound desalination plant.
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Seven Seas Water appoints John Curtis as CEO
Caribbean desalination and water treatment provider Seven Seas Water Corporation announced on 6 March 2014 that its board had unanimously agreed to promote John Curtis to chief executive officer.
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Biwater Tortola SWRO on 16-year BOOT basis
UK contractor Biwater has informed D&WR that its contract for supply of a desalination plant for the Caribbean island of Tortola will be on a build‑own‑operate‑transfer (BOOT) basis.
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Biwater gets Barclays backing for Caribbean SWRO plant
A Caribbean water and wastewater project, including a 10,400 m³/d seawater desalination plant, has received financial backing worth US$ 43 million from Barclays, backed by a UK Export Finance Guarantee.
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US Virgin Islands SWRO plant officially opened
The newest seawater reverse-osmosis desalination facility in the US Virgin Islands was officially opened on 21 November 2013.
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Five newcomers voted onto IDA board
Five new faces were elected directly to the board of the International Desalination Association (IDA) for 2013‑15.
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Seven Seas completing Caribbean hat-trick of plants
Florida-based Seven Seas Water Corp has recently commissioned the second and largest in a series of three desalination plants in the Caribbean – the 4.6 MGD (17,400 m³/d) Point Fortin plant in Trinidad.
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CaribDA calls for 2014 conference papers
The Caribbean Desalination Association (CaribDA) has issued a call for papers for its Biennial Conference & Exposition in June 2014.
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Consolidated expects more desalination in Mexico and Bali
Desalination supplier Consolidated Water Co, based in the Cayman Islands, says that its Rosarito project in Mexico has presented an opportunity for two other potential Mexican projects similar in size to its larger Caribbean operations.
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Nomination date nears for IDA’s Young Leaders committee
Time is running short for nominations to the Program Committee of the International Desalination Association’s Young Leaders Program.