Desal Data News | Cape Verde

Desalination capacity to increase up to eight times in Cape Verde

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00

The government of Cape Verde is planning to add a further eight desalination plants to boost drinking water capacity and meet booming demand from increased tourism, WWi has learned. Situated off the coast of West Africa, the Republic of Cape…

Aussie desalter gets ready to call on new resources

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00

Australia’s Water Resources Group rang in the new year with the announcement of its first project – a 25-year take-or-pay agreement for a 4,000m3/d desalination facility in Cape Verde. Investors starved of positive developments on the name throughout 2011 were…

Project boosts island’s/company’s prospects

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00

Despite its name, sporadic rainfall and periodic drought ensures that the Island Republic of Cape Verde is not particularly green. However, the Santiago island municipality of Santa Catarina has taken the first step towards securing a reliable potable water supply…

Australians win Cape Verde desalination agreement

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00

A letter of intent involving a desalination plant with an initial capacity of 4,000 m³/d has been given to Water Resources Group (WRG) of Perth, Australia, from the Municipality of Santa Caterina in Cape Verde. The turnkey contract for potable…

Japanese funds sought for Cape Verde desalination plant

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00

Cape Verde is reported to be looking to Japan for funding for a 40,000 m³/d desalination plant on the island of Santiago. According to the country’s Aseman news site, an 18-month feasibility study by consultants working for the Japan International…

Water desalination system in Cape Verde to have capacity to process 40,000 cubic metres per day

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00

A future seawater desalination system on Santiago Island in Cape Verde, will have capacity to produce 40,000 cubic metres of drinking water per day, according to consultants from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA). According to Cape Verdean online daily…

Island of Sao Nicolau to have water desalination unit

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00

The Cape Verdean government and the United Nations Organisation (UN) Wednesday on the Cape Verdean island of Sao Nicolau signed a contract to install a desalination unit valued at 133 million Cape Verdean Escudos, according to weekly newspaper A Semana.…

Transition

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00

Long-time desalter Mike Lamendola, president and owner of San Jose-based Seawater Systems, died last Sunday from complications of liver cancer. Mike’s involvement with desalination extends back to the late 1970’s and his days with Polymetrics and Malta’s early SWRO plants.…

Transition

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00

Carollo Engineers provide Districts engineering/design services

Thu, 24 Oct 2002 00:00:00

South Island Public Service District, Hilton head, SC, retained Carollo Engineers to provide engineering/design services to expand District RO plant from 1.5 to 3 MGD. Three existing RO trains of 347 GPM supplied by Harn R/O Systems and started-up last…

Desal tracker says times were, are, will be good

Thu, 17 Aug 2000 00:00:00

Klaus Wangnick’s 2000 IDA Worldwide Desalting Plants Inventory is out with usual treasure trove of amazing facts, relationships and happening for past two yrs. in desalting sales. For period ended Dec. 31, 1999, 1,150 plants were added with total capacity…

Cape Verde open for bidding

Thu, 25 Mar 1999 00:00:00

Republic of Cape Verde invited prequalifications to acquire 51% of electra sarl for production of desalted water and electricity on Cape Verde Islands off west coast of Africa. Eight thermal plants on four islands are listed in Wangnick Inventory, largest…

Cyprus SWRO competition goes to IDE team

Thu, 18 Mar 1999 00:00:00

IDE Technologies won contract for Cyprus 40,000 cu.m/day (10.6 MGD) SWRO plant to be built at Lamaca on southeast end of island for Water Development Dept. Ten yr. contract at price of CYP 0.422/cu.m ($0.8 1/cu.m) could have value of…

Ionics 2 for 1 stock spit effect on sellers

Thu, 02 Feb 1995 00:00:00

John A. Mosheim has established bilingual consultancy in industrial wastewater treatment & recycling for projects in Mexico and Latin America with emphasis on project analysis, technology selection and design. Previously, Mosheim was associated with Ionics, marketing water and wastewater treatment…

Projects in Cape Verde Islands starts

Thu, 19 Jan 1995 00:00:00

Civil works including foundations, bldg., piping, seawater intake are just getting started for Cape Verde Islands 2400 cu.m/day (600,000 GPD) MED 1750 KW turbine generator plant. Civil preparations exceeded funding for dual project given by Belgian govt. and no foundations…