Desal Data News | Water World

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…

Desalination/power to attract $20bn investment in Qatar

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00

Ahead of the FIFA 2022 World Cup the first Middle East host Qatar is expected to spend $20 billion on power generation and water desalination over the next decade. A report by Beltone Financial cited in the Gulf Times said…

Sembcorp, Hyflux vying for plant project in Oman; Omani news reports say the duo are among 16 firms in contention

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00

Two Singapore companies, Sembcorp Utilities and Hyflux, are reportedly among a slew of international groups looking to build Oman’s latest desalination facility, the US$350-400 million Ghubrah independent water project (IWP) in the Sultanate. Omani news reports said the duo are…

Thames Water prepares to turn on Beckton desalination plant

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00

Utility firm Thames Water is preparing to turn on Beckton desalination plant in January if the dry weather continues, its chief executive Martin Baggs told NCE last week. It would be the first time the plant has operated, apart from…

Advanced desalination technology from GE brings clean drinking water to Bahamas

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00

Advanced desalination technology from GE is helping a water scarce region in the Bahamas conserve water, expand water production and improve its access to clean drinking water. Residents of Tarpum Bay on the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas have…

London's first desalination plant fired up to ease drought

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00

With rainfall well below average in the “seriously water stressed” south of England, major utility Thames Water is preparing its unused desalination plant to help alleviate dwindling supplies. The utility said so far this year only 468 mm of rain…

Mobile desalination plants to rescue Tuvalu from drought

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00

The island of Tuvalu, situated between Hawaii and Australia, will receive 120 m³/day of desalination capacity after a state of emergency was declared at the end of September due to a lack of fresh-water supply. A total of US$4 million…

Aguas Antofagasta, Degrémont, others form desalination association

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00

Chile’s region II water utility Aguas Antofagasta, France’s Degrémont and six other entities have formed the Latin American association for desalination and water reuse (Aladyr), Aguas Antofagasta development director Patricio Martiz told BNamericas. French water firm Veolia, German pump and…

Aguas Antofagasta presents new EIA for US$120mn desalination plant

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00

Chile’s region II water utility Aguas de Antofagasta has submitted a second EIA to build a desalination plant in regional capital Antofagasta to the environment ministry (MMA). Construction of the facility, which includes an intake building and processing facility in…

IDA World Congress 2011 on desalination and water reuse

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00

The world’s leaders in desalination and water reuse will gather in Perth, Australia when the 2011 IDA World Congress on Desalination and Water Reuse opens on September 4th. The IDA World Congress is expected to attract more than 1,200 delegates…

Saudi desalination firm acquires controlling stake in Jordan power generation company

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00

Saudi Arabian water desalination and power generation company ACWA Power International has finally completed an acquisition that means it owns a controlling stake in Jordan’s largest electricity producer, CEGCO (Central Electricity Generating Co). The firm has purchased a 65% share…

SWRO desalination establishes further foothold in Israel

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00

Plans for Israel’s fifth desalination facility are now underway after the Finance Ministry granted a license for the coastal city of Ashdod with water utility Mekorot. The 1.5 billion shekel ($423 million) seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant will produce…

Rep. Napolitano introduces Desalination Bill

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00

The following information was released by the office of California Rep. Grace Napolitano: Today, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) introduced H.R. 2664, the Reauthorization of Water Desalination Act of 2011, which would fund federal research and development projects into desalination,…

Reverse Osmosis membrane capacity boosted in Saudi Arabia

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00

Following an R&D trial with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) a major membrane manufacturer will invest in a manufacturing facility in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Dow Chemical Company will set up a site to…

Desalination world congress to be held in China

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00

Tianjin, China has been selected over Durban, South Africa to host the 2013 International Desalination Association (IDA) World Congress on Desalination and Water Reuse. Patricia Burke, secretary general of the IDA, said: "China is widely recognised as an important emerging…