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Conagua to launch tender for US$28.5mn desalination plant in April

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00

Mexico’s national water authority Conagua will launch a tender in April to build a 360mn-peso (US$28.5mn) desalination plant in Baja California state’s Ensenada city, the authority’s head of institutional strengthening, Eduardo Ibáñez, told BNamericas. "The bidding rules are ready and…

CAP to build US$140mn desalination plant for iron ore project

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00

Chilean integrated iron and steel producer CAP will spend US$140mn to build a seawater desalination plant in region III, the company reported in a release. The plant will be located in Punta Totoralillo and will be submitted to the national…

Corema approves Escondida's US$3.5bn seawater desalination plant

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00

Chile’s region II environmental authority Corema has approved the construction of a US$3.5bn seawater desalination plant by Chilean copper miner Escondida in the Puerto Coloso area, a Corema official told BNamericas, confirming press reports. Escondida submitted an EIS to Corema…

Escondida: New desalination plant could up cash costs 10-15% - Chile

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00

Cash costs at Chilean copper mine Escondida will likely increase 10-15% from current levels once the mine starts using water from a second desalination plant to be built at Puerto Coloso in region II, Escondida services and processes manager Patricio…

Conagua prepares national desalination plant inventory

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00

Mexico’s national water authority Conagua is carrying out an inventory of desalination plants in the country, the entity’s potable water and treatment deputy manager Manuel Heredia told BNamericas. "So far, we have catalogued 180 facilities. Most of them are privately…

CEI-RD: Over US$250mn to be invested in water plan - Dominican R.

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00

Over US$250mn will be invested in two water projects to be carried out in the Dominican Republic, Franklin Lithgow of the country’s exports and investment promotion agency CEI-RD told BNamericas. The projects were designed to increase potable water production for…

CWCO's Q3 profits jump 101% - Caribbean

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00

Third quarter net profits at Cayman Islands-based Consolidated Water Company (Nasdaq: CWCO) surged 101% year-over-year to US$2.5mn, the company reported. Total revenues for the period increased 19.1% to US$11.9mn. For the first three quarters of the year, net income increased…

Wasa targeting two desalination plants - Trinidad & Tobago

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:00:00

Trinidad & Tobago national water and sewage authority Wasa is planning the construction of two wastewater desalination plants in the south of the country, Wasa general manager of operations Wayne Joseph told BNamericas. The two plants will be located in…

AAA may call for bids this year on desalter concession - Puerto Rico

Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00

Puerto Rican water and sewage utility AAA could call for bids this year on a US$70mn concession to build and operate a desalination plant at the Caño Tiburones marshland in the north of the country, AAA president José Ortiz told…

Paper: US$240mn to be invested in Lima desalters - Peru

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:00:00

Peruvian academics and government officials plan on implementing the desalination of seawater as a solution to the scarcity of potable water in capital Lima, local paper Expreso reported. A project to install at least two seawater desalination plants was presented…