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DesalData Weekly - November 13, 2020

Posted 13 November, 2020 by Mandy

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A desalination plant in the Hormozgan Province, Iran. Credit: Tehran Times

IRAN – The annual desalination capacity of the south of Hormozgan Province has increased six-fold in the past five years, according to the Hormozgan Water and Wastewater Company. In 2020 the region’s annual capacity reached 46 million m3 compared to 8 million m3 in 2015. By March 2021, with the completion of new desalination facilities in Bandar Abbas and Sirik County, the region’s desalination capacity is expected to reach 243,835 m3/d. (Financial Tribune)

MADAGASCAR – Mascara Renewable Water, in partnership with Mada Green Power, will deploy its OSMOSUN© water desalination system in Madagascar. Mascara’s desalination unit is a photovoltaic solar-powered reverse osmosis system that desalinates brackish water and can be connected to alternative power sources during periods of no sun. To fund its projects in Africa, Mascara raised €2.2 million ($2.68 million) from several investors including Sofimac, Go Capital, the Famae Foundation and Gaia Impact Fund. (Afrik21)

 

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Mascara Renwable Water’s OSMOSUN desalination system. Credit: Afrik21

 

EGYPT – Egypt is planning four new desalination projects in January 2021, according to the Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait. The projects will be built in partnership with the private sector who will finance, design, build, operate and maintain the plant. The government will contribute with the land, facilities and licenses and will be the offtaker of the desalinated water. One 190,000 m3/d plant will be built in Mathrouh’s Hamam City and three other plants will be built in Safaga, El-Quseir and Marsa Alam with a capacity between 20,000 and 40,000 m3/d. (Zawya)

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