SAUDI ARABIA – Target Engineering Construction has signed a subcontract with the Shandong Tiejun Electric Power Engineering Company for marine construction works at the Jubail-3A water project. Jubail 3A is a $650 million desalination project that will produce 600,000 m3/d of water. Target, a subsidiary of Dubai-based contractor Arabtec, won the 14-month contract worth $39 million despite the collapse of its parent company. Arabtec Holding has requested that banks allow Target a three-month delay for debt repayments, according to Arabian Business reports. Target is expected to survive the collapse of Arabtec and continue as an independent company. (Global Construction Review)
LIBYA – The Zliten desalination expansion project is ready to commence construction, according to the Zliten Municipality. Construction of the expansion is expected to take 18 months and once completed it will increase the plant’s capacity from the current 7,000 m3/d to a total of 20,000 m3/d. (Libya Herald)
The Zliten desalination plant, Libya Credit: Zliten Municipality
GHANA – The German company Grino Water Solutions has commissioned a solar-powered desalination system in Cape Coast in Ghana’s Central Province. The pilot project provides 3 m3/d water to two schools and local communities. The system consists of an 8 m3/d borehole that is powered by a 24 panel photovoltaic solar system with a capacity of 8 kWp. The pilot project was developed in partnership with Energiebau Sunergy Ghana and Safeflex Way Water Technologies. Funding for the project was provided by the Innovation und Zukunt Stiftung, a foundation based in Nuremburg, Germany, that promotes innovation. (Afrik21)