Acciona has successfully tested a next-generation reverse osmosis configuration designed to improve the energy efficiency and sustainability of seawater desalination, as part of the European innovation project LIFE INDESAL.
A consortium of India-based VA Tech Wabag, a global leader in water and wastewater treatment solutions, and Heavy Engineering Industries and Shipbuilding Company (Heisco) has been awarded a KD114.2 million ($370 million) contract for a major seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant in Kuwait.
Saudi Water Authority (SWA) has announced that one of its major projects - Shuaiba Desalination Plant Project - Phase 5 in Makkah has successfully boosted its daily output from 600,000 cu m/day to 665,000 cu m/day of desalinated water without incurring additional costs.
The Shuaiba-5 desalination system has exceeded its design capacity by 11%, raising daily output from 600,000 to 665,000 cubic metres of desalinated water without incurring additional costs, the Saudi Water Authority (SWA) has announced.
Saudi utility major Acwa Power has announced it has signed a $400 million contract with Azerbaijan State Water Resources Agency (ADSEA) to develop the country’s first large-scale water reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant on the Caspian Sea.
Ebb, a pioneering water technology company, has partnered with the Saudi Water Authority (SWA), the government entity regulating the Kingdom's water sector, to decarbonise desalination at an unprecedented scale.
Ras Abu Fontas Power, a Qatari project company backed by Asian industry heavyweights, has entered into an agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to secure financial facilities worth $990 million for the expansion of its desalination and power plant units.
NMDC Group, an integrated energy, marine services and EPC major, said one of its key subsidiaries, NMDC Infra, has signed a strategic agreement to acquire 51% stake in Spanish group Lantania Aguas, a specialist in desalination, water treatment and purification projects.
Spanish infrastructure major Acciona has announced that the Umm Al Houl desalination plant in Doha, Qatar, has achieved a major safety milestone clocking two million safe man-hours with zero Lost Time Incidents (LTI). The key facility is part of the Umm Al Houl integrated water and power complex.
