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Construction & Real Estate

Acwa inks $478m water purchase deal for Phase II of Hassyan desal project

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) said it has signed a AED1.76 billion ($478 million) water purchase agreement with Saudi utility major Acwa for the second phase of its SWRO desalination project at Hassyan complex in Dubai. On completion, the emirate’s desalinated water production capacity will reach 735 MIGD by 2029. ...

Construction & Real Estate

Acwa Power signs $478m water purchase deal for Dubai desal project

Saudi utility major Acwa Power has sealed a SAR1.79 billion ($478 million) water purchase agreement with the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority for the Hassyan project with a capacity of 272,000 cu m of water per day. The scope of work includes development, funding, construction and operation of the SWRO plant....

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Acwa, Veolia team up to cut desalination energy costs

Saudi-listed Acwa has signed an MoU with Veolia in Paris to optimise seawater desalination, combining technical expertise to improve SWRO plant design, operations and equipment selection while reducing energy consumption....

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VA Tech Wabag wins key desalination plant deal in Kuwait

VA Tech Wabag, a leading pure-play multinational water technology group, has secured the design, build, operate (DBO) contract for the Doha SWRO Desalination Plant with Recarbonation System – Stage II in Kuwait....

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Saudi Arabia draws over 2,200 global water experts to Riyadh for debut event

More than 2,200 water-sector specialists from 100 countries are set to converge in Riyadh for the 21st edition of the IDRA World Congress on Desalination and Water Reuse, where they will discuss solutions and challenges related to global water security at the event's first gathering in Saudi Arabia. ...

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Acciona deploys digital platform across Mideast desalination plants

Acciona said it is deploying a digital platform across its desalination plants, both in the Middle East as well as globally, to improve operational efficiency and real-time decision-making, using Schneider Electric's plant management system (PMS) based on Aveva PI System technology. ...

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Wabag-Heisco consortium wins $370m Kuwait desal plant contract

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....

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Acciona tests next-gen RO system to improve desal efficiency

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....

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Shuaiba-5 desal project in Makkah achieves big production boost

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. ...

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Shuaiba-5 produces 11% more desalinated water than design capacity

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....

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Ras Abu Fontas Power gets $990m Japanese funding for major Qatar project

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....

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NMDC unit buys 51% stake in Spanish water specialist Lantania Aguas

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. ...

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Acciona celebrates key safety milestone at Doha desalination plant

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. ...

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Acwa Power inks $400m contract for Azerbaijan desal project

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. ...