Construction & Real Estate

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. ...

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SWA partners with Ebb to launch world-first desal decarbonisation project

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. ...