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10 Sep 2010 Works at Tugun desal plant almost complete
Queensland Infrastructure and Planning Minister Stirling Hinchliffe says the Tugun desalination plant on the Gold Coast is working again. Mr Hinchliffe says water production ceased in early June so work could be done to replace corroded pipes and…
9 Sep 2010 Desalination key to solving Jordan’s water woes – expert
Desalination of Red Sea water is the key to solving the water shortage in Jordan and saving the Kingdom’s groundwater basins from depletion, a water official said Wednesday. The Kingdom, which relies heavily on groundwater, has about 12…
9 Sep 2010 GWI Revises Desalination Market Forecast
A Global Water Intelligence analysis of the desalination industry suggests that new capacity contracted this year will be in the region of 4.7 million m³/d – well below the market peak of 7.5 million m³/d in 2007. There…
7 Sep 2010 Mumbai set for two 100,000 m³/d desalination plants
The Maharashtra government committee looking into desalination for Mumbai, India, has decided on two 100,000 m³/d plants using the reverse-osmosis plants in Chennai as a blueprint, although it is acknowledged that seawater conditions are different. A deadline of…
7 Sep 2010 Saudi awards $2.44 bln power plant deal
Saudi state-owned Saline Water Conversion Corp (SWCC) has awarded a $2.44 billion power plant contract to a group led by China’s Sepco III Electric Power Construction Corp, an industry source said on Tuesday. The group, which includes Saudi…
Tracker updates
17 Aug 2010
Coquina Coast
The second phase of the feasibility study (2A) has been started. The study will focus on…
17 Aug 2010
Santa Cruz, CA
A CDM-led team has been chosen to design, construct, support and assist with the first year…
16 Aug 2010
Olympic Dam (Upper Spencer Gulf)
BHP Billiton is preparing a follow-up to its August 2009 environmental impact statement which will argue…
16 Aug 2010
Tugun Gold Coast expansion
In a change of strategy, WaterSecure is now favouring the construction of new desalination capacity at…
16 Aug 2010
Mantoverde copper mine
A tender has been launched, and the bidding process will be open until the end of…
16 Aug 2010
Punta Totoralillo
On 26 July, CAP submitted the project’s DIA (declaration of environmental impact) to COREMA, the regional…
16 Aug 2010
Greek Islands (Formerly Cycladic Islands)
A tender is due to be launched in the autumn of 2010 for 16 desalination units…
16 Aug 2010
Az-Zour IWPP
The tender for the IWPP has been postponed while the implications of a new law passed…
16 Aug 2010
El Salitral desalination plant Ensenada, Baja California
After a series of delays, the terms of reference for the RFP are currently being revised…
16 Aug 2010
La Mision (Rosarito), Baja California
According to CEABC, a study by the Autonomous University of Baja California into the location, costs…