Water. desalination + reuse

CoNtRaCt&teNDeRNeWs Black & Veatch to engineer Escondida desalination business Black & Veatch has been selected as the Engineer of Record for the marine works and desalination components on the US$ 3.43 billion Escondida Water Supply (EWS) project in Chile. Black & Veatch's role is leading the engineering design, procurement, field inspection and precommissioning for its portion of the EWS project. In addition to the marine works and desalination plant, the project includes a water conveyance and storage system with associated high-voltage infrastructure. "For this vital project, we are bringing our global experience in delivering large-scale desalination plants," said Cindy Wallis-Lage, president of Black & Veatch's water business. "We have been fully committed to the Escondida project since the initial study phase. We are looking forward to completing this project safely and with high-quality results." The EWS project will deliver 57 MGD (215,000 m3/d) to Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, which is majorityowned and operated by BHP Billiton. eRI chosen for Fujairah expansion Acciona Agua has chosen Energy-Recovery Inc to provide its PX® Q line of energy-recovery devices for the Fujairah 1 Expansion desalination project. Fujairah 1 is the longest running hybrid seawater desalination plant in the Middle East, combining thermal and reverse-osmosis technologies. The expansion project will increase water production by 136,500 m³/d bringing the plant's production capacity to 592,000 m3/d. When the original plant was first built in 2003, Pelton technology was chosen. The new plant will use an isobaric design, allowing the end-user to produce water at net-lower power consumption. Fujairah 1 is owned by Emirates Sembcorp Water & Power Company, a joint venture between Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, Sembcorp Industries and Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority. abengoa wins Chile powerplant Ro Spanish contractor Abengoa has been selected by Chilean energy company AES Gener to develop a reverse-osmosis desalination plant for the Angamos powerplant. Abengoa has signed a memorandum of understanding with AES Gener for the US$ 26 million plant, which will provide 19,200 m3/d of water. Abengoa will manage the engineering, construction and subsequent operation of the project, which is its first desalination project in Chile and South America, although the company has had a presence in Chile for over 27 years, where it has developed projects in water and energy infrastructure. | 6 | Desalination & Water Reuse | November-December 2013 Interest invited for Oman's Quriyyat… The Oman Power & Water Procurement Company (OPWP) has issued a notice in advance of a formal government request for qualification for its next independent water project (IWP) in Quriyyat, south of Muscat. OPWP wants expressions of interest from developers interested in the Quriyyat desalination plant, which will be on a greenfield site and have a capacity of 40 MIGD (180,000 m3/d). Companies with a proven record in similar projects are asked to submit a formal letter to OPWP to register their interest, which can be done by email to qurayyat.iwp@omanpwp.com, by fax or by post. This will be Oman's third IWP following similar desalination projects at Sur (finished in 2009, see below) and Al Ghubrah, for which the contract was awarded in November 2012. … as Sur seeks large expansion The owner and operator of Oman's Sur seawater desalination plant, Sharqiyah Desalination Company (SDC), has filed a bid with the Oman Tender Board for approval of a proposed expansion of 10.6 MIGD (48,000 m3/d) to the plant. Under the water purchase agreement between SDC and the Public Authority for Electricity & Water, the company can nominate itself as the sole bidder, but has to get approval. SDC was originally a joint venture between Veolia Water Middle East and National Power & Water Co LLC, but concluded an initial public offering for 35% of the company's shares in June 2013. This left Veolia as the largest shareholder with 35.7%. The expansion will raise the size of the reverse-osmosis plant, Oman's first independent water project, to 30 MIGD (136,380 m 3/d).

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