Water. Desalination + reuse
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BUSINESS | 10 | Desalination & Water Reuse | November-December 2015 Singapore to build fourth desalination plant Singapore's national water agency, PUB, has tendered for the provision of consultancy services for a desalination plant in Marina East - the country's fourth. The proposed 150 Ml/d plant is required to shore up the country's water security according to PUB. It will be completed in four to five years, said the agency. The tender includes the engineering design for the development of the plant under a Design-Build-Own-Operate contract. Singapore's agreement to buy water from Malaysia ends in 2061. By 2060, its water demand is expected to be about double the current 2 Gl/d. PUB deputy chief executive, Chua Soon Guan, said the agency had invested in strengthening Singapore's water security by building up and diversifying its water sources. He said: "Building up weather- resilient water sources will help us be better prepared for possible prolonged periods of dry spells in future." The latest announcement follows Singapore's announcement six months ago of plans to build a third desalination plant - a 150 Ml/d facility at Tuas. It is scheduled for completion in 2017. Along with the proposed fourth plant, Singapore will be able to produce freshwater at 800 Ml/d through seawater desalination. The fourth desalination plant is part of the Singapore government's plan to ensure that it can meet 80% of its water demand through seawater desalination and Exova bags power plant testing deal in Abu Dhabi Testing firm, Exova, has won a five-year contact to provide testing services for the Taweelah B power and desalination plant in Abu Dhabi. Under the deal with Taweelah Asia Power Company (TAPCO), Exova has assumed responsibility for all onsite water testing support and advisory services to ensure the quality of the drinking water produced at the plant. And Exova will provide off-site testing at its Dubai facility for specialised analyses to verify that the water quality complies with the requirements of the Abu Dhabi Regulation and Supervision Bureau. United Arab Emirates and Oman general manager at Exova, Jason Dodds, said: "We are proud to have been awarded both the on and off-site water testing contracts by TAPCO. This further underlines our track record in the provision of water chemistry services in the UAE, which helps our customers meet regulatory requirements and ensures the public have access to safe drinking water at all times." The Taweelah B Power and Desalination Plant is part of the fifth and largest Independent Water and Power Project in Abu Dhabi. It is 80 km north east of Abu Dhabi city. The project was developed under the government's programme for the privatisation of the water and power sector. Egypt unveils three public/private desalination deals for 2016 Egypt has unveiled plans for at least three desalination public private partnerships in 2016 among a dozen infrastructure projects in various sectors. The head of Egypt's ministry of finance's central partnership unit, Atter Hanoura, said that two desalination projects will be announced by the end of this month along with another one by the end of October. This year will end with the putting up of seven projects worth EGP 10 billion (US$ 1.25 billion), said Hanoura. wastewater treatment - under the country's Newater scheme - by 2060. A fifth Newater plant is expected to be completed by next year and will supply 250 Ml/d to Singapore's water supply. Last month, minister for the environment and water resources, Vivian Balakrishnan, highlighted how dry weather had reduced the water level at Johor's Linggiu Reservoir to an all-time low of 54.5% of its capacity. The reservoir's water level determines Singapore's ability to draw water from Malaysia's Johor River. The Marina East desalination plant will be sited close to water demand in the city and eastern Singapore, and it will have the capability to treat freshwater from Marina Reservoir, PUB said. Mining firm strikes funding deal for desalination plant at planned mine Mining firm, White Mountain Titanium, has agreed a deal with US private equity company, Nexo Capital Partners, to fund, construct and manage a desalination plant to form part of White Mountain's planned Cerro Blanco mining project in Chile. Under a letter of intent, the desalination plant will be built at no cost to White Mountain. The miner will supply the land, right of way and environmental permit to construct the project and Nexo will provide the funding. Nexo's statement that it has sought the services of an "innovative US water technology company based out of Boston, Massachusetts" whose systems will "significantly increase the fresh water recovery over that achievable through reverse osmosis alone," has sparked speculation the it is looking to deploy the zero liquid discharge, technology of Oasys Technology. White Mountain said that prior to construction of the Cerro Blanco mining project, water from the desalination plant would be sold to third parties in the Huasco Valley region. Once the mine is in operation, water that would be surplus to requirements would continue to be sold to third parties. The letter of intent expires on 31 October 2015, or when an agreement is settled whichever is earliest. if the parties can reach mutually agreeable terms. Nexo has agreed to advance and pay up to one-half of the legal costs of White Mountain in connection with the preparation of the definitive agreement. White Mountain is in talks with China's state-controlled engineering firm, Sinosteel that could include its direct investment in the Cerro Blanco desalination project. The dozen projects were expected to require investments of EGP 16 billion to EGP 20 billion (US$ 2 billion to US$ 2.5 billion) in the environmental sector, sports, sewage plants, recycling facilities as well as in desalination according to Hanoura. He added that electricity projects will be put forward under Build-Operate-Transfer and Build- Own-Operate projects, under the supervision of the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company, in cooperation with the ministry of finance.