Water. Desalination + reuse
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Water. desalination + reuse September 2017 The Quarterly 7 What happens next? What did people say? The editor Market offers Cape Town flexibility As the drama of drought in Cape Town plays out through low levels of rain- fall over its winter months June to September, the world's experts in drought response have been dra ed in. Water consult- ants from Australia and California are advising city authorities and working with its water agency to ensure supply and plan for the future. The outcome of an 11-week information gath- ering process is a drought response programme com- prising a rapid-fire series of procurement and com- missioning exercises for short and medium-term augmentation, and some longer-term projects. More than 100 submis- sions were received, including desalination and water reuse solutions at varying scales. The number of con- tainerised and mobile technologies now on the market provide the city with options, and enable a flexible and modular ap- proach to quick augmenta- tion. Details unveiled by mayor Patricia de Lille (p 23) suggest that on this occasion, the market has delivered. Email the editor at desalination@ fav-house.com Jacobs has formed an integration management office (IMO) to oversee the integration, to be jointly led by senior executives from both companies on a dedicated, full-time basis. Gary Mandel, who was Jacobs president of petroleum and chemicals, and Lisa Glatch, CH2M executive vice president for growth and sales, will lead the integration. The deal is expected to close at the end of 2017. "This is a significant step for both companies as we unite complementary cultures and capabilities, expand our presence around the world, and accelerate profitable growth." Jacobs chair and chief executive Steven Demetriou The aim is to provide drinking water to 2.3 million inhabitants in the region by 2030, to support agriculture and tourism, and to help conserve local aquifers. Abengoa is to provide engineering, con- struction and operations and maintenance services for the plant over 27 years. Further details of the organisational structure for Suez WTS will be unveiled a er the deal closes at the end of Q3 2017. Suez chief executive and director Jean- Louis Chaussade reiterated his expectation that the acquisition will provide revenue synergies of €200 million ($237 million) and cost synergies of €65 million. The consortium of CNNP, Shanghai Electric, Zhejiang Zheneng Electric Power, Shanghai Guosheng Group, and Jiangnan Shipyard are reportedly aiming to build 20 of the units initially, for use in the South China Sea, and for export. "The floating power stations will provide safe and efficient power to remote islands in South China Sea, and power desalination." China National Nuclear Power "This project will enable Morocco to realise a vision of sustainable development, and to satisfy the needs of the Souss-Massa region in drinking and agricultural water." Director of Morocco's National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE), Ali Fassi Fihri "The organisation has already been set up. Day one is approaching, and we are very excited." Suez chief executive and director Jean-Louis Chaus- sade