Water. Desalination + reuse
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4 The Quarterly March 2018 Water. desalination + reuse The Quarterly California backs brackish desal with funding grants, as new projects power ahead in the Middle East TEXAS, US Port of Corpus Christi eyes part- built desal plant Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, US, is bidding for a desalination plant that is up for sale following the bankruptcy of plastics manufacturer M&G Chemicals. If the off er is successful, ownership of the asset would later transfer to the City of Corpus Christi. The City of Corpus Christi has been exploring options for new water supplies, and in July 2017 received $2.75 million from Texas water development board to help fi nance a desalination project. The acquisition of the facility from cash-strapped M&G could be a cost-eff ective solution. The plant at Nueces Bay on the Gulf of Mexico was designed for industrial use, with capacity of 22 million US gallons a day (83,000 m3/d). Construction of the plant is yet to complete. Port offi cials are working with consulting engineers in support of the acquisition process, including evaluating the cost to complete construction, and determining the facility's value as an industrial water source. CALIFORNIA, US California Water Dept backs brackish desal California Department of Water Resources, US, has approved $34.4 million in grants to eight desalination projects including six for brackish water. Three projects received $10 million each towards construction: Antioch Brackish Water Desalination Project, East Bay, whose estimated total cost is $62.2 million; Doheny Ocean Desalination Plant, Orange County, which envisages slant wells under the ocean fl oor at Dana Point, and it's estimated will cost $110 million; and North Pleasant Valley Desalter Project, Camarillo, Ventura County, an estimated $32 million brackish water project. The other fi ve projects, all in Southern California, received grants of between $650,000 and $1.5 million for pilot studies. The monies were awarded under Proposition 1, a water bond that was passed by state voters in November 2014. $34.4m DESAL GRANTS GHANA AquaVenture to acquire Abengoa's Accra plant AquaVenture is to acquire Abengoa's 56 per cent stake in Teshie-Nungua desalination plant near Accra, Ghana, subject to renegotiation of the water purchase agreement with Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), or receipt of certain agreements from the plant's lenders. New York Stock Exchange- listed AquaVenture will pay $26 million to acquire Befesa Desalination Development Group (BDDG), the Abengoa subsidiary that owns the plant. The deal is expected to complete in Q2 2018. The 60,000 m3/d facility was shut down on 1 January 2018, a er reports emerged that GWCL was struggling to keep up with payments under the water purchase agreement. Abengoa confi rmed that it was in talks aimed at re-opening the plant in February. The project to build, own and operate the plant for 25 years was originally awarded to BDDG in 2011. GHANA AquaVenture to acquire Abengoa's Accra plant AquaVenture is to acquire Abengoa's 56 per cent stake in Teshie-Nungua desalination plant near Accra, Ghana, subject to renegotiation of the water purchase agreement with Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), or receipt of certain agreements from the plant's lenders. New York Stock Exchange- listed AquaVenture will pay $26 million to acquire Befesa Desalination Development Group (BDDG), the Abengoa subsidiary that owns the plant. The deal is expected to complete in Q2 2018. The 60,000 m3/d facility was shut down on 1 January 2018, a er reports emerged that GWCL was struggling to keep up with payments under the water purchase agreement. Abengoa confi rmed that it was in talks aimed at re-opening the plant in February. The project to build, own and operate the plant for 25 years was originally awarded to BDDG in 2011.