Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is investing in its advanced smart grid and the latest technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to enhance its leadership and global excellence in water network losses and is surpassing its global counterparts. In 2021, DEWA’s water network losses decreased to 5.3%. This is one of the best records...
Kamakshi Sharma, Director of Marketing and Strategy for water technology company Aquatech International, shares her views on data-driven decision-making, sustaining sustainability, and turning water technology into a service. Q. What are the biggest issues driving the need for change in water management today? Kamakshi: Water scarcity and increasing water-related issues have been major challenges for industries...
The plant is now in commercial operation desalinating 450,000 m3/day, thus completing phase 1 of the project. Phase 2 is at an advanced stage of construction and, once completed, the plant will desalinate a total of 909,000 m3/day (phase 1 + phase 2). It is the largest reverse osmosis desalination plant in the world and...
10 June, 2022
The new desalination plant is the ninth water project ACCIONA undertakes in Saudi Arabia, consolidating its position as the leading water contractor in the Kingdom. ACCIONA and its partner SEPCOIII have started the construction of the Jubail 3B Independent Water Project (IWP). The desalination plant will filter 570,000 m3 / day, enough to supply two...
Goh Si Hou has been named chief executive of PUB, Singapore’s national water agency. He will succeed Ng Joo Hee, who will be retiring from the administrative service, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment of Singapore. Ng took the helm of PUB in 2015. During his tenure, several...
WABAG expands Global footprint with a new JICA funded, consortium order for 50 MLD Desalination project in Senegal, worth about 146 Million Euro WABAG further enhanced its global position in the Desalination market, by securing a consortium Design, Build, Operate (‘DBO’) order, for the 50 MLD (expandable to 100 MLD) Mamelles Sea Water Desalination Project...
To enhance water security, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is increasing the storage capacity of desalinated water in Dubai. To achieve this target, DEWA is building three water reservoirs in different parts of Dubai; one in the Nakhali area with a storage capacity of 120 MIG and investments totalling AED 287.8 million, one in...
