Regional - Asia Pacific News
PUB release tender for Kranji NEWater plant
Singapore’s PUB has released a tender for an RO pilot plant at its Kranji NEWater plant, with proposals due on 12 May. Previously, AECOM was awarded a contract to undertake a feasibility...
International Forward Osmosis Summit in Sydney
The International Forward Osmosis Association (IFOA) and Australian Academy of Science will co-organize the International Forward Osmosis Summit 2016 at the University of Technology Sydney,...
Ozwater 2016 Convention
Ozwater 2016 will be held on 10-12 May at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The event will include about 170 speakers, 200 exhibitors and 13 specialist workshops. For information,...
PUB to release RFP for Marina East desalination plant
Singapore’s PUB said that it plans to release a request for proposals (RFP) for the Marina East Desalination Plant later this month. The 136,380 m3/d (36 MGD) plant will take feedwater from...
LOI for IWPP announced
Singapore’s Hyflux has announced that it received a letter of intent (LOI) from the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) to construct the Ain Sokhna Integrated Water and...
VDP SWRO to finally deliver water
Driven by lower streamflows, higher summer demand, continued dry weather and a third consecutive year of declining water storages, Melbourne water authorities have ordered 50 million cubic meters...
Aussie OEM to get new Boss
After co-founding and leading Osmoflo for the past 25 years (see last week’s WDR), CEO Marc Fabig announced that he would hand over the company’s reins to Emmanuel Gayan, effective in mid-April. A...
Aussie OEM turns 25
Adelaide-based Osmoflo celebrates two important occasions this month. The first event is the 25th anniversary of its found-ing as a membrane systems supplier. Since 1991, Marc and Annie Fabig’s...
New desalination plant to be built in India
The Hindu reports that a 14-member contingent from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) met with India’s Chennai Metrowater last week with regards to financing a new, 400,000 m3/d...
Legislators hold Desal hearings
This past Friday, the California Legislature’s Select Committee on Water Consumption and Alternative Sources held a hearing on Possibilities and Pitfalls for Desalination in California in Los...
