Regional - Middle East News
Don’t hold your breath
In an interview with GWI, Avraham Tenne, the outgoing head of the Israel Water Authority, said that he expects the existing seawater and brackish water desal capacity will meet the country’s demand...
Gaza SWRO plant funded
Turkey’s Ribat Humanitarian Relief Association, in coordination with Gaza’s Ard Al-Salam Association has reportedly funded a 25,000 m3/d (6.6 MGD) SWRO that was commissioned near the...
MEDRC collaborate with NCEDA
The Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) has signed an MoU with the National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia (NCEDA) to collaborate on exchanging knowledge and best...
Oman’s Ghubrah SWRO plant starts trial operation
Oman’s Ghubrah SWRO plant has begun trial operations. A Sumitomo/Malakoff/Cadagua consortium built the 191,000 m3/d (50.4 MGD) plant under a 20-year own-and-operate arrangement. The plant...
In brief: Hydrochem grabs Yanbu Desal Plant contract
Hydrochem Saudi Ltd—a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore’s Hyflux Ltd—has been awarded a $48 million contract to supply ten modular SWRO systems, each with a capacity of 3,000...
People: Sunil Ghorawat
Aqualyng Holding AS has appointed Sunil Ghorawat as CEO. He is the founder and managing director of India-based Earth Water Group. He will split his time between India, Aqualyng’s Singapore...
In brief: RAWEC to expand capacity of Rabigh IWPP
RAWEC, the special purpose company created by Marubeni/JGC/ACWA/Itochu to develop the Rabigh IWPP, on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast, has been awarded a contract to expand its SWRO plant...
Report looks into desal’s crystal ball
A lot has changed since Global Water Intelligence published its first Desalination Markets report in April 2004. At the time, almost all seawater desal plants employed thermal technologies, and...
People: Jesús Sancho
Acciona Agua has also announced that Jesús Sancho, previously its Middle East director, has been named Middle East managing director for Acciona Construction, Agua & Service. He remains...
People: Kyeong Choi
Acciona Agua has appointed Kyeong Choi as its Dubai-based Middle East director. He has 35 years of experience in the water and power sectors and has worked in the GCC since 2006, most recently with...
