Spanish desal success continues in Adelaide
- From: Vol 10, Issue 3 (March 2009)
- Category: General
- Region: Asia
- Country: Australia
- Related Companies: Abigroup, Acciona Agua, McConnell Dowell, South Australia Water, Técnicas Reunidas, United Utilities Australia and Valoriza Agua
The French dominance of large-scale desal plants in Australia sustained a further blow with the award of the Adelaide project to an Acciona-led consortium. The timescale for delivery is tight.
An Acciona-led consortium has won the contract to design, build, operate and maintain the 140,000m3/d seawater desalination plant at Port Stanvac near Adelaide in South Australia. The deal, worth A$1.374 billion (US$900 million), marks Acciona’s first desalination success in Australia, and reinforces the rise of Spanish desal companies down under (see table below).
“Australia ...
Subscription required
To read this full article you must be subscribed to Global Water Intelligence.
Subscribe Now, Sign up for a Free Trial or Log In
