Egypt to expand PPP scheme to desalination
- From: Vol 10, Issue 8 (August 2009)
- Category: General
- Region: Africa
- Country:
- Related Companies: GdF Suez and Ministry of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Development (MHUUD)
The economic arguments for desalination on Egypt's eastern seaboard have proved decisive. Feasibility studies are set to kick off in early 2010.
Egypt's Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Development has announced a pipeline of desalination projects to be tendered by the country's PPP Central Unit from 2010 onwards.
Three projects have so far been announced, with a total capacity of 130,000m3/d (see table). Although the procurement strategy has yet to be finalised, the PPP Central Unit has ...
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