Doosan takes a calculated risk at Yanbu
- From: Vol 12, Issue 2 (February 2011)
- Category: General
- Region: Middle East
- Country: Saudi Arabia
- Related Companies: Doosan Heavy Industries, Saline Water Conversion Corporation and Sidem
The new super-size 68,000m3/d MED unit to be furnished by Doosan at Yanbu could revolutionise the competitiveness of the technology in the Gulf. The deal looks to have been a no-brainer for the client.
When Doosan Heavy Industries announced it would be building an expansion to the Yanbu water and power plant in Saudi Arabia using MED thermal technology, it was a double shock for the desal market.
Firstly, because the 15MIGD (68,190m3/d) single unit planned for the site would be by some distance the largest MED unit yet built, at nearly ...
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