The growing impact of desalination
- From: Vol 3, Issue 5 (May 2002)
- Category: General
- Region: Middle East
- Country: United Arab Emirates
- Related Companies: AES Corporation, ANZ Investment Bank, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Barclays Capital, Citibank, CMS Energy, Credit Suisse First Boston, Doosan Heavy Industries, EDF, Fichtner, Fisia Italimpianti, International Power, Kepco, KfW, Marubeni, Mitsui & Co., National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Royal Bank of Scotland, RWE, Sidem, Siemens, Steag, Tepco, Total, Tractebel and White & Case
As the long talked-of crisis in water availability becomes a reality in the world’s most pressed regions, the need to fully exploit every supply option is becoming ever more urgent. Among these options, the long established technology of desalination appears to be enjoying a period of unprecedented expansion.
In terms of the worldwide demand for water, its impact to date has been relatively insignificant – around 26Mm3/d (or 6.87 billion gallons per day) of installed or contracted capacity in around 13,600 plants in 120 different countries. If plants in the bidding and planning stage are taken into account, this rises to around 31Mm3/d ...
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