New options for Israel desal
- From: Vol 5, Issue 2 (February 2004)
- Category: General
- Region: Middle East
- Country: Israel
- Related Companies: Baran Group, Bushnak Group, Dor Chemicals, Mekorot, Middle East Tube Co and Oceana Marine Research
Israel’s desalination sector made an unexpected change in direction last month as the consortia charged with building four new desalination plants proposed scrapping two and doubling the capacity of the other two, and the prime minister Ariel Sharon voiced his support for further increasing the output of the Ashkelon plant.
The moves are in the wake of the government’s decision to pursue its water import agreement with Turkey (which prices water at .05/m3, see GWI, vol 5, issue 1, p6) and oppose plans to increase the capacity of the four proposed plants at Ashdod, Haifa, Palmahim and Shomrat by 50% (allegedly on cost grounds, see GWI, vol ...
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