Israeli government to kick-start Ashdod

The financing of the Ashdod desalination plant is in jeopardy. The Israeli finance ministry has been asked to step in to minimise further delays.

Israel’s prime minister Ehud Olmert has instructed his finance ministry to draw up a plan to speed up the construction of the proposed 274,000m3/d Ashdod desalination plant. The initiative is expected to include direct government involvement in the financing of the USD460 million project, which is a key element in the strategic plan to install 1.38 ...

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