Ashdod desal project faces uncertain future

The lack of an official tender for the proposed Ashdod desal plant has raised the threat of legal action. It is not the most auspicious of starts for Mekorot’s new subsidiary.

The Israeli government is considering whether to allow the Mekorot Water Company to build the Ashdod desalination plant without a tender. The state-owned water company has been in advanced negotiations with General Electric to build the 274,000m3/d plant at Ashdod as part of the government’s master plan to increase water production from desalination to 1,384 ...

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