What is the real water price?
- From: Vol 9, Issue 7 (July 2008)
- Category: General
- Region: Middle East
- Country: Saudi Arabia
- Related Companies: Al-Jomaih, Babcock & Brown, Daewoo, Fisia Italimpianti, Fuji Bank, General Electric (GE), Malakoff, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Mott MacDonald and Sumitomo
The prices for water at Ras Azzour look high – until you consider the price of oil being charged. Then the prices look astronomical.
Until about 18 months ago, the price of membrane desalination seemed headed below USD0.50/m3, while thermal desal was coming in at less than USD0.70/ m3 . Today, the combination of high oil prices, high material costs and the weakness of the dollar have changed the economics of the industry. Reverse osmosis desalination prices are likely to be in ...
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