Chennai’s second desalination plant to produce drinking water from sea water was formally inaugurated by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, according to an official press release. The plant at Nemmeli, about 50 km south of Chennai on the East Coast Road, will produce about 100 million liters of freshwater daily. The plant has been set up by the Chennai-based VA Tech Wabag as part of a Rs 871.24- ...

Water woes in the coastal areas of Sarawak will soon be a thing of the past with the new Sarawak desalination project underway. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today that the government has allocated RM60 million for the project which will benefit more than 25,000 people living in the coastal areas. "We cannot utilise conventional methods of bringing water supply to the coastal areas. It will be ...

An international court of arbitration on the India-Pakistan dispute on Kishenganga hydro project has announced  that of India’s right upheld to divert water for the power plant, but said New Delhi is bound to maintain a minimum flow of water to protect the agricultural interests of Pakistan. Pakistan has claimed that the 330 mw project in Jammu and Kashmir would rob it of 15 per cent of its share of river w ...

The reverse-osmosis membrane manufacturer for facilities that make seawater potable; NanoH2O Inc., have won an order for membranes used in the expansion of the Palmachim desalination plant in Israel. No terms were given in NanoH2O’s statement today for the order from Via Maris Desalination Ltd., owner of the Palmachim facility, one of the 10 largest seawater reverse-osmosis plants in the world. NanoH2O, bas ...

Japan will begin operating two offshore wind turbines this year as it tries to diversify its energy mix and develop turbine technologies. A 2.4-megawatt turbine has been installed off Choshi in Chiba prefecture in a research project with Tokyo Electric Power Co., Masaharu Itoh, director of the new energy technology department of Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, said yes ...

State utility PT PLN seals memorandum of understanding (MoU) with three companies in South Sulawesi, North Sumatera, and Bangka Belitung for supply of electricity. The three companies are PT Kawasan Industri Medan (Persero), PT Timah (Persero), and PT Earthstone Metals & Mining. PLN agrees to supply 200MW electricity to Medan Industrial Zone operated by PT Kawasan Industri Medan (KIM). President Directo ...

India's Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) has approved a proposal by NTPC Ltd to set up three power plants with a total capacity of 1,980 megawatts in eastern India, a government statement said. State-run miner Coal India Ltd will supply the project, delayed for the past 14 year, commencing during the period 2018 through 2022, the statement said. Coal India, which produces nearly 80 percent of India's c ...

State-owned utility PT PLN plans to establish Hydro Power Plant Peusangan (PLTA), unit 1 and 2, in Aceh this month. The two units, with capacity 2x22.1 MW and 2x21.1MW each, are expected to commence operation by 2016. PLN may generate 323 GWh of power per annum. The electricity produced will be distributed to High Voltage Electricity Tower (SUTT) 150kV North Sumatera and Aceh through Takengon and Bireun Sub ...

GE’s Power Conversion business (USA) was instrumental in bringing Australia’s largest seawater desalination plant into operation by providing technology that ensures a rainfall independent water supply to complement catchments and storages in the area around Melbourne. The Victorian Desalination Project, 130 km southeast of Melbourne, runs on low- and medium-voltage drives and medium-voltage motors supplied ...

Chennai Metro Water is ensuring all sources are being utilised to provide adequate drinking water to the city, even as the Veeranam lake has failed to guarantee sufficient water to resume supply to the city. The Veeranam is receiving only 323 cusecs of water, which is not adequate to be pumped into the city now, Water Resources Department officials have said. Water is trickling into the Veeranam lake and it ...