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Article: Aquatech Awarded Thermal Desalination and Industrial Water Reuse Projects in Egypt.
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- Energy Weekly News
- Article date:
- November 13, 2009
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Aquatech has been awarded a contract to design and supply a Multiple Effect Distillation (MED) seawater desalination system for the Abu Qir Thermal Power Plant in Egypt. The client, West Delta Electricity Production Company, and consultant, PGESCo, specified MED technology for uninterrupted water supply to boilers after carefully studying all available desalination technology options.
The Desalination Facility at Abu Qir comprises of two (2) Multiple Effect Distillation with Thermal Vapor Compression (MED-TVC) units, each with a capacity of 5,000 m3/day (net) and will supply 10,000 m3 of fresh water a day to the power station's boilers and other users. Aquatech's ...