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South Africa Desalination Inches Forward

On 3 July 2013, the South Africa DWA reemphasized its strategy to scale national water conservation and management practices, including desalination and reuse. The newly released National Water Resource Strategy (NWRS2) document, an extension of the government’s 2012 water directive, projects large scale seawater desalination, brackish water desalination, mine water treatment, and municipal and industrial wastewater reuse to meet South Africa’s future water demand. South Africa has been recorded as the 29th driest of 193 measured countries, with an estimated 1,110 m3/person available in 2005. Total installed desalination is approximately in South Africa is 64,850 m3/day, supplying municipal and industrial off-takers.

Sembcorp Presses Independent Water Position

On 20 May 2013, Singapore-based Sembcorp signed a joint venture with Takamul Investment Company, a subsidiary of OOC to develop centralized utility facilities for Oman’s Ad Duqm Special Economic Zone. The CUC is a 65/35 joint venture between Takamal and Sembcorp, respectively. The CUC will provide water, wastewater, power, steam, and logistics. OOC’s refinery and petrochemical facility will serve as the anchor tenant.