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 contract, initiated by Aquatech's Dubai-based Middle East office, which will also provide the engineering input, was awarded by West Delta Electricity Production Company. Consultant PGESCo specified MED technology for uninterrupted water supply to boilers after carefully studying all available desalination technology options.
Aquatech's world headquarters is in the US.
The desalination facility at Abu Qir comprises two Multiple Effect Distillation thermal vapour compression (MED-TVC) units, each with a capacity of 5,000 cu m per day (net). It will supply 10,000 cu m of fresh water a day to the power station's boilers and other users. Aquatech's MED technology, which has has been developed and improved over decades of in-house research and onsite experience worldwide, will provide an environmentally friendly solution keeping in mind a reduced carbon footprint.
Aquatech's scope includes the design, equipment supply, testing, and commissioning of two MED units complete with accessories to produce distilled water within a challenging schedule as demanded by the project.
The plant will be located near Alexandria, use seawater from the Mediterranean Sea to produce pure water with less than 5 mg of total dissolved solids, and also use plant steam to provide energy to operate the desalination units. The plant is designed for a performance Gain Output Ratio (GOR) of a minimum of 8.5.
Earlier this year, Aquatech was awarded an industrial wastewater reuse project for a chemical facility by TCI Sanmar Chemicals, located at Port Said, also in Egypt. The system will be installed for the treatment and reuse of various wastewater streams generated from the process units.
The reuse system consists of the patented High Efficiency Reverse Osmosis (Hero) process which can withstand various impurities such as oil, grease, and organic constituents. The system will have a capacity of 8,500 cu m per day and recover over 90 per cent of the water suitable for use within the complex for various processes.
Aquatech is a global leader in water purification technology for industrial and infrastructure markets.
