desalination

The Republic will also unveil one of the world’s largest floating solar panel systems next month at Tengeh Reservoir.

SINGAPORE (Feb 18): Desalination — the process of turning vast amounts of water from oceans and rivers into fresh water — has been held up as the hope of water-starved nations such as Singapore.

SINGAPORE (July 11): Hyflux has received a letter of intent (LoI) for the award of a second contract from Asia Water Development Engineering Company (AWDEC) for a seawater reverse osmosis desalination package at Bandar Abbas, Iran.

SINGAPORE (March 10): With weak electricity prices driving Hyflux’s energy division into losses and desalination margins narrow amid intense competition, CEO Olivia Lum is bringing in new revenue streams to help tide over the short term.

SINGAPORE (Feb 8): Water costs are likely to see a hike this year after 17 years of constant pricing, said Singapore’s Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Masagos Zulkifli, during a visit to Tuas Desalination Plant 3 on Tuesday.

SINGAPORE (June 14): Singapore has achieved self-reliance in water and is building more capacity to meet a projected doubling in demand in the next 45 years, a minister said.