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We are integrating those capabilities into our equipment and at the same time give our customers the best visibility of their infrastructure. So we usually save 30% of the current energy utilization with the deployment of those standard solutions.
Looking forward into 2016, we are looking forward to a busy year. In our 11-year history, 2015 was our busiest year.
Nizar Kammourie, General Manager of Sawaco talks about water desalination projects in Saudi Arabia.
Nizar Kammourie, General Manager of Sawaco talks about membrane desalination sector in Saudi Arabia and upcoming projects.
In 2014 we tendered many projects. Our record is, we submitted 11 tenders between 2013 and 2014, losing only 1 bid. So we enter 2015 with 10 new projects on hand.
The figures can be deceiving. You might hear figures like 300 or 400 billion. Desalination is a very tough business that requires a lot of engineering. Even if you have resources, you have what are called ‘technical capacity limitations’ and you need to do an environmental impact study. So there are other factors that dictate the uncontrolled expansion of the desalination market. Several issues need to be taken into consideration including environmental impact, engineering capabilities, the availability of first class EPC contractors etc.
Chairman of General Desalination Company (GDCOL) Abdulmonem Ali Elhassadi talks about the major desalination projects and current desalination capacity in Libya.
