| Project Name/ Country | Owner / Client | Main Features | Consultancy Services | Project Duration |
| Power and Desalination
Plant Jebel Ali "L2"
UAE |
DEWA
Dubai UAE Lahmeyer Bad Vilbel GERMANY |
Installation of combined
cycle power station and desalination plant for the production of drinking
water.
The desalination plant consists of four MSF units with a maximum capacity of 62,500 m3/d (13.75 MIGD) each. |
Preparation of the Technical Tender Specifications (desalination part only). Assistance with the preparation of the contract with the supplier. Review of supplier's detailed engineering documents, i.e. drawings, diagrams, descriptions and calculations. Preparation of approval notes. Back-up of main consultant's (Lahmeyer) staff on site. | 2004-2006 |
| Training Facility | MEDRC
Oman
|
Facility for training of staff on seawater desalination plants | Preparation of the Terms of Reference | 2004 |
| 2004 IDA Worldwide Desalting Plants Inventory Report No. 18 | Wangnick Consulting is
publisher
|
World-wide statistic on some 17,000 installed and contracted desalination units | Collection of data on existing desalination plants. Preparation of the report. | 2003 |
| 2002 IDA Worldwide Desalting Plants Inventory Report No. 17 | Wangnick Consulting is
publisher
|
World-wide statistic on some 15,000 installed and contracted desalination units | Collection of data on existing desalination plants. Preparation of the report. | 2002 |
| Power and Desalination
Plant Jebel Ali "L1"
UAE |
DEWA
Dubai UAE Lahmeyer Bad Vilbel GERMANY |
Installation
of combined cycle power station and desalination plant
of 720 MW, and a 318,000 m3/d (70 MIGD) MSF desalination plant
for the production of drinking water.
The desalination plant consists of five MSF units with a maximum capacity of 63,644 m3/d (14 MIGD) each. These units are the largest in the world. |
Feasibility study. Preparation of the Technical Tender Specifications (desalination part only). Assistance with the preparation of the contract with the supplier. Organizing and chairing of regular co-ordination meetings. Record of the meetings. Review of supplier's detailed engineering documents, i.e. drawings, diagrams, descriptions and calculations. Preparation of review documents and release of approval notes. Back-up of main consultant's (Lahmeyer) staff on site. | 2001-2004 |
|
MENA Desalination Training Facility |
GTZ Eschborn GERMANY |
Feasibility study. |
Data collection. Projected desalination capacity, projected number of staff for operation and maintenance. Proposal for a training center (location, costs, training). Discussions with potential operators of a training center in the Middle East. Presentation of reports to the German Government. |
2001-2002 |
|
Desalination Plant HIDD 1, Bahrain |
MEW Bahrain |
The desalination plant consists of four MSF units with a maximum capacity of 34,095 m3/d (7.5 MIGD) each.. |
Assistance with the preparation of the contract with the supplier. Organizing and chairing of regular co-ordination meetings. Record of the meetings. Review of supplier's detailed engineering documents, i.e. drawings, diagrams, descriptions and calculations. Preparation of review documents and release of approval notes. Back-up of main consultant's (Lahmeyer) staff on site. |
1996-1998 |
| Power and Water
Master Plan
Abu Dhabi UAE |
Water and Electricity
Department
Abu Dhabi UAE |
The power and water master plan considers the developments in Abu Dhabi up to the year 2010. The area covered is the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The main drinking water source to be considered is seawater desalination. The master plan includes desalination projects with a total capacity of some 1,350,000 m3/d (300 MIGD). | Assistance to the main consultant (Bechtel). Preparation of the part on existing and future desalination plants from a technical point of view. Report on the operation and maintenance of existing plants. Preparation of a rehabilitation programme for the existing plants in order to extend lifetime to 40 years. Critical review of the reasons for outages and low availability. | 1995 |
| Power and Desalination
Plant Taweelah B
UAE |
Water and Electricity
Department
Abu Dhabi UAE |
Installation
of a dual condensing steam-turbine power station and desalination plant
of 720 MW, and a 356,000 m3/d (76 MIGD) MSF desalination plant
for the production of drinking water.
The desalination plant consists of six units with a maximum capacity of 56,700 m3/d each. These units are by far the largest in the world. |
Assistance with the preparation of the contract with the supplier. Organizing and chairing of regular co-ordination meetings. Record of the meetings. Review of supplier's detailed engineering documents, i.e. drawings, diagrams, descriptions and calculations. Preparation of review documents and release of approval notes. Back-up of main consultant's (Tractebel) staff on site. | 1993-96 |
| Power and Desalination
Plants Abu Dhabi
UAE |
Water and Electricity
Department Abu Dhabi
UAE |
Optimization of operation and maintenance of all larger MSF desalination plants in Abu
Dhabi.
|
Investigations
were performed on the following subjects:
|
1993-97 |
| Desalination
Plant WALVIS BAY
Namibia |
Ministry of
Agriculture, Water and Rural Development
Department of Water Affairs Windhoek Namibia |
Installation of a new MVC or RO seawater desalination plant for the production of drinking water. The total capacity of the plant is to be 20,000 m3/d. The project will be realized in four steps of 5,000 m3/d each. | Data collection in Namibia. Selecting of the site along the seashore from Walvis Bay to Swakopmund. Preparation of a feasibility study. Selection of the most appropriate process. Assisting the client. Assisting the main consultant for the water master plan (GKW). | 1995-96 |
| Desalination
Plant
ATHENS Greece |
Ministry of
Environment, Physical Planning and Public
Works Directorate of Water Supply and Sewage Works Athens Greece |
Installation of new brackish water or seawater desalination plants for the production of drinking water. Total additional capacity to be 100,000 m3/d. Selected sites are at Itea, Kalamos, Souli. | Data collection in Greece. Selection of the most appropriate site. Feasibility study including detailed cost calculations. Selection of the most appropriate process alternative. Preparation of Tender Documents. Preparation of a Technical Specification for three plants at different locations: Itea (40,000 m³/d, Kalamos (40,000 m³/d, Souli 20,000 m³/d). Advising the client. | 1992-94 |
| Desalination
Plant
QARN ALAM Oman |
Petroleum Development
Oman
Muscat Oman |
Installation of a new brackish water MVC desalination plant producing boiler feedwater with the seeding technique, including steam generator, transfer piping and a solar pond, for an enhanced oil-production project (steam flooding). Capacity of the MVC plant is 1,600 m3/d. Concentration of brine slurry to solar pond is 96 %. Solar pond area is some 4,000 m2. The evaporator is of the vertical tube falling film type, with seeding performed by introduction of CaSO4 crystals. | Visiting the proposed site in Central Oman. Collecting all information necessary for the work in Qarn Alam and Muscat. Preparing a feasibility study. Proposing an appropriate project and process. Submitting names of qualified suppliers. Preparing Technical Specifications. Assisting the client in the final selection of the supplier and the preparation of the contract. Assisting the client in performing a HAZOP (hazardous operation) study. Supervising the commissioning and performance tests. | 1992-90 |
| RO Seawater
Desalination Plant Al Jobail Saudi Arabia |
Saline Water
Conversion Corporation
Riyadh Saudi Arabia |
RO seawater desalination plant for the production of drinking water. Capacity of the plant is 100,000 m³/d. The plant consists of 15 units. The plant uses the cooling water from MSF plants as feedwater. | Critical technical review of the proposed technique. | 1995 |
| MED Seawater Desalination Plant GIBRALTAR | Municipality | MED seawater desalination plant with thermal vapour compression combined with a waste incinerator. A back-pressure steam turbine is coupled to the incinerator. The effluent steam from the turbine heats the MED plant, which consists of six stages. The capacity of the MED plant is 1,300 m3/d. | Critical technical review of the proposed technique and the problems with the plant in operation. Report with proposals for rehabilitation. | 1994 |
| RO Seawater
Desalination Plant Fuerteventura Spain |
DIVAG | DIVAG maintains hotels in various areas worldwide. For the hotel Oliva Beach on Fuerteventura, a 650 m³/d RO desalination plant was realised on a B.O.O.T. basis. | Visiting the proposed site. Collection of information on site and at DIVAG's headquarters in Düsseldorf. Preparation of a feasibility study. Preparation of Technical Specifications. Assisting in the preparation of commercial conditions Preparation of a list with qualified bidders. Selecting the most appropriate supplier. Assisting the client in the preparation of the contract. Supervising the manufacturing at supplier's workshops, the erection and commissioning. Reviewing supplier's documents, such as drawings and calculations. | 1987-88 |
| Production
Water Desalination Plant SCHOONEBEEK
Holland |
Nederlandse
Aardolie Matschappij (NAM)
Schoonebeek Holland |
NAM maintains enhanced oil-recovery (steam flooding) facilities for the production of oil and gas in Holland. In order not to increase the pressure in the formation, the steam was to be produced from treated formation water. TDS of the formation water is 85,000 ppm. Capacity of the plant is 5,000 m3/d. | Visiting the site. Collecting data on site and at the headquarters of NAM. Feasibility study with selection of the appropriate process (MED-TVC). Preparation of a list with qualified suppliers. Assisting the client with the preparation of a contract with the supplier. | 1987 |
| RO Brackish
Water Desalination Plant
KERBALA Iraq |
Polysius
Beckum Germany |
This RO river water desalination plant produces water for a cement factory. The capacity is 6,000 m3/d. Extreme fouling because an insufficient pre-treatment system reduced the availability of the plant. | Visiting the plant and collecting data on malfunctions of the plant. Measuring of plant's critical data. Tests with additional additives for pre-treatment on site. Thorough and critical investigation of the reasons for the malfunctions. Report with proposals for rehabilitation of the plant. | 1984-86 |
| Production
Water Desalination Plant
SCHOONEBEEK Holland |
Nederlandse
Aardolie Matschappij (NAM)
Schoonebeek Holland |
NAM maintains enhanced oil-recovery (steam flooding) facilities for the production of oil and gas in Holland. In order not to increase the pressure in the formation, the steam was to be produced from treated formation water. TDS of the formation water is 85,000 ppm. Capacity of the plant is 1,500 m3/d. | Visiting the site. Collecting data on site and at the headquarters of NAM. Feasibility study with selection of the appropriate process (MVC). Preparation of Technical Specifications. Preparation of a list with qualified suppliers. Assisting the client with the preparation of Tender documents. Reviewing the proposals and selecting the most appropriate supplier. Assisting the client in the preparation of a contract with the supplier. | 1987-89 |
| Seawater Desalination
Plant
MINDELO Cape Verde |
Electra
Mindelo Cape Verde |
Installation of a new seawater desalination plant at Mindelo. Increasing the existing facility by a capacity of 2,400 m3/d. | Site visit and data collection on site and at the Municipality (Electra). Feasibility study for a desalination plant as part of a master plan. Assistance of the main consultant (Tractebel). Selecting the most appropriate process (ME). Preparation of technical descriptions. | 1988 |