Metso valves to desalination plants

seawater desalination plantMetso Automation will deliver valves to a seawater desalination plant to be constructed by thermal desalination specialist company SIDEM (Société Internationale de Dessalement). The first part of the delivery will take place in the first quarter of 2008. One of the world’s largest desalination plants will start its operations in 2010. The order value exceeds EUR 3 million. Metso Automation’s delivery consists of close to 300 control valves for 27 desalination units, each having a capacity of 29,630m3/day. The diameters of the ordered valves range between 80 to 1100mm. The desalination plant will be a part of the Independent Water and Power Production Project (IWPP) that is led by power and water utility company MARAFIQ of Saudi Arabia. After the completion of the project, the desalination plant will provide 800,000m3/day of desalinated water to Jubail Industrial City and the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. A consortium of SIDEM, General Electric of USA and Hyunday Heavy Industries of Korea will carry out the IWPP project.
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