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Abengoa inicia la operación comercial de la planta desaladora de Qingdao en ChinaAbengoa Initiates the commercial operation of the plant desaladora of Qingdao in China
4 February 2013
Abengoa, international company that applies innovative technological solutions for the sustainable development in the sectors of power and environingingment, has begun the commercial operation of the plant desaladora built in the city of Qingdao, second north commercial port of China, in the province of Shandong.
The plant will produce 100,000 m
3day of drinking water from seawater with which will supply is the needs of half a million people, using technology of reverse osmosis with innovative designs, both the pre-treatment (ultrafiltration membranes), the centralized pumping system. Thanks to this technology and a new system of remineralization of desalinated water, water offers one of the lower rates of turbidity. In addition, it allows to work in extreme temperature conditions and achieved high energy efficiency.
The company, which began building the plant in 2010, will be responsible for its operation and maintenance for a period of 25 years, period in which is estimated that it will bring about income of more than 750 M from the sale of water and other 25 M extra for technical assistance for its operation.
The project, the first of desalination with 'project finance' funded entirely by the Chinese domestic banks, resulted in a total investment of 135 M.
With this new project, Abengoa increases its installed capacity of desalination of water to almost 1,100 mm3day, enough to supply drinking water to more than 8 million people, and contributes, with its technology, to solve the serious problem of shortage of drinking water in many countries around the world, promoting the overall development of all of them.
In addition, Abengoa consolidates its position as a world leader in the water sector, which has already developed desalination plants in Algeria, Ghana, India and Spain.
