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Shuqaiq 3 SWRO recognized by the global water industry

At the Global Water Awards’ gala, which was held on May 9th this year, Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant received an award in the Desalination Plant of t...
Almar Water Solutions sponsored the Global Water Awards 2023 Gala Dinner

Almar Water Solutions sponsored the Global Water Awards Gala Dinner in Berlin, Germany. The awards are held as part of the Global Water Summit event, ...
Almar Water Solutions CEO moderates United Nations General Assembly water conference side event

Carlos Cosín, CEO, Almar Water Solutions and Former President, International Desalination Association (IDA) has successfully moderated the United ...
Saudi Aramco and Almar Water Solutions Partner to Bring Water Treatment Solutions to the Kingdom

Almar Water Solutions, a leading business in developing and managing water infrastructure and services, together with Al Jomaih Energy and Water Co. (...
Aguas San Pedro, a subsidiary of Almar Water Solutions, acquires 100% of Empresa de Servicios Sanitarios Aguas de Colina

Aguas San Pedro S.A., a company that operates services to produce and distribute drinking water, sewage, and wastewater treatment in Chile and a subsi...
Almar Water Solutions diamond sponsor of the ALADYR International Congress in Santiago de Chile

Almar Water Solutions, a leading company in the development and management of water infrastructure and services, and part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy...
Almar Water Solutions silver sponsor of the IDA 2022 World Congress in Sydney, Australia

Almar Water Solutions, a leading company in the development and management of water infrastructure and services, and part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy...
Almar Water Solutions expands its activities in Chile and acquires 50% of the urban services company Aguas San Pedro, S.A.

Almar Water Solutions, a leading company in the development and management of water infrastructure and services, and part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy...
Almar Water Solutions sponsors the Global Water Summit 2022

Almar Water Solutions participated in the 2022 edition of the Global Water Summit held in Madrid on 16, 17 and 18 May. The company was the Water Suppl...
Almar Water Solutions renews its participation in the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Madrid Platform Platform

Almar Water Solutions and MSH Global, through the company Madrid Eventos Congresos y Convenciones (MECC), signed a collaboration agreement that renews...
Datakorum, the new investee of Almar Water Solutions, will develop a benchmark project for smart infrastructure management in Abu Dhabi

Datakorum, the new investee of Almar Water Solutions, has been selected by E& Enterprise (formerly Etisalat Digital) for a smart-communication project...
Almar Water Solutions puts its full potential on display at the 9th World Water Forum in Dakar, Senegal

This week, Almar Water Solutions, a leading company in the development of water infrastructure and services for water production, treatment, and sales...
Almar Water Solutions becomes a shareholder of digital transformation company Datakorum

Almar Water Solutions has signed an agreement with the digital transformation company Datakorum to become a shareholder. This new collaboration is p...
The Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant in Saudi Arabia has been inaugurated

The Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant, with a rated production capacity of 450,000 cubic meters per day and located in the province of Jizan, in southweste...
Almar Water Solutions shares its experience at the UNESCO’s Second International Conference on Water, Megacities and Global Change

Almar Water Solutions participated in the Second International Conference on Water, Megacities and Global Change organized by UNESCO. The conference...
Almar Water Solutions solidifies its position as a service provider in the water industry

Almar Water Solutions' services business area (Almar Water Services) has been consolidating its activity by providing services to both private and ind...
Almar Water Solutions sponsors the International Desalination Association’s International Water Reuse and Recycling Conference

Almar Water Solutions, a world leader in the development of non-conventional water solutions, this week sponsored the international water reuse and re...
Touring the Shuqaiq 3 IWP with Luis Morales, Technical Director

As part of our Showcase Series of interviews with the people involved in the US$ 600 million Shuqaiq 3 Independent Water Project (IWP), we return to t...
Construction continues at Shuqaiq 3 IWP

With construction well underway, the latest video offers an exclusive insight into how one of the largest desalination plants in the world is being re...
Almar Water Solutions doubles its presence in Chile and acquires 50% of the Chilean company Aguas y Riles S.A.

Almar Water Solutions, a leading company in the development of water infrastructure and part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, has acquired a 50% stake in...
Almar Water Solutions leads the international water seminars of Madrid Platform

On 10 and 11 May, Almar Water Solutions played the leading role in the international water seminars of the international business hub between Europe a...
The two-year anniversary of the acquisition of the Muharraq wastewater treatment plant in Bahrain

Almar Water Solutions marked the second anniversary of the acquisition of the Muharraq waterwater treatment plant, located in Muharraq, Bahrain. This ...
Almar Water Solutions sponsors Investagua

Almar Water Solutions sponsored Investagua, an event that was held from 12th to 23rd April in online format due to the restrictions of the Covid-19 pa...
75 years of innovation: Abdul Latif Jameel celebrates three quarters of a century contributing to a sustainable future

Few companies today, particularly family businesses, can boast three quarters of a century of positively contributing to a sustainable future, combini...
A new O&M contract with Compass Group expands Almar Water Solutions’ portfolio

Almar Water Solutions has been awarded a new operation and maintenance contract in Chile with the catering company Compass Group. The new project, whi...
Almar Water Solutions acquires 58 desalination plants in Egypt

This new contract marks the first successful portfolio addition by the joint venture created last April with Hassan Allam Utilities BV (HAU).
With th...
Almar Water Solutions awarded a new services contract in Chile

Almar Water Solutions, a leading company in the development of water infrastructure and part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, through Osmoflo SpA, has be...
Shuqaiq 3 receives “Contract of the Year” award

The Shuqaiq 3 desalination project, awarded to the consortium formed by Almar Water Solutions (through Abdul Latif Jameel Commercial Development Compa...
AWS at the 4th International Water Desalination Conference

This week, Almar Water Solutions participated in the fourth edition of the most important event on desalination in Egypt, the International Water Desa...
Almar Water Solutions at UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25)

From December 2-13, Almar Water Solutions joined hundreds of other organizations at the UN Climate Change Conference to address the growing demands fo...
AWS on the 27th Nile Basin Initiative Council of Ministers in Nairobi

Carlos Cosin, CEO of Almar Water Solutions, together with Luis Blanco, Country Manager of Almar Water Solutions in Kenya, attended yesterday the 27th ...
Financing non-conventional water infrastructures

Last week, the “International Symposium on the use of non-conventional waters to achieve food security” was held, co-organized by the Food and Agr...
AWS acquires Chilean water treatment company Osmoflo SpA

This acquisition, expands Almar Water Solutions’ portfolio into third-party operation and maintenance services, offering turn-key solutions to clien...
Almar Water Solutions, Platinum Sponsor of the IDA World Congress 2019

The search for innovative technologies to fight against water scarcity and pollution has become a priority for the large and medium-sized companies in...
Carlos Cosín, appointed president of the International Desalination Association (IDA)

Carlos Cosín, CEO of Almar Water Solutions, has been unanimously appointed new President of the International Desalination Association (IDA) for the ...
Felipe Guinea, guest expert at the European Infrastructure Finance Summit 2019

Felipe Guinea, Managing Director of Almar Water Solutions, participated yesterday in the European Infrastructure Finance Summit, held in the Hotel Ri...
Almar Water Solutions participates in the ICEX Integra Programme in Dubai

Almar Water Solutions participated in the ICEX-Integra event “Water, Energy and Digitalization in the GCC Countries” organized by the Spanish publ...
Almar Water Solutions breaks ground for the Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant

Almar Water Solutions, a leading company in the development of water infrastructure, (part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy), and Abdul Latif Jameel Comm...
The Shuqaiq 3 desalination project receives the “Utilities Project of the Year” award

The Shuqaiq 3 desalination project, awarded last January to the consortium made up of Almar Water Solutions, through Abdul Latif Jameel, Marubeni Co...
Almar Water Solutions attends Water Innovation Europe 2019

Almar Water Solutions took part in the Water Innovation Europe 2019 held last Wednesday in the BluePoint Conference Centre of Brussels, in Belgium. ...
Carlos Cosín, CEO of AWS, participates in an event organized by ICEX at the Spanish embassy in Washington

Carlos Cosín, the CEO of Almar Water Solutions, was a one of the speakers at the event “Fair Water: Tackling Global Water Challenges” organized b...
Shuqaiq 3 to achieve financial close for a total value of over 600 million dollars

Almar Water Solutions, a leading company in the development of water infrastructure, through Abdul Latif Jameel Commercial Development Company Ltd., ...
Almar Water Solutions to acquire Mubadala Infrastructure Partners’ investment in Muharraq Sewage Treatment Plant in Bahrain

Almar Water Solutions (“Almar”), a leading water company in the region, announced that it has completed the acquisition of a Sewage Treatment Plan...
Almar Water Solutions launches an initiative to do away with bottled water in its offices

Every minute, a million plastic bottles are purchased around the world, the equivalent to 20,000 plastic bottles per second. This number is estimated ...
The international water industry meets at the Global Water Summit in London

The international water industry has met this week at the Global Water Summit in the Sofitel Heathrow Hotel, in London. Due to the pressing and grow...
Industry leaders Almar Water Solutions and Hassan Allam Utilities form joint venture to develop water projects in Egypt

Almar Water Solutions (“Almar”), a leading water infrastructure development company and part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, has formed a joint vent...
Financing, risks and guarantees, focal points of the presentation by Almar Water Solutions at the Urban Water Summit

Yesterday, Almar Water Solutions participated in the “Urban Water Summit” event organized by iAgua at the Roca Madrid Gallery, where issue numbe...
R.I.P. Jordi Dalmau, our beloved colleague

We deeply regret the loss of our colleague Jordi Dalmau, our Business Development Director for Latinamerica. He had just assumed with enthusiasm, as h...
Almar Water Solutions presents the opportunities of private capital for water infrastructure at ACRIS IV

This week, Almar Water Solutions participated in the event The Fourth Africa Climate Resilience Investment Summit (ACRIS) held in Johannesburg, Sout...
Almar Water Solutions signed a contract to develop the Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant in Saudi Arabia

Consortium to invest over US$ 600m in large-scale desalination plant in Shuqaiq, creating 700 jobs to supply water for over 1.8 million people and ind...
Double participation of Almar Water Solutions at WFES Water in Abu Dhabi

This week, Almar Water Solutions took part in WFES Water, the most important water event in the Middle East, which forms part of the World Future Ene...
Almar Water Solutions awarded a contract to develop Kenya’s first large-scale desalination plant

Almar Water Solutions has been awarded a contract to develop Kenya’s first large-scale desalination plant. The project will be located in the North ...
Water and financing in the Middle East, focus of the presentation by Almar Water Solutions at AMWAJ 2018

Almar Water Solutions was one of the strategic partners of the AMWAJ 2018 held in Barcelona, Spain, from 28 to 30 October, and it participated by gi...
Almar Water Solutions explains its project financing model at the Africa PPP Conference & Showcase

Almar Water Solutions was an official sponsor of the tenth edition of the Africa PPP Public-Private Partnerships Conference & Showcase event held fr...
Almar Water Solutions participates in the ALADYR International Congress

Almar Water Solutions took part as both a sponsor and speaker in the ALADYR International Conference held from 9 to 11 October in Santiago de Chile,...
Almar Water Solutions, key player at the IDA International Conference on Water Reuse and Recycling

Almar Water Solutions participated as a sponsor and speaker at the International Conference on Water Reuse and Recycling held in Valencia, Spain, and ...
Successful participation by Almar Water Solutions at the Global Water Summit 2018

This week, Almar Water Solutions took part in one of the leading events in the water sector, the Global Water Summit 2018. The company, which particip...
World Water Day 2018: nature-based water solutions

This week, Almar Water Solutions took part in one of the leading events in the water sector, the Global Water Summit 2018. The company, which particip...
Water and climate change, main lines of Almar Water Solutions’ presentation at the Climate & Water Summit

On 20 March Almar Water Solutions took part in the “Climate & Water Summit” event organized by iAgua Magazine at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in M...
Almar Water Solutions pre-qualifies for the Dammam wastewater project in Saudi Arabia

Almar Water Solutions, through its parent company Abdul Latif Jameel, has been pre-qualified for a wastewater treatment plant in West Dammam, Saudi Ar...
Almar Water Solutions pre-qualified for the Rabigh desalination project in Saudi Arabia

Almar Water Solutions, through its parent company Abdul Latif Jameel, has been pre-qualified for one of the world’s largest desalination project. Th...
Almar Water Solutions certifies its management systems to the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standards

As part of its commitment to continuous improvement and to achieve maximum quality standards, Almar Water Solutions has gained certification for its m...
Almar Water Solutions takes part in the International Water Summit in Abu Dhabi

This week, Almar Water Solutions took part in the International Water Summit held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the leading event for promoting ...
Carlos Cosín, CEO of Almar Water Solutions, elected leader of the water sector by WWi magazine

Carlos Cosín, CEO of Almar Water Solutions, has been elected top leader of the water sector by Water & Wastewater International magazine. Carlos opte...
Almar Water Solutions wins the iAgua award for “Best Year-on-Year Evolution”

Almar Water Solutions has received the award for “Best Year-on-Year Evolution” at the fourth edition of the iAgua awards. The judges evaluated the...
AWS participates in the META Projects event: Investment, Financing and Delivery

This week, Almar Water Solutions attended the event META Projects: Investment, Financing and Delivery that was held on 1 and 2 November at Le Meridien...
ICEX Integra: Water sector opportunities in the Middle East by Almar Water Solutions

Last week, Almar Water Solutions attended the event ICEX Integra, which focused on water in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Jordan, and was org...
IDA World Congress 2017 and Almar Water Solutions: “Ensure Your Water Future”

From 15 to 20 October, Almar Water Solutions was present at the IDA World Congress 2017, organized by the International Desalination Association (IDA)...
Investructuras Annual Congress 2017: Present needs and future challenges of the water sector

Yesterday, 10 October, the 8th Annual Congress on Investment and Financing of the Infrastructure Sector was held at the Hotel Meliá Madrid Princesa i...
Carlos Cosín, CEO of Almar Water Solutions, reelected as a member of the Board of Directors of the International Desalination Association (IDA)

Carlos Cosín, CEO of Almar Water Solutions, has been reelected as a member of the Board of Directors of the International Desalination Association (I...
Almar Water Solutions participates in the World Infrastructure & Energy Summit in Barcelona

Last Wednesday, Almar Water Solutions and its Managing Director Project Finance, Felipe Guinea, participated in the 8th Annual World Infrastructure &...
Almar Water Solutions and its CEO Carlos Cosín are featured in the new issue and presentation of iAgua Magazine

Almar Water Solutions and its CEO Carlos Cosín are featured in the new issue of iAgua Magazine, one of the most important magazines in the water sec...
All about the participation by Almar Water Solutions at the 11th edition of the Global Water Summit in Madrid, Spain

Almar Water Solutions took part in the 11th edition of the Global Water Summit, organized by the prestigious publication Global Water Intelligence, a...
Almar Water Solutions attends the 12th edition of the Gulf Water Conference organized by the WSTA in Manama, Bahrain

Yesterday, Almar Water Solutions was present at the 12th edition of the Gulf Water Conference, organized by the Water Sciences and Technology Associa...
Almar Water Solutions pre-qualifies for the development of a desalination project in Mombasa, Kenya

Almar Water Solutions has been pre-qualified for the development of a desalination project that will supply the county of Mombasa, Kenya.
The project...
Almar Water Solutions participates as a sponsor of the Saudi Water & Environment Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Water & Environment Forum (SWEF), Saudi Arabia’s largest meeting of leading experts and companies in the water and environmental industrie...
Almar Water Solutions, the specialist in water infrastructure, attends the International Water Summit in Abu Dhabi

Almar Water Solutions, a provider of specialist expertise in water infrastructure development, attended the International Water Summit held in Abu Dha...
Almar Water Solutions officially launched during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week at the World Future Energy Summit

Almar Water Solutions, part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, was officially launched yesterday at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi.
Alm...
Spotlight on desalination and the PPPs in the World Bank regional technical meeting held in Marseilles, France

Almar Water Solutions participated in the regional World Bank Technical Meeting on PPPs for Desalination and NRW Reduction held in Marseilles, Franc...
Almar Water Solutions participates in the Water Investment Forum 2016 celebrated in Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia

This weekend, the Water Investment Forum 2016, organized by the National Water Company, Saline Water Conversion Corporation, and the Ministry of the E...
Almar Water Solutions pre-qualifies for a desalination plant in Umm Al Quwain, in the United Arab Emirates

On 18 August, Almar Water Solutions, through its parent company Abdul Latif Jameel, was pre-qualified for the development of a desalination plant in U...
Almar Water Solutions pre-qualifies for a desalination plant in King Abdullah Economic City, in Saudi Arabia

Almar Water Solutions is pre-qualified for the development of a desalination project in King Abdullah Economic City, in Saudi Arabia. The desalination...
Abdul Latif Jameel Energy and Environmental Services launches its water business: Almar Water Solutions

The energy and environmental services division of the Abdul Latif Jameel has launched a water business under the name of Almar Water Solutions, to com...