Carlos Cosín, CEO, Almar Water Solutions and Former President, International Desalination Association (IDA) has successfully moderated the United Nations General Assembly Water Conference Side Event: Incorporating Non-Conventional Water Resources into Integrated Water Resources Management. The event was organized by the IDA and the Spanish Minister for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge and took place at the Instituto Cervantes in New York, USA.
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Almar Water Solutions, a leading business in developing and managing water infrastructure and services, together with Al Jomaih Energy and Water Co. (AEW), will develop a water project with Saudi Aramco, which consists of a water treatment plant with a 185,000 m3/day capacity in support of water injection for the Zuluf Onshore Oil Facilities project, located in the Arabian Gulf, 240 km north of Dhahran.
The contract signing occurred last December, while the financial closing materialized by mid of March, 2023. The project, which will be developed under a 25-year BOOT (build, own, operate, and transfer) scheme, includes the design, development, financing, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance, and transfer of ownership.
Aguas San Pedro S.A., a company that operates services to produce and distribute drinking water, sewage, and wastewater treatment in Chile and a subsidiary of Almar Water Solutions, has acquired 100% of Empresa de Servicios Sanitarios Aguas de Colina S.A. This company has been operating in the water and sanitation concessions market in the municipality of Colina in Chile since 1995. Currently, it provides services to about 1,500 residential customers and a major urban development program.
Almar Water Solutions, a leading company in the development and management of water infrastructure and services, and part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, was a diamond-level sponsor, the highest category, at the ALADYR International Congress, held on October 26 and 27 in Santiago de Chile, Chile. The company also participated actively in a variety of activities, including presentations, debates and an exhibition space.
Almar Water Solutions, a leading company in the development and management of water infrastructure and services, and part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, participated in the IDA 2022 World Congress, one of the top events for desalination and water reuse, held in Sydney, Australia. The company was a silver sponsor of the event, with an 18 m2 stand in the exhibition area and participated in a large number of activities over the five days of the event.
Datakorum, the new investee of Almar Water Solutions, has been selected by E& Enterprise (formerly Etisalat Digital) for a smart-communication project for water and energy infrastructure in Abu Dhabi, including NB-IoT based gateways for smart metering, electricity and water meters, and five years of associated services.
This week, Almar Water Solutions, a leading company in the development of water infrastructure and services for water production, treatment, and sales, participated in the 9th World Water Forum held in Dakar, Senegal, from March 21 to 26.
2021 was a year of consolidation for Almar Water Solutions, with the company completing strategic projects and securingagreements. Highlights include the completion of the Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant in Saudi Arabia and the expansion of the services area.
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 southwestern Saudi Arabia, was inaugurated in a ceremony organized under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince / Mohammad Bin Nasser and the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Environmental, Water and Agriculture.
Almar Water Solutions participated in the Second International Conference on Water, Megacities and Global Change organized by UNESCO. The conference’s goal was to bring together scientists, policy makers, operators, public bodies and civil society to address water security and global challenges in megacities.