Engineering a seawater desalination plant, Palestine
In the Gaza Strip, a new independent water supply system is being constructed with the support of the European Investment Bank. Fichtner was contracted to assist the Palestinian Water Authority for this project. A reverse osmosis plant for seawater desalination is planned to supply drinking water. A key task for our engineers is to design a secure power supply for this plant. For this purpose they checked various configurations, for example diesel generators in combination with photovoltaics, solar thermal and wind energy.
Our services
- Review of basic design and development of concept design report
- Site investigations and brine dispersion study
- Concept design report for SWRO plant
- Power supply study with different energy supply options
- Terms of Reference for Environmental and Social Impact Assessment study
- Financial model for desalination plant plus financial model for water utility
- Tendering up to award of contract for two lots
Technical data
- RO desalination plant capacity: 161,000 m³/d
- Maximum power demand: 25 MW
- Seawater demand: 18,900 m³/h
- Seawater intake length: 1.8 km
