CAIRO – 26 August 2022: Egypt is expanding in building seawater desalination plants to face the water stress caused by climate change, said Deputy Minister of Housing Sayed Ismail in a meeting with the world Bank (WB) delegation. The state has adopted a methodology for the drinking water and sanitation utilities sector to face water needs in light of climate changes, he added. This methodology includes a number of axes: expanding the establishment of seawater desalination plants, benefiting from the expertise of the private sector, and supporting the local industry for the components used in desalination plants. In May, Prime Minister Mousfata Mabdouly affirmed the state's interest in expanding seawater desalination projects during the next stage, especially in coastal and border cities, given the importance of these projects in providing part of the local water needs to support various development purposes. El-Ashry explained that this is due to the new plants that have been implemented during the past 7 years, where 82 desalination plants have been implemented, and 14 new desalination plants are currently being implemented with a capacity of 518,000 m3/day.

Source: Egypt Today August 26, 2022 22:12 UTC