프랑스 외무부 장관인 Laurent Fabius와 쿠웨이트 업무파트너인 Sheikh Sabah가 태양열 에너지를 사용한 물 담수화 프로젝트의 실행에 대한 MOU에 서명했다.

양측은 최근 Az Zour 역삼투 담수화 플랜트의 취임식에서 Fabius 장관이 쿠웨이트와 프랑스 물 대기업인 베올리아와의 협업을 축하하는 자리에서 한 약속을 비공개에 부쳤다. 하루 13만6천㎥ 규모의 이 플랜트는 Az Zour 현장에서 생산량을 26% 상승한 66만㎥까지 끌어올렸다.

 

 

 

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Sabah Al- Khaled Al- Hamad Al-Sabah have signed a memo of understanding for implementing a project for water desalination using solar energy.

 

The two sides sealed the commitment at the recent inauguration of the Az Zour reverse osmosis desalination plant 100 km south of Kuwait City when Fabius congratulated Kuwait and his country's water technology giant Veolia for their co-operation in completing the project which began operation in July last year.

 

The 136,000 m³/d plant has upped the output on the Az Zour site to 660,00 m³/d - an increase of 26%. Veolia constructed the plant under a five-year design build operate deal signed in 2011 with Kuwait's ministry of electricity and water, in partnership with Al Ghanim International.

 

The plant uses seawater discharged from the cooling system of an adjacent power station. The increased temperature of the water compared with normal seawater, reduces operating costs according to Veolia.

 

[출처 = Desalination & Water Reuse / 2015년 2월 3일]