Under a Design, Build, Own and Operate arrangement with PUB, Keppel Infrastructure’s 25-year water purchase agreement to supply desalinated water to the national water agency runs from 2020 to 2045. (Photo: KEPPEL CORP) Singapore (VNA) - Singapore’s National Water Agency PUB announcedon February 4 that the first large-scale and dual-mode desalination plant KeppelMarine East (KMEDP) has been inaugurated, which is capable of meeting about 7percent of demand for drinking water in the island state.
Singaporean Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong attended the inauguration ceremony in Marina East.
With a capacity of 137,000cu.m per day, KMEDP could either treat seawater or rainwater drawn from theMarina Reservoir.
Built in July 2017, the plantwas completed in January 2020 and put into operation in June 2020 for a 25-yearconcession period under the Design, Build, Own and Operate arrangement.
PUB Chief Executive Ng Joo Hee described thatseawater desalination is a “practically limitless source” and isweather-resistant.
The availability of desalination makes Singapore’swater supply immensely resilient, he said./.
