Civil works begin at the Deir Al Balah seawater desalination plant

With the detailed design complete, MACC has started the civil works for the 6,000 m³/day STLV seawater desalination plant in Deir Al Balah while the electromechanical, SCADA and piping equipment is manufactured.

MACC has completed the detailed design of the Deir Al Balah seawater reverse-osmosis desalination plant and started the civil works on site. In parallel, the plant's electromechanical, automation, instrumentation and SCADA equipment and its HDPE and GRP piping are being manufactured and supplied.

The plant is Phase 1 of the Southern Gaza Desalination Plant (SGDP): a 6,000 m³/day single-pass SWRO plant designed and built by MACC for UNICEF with European Union funding, as part of a Palestinian Water Authority programme. It draws seawater from four beach wells, pre-treats it with sand and cartridge filters, uses ERI energy-recovery devices on the RO trains, and blends its product water with groundwater for supply to the southern governorates.

The civil works include the RO main building, a 400 m³ intermediate tank, electrical and chemical rooms, storage and workshop, and the outfall structures.