TEL AVIV, Israel – A second desalination plant could be built in Sorek, Israel to help the country boost its water resources amid a five-year drought.
A pre-qualification tender has been launched to plan, finance, construct and operate a 150,000 m3/day desalination plant, according to Israeli business news, Globes.
If this comes to fruition, it would be the second desalination plant to be located in Sorek, following IDE Technologies development, which has the capacity to provide 624,000 m3/day.
Currently there are five desalination plants operating in Israel, including Ashkelon, Sorek, Hadera, Palmachim and Ashdod.
In total, they supply 585 million cubic metres of water per year, providing 70 percent of Israel’s total water consumption, according to the source.
A plan has reportedly been drawn up by the ministry of National Infrastructure, energy, and water resources, including a water desalination target of 1,000 million cubic meters by 2030.
Udi Adiri, director general of the ministry of National Infrastructure, energy, and water resources, reportedly said: "The desalination plant in Sorek is the first of two we are pushing for immediately that will supply a total of 300 million cubic meters a year. Other parts of the plan include a national campaign to encourage water saving, the possibility of putting desalinated water into Lake Kinneret, and putting natural water into rivers in northern Israel, so that we can restore the days when rivers were naturally full."
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