Algarve’s desalination project on tight PRR deadline
Expert warns of downsides as joint venture races to clinch €90 million contract Saturday saw yet another public meeting about the heavy-duty desalination plant seen as a must for the
Fishermen ride into desalination furore: “a tragedy” for sector
Algarve’s desalination plant threatens financial ruin for “many families” QUARPESCA (the association of Quarteira fishermen) has ridden into the mounting furore over plans to spend €90 million on constructing a
PAS contests thumbs up for Algarve desalination project
PAS says “numerous aspects of the project have not been presented and analysed” Plataforma Água Sustentável (Sustainable Water Platform), or PAS, has contested the issuing of a conditionally favourable Environmental
Favourable environmental impact statement for Albufeira desalination plant
But there are conditions – and nothing can move forwards for time being Today, April 3, 2024, Portuguese environment agency APA issued the Environmental Impact Statement for the “Algarve Seawater
Frustration mounts over plan to expropriate land for Albufeira desalination plant
“We don’t even have an environmental impact statement!” Frustration is mounting over the plan – instigated by the last government – to expropriate land for the construction of a massive
Research opens up “new prospects for desalination of seawater”
“Water is not one liquid, but two intertwined ones” Water is not one liquid, one two intertwined ones, according to research by a team from the University of Aveiro (UA),
Desalination expert ‘approves’ Algarve project
Klaus Kallenberg, with extensive experience in the field, believes desalination is key to tackling drought and water shortages in the Algarve The Algarve’s desalination plant project has received a thumbs
Environmental lawyer questions legal process in plans for Albufeira desalination plant
Suggests authorities are ‘disrespecting law’, even trying to wriggle round compensation payments Rui Amores, the Algarve’s environmental lawyer with a number of significant victories already under his belt, has turned
Algarve desalination costs almost double
Águas do Algarve launches €90 million tender for desalination plant in Albufeira In spite of public protest, the government is sticking to its guns, insisting a €90 million desalination plant
Tender launched for Albufeira desalination plant, in spite of protests and pollution warnings
€90 million base price almost twice that originally touted In spite of expert warnings and public protests, the government is sticking to its guns, insisting a €90 million desalination plant