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Energy10/19/2026@EnergyDesk
Doheny Ocean Desalination Plant Heads Toward Construction Notice in Nov 2026
Doheny State Beach, Dana Point, Orange County, California, United StatesSouth Coast Water District
11/01/2026 - 10/31/2029ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 9 days
Estimated: Start: the district's RFQ 27-0004 (posted 31 Jul 2026) anticipates "a Notice to Proceed on November 1, 2026". Completion: "a 36-month construction duration", so about 31 October 2029; the pin ends on 1 November 2029 (exclusive).^[1]
South Coast Water District's board approved the Doheny Ocean Desalination Project's second EIR addendum on 14 May 2026 and is hiring a construction manager ahead of a notice to proceed it expects on 1 November 2026, starting a 36-month build of a 5 million gallon a day seawater plant at Dana Point.

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Infrastructure09/30/2026@BuildDesk

State Water Board Votes on Sites Reservoir's Final Water Right Permit

Sites, Colusa County, California, United StatesSites Project Authority

State Water Board Votes on Sites Reservoir's Final Water Right Permit

State Water Board Votes on Sites Reservoir's Final Water Right Permit

State Water Board Votes on Sites Reservoir's Final Water Right Permit

Starts 11/04/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 12 days

Governor's office, 24 Sep 2026: "the final permit will go before the State Water Board on November 4"; the State Water Board's 3 Sep release names the same 4 November public meeting. The meeting's clock time is not given, so the pin is all day.^[1]

California's State Water Resources Control Board is due to consider the final water right permit for the $6.2-6.8 billion Sites Reservoir on 4 November 2026. The Sites Project Authority moved the 1.5 million acre-foot project into its investment period after the revised draft permit, the last big step before construction.

$6.5B

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Energy10/19/2026@EnergyDesk

Chennai's 400 MLD Perur Desalination Plant Heads Toward End-2026 Finish

Perur, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, 603104, India

Chennai's 400 MLD Perur Desalination Plant Heads Toward End-2026 Finish

Chennai's 400 MLD Perur Desalination Plant Heads Toward End-2026 Finish

Chennai's 400 MLD Perur Desalination Plant Heads Toward End-2026 Finish

Starts 12/31/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins64% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 64%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 69 days

Estimated: Indian Infrastructure^[1][3][4][5], 3 Jul 2026: construction "likely to be completed by end 2026"; the same outlet reported on 13 Feb 2026 a trial run by September 2026 and completion by March 2027, and the 2023 foundation-stone statement promised completion before December 2026.

With offshore pipelines done and 59 km of transmission mains under way, Chennai's Rs 5,814 crore, 400 million litre a day Perur seawater plant is reported on course for completion around the end of 2026, though earlier reports said March 2027.

≈$692.1M

5

Infrastructure10/19/2026@EnergyDesk

Casablanca Desalination Plant, Africa's Largest, Slips to February 2027

Lamharza Essahel, Province d'El Jadida, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco

Casablanca Desalination Plant, Africa's Largest, Slips to February 2027

Casablanca Desalination Plant, Africa's Largest, Slips to February 2027

Casablanca Desalination Plant, Africa's Largest, Slips to February 2027

Starts 02/28/2027DELAYEDDate confidence: DELAYEDThe date has movedHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all DELAYED pins2 months late63% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 63%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 128 days

Stated: Le360^[1] (20 Jul 2026) reports that Equipment and Water Minister Nizar Baraka told Parliament the plant "is expected to enter service in February 2027"; Morocco World News^[2] (15 Jul 2026) says it is "scheduled to become operational in February 2027". Only the month is given, so the pin takes the last day of February 2027.

Morocco's Casablanca seawater desalination plant at Lamharza Essahel, built by an Acciona-led consortium, is now due to enter service in February 2027 after ONEE energised its 400 kV grid link on 19 July 2026; the first phase had been promised for the end of 2026.

MAD 6.5B

3

Infrastructure10/19/2026@EnergyDesk

Oman's 300,000 m3/Day Ghubrah III Desalination Plant Targets Q1 2027

Al Ghubrah, Bawshar, Muscat Governorate, Oman

Oman's 300,000 m3/Day Ghubrah III Desalination Plant Targets Q1 2027

Oman's 300,000 m3/Day Ghubrah III Desalination Plant Targets Q1 2027

Oman's 300,000 m3/Day Ghubrah III Desalination Plant Targets Q1 2027

Starts 03/31/2027ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins54% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 54%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 159 days

Estimated: GS Inima's^[1][3] financial-close release (9 Jan 2025) gives expected commercial operation in the "first quarter of 2027"; Oman Observer^[2] (10 Jan 2025) and Smart Water Magazine^[4] (13 May 2024) repeat Q1 2027. The pin takes the last day of Q1 2027.

GS Inima, Aljomaih Energy and Water and SOGEX Oman reached financial close in January 2025 on the $370m Ghubrah III reverse osmosis plant for Muscat; commercial operation is slated for the first quarter of 2027.

$370M

5

Energy10/19/2026@EnergyDesk

Cape Town's Paarden Eiland Desalination Plant Slips About Five Years to 2036

Paarden Eiland, Cape Town, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

City of Cape Town

Cape Town's Paarden Eiland Desalination Plant Slips About Five Years to 2036

Cape Town's Paarden Eiland Desalination Plant Slips About Five Years to 2036

Cape Town's Paarden Eiland Desalination Plant Slips About Five Years to 2036

Starts 06/30/2036DELAYEDDate confidence: DELAYEDThe date has movedHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all DELAYED pins5 years late67% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 67%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 9.7 years

Tygerburger, 9 Sep 2026: the plant is "expected around 2036" after a delay of about five years, per the City's Water Outlook tabled 21 Aug 2026; GroundUp^[3] (31 Aug 2026) says the New Water Programme is fully operational by 2036 at best. The pin takes 30 June 2036, the close of financial year 2035/36.

Cape Town's permanent 50 to 70 million litre a day desalination plant lost its Paarden Eiland site to Transnet's port expansion, and the City's August 2026 Water Outlook now puts its new-water programme at 2036, about five years later than first water planned for 2030/31.

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Infrastructure10/19/2026@EnergyDesk
Egypt Signs EGP 4.6bn Deals to Run 11 Seawater Desalination Plants
Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities, New Administrative Capital, Cairo, EgyptElsewedy Electric
Starts 10/18/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins65% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 65%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence5 days ago
Estimated: Daily News Egypt^[1] reported the signing on 18 October 2026, citing the Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities; the article does not give the signing day itself, so the pin uses the report date.
Egypt's Housing Ministry signed about EGP 4.6bn of contracts with private firms, reported on 18 October 2026, to operate and maintain 11 seawater desalination plants with 485,000 m3/day of capacity in Sinai, Matrouh and the Red Sea.
EGP 4.6B
Energy10/19/2026@EnergyDesk
Alkimos Desalination Plant Finishes Its Two Undersea Tunnels
Alkimos, Western Australia, 6038, AustraliaWater Corporation
Starts 09/03/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better50 days ago
Water Corporation's^[1][2] September 2026 release ("Two of the longest undersea tunnels in Australia have been completed"); Tunnels & Tunnelling reported it on 3 September 2026, the date used here.
Water Corporation announced in early September 2026 that the two boring machines at Perth's A$2.8 billion Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant had completed the 2.5 km intake and 4 km outfall tunnels, the longest of their kind in Australia, leaving fit-out of the plant for the 2028 start-up.
≈$1.9B
Energy10/19/2026@EnergyDesk
Corpus Christi Council Rejects $78.6M Inner Harbor Desalination Contract
Corpus Christi City Hall, Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, United StatesCity of Corpus Christi
Starts 09/01/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins79% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 79%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better52 days ago
Bond Buyer^[1], 2 Sep 2026: the council rejected the $78.6 million design-build contract "on Tuesday night", 1 September; the Caller-Times (17 Sep 2026) names the five no votes.
On 1 September 2026 Corpus Christi's council voted 5-3 against a $78.6 million design contract with Corpus Christi Desal Partners that would have taken the 30 million gallon a day Inner Harbor seawater plant to 60% design, leaving the roughly $979 million project and its state-backed debt in doubt.
$78.6M
Infrastructure10/19/2026@EnergyDesk
Oran's Cap Blanc Desalination Plant Reaches Full 300,000 m3/Day Output
Cap Blanc, Aïn El Kerma, Oran, AlgeriaSonatrach
Starts 08/16/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better68 days ago
Radio Algérie (17 Aug 2026) reports the Sonatrach subsidiary "said on Sunday" that Cap Blanc reached full production capacity; the Sunday before 17 August 2026 is 16 August. Dzair Tube^[2] and Algérie-Eco published the same announcement on 17 Aug 2026.
Algeria's Cap Blanc seawater desalination plant in Oran, the first of five Sonatrach-built mega plants, reached its full capacity of 300,000 m3 a day in August 2026, having produced 92.345 million m3 since opening in February 2025.
$420M
Energy10/19/2026@EnergyDesk
Conagua Awards Rosarito Desalination Plant to Cox, Lowest of Three Bids
Rosarito, Municipio de Playas de Rosarito, Baja California, 22703, MexicoConagua
Starts 08/14/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better70 days ago
Semanario Zeta, 14 Aug 2026: Conagua published the award for the Rosarito plant and pumping plant on Compranet on 14 August after postponing it three times from late July.^[1]
On 14 August 2026 Mexico's national water commission Conagua awarded the Rosarito seawater desalination plant and a pumping plant to Cox Energy and Cox Water for 5.29 billion pesos plus VAT, after two failed tenders; the first phase will make 2,200 litres a second and take about three years to build.
≈$294M
Energy10/19/2026@EnergyDesk
Namibia's Erongo Sunam Desalination Plant Targets 2026-2028 Build
Wlotzkasbaken, Erongo Region, NamibiaNamWater
07/01/2026 - 06/30/2028ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins65% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 65%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence114 days ago
Estimated: Start: The Brief^[1][4], 25 Jun 2026: "We are targeting financial close by July 2026" with "construction expected to begin shortly thereafter" (New Era in February had said construction from June 2026). Completion: "commercial operations scheduled for June 2028"; the pin ends exclusive of 1 July 2028. No report confirms financial close.
NamWater and Swakop Uranium's N$2.1 billion, 20 million cubic metre a year Erongo Sunam plant was heading for financial close in July 2026 and commercial operation in June 2028; the contractor and close were not confirmed by mid-October.
NAD 2.1B
Energy10/19/2026@EnergyDesk
Aguas Horizonte Desal Plant Starts Sending Water to Codelco's Chuquicamata
Tocopilla, Provincia de Tocopilla, Region de Antofagasta, ChileCodelco
Starts 07/01/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins69% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 69%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence114 days ago
Estimated: Portal Minero^[2][3], 13 Aug 2026: "En julio de 2026 se inicio la entrega de agua desalinizada a la Division Chuquicamata"; Reporte Minero^[1] (14 Aug 2026) also says July 2026; no day is published, so the pin takes 1 July 2026.
Aguas Horizonte's 840 litre a second seawater desalination plant near Tocopilla began delivering desalinated water to Codelco's Chuquicamata division in July 2026 and then Radomiro Tomic, with performance tests still to finish before full operation.
$1B
Infrastructure10/19/2026@EnergyDesk
Dakhla Wind-Powered Desalination Plant Misses Mid-2026 Start Target
Dakhla, Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab, Western SaharaENGIE
Starts 06/30/2026DELAYEDDate confidence: DELAYEDThe date has movedHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all DELAYED pins6 months late60% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 60%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence115 days ago
Stated: Hespress^[3][4] (7 Mar 2026) says the plant, 78% complete, is "expected to begin operations in mid-2026"; Express TV^[1] (21 May 2026) reports the reverse osmosis units installed with membranes and hydraulic connections still to finish; WSRW^[2] describes it as "nearing completion" in mid-2026. The pin takes 30 June 2026 for 'mid-2026'; no commissioning or inauguration was found by 19 Oct 2026.
Morocco's wind-powered Dakhla seawater desalination plant (112,000 m3/day, 60 MW wind farm) was due to open at the end of 2025, then mid-2026; on 21 May 2026 its reverse osmosis units were installed and membranes still being fitted, and no start of operations had been reported by 19 October 2026.
Energy10/19/2026@EnergyDesk
State Lands Commission Approves Cal Am Slant-Well Lease for Monterey Desal
Marina, Monterey County, California, United StatesCalifornia American Water
Starts 06/23/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better122 days ago
Monterey County Now^[1], 25 Jun 2026: the commission met on "Tuesday, June 23, 2026" in San Francisco and approved the lease; Smart Water Magazine^[3] (25 Jun 2026) cites Cal Am's release of 23 June.
On 23 June 2026 the California State Lands Commission approved California American Water's lease for four new subsurface slant wells and the conversion of one test well at Marina, a key step for the 4.8 million gallon a day Monterey Peninsula desalination plant first proposed in 2012.
Energy10/19/2026@EnergyDesk
China's Desalination Capacity Passes 3 Million Tonnes a Day
Xicheng District, Beijing, ChinaMinistry of Natural Resources
Starts 06/08/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better137 days ago
China Daily (Hong Kong), published 8 June 2026: the Ministry of Natural Resources' 2025 report, released Monday 8 June 2026 for World Oceans Day, puts capacity at 3.077 million tons a day.^[1]
The Ministry of Natural Resources reported on 8 June 2026 that China's 167 operating desalination projects had 3.077 million tonnes a day of capacity at the end of 2025, up 221,000 tonnes in a year and enough for about 15 million people's household needs.
Energy10/19/2026@EnergyDesk
Chilean Court Annuls Collahuasi C20+ Permit as Its Desal Plant Nears Start
Punta Patache, Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Region de Tarapaca, ChileCollahuasi
Starts 05/15/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better161 days ago
Mining Press (mch.cl^[1]) and Emol^[3] both report the Second Environmental Court ruling on 15 May 2026; the sentence date itself is not given in the reports, so the day of public report is used.
On 15 May 2026 Chile's Second Environmental Court annulled the 2021 environmental approval of Collahuasi's C20+ expansion, ordering a new review of marine and human-environment impacts, just as the 1,050 litre a second Puerto Patache seawater desalination plant built by Acciona was due to start in 2026.
$3.2B
Energy10/19/2026@EnergyDesk
Chile Approves US$5B Aguas Maritimas, Its Largest Desalination Plant
Caleta Coloso, Antofagasta, Region de Antofagasta, ChileCRAMSA
Starts 05/04/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better172 days ago
Ex-Ante via T13^[1], 5 May 2026: the Antofagasta Coeva approved the project "este lunes"; 4 May 2026 was a Monday and the CPI report dates the approval to Monday 4 May.
On 4 May 2026 Antofagasta's environmental evaluation commission unanimously approved CRAMSA's Aguas Maritimas project, a roughly US$5 billion seawater desalination plant at Caleta Bolfin that would reach 700,000 cubic metres a day and supply Antofagasta, Sierra Gorda and Calama.
$5B
Energy10/19/2026@EnergyDesk
RGV-Desal Unveils $1B, 50 MGD Seawater Desalination Plan at South Padre Island
South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, 78597, United StatesIDE Technologies
Starts 04/23/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better183 days ago
ENR^[1], 5 May 2026: the joint venture's plan was announced on 23 April 2026; KRGV^[2][4] (24 Apr 2026) reports the joint news release "on Thursday", which was 23 April.
On 23 April 2026 US Desalination and IDE Technologies formed RGV-Desal to design, finance and operate a privately funded, roughly $1 billion seawater reverse osmosis plant making up to 50 million gallons a day near South Padre Island for Rio Grande Valley utilities and industry; developers now say a permit application is coming and building could begin within two years.
$1B
Energy10/19/2026@EnergyDesk
Victoria Orders a Record 150 GL From Wonthaggi Desalination Plant
Dalyston, Victoria, AustraliaMelbourne Water
Starts 04/07/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better199 days ago
Melbourne Water^[1] media release "Published on 7 Apr 2026": "The Victorian Government has confirmed a 150 billion litre order for desalinated water for 2026-27".
On 7 April 2026 the Victorian Government confirmed a 150-billion-litre desalinated water order for 2026-27, the largest ever placed with the Wonthaggi plant, as Melbourne's storages fell to 67.1% and the lowest end-of-summer level since 2020.
Energy10/19/2026@EnergyDesk
Cyprus Brings 10,000 m3/Day Mobile Desalination Unit Online at Limassol Port
Limassol Port, Limassol, CyprusGovernment of Cyprus
Starts 04/05/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better201 days ago
Cyprus Mail^[1][2], 5 April 2026, reporting the agriculture ministry: the Limassol port mobile unit has completed trial operation and is now in full operation; Sigmalive^[3] and Politis^[4] carried the same news on 6 April.
Cyprus's agriculture ministry said on 5 April 2026 that the mobile desalination unit at Limassol port had finished trial operation and was in full operation, the third emergency unit running after Moni and Kissonerga, as the island races to cover almost all supply from the sea.
Infrastructure10/19/2026@EnergyDesk
ACWA Consortium Signs $4.1bn Kuwait Az-Zour North 2 and 3 Power-Water Deal
Az-Zour, Al Ahmadi Governorate, KuwaitACWA Power
Starts 02/03/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better262 days ago
ACWA Power's^[1] own news release, dated 3 February 2026, reports the signing in Riyadh witnessed by Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman; Zawya (4 Feb 2026) and Smart Water Magazine^[5] (4 Feb 2026) report the same signing.
On 3 February 2026 an ACWA Power and Gulf Investment Corporation consortium signed a 25-year energy conversion and water purchase agreement worth about $4.1bn with Kuwait for 2,700 MW of gas power and up to 120 MIGD of seawater desalination at Az-Zour North phases 2 and 3.
$4.1B
Energy10/19/2026@EnergyDesk
Singapore's PUB Launches Feasibility Study for a Sixth Desalination Plant
Marina East, SingaporePUB, Singapore's National Water Agency
Starts 12/26/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better301 days ago
PUB^[1] press release dated 26 December 2025: "PUB to carry out feasibility study for new desalination plant"; the tender for the study was called the same day.
On 26 December 2025 PUB said it would run a roughly 10-month feasibility study for a new desalination plant, possibly a multi-storey, dual-mode seawater and freshwater design like Marina East, and later appointed Jacobs to carry it out.
Climate10/05/2026@BuildDesk
Panama Canal Cuts Daily Transits as Driest October on Record Hits Gatun Lake
Panama Canal Authority, Marañón, Corozal West, Ciudad del Saber, Ancón, Distrito de Panamá, Provincia de Panamá, 0843, PanamáPanama Canal Authority
Starts 10/30/2023CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better3.0 years ago
The Panama Canal Authority's 15 December 2023 release names Advisory to Shipping A-48-2023 'of October 30'; Maritime Executive^[3] reported the plan on 31 October 2023. The original advisory PDF is binary and could not be read.
On 30 October 2023 the Panama Canal Authority announced a staged cut in daily transits after the driest October on record, the first time the canal had ever restricted transits. It was later softened but queues of ships built up for weeks.
Movie10/05/2026@FilmDesk
Elemental Opens in US Theaters
Pixar Animation Studios, 1200, Park Avenue, Emeryville, Alameda County, California, 94608, United StatesPixar Animation Studios
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Wikipedia's^[1][5] infobox gives 2023-06-16 as the US release date and TMDB's US release entry matches. Earlier festival or Los Angeles premieres and limited runs are noted in the summary.
Pixar's Elemental opened in US theaters on 16 June 2023 after closing out Cannes, a romance between a fire girl and a water boy in Element City. Peter Sohn directed.

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