VA Tech WABAG bags Rs 2,700 cr sea water desalination plant order from Saudi Water AuthorityVA Tech WABAG has secured a USD 317 million contract from Saudi Water Authority to set up a 300 million litres per day desalination plant i...
06 Sep, 2024, 04.15 PM IST
WABAG bags Rs 4,400 cr seawater desalination project in Tamil NaduVa Tech Wabag has won a Rs 4,400-crore ($599m) seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) project in Tamil Nadu as part of a joint venture with Metito...
31 Mar, 2023, 01.48 PM IST
How rain-rich Chennai depends on the sea for its water supplyDesalination plants in Nemmeli and Minjur -with a capacity to produce 100 mld each -are now the city's lifelines with traditional sources d...
06 Jun, 2017, 10.47 AM IST
IVRCL hopes to cut debt by Rs 2500 crore via asset sale by MarchThe accumulated losses of the company currently stood at Rs 800 crore and has a debt of Rs 6,500 crore on consolidated basis.
29 Dec, 2014, 08.15 PM IST
IVRCL sells its desalination plant in Chennai to Dubai companyIVRCL has been looking to sell its BOT and BOOT projects, besides hoping to retire about Rs 2,400 crore of debt and get back equity of Rs 1...
19 Dec, 2014, 06.08 AM IST
Nemmeli desalination plant in trouble as locals, environmentalists express concernThe Nemmeli desalination plant has run into rough weather with inhabitants of the neighbouring villages alleging environmental concerns.
07 Nov, 2013, 01.55 PM IST
Nemmeli dispute turns bitter over 'reject water' issueVillagers near the desalination plant say they face danger of the sea entering homes.
07 Nov, 2013, 10.55 AM IST
Rating downgrade of desalination plant may derail IVRCL’s exit planIndia Ratings cites delay in servicing debts for downgrade; IVRCL, which owns three-fourths of the plant, was planning exit.
10 Oct, 2013, 11.20 AM IST
India Ratings downgrades IVRCL desalination project"A one-day default should not change the sales prospects of such lucrative asset. However, one has to see what valuations they can get," sa...
10 Oct, 2013, 04.02 AM IST
IVRCL to sell assets including Chennai Desalination Plant and Jalandhar-Amritsar Highway projectInfrastructure major IVRCL plans to sell some more assets as part of its second round of debt-reduction exercise.
27 Sep, 2013, 04.27 PM IST
- India's first desalination project in jeopardy after Spain's Befesa Agua dragged IVRCL to court
India's first plant to purify sea water has run into rough weather, with the foreign partner, Spain's Befesa Agua, suing IVRCL.
24 Apr, 2013, 04.03 AM IST
Rs 1,000 cr desalination plant for ChennaiTN Government announced setting up of a desalination plant with a capacity to produce 150 million litre per day at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore.
16 Apr, 2013, 03.30 PM IST
- Tamil Nadu to set up worth about Rs 800 crore drinking water projects
The Tamil Nadu government today proposed drinking water supply projects to the tune of nearly Rs 800 crore, including desalination plants f...
10 Apr, 2013, 01.00 PM IST
Simple & cheap solution to India's grave water crisis: Waste water recyclingAvg cost of wastewater treatment is Rs 4.5-6 a kilo litre. If treated for drinking use, the cost jumps to Rs 12 but is far less than what I...
24 Sep, 2012, 10.50 AM IST
- Tamil Nadu government to implement Rs 1500 crore worth drinking water projects
The Tamil Nadu government said it would implement drinking water projects estimated at more than Rs 1,500 crore covering over 44 lakh benef...
09 Apr, 2012, 06.10 PM IST
- VA Tech Wabag to implement Rs 1,033 cr de-salination project
Global water treatment and management company VA Tech Wabag has been awarded the contract for execution of the country's largest sea water ...
05 Jan, 2010, 06.55 PM IST
- Chennai firm sets up 50 cr desal plants in Oman and Egypt
Chennai-based Shivsu Canadian clear international has become the first Indan company to install Rs 50 crore worth desalination water plants...
08 Oct, 2009, 08.20 PM IST