Trinidad and Tobago

WASA interviews SWRO candidates

27 October 2008

Twenty firms responding to Water & Sewerage Authority's (WASA) recent request for information will be interviewed prior to the issuance of a request… Continue reading

RFI issued for 5 desal plants

29 September 2008

Trinidad's Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) has issued a request for information (RFI) as they consider five proposed seawater desalination… Continue reading

SWRO will serve rural coastal area

25 August 2008

Korea's Hankook Jungsoo Industries (HaJI) commissioned its first RO plant in the Western Hemisphere last week. The 100,000 GPD (380 m3/d) SWRO plant… Continue reading

Refinery SWRO project draws 7 bids

11 August 2008

Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Petrotrin) is understood to have received seven proposals in response to its invitation to BOOT contractors… Continue reading

Forward osmosis: ready for prime time?

16 June 2008

There has been much speculation over the future of forward osmosis—a process that uses a highly concentrated solution to 'draw' fresh water through a… Continue reading

Refinery solicits SWRO bids

12 May 2008

Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Petrotrin) has issued an invitation to BOOT contractors to submit proposals for a SWRO plant at its… Continue reading

A desal Smorgasbord

14 April 2008

This past Tuesday, Trinidad and Tobago’s Public Utilities Minister Mustapha Abdul-Hamid told the Parliament that it will take TTD10 billion ($1.58… Continue reading

Waste-heat Source to be studied

31 March 2008

Trinidad and Tobago’s Power Generation Company (PowerGen) is exploring an option to develop a 25 to 40 MIGD (30 to 48 MGD) seawater desalination… Continue reading

Changes in the future

28 January 2008

Over the next five years, Trinidad and Tobago’s Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) will change its mix of water production to reduce the country’s… Continue reading

Desal options still under consideration

17 December 2007

Trinidad & Tobago’s Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) is still evaluating alternatives to alleviate water shortages of up to 70 MIGD (84 MGD… Continue reading