In 2010, the client issued a public tender to design, manufacture and supervise the installation, start-up, commissioning and service of a desalination plant with the capacity of producing 2,520 m3/day of ultra-pure water for the power plant.
Technology, equipment quality, warranties, technical assistance and costs were the parameters taken into consideration for awarding the project. The technology and scope proposed by Chematek included seawater uptake and pre-treatment with multimedia filters (Installed Capacity – IC: 420 m3/h), desalination with two-pass Reverse Osmosis (IC: 150 and 135 m3/h), demineralisation with Mixed Bed Resins (IC: 180รท360 m3/h) and neutralisation of wastewater. The proposed plant had a high level of automation to guarantee high reliability and safety. The proposal also included a three-year contract for providing technical assistance and training the power plant personnel.
Chematek was awarded the contract in April 2011 and the plant started its operation in December 2012, becoming the first of its kind in the area.