![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If that were dedicated solely for human consumption, it would quench the thirst of 34 million people - over 70% of Spain’s population.Īs part of a 2.2-billion euro ($2.4-billion) drought response package, Spain’s national government said this week that it was setting aside 220 million euros ($238 million) to expand another desalination plant north of Barcelona, plus another 200 million euros ($216 million) for a plant on Spain’s southern coast. Spain has some 800 desalination plants that can produce 5 million cubic liters a day of water for drinking, agriculture, and industry. Desalination capacity has steadily gone up worldwide in the past decade, with the technology seeing a bigger uptick in Europe and Africa. Spain is now fourth in the world for its desalination capacity, about 5% of the global total, behind Saudi Arabia, the United States and the United Arab Emirates, according to the Spanish Association of Desalination and Water Re-utilization. ![]()
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