The Beni Saf Desalination plant (Algeria)
Published in InfoENVIRO, june 2011
The Beni Saf (Algeria) desalination plant went into operation last year. The facility is designed to produce 200,000 m3/day of quality water to cover the needs of a population of 750,000 from the region of Oran and neighbouring areas. Beni Saf Water Company Spa, a company 51%-owned by Spanish consortium Geida (currently comprising Grupo ACS companies, Cobra and Tedagua) and 49%-owned by Algerian public company AEC (Algerian Energy Company) was the successful bidder in an international tender held by the Algerian government…