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Larnaca Desalination Plant

Larnaca Desalination Plant was the first large scale sea water reverse osmosis plant which was built by IDE Technologies Ltd and was solely owned and operated by I.D.E. staff. It was 10 year BOOT project (Build, Own, Operate, and Transfer). The plant has a current maximum design capacity of 64,000M³/day. Plant construction started in early 2000 and was commissioned and online by July 2001. The Original contract was for a design capacity of 48,000M³/day, but has been upgraded twice since signing the original contract to its current capacity.

The plant fulfills all its contractual obligations with regard to Quantities of water produced, specific energy consumption and quality of water according to W.H.O. and E.U. standards.

Services

Owner's Engineer

The Owner Engineer act on behalf of the Owner vis-à-vis the Project Manager of the Main Contractor, mainly on the technical aspects of the project, and serves as “Eyes and Ears” on the ground. He oversees the work of the Main Contractor from aspects such as: Quality of design and construction, compliance with contract’s specifications, Safety and regulation.

Owner Project Manager

The Owner Representative vis-à-vis the Project Manager of the Main Contractor. The Owner Project Manager oversees the contract with the main contractor on all levels: Technical, financial and legal.
He reports back either to the CEO of the Special Purpose Company or to the Board of Directors.

Lender Technical Advisor (LTA)

The Lenders’ Technical Advisor’s duty of care is to the Lenders financing the Project, to ensure that funding is delivered on time, keeping the project progressing, while assessing cost, risks and schedule.

Techno-Economic Consultancy

Providing assessments and reports on technological projects in areas such as: Power, Energy, Desalination, Green Energy, Energy Storage and transportation. The assessments cover aspects such as preliminary feasibility study, technical overview, and economic model robustness.