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Desalination

Future-ready desalination  

Hussein Kuteiba
Hussein Kuteiba
Business Manager - Water
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As global water stress rises, Tractebel is delivering sustainable desalination solutions that secure access and support climate goals.

For the over 2 billion people living in water-scarce or drought-prone environments, desalination is no longer an option—it’s essential.  

Tractebel has been at the vanguard of desalination engineering since 1964 with over 45 plants built to date worldwide.  

We offer the complete, integrated range of engineering and advisory services from development and design, through to construction and commissioning and on to operational support.  

Today our experts are leading the shift toward net-zero desalination. Whether it’s a solar-powered plant or a wind-integrated system on a remote coast, our renewable-powered solutions support both water security and climate goals. 

Desalination solutions

Your opportunities

  • Feasibility studies and strategic advisory, including asset optimisation and performance assessment 

  • Expertise in reverse osmosis and other desalination technologies such as mechanical vapour compression, multi-stage flash and multi-effect distillation 

  • Sea water intake and outfall as well as brine management 

  • Water transfer, pumping and potable water storage 

  • Zero Water Discharge management 

  • Grid connection and electricity supply 

  • Integration of renewable energy 

  • Integration of renewable energy 

  • FEED studies including cost estimation 

Our value

  • Strong focus on energy efficiency and unlocking carbon reduction opportunities 

  • Specialists in carbon reduction solutions for thermal and reverse osmosis (RO) desalination 

  • Trusted solutions for quality assurance and control, implemented into the design and construction of assets 

  • Close collaboration among our global multidisciplinary teams brings new perspectives and innovative solutions 

  • Integrated power, water and infrastructure teams to ensure cross collaboration and efficient response to client requirements 

  • Ability to ensure design consistency through functional and technical interface processes

  • Expertise in BIM modelling and continuous development of in-house technology as well as third-party software solutions 

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