Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant
Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Alkimos, Western Australia, Australia
Source: Inside State Government
Construction of Western Australia’s $2.8 billion Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant (ASDP) has reached a significant milestone with the arrival of Australia’s largest registered jack‑up barge, Beverley, which will install ocean intake and outfall structures. The project will deliver 50 billion litres of drinking water to more than 2.5 million Western Australians as part of Stage 1, easing pressur
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Government
- Location
- Alkimos, Western Australia, Australia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Inside State Government
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | Construction of Western Australia’s $2.8 billion Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant (ASDP) has reached a significant milestone with the arrival of Australia’s largest registered jack‑up barge, Beverley, which will install ocean intake and outfall structures. The project will deliver 50 billion litres of drinking water to more than 2.5 million Western Australians as part of Stage 1, easing pressure on groundwater sources. The plant is on track to be fully operational by mid‑2028 and supports over 1,500 local jobs with $1.1 billion injected into the WA economy. |
Original sector | Water Supply |
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Location
Country | Australia |
State | Western Australia |
City | Alkimos |
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Source | Inside State Government |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Government |
Article published date | 2026-03-19 |
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