Seawater desalination plant in Jaffna
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Source: World Bank Group
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) of Sri Lanka has awarded SUEZ with a new contract to design, build and operate the first-ever desalination plant through sea water reverse osmosis in Jaffna, the capital city of the Northern Province of the country. With a capacity of 24,000 m3, the facility, partly financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), will be designed-built over a peri
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Commercial, Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Government
- Location
- Jaffna, Sri Lanka
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank Group
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Description | The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) of Sri Lanka has awarded SUEZ with a new contract to design, build and operate the first-ever desalination plant through sea water reverse osmosis in Jaffna, the capital city of the Northern Province of the country. With a capacity of 24,000 m3, the facility, partly financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), will be designed-built over a period of two and half years, and thereafter operated and maintained by SUEZ for seven years. The plant will provide safe drinking water to 300,000 people of the city of Jaffna and its surrounding urban and rural areas. Financing is secured by the Sri Lanka state. Contract was awarded on March 8, 2021. https://www.suez.com/en/news/press-releases/first-seawater-desalination-plant-in-jaffna-sri-lanka |
Original sector | Water and sewerage |
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Country | Sri Lanka |
State | Jaffna |
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Source | World Bank Group |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Commercial, Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Government |
Article published date | 2024-05-18 |
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