Preparation of the feasibility study of the investment project of production of drinking water by desalination of sea water supplied by renewable energy

This project was established to address the chronic shortage of drinking water in poor neighborhoods of the capital at affordable prices and to reduce pressure on coastal aquifers supplying the capital, so far exploited. This was to produce drinking water by desalination of seawater, scalable and energy-independent through the production of wind energy. The overall objective of the project was sustainable access to safe drinking water for the city of Djibouti by the realization of a desalination plant sea water with a capacity of 45,000 m³ per day coupled with a wind farm of 20 MW. The program for wind energy production was to supply a dedicated power source and low cost for the operation of the desalination plant, the export of any surplus on the general network and the import of any temporary deficit for interconnection. It was important to develop appropriate institutional arrangements to protect the viability of the project. That is why this mission involved the institutional and financial support of the project.


Project Details
Country DJIBOUTI
Start date 2011.12.08
End date 2013.02.26
Client ACP Secretariat
Sector RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Sub-sector Environment - Climate
Ref. ADE A423-174