Middle East Desalination

Saudi Arabia

Over 50% of all desalination occurs in the Middle East.

24% of all desalination occurs in Saudi Arabia.

Israel (Palestine)

 houses the largest reverse osmosis facility in world



History

1960s
Kuwait is first to have large scale desalination facility

1970s-1980s
Expansion of Multi-stage Flash (MSF) facilities

1990s
Evolution of reverse osmosis

2000s
Invention of hybrid desalination

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Sources

http://www.aquamedia.at/templates/index.cfm/id/17485

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desalination

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