IDE lifts giant MED in India

IDE has successfully lifted for assembly the first of its four additional mammoth Thermal Multi-Effect Distillation (MED) desalination units, at one of the world’s largest oil refineries.  The unit which was shipped to India on schedule is of a production capacity of 24,000 cubic meters per day (cu.m/day).  The other three units to follow are of an equal size.  Once the project is complete IDE will boast the world’s largest single site MED project.

Since 1998, the Indian customer has installed five IDE desalination units, with four 12,000 cu.m/day units installed in 1998-1999 and one 15,000 cu.m/day unit installed in 2005.

The customer is highly satisfied with the quality of the water produced by the desalination units as well as by their high level of mechanical functionality and reliability. Once the new units have been installed, the refinery will operate nine desalination units, producing a total capacity of approximately 160,000 cu.m/day.

IDE Technologies has been building up an impressive track record in the Indian sub-continent for more than a decade with twenty desalination units with circa of 200,000 cu.m/day total aggregate capacity. So far it has installed a total of thirteen units which are in operation, while seven additional ones are presently being manufactured and assembled. These units provide water for various applications ranging from nuclear power generation to oil refineries and industrial facilities. The technological excellence of these units in terms of operational simplicity and desalination reliability has led to a steady flow of repeat orders in the region.