Marubeni: Chile desalination project successful bid: JV Transelec, Ministro Hales

Marubeni: Chile desalination project successful bid: JV Transelec, Ministro Hales

Santiago

November 13, 2019

Chile State Copper Corporation (CODELCO):

On November 4th, the successful bidder of the desalination plant construction project was announced.

Located in Antofagasta, northern Chile

Chuquicamata,
Radomiro Tomic,
Of Ministro Hales
Fresh water will be supplied to the above three mines.

A corporate consortium led by Marubeni made a successful bid.

consortium:

In addition to Marubeni,
Chilean power giant Transelec,
Italy headquarters construction giant Techint Chile

Desalination plant: Seawater treatment capacity

The initial stage is 840 liters per second, and in the future it can be expanded to 1,956 liters per second.

We aim to start operations in 2022.

Construction of the plant is scheduled to start in the first quarter (January to March) of 2020.

Chile: serious water shortage

Chile has been experiencing severe water shortages over the last 40 years.

According to the government announcement on October 3,

Atacama,
Coquimbo,
Valparaiso,
Metropolitan states,
O’Higgins,
In 6 provinces of Maule,

Precipitation (January to August 2019) decreased by more than 50% compared to the average of the past (1981 to 2010).

The livestock industry, beekeeping industry, agriculture and fisheries industry were devastated.

An emergency declaration was also announced for 119 Comuna (Note).

-JETRO