Palmachim Desalination

Seawater RO, 90 million m3/year contracted (nameplate 300,000 m3/day) in Israel.

Operational

The record

Record last checked 2026-09-18.

2007
plant enters service at 30 million m3/year
2010
first expansion to 45 million m3/year
2011
Global Environmental Solutions takes over from the Via Maris consortium
2012-01
expansion to 90 million m3/year officially opened
2013
contracted capacity of 90 million m3/year recorded by the Hong Kong Legislative Council fact sheet

8 references

Every field in the record above is taken from the references below. A field that none of them confirms prints as a dash.

World Bank, Water Management in Israel: Key Innovations and Lessons Learned (2017), Table 4.2 Major Seawater Desalination Plants in Israel. documents1.worldbank.org.
Palmachim listed as 2007, BOO, Derech HaYam 100%, US$0.86/m3, 90 million m3/year, estimated capex US$0.16 billion.
Legislative Council of Hong Kong Research Office, Fact Sheet: Seawater desalination in Israel, April 2017. legco.gov.hk.
Records the build-operate-own model, 30 million m3/year at start in 2007 rising to 90 million m3/year in 2013. Water.
Desalination + Reuse, Palmachim desalination expansion officially opens, 17 January 2012. desalination.biz.
capacity doubled from 45 to 90 million m3/year, purchase price NIS 2.07/m3 (US$0.55/m3), Global Environmental Solutions took the plant over in 2011 from the Via Maris consortium.
Israel Desalination Society, Palmachim Desalination Plant (bot-walled, HTTP 403 to curl, read in browser). ildesal.org.il.
MENA Water Review major projects register and PPP pipeline — compiled from procurer publications, development-bank project pages and trade reporting; each record names its source.

plant sits about 500 m from Palmachim beach. Coordinates from the OpenStreetMap feature named מתקן התפלה at Palmachim, Gan Raveh Regional Council.