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Gaza Central Desalination

Seawater RO, 55 million m3/year in Palestine.

In tender

Landmark Tendered since 2013 and still unbuilt, the plainest measure of what conflict costs water infrastructure.

The record

Country
Palestine
Location
Deir al-Balah
Coordinates
31.420, 34.350
Technology
Seawater RO
Capacity
55 million m3/year
Capital cost
US$620 million
Stage
In tender
Owner or client
Palestinian Water Authority (PWA)
Contractor
—
Operator
—
Finance
EU / World Bank
Award or start year
2027
Commissioned
—

Record last checked 2026-09-04.

History

Sources

2 references

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

  1. Union for the Mediterranean, EIB launches tender for the provision of technical assistance to the construction of the desalination facility for the Gaza Strip, 8 March 2013. ufmsecretariat.org.
  2. 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.