Derna Desalination Plant Project, located in Derna city in eastern part of Libya, was in part of a development plan implemented by General Electricity Company of Libya, in the period of 40th Anniversary preparations of Libyan Leader, to cover high demand of reliable water sources in eastern part of Libya.
Undertaken by ENKA the project consisted of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and start-up of a 2×20.000 m3/day Water Production Plant with two type of fuel, Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) and Light Fuel Oil (LFO), complete with all Balance of Plant (BOP) systems. Heavy fuel oil (HFO) is used as main fuel for MED Desalination Plant operation whereas; light fuel oil (LFO) are used as back-up fuels. The project consists of a redundant sea water intake system of which complete basic and detailed engineering was included in EPC scope of the project.
Main process and equipment, MED evaporators, boilers and auxiliaries are supplied by Sidem (Veolia, FR) as consortium partner of the project.
The project included the construction of a water distribution network line with water storage tanks.