Desalination & Reuse Handbook - Flipbook - Page 26
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Desalination Market Profile
Summary
The top-level desalination market has remained steady since 2015, with contracted capacity in 2017 totalling approximately
4 million m3/d for the third year in a row. Although the first half of 2017 suggested gradual growth, it was followed by a relatively
quiet 12 months in the Middle East utility project market. Drops in seawater and brackish water desalination have been levelled out by
increased contracted capacity in low-concentration feeds such as wastewater and low-concentration river/surface water. Meanwhile, the
industrial desalination market grew by 21% in 2017, driven by increased activity in upstream and downstream oil & gas.
Incremental contracted and online capacity by year
Source: GWI DesalData / IDA
Cumulative contracted and online capacity
Source: GWI DesalData / IDA
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