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The Housing Ministry is building 35 water desalination plants with a total capacity of 1.3 mcm\/d, local press reported<\/a>. Total water desalination capacity is planned to reach 1.7 mcm\/d by 2020 or about 6.6% of Egypt\u2019s drinking water production capacity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Housing Ministry is building 35 water desalination plants with a total capacity of 1.3 mcm\/d, local press reported. 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