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The Housing Ministry is expecting to bring six out of 19 desalination plants it is constructing into service by the end of the year, Minister Mostafa Madbouly said yesterday, Egypt Independent reports<\/a>. The six plants are expected to produce 1.6 mn cubic meters of desalinated water per day. The government is looking to establish<\/a> several desalination plants to produce 2.6 mn cubic meters of water daily by 2037 and is planning to incentivize private sector participation in their construction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Housing Ministry is expecting to bring six out of 19 desalination plants it is constructing into service by the end of the year, Minister Mostafa Madbouly said yesterday, Egypt Independent reports. The six plants are expected to produce 1.6 mn cubic meters of desalinated water per day. 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