Days ago, Shanghai Electric became one of the four suppliers shortlisted for the 2021 Global Water Awards with its thermal desalination project for Sinopec Zhoushan with a daily capacity of 300,000 tons of multiple-effect distillation (MED).

With Phase One finished in 2020, Phase Two of the Zhoushan project is under construction and expected to start trial operation in November, 2021. Shanghai Electric is the EPC constructor of both phases of the MED desalination project. The first phase is designed to produce 105,000 tons of water every day, and second phase 200,000 tons. Phase One started operation in November, 2019, and Phase Two, whose contract was signed on December 2019, is going to operate in November, 2021.

Concerning the MED system solution provided by Shanghai Electric to Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical Co., Ltd., the desalination facility can alter between MED-TVC and F-MED models seamlessly for different working conditions, setting up a good example for international petroleum and chemical companies. In addition to thermal desalination, Shanghai Electric also owns membrane desalination technologies. By the end of 2020, Shanghai Electric has constructed over 20 desalination projects for domestic and overseas customers, which produce an aggregate of over 600,000 tons of water on a daily basis, 450,000 tons from thermal desalination and 170,000 tons from membrane desalination.

The Global Water Awards, established in 2005, is esteemed as the Academy Award in the water industry. The other 3 shortlisted projects are membrane desalination programs in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Singapore.