Jacobs to Support Design, Construction and Operations for Seawater Desalination Plant
DALLAS, April 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE: J) was selected by Water Corporation, the largest water utility in Western Australia, to design, build, operate and maintain the Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant in Perth, Australia. The project, part of an alliance with Water Corporation and ACCIONA, is expected to produce 13 billion gallons (50 billion liters) of drinking water per year, scalable up to 26 billion gallons (100 billion liters) under a future project.
- "Furthermore, it recognizes Jacobs' global water capabilities, desalination experience and project delivery capability."
- In addition to the desalination facility, the project incorporates a 2.5 mile (4.1 kilometer) offshore outfall tunnel and 1.6 mile (2.6 kilometer) clean, seawater intake tunnel.
- Jacobs has been at the forefront of innovative desalination plant design, delivery and maintenance for decades , delivering the early-phase concepts for the Alkimos site.
- This follows Jacobs' roles as the designer of the Sydney Desalination Plant, Gold Coast Desalination Plants, and key roles in many more desalination facilities around the globe including Carlsbad in California and Tuas 3 in Singapore.