About
IDE’s MED plants have been delivering high-quality water for industrial use to India’s largest oil refinery for over three decades. Following the successful cooperation, Reliance awarded IDE with several additional MED plants and a large SWRO plant.
MED is the workhorse of seawater desalination in the refinery industry, proving long-lasting robustness.
Reliance, India – “IDE’s plant has been running smoothly for over a decade with very low maintenance costs.”
- Capacity: 134,400 m³/day
- Technology: Thermal Desalination
- Water Source: Seawater
- Contract type: Engineering ,Supply, Supervision of erection, startup and commisioning
- Location: Gujarat, India
- Customer: Reliance Industries LTD (RIL)
- Usage: Process water
- Commissioning date: 1998, 2005, 2008, 2015
Highlights
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Size
One of the largest MED sites worldwide Shortlisted by Global Water Awards 2017
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Technology leadership
With the highest Thermal efficiency (GOR) in the market, IDE’S MED plants offers a robust seawater desalination solution
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Track record
Continuous successful operation since the 1990’s
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In 2016 IDE delivered Reliance’s first seawater reverse osmosis plant at Gujarat.
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Inherent stability and automatic control reduces the need for labor and maintenance while maintaining high availability resulting in Simple operation with low opex.
Awards
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Highly Commended Thermal Desalination Plant of the Year 2009 (GWI).
Some of our notable thermal desalination projects
