Desalinated seawater from Hebei to supply Beijing in 5 years  

曹妃甸淡化海水最快5年入京 可供北京三成用水

京津冀協調發展拉近北京和周邊城市的距離，作為河北省重要港口的唐山曹妃甸搭載一體化的快車，正加快京津產業轉移項目的對接。曹妃甸地理位置優越，該海域屬清潔海域，這為海水淡化工程落戶曹妃甸創下條件。與北京聯系密切的海水淡化工程預計2019年投產。 [查看全文]

(ECNS)-- Residents in Beijing will get access to desalinated seawater from Caofeidian Port in Hebei province as early as 2019, the Beijing Times reported on Monday.

The purified seawater will account for 30 percent of the capital's total water consumption.

The project was initiated three years ago by the Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd, and has been designed to deal with the chronic water shortage in Beijing.

Because of its location, Caofeidian Port has high quality seawater, according to Wang Xiaoshui, an official at the Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd. A pilot program to desalinate water from the port was launched in 2013, under which a total of 50,000 ton of purified seawater can be processed every day, Wang added.

Once the project is completed, the daily output of cleaned seawater will reach one million tons, all of which will be channeled directly to water plants in Beijing through pipelines. The cost of construction for the project is 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion).

The price of desalinated seawater will reach eight yuan per ton, after processing and transport costs are accounted for.