Gozo is no longer dependent on Malta for water thanks to new Reverse Osmosis plant
Gozo will no longer depend on Malta for water supply following the construction of a new € 11 million reverse osmosis plant.
The new plant in Hondoq ir-Rummien was inaugurated by Prime Minister Robert Abela this evening.
Abela said that the new plant was one of a series of initiatives aimed at making Gozo more independent and at transforming the island into a place where environmental and digital transformations began.
With a capacity to produce 9,000 cubic meters of water per day, Abela described the plant as one of the most efficient in the world.
The project saw the restoration of an old water distillation plant, which was built in the 1960s and has been abandoned for the past 30 years.
The plant will be operated by the Water Services Corporation and will have the capacity to supply water to Malta if needed.
Also present for the inauguration were the Minister of Energy Miriam Dalli, the Parliamentary Secretary for EU Funds Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi as well as the Minister for Gozo Clint Camilleri.
Dalli noted that most of the plant processes were automated, and required minimal human intervention. The plant, she said, was also considerably more efficient than other plants of similar size.
It will also contribute to better tap water quality, which will hopefully encourage the population to use it for drinking, thus reducing the need to use plastic water bottles.
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