The plant, which is located 50 km south of Chennai, draws water from the Bay of Bengal. When it reaches full capacity in the next few weeks, the plant will supply 100 million litres of water per day to Chennai.
Amiad CEO Arik Dayan said: “We’re pleased to be a part of this important project, which will help to ensure that the residents of Chennai have access to clean water. It also reaffirms the benefits and value our Arkal disc filtration technology offers for municipal applications worldwide, including the growth area of desalination."