Current status of water desalination in the Aegean Islands

An assessment of solutions for combating water shortage in Cyprus: the views of citizens in the Province of Larnaka

“…Due to high desalination costs, many countries cannot afford these technologies as a fresh water resource (Khawaji et al 2008). Desalination, however, is a viable solution to the problem in the Aegean Islands, and many units have already been installed (Karagiannis and Soldatos 2007). In Cyprus, the two desalination plants are in operation, which supply water to Nicosia, Larnaca and Ammochostos, with a daily supply of 92,000 m 3 (Tsiourtis 2004).…”

Sustainable use of water in the Aegean Islands

“…The costs reported in this paper, derived from a variety of sources including (American Water Works Association, 2006; Avlonitis, 2002;Bicak and Jenkins, 2000; European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport, 2001; Karagiannis and Soldatos, 2007;Kyriakou, 2007;Richard et al, 1992) are subject to technological developments as well as global trends. For example, new types of membranes are currently under development that should, in time, reduce the fixed cost of desalination facilities.…”

“…Water in the first group is imported from the port of Lavrion in Attica, while in the second group is imported from the island of Rhodos. The average importation cost in the Dodecanese group, given in U.S. dollars, is $5.3/m 3 (2004 cost), which is slightly lower compared to the one for the Cyclades group ($7.6/m 3 (2004 cost)), due primarily to relatively shorter shipment distances (Karagiannis and Soldatos, 2007). …”

Responding to Water Challenges Through Desalination: Energy Considerations

“…The specific cost of the chemicals is estimated from 0.02 to 0.05 $/m 3 [33], but in some cases it can be as high as 0.23 $/m 3 [34]. For the Greek islands a value of 0.065 €/m 3 is proposed [35]. Thus, the chemical costs are CH ¼ WP Á 0:065€=m 3 .…”