Noticias sobre Chile
“There is always an investor willing to put money to work in a performing asset”
Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) recently announced the closure of financings of close to $1 billion for two water assets in Chile: the Aconcagua desalination plant and pipeline, which will reduce inland water use by industry and thus help to mitigate water scarcity.
Antofagasta unveils desalination facility to support Los Pelambres Copper Mine in Chile
Antofagasta Minerals, a Chilean mining company, inaugurated its desalination plant costing over $2 billion, reports Reuters.
World Water Day 2024: Water as a conflict trigger and a tool for peace
Water plays a critical dual role in promoting peace and triggering conflicts on a global scale.
Chile announces tender for desalination plant in Coquimbo to tackle water crisis
The initiative, which will be put out to tender this year, involves an investment of US$300 million and is expected to be commissioned by 2029.
Aqualia appoints Santiago Lafuente as new CEO
Aqualia's Board of Directors has appointed Santiago Lafuente, current director for Spain, as the company's new CEO.
Astronomers reveal a new link between water and planet formation
Researchers have found water vapor in the disk around a young star exactly where planets may be forming.
Xylem collaborates worldwide to accelerate progress on water security in 2023
Currently, more than 2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water, and nearly half of the global population does not have safe sanitation.
Natixis CIB closes financings for $883 million for desalination plant and water pipeline in Chile
The transactions support the development, construction, operation and maintenance of the desalination plant and pipeline for the transportation of treated and/or desalinated water.
Chile inaugurates its first River Basin Authority in a step forward to face the water crisis
Chile achieves a historic milestone with the launch of its first Basin Authority in the Maipo River Basin, comprehensively addressing the water crisis.
Chile’s water dilemma, Latin America’s most water-stressed country
According to the World Resources Institute, Chile faces "high water stress" as demand for water significantly exceeds its availability.
Water may have flowed intermittently in Martian valleys for hundreds of millions of years
Using impact craters as a dating tool, Planetary Science Institute Research Scientist Alexander Morgan has determined maximum timescales for the formation of Martian valley networks shaped by running water.
EPM joins a global network specialized in technological innovation in water management
This is the Global Technology Approval Group (TAG) of Isle Utilities, a forum that fosters innovation and technological adoption in the water sector around the world EPM is the…
Global momentum for climate action surges as 38 nations embrace the Freshwater Challenge
The Freshwater Challenge aims to ensure 300,000km of degraded rivers and 350 million hectares of degraded wetlands are committed to restoration by 2030, and to protect freshwater ecosystems.
World Bank supports irrigation projects in Peru with US$100 million financing
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a loan to support irrigation projects that address the effects of climate change in Peru.
Data centers ‘straining water resources’ as AI swells
For the past 19 years, Felix Adebayo has called Balarabe Musa Crescent in Victoria Island, an affluent area within Nigeria's bustling Lagos city, his home.
BIO-UV Group sings new multinational agreement with Innovasea
The high-tech water treatment systems specialist BIO-UV Group has announced an exciting new partnership that will dramatically accelerate the delivery of its development strategy in the global aquaculture industry and launch a concerted drive west into the North American market.
Water, an essential resource for mining in Chile
Mining is a water-intensive industry.
WMO calls for better monitoring of increasingly erratic water cycle
The hydrological cycle is spinning out of balance as a result of climate change and human activities, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization, which provides an extensive assessment of global water resources.
Oneka Technologies secures a first tranche of CA$12.5M for its Series A Funding
Oneka, a leading developer of wave-powered desalination solutions, is proud to announce the closing of its main Series A equity round of financing with CA$12.5M investment led by the Hoffecker Family and other leading family offices, venture funds and private angel investors namely, Horizon Capital Holdings, AQC Capital, the Wilson Family, Propulia Capital and Invest Nova Scotia.
“Halfway into the SDG period we are failing the most vulnerable in terms of water security”
The United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) recently published the world's first-ever "Global Water Security Assessment", highlighting significant development challenges.