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

京津冀协调发展拉近北京和周边城市的距离，作为河北省重要港口的唐山曹妃甸搭载一体化的快车，正加快京津产业转移项目的对接。曹妃甸地理位置优越，该海域属清洁海域，这为海水淡化工程落户曹妃甸创下条件。与北京联系密切的海水淡化工程预计2019年投产。 [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.