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Algerian expert works on Libya’s Zawiya desalination plant

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Libya’s Ministry of Water Resources is strengthening cooperation with Algeria to improve the Zawiya desalination plant, where an Algerian expert is carrying out urgent repairs and assessing the control systems. The technical assistance aims to modernise the facility and stabilise water supplies to the areas it serves, according to Libya Herald.

An Algerian expert has arrived at the Zawiya seawater desalination plant in Libya to carry out urgent maintenance and assess its control and operating systems, the Libyan Ministry of Water Resources, based in Tripoli, announced.

The ministry said the intervention is intended to identify the needs for modernising and developing these systems. It is part of efforts to strengthen technical cooperation between Libya and Algeria on desalination, particularly the maintenance of operating plants.

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