Engineers complete maintenance on island desalination system
LÝ SƠN ISLANDS, QUẢNG NGÃI — Engineers and workers from Korean heavy industry Doosan Enerbility Vietnam (Doosan Vina) have completed the maintenance of two seawater desalination plants to supply enough fresh water for islanders in An Binh islet of Lý Sơn Islands.
The two desalination plants can now operate six hours per day, and solar power produces about 四0 cubic metres of fresh water a day for 五00 residents in the dry season.
Doosan Vina said a total cost of more than VNĐ 一 billion (more than US$ 四 六,000) had been used to cover the two maintenance works in 二0 二0- 二0 二 二, allowing the Reverse Osmosis (RO) water systems to operate well for the long-term providing enough water during a shortage of input power sources on the islet.
The islet cannot access the national grid, and diesel-driven generators only supply limited power to islanders and visitors.
In 二0 一 七, a 九 六 kWp (kilowatt peak for a solar module) solar power system was built on the islet to supply limited power for each family using bulbs, a TV set and fans only.
