{"id":46053,"date":"2023-11-03T14:58:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T05:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/?p=46053"},"modified":"2023-11-03T15:01:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T06:01:39","slug":"the-value-of-water-and-how-to-ensure-a-constant-supply-of-it-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/features\/engineering-construction\/2023-11-the-value-of-water-and-how-to-ensure-a-constant-supply-of-it-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The value of water and how to ensure a constant supply of it"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"46053\" class=\"elementor elementor-46053\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbd6045 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbd6045\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3dd5b5\" data-id=\"c3dd5b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17269b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17269b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Water is the one natural resource that we cannot survive for more than a few days without. But the world faces a crisis of water resources brought upon by desertification due to climate change on the one hand and the demand for water that is potable (able to be drunk) and safe (able to be used for other purposes) on the other. Well aware of the critical importance of water to humans, Samsung C&amp;T Engineering &amp; Construction Group is preparing for the future through dam construction and water desalination projects.<\/p><p>Let\u2019s take a look at the E&amp;C Group\u2019s water-related business, which shows that it is not just a construction company but a partner for life and a sustainable future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53437ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53437ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The increasing importance and value of water\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f4bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10f4bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is certain that we cannot live without water. We need it for drinking, cooking, washing, generating clean electricity, carrying away sewage, production, agriculture, and more. In fact, by 2030, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2023\/mar\/17\/global-fresh-water-demand-outstrip-supply-by-2030\">global water demand is expected to exceed freshwater supply by 40%<\/a>.<\/p><p>What is bringing this situation into such stark relief? There are several factors at play. First, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/climatechange\/science\/climate-issues\/water?gclid=Cj0KCQjwm66pBhDQARIsALIR2zAENbk3B5iAG31acep_K4CMe8HlV9RpZ3YjUBhvBJzfsiPVVAYrIxgaAmrLEALw_wcB\">global population growth<\/a> and increasing urbanization are raising the demand for water used in everyday life as well as that used in mass production, e.g. in factories.<\/p><p>Secondly, as the U.N. explains, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/climatechange\/science\/climate-issues\/water?gclid=Cj0KCQjwm66pBhDQARIsALIR2zAENbk3B5iAG31acep_K4CMe8HlV9RpZ3YjUBhvBJzfsiPVVAYrIxgaAmrLEALw_wcB\">water and climate change are inextricably linked <\/a>. Precipitation patterns around the world fluctuate due to climate change, making water supply increasingly unpredictable and causing needs to be inconsistently met.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrdc.org\/stories\/water-pollution-everything-you-need-know#causes\">Water pollution is a third issue<\/a>. Water is no longer potable or safe when it is contaminated by factory wastewater, sewage, pesticides and chemical fertilizers, and so on. As water scarcity becomes a more salient problem, it becomes more important to understand and calculate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/reports\/wwdr\/2021\/en\/valuing-water-economy\">the value of water<\/a> to the economy in all different sectors.<\/p><p>For all these reasons, protecting and managing water is crucial; the water resources and water treatment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2023\/10\/05\/2755521\/0\/en\/Water-and-Wastewater-Treatment-Market-Worth-USD-662-75-Billion-by-2032-Emergen-Research.html\"> market size<\/a> is expected to reach $662.75 billion in 2032.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-368b414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"368b414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ways to combat water shortages<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7aa248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7aa248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Two major ways to approach the problem of water shortages and make a steady, reliable, and safe supply of water for human use are to construct dams and to desalinate seawater.<\/p><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/education.nationalgeographic.org\/resource\/dams\/\">dam is a human-built wall<\/a> constructed to control the volume and level of river water, or to make an artificial lake, known as a reservoir. Dams help to manage limited water resources against floods and droughts and can make water useful for drinking supply, agricultural irrigation, or to generate electricity through hydroelectric turbines.<\/p><p>Water for human use can be obtained from seawater, which covers more than 70 percent of the earth\u2019s surface, but it must first be treated to make it safe or potable. <a href=\"https:\/\/education.nationalgeographic.org\/resource\/dams\/\">A desalination plant<\/a> removes salt and other impurities from seawater, using two methods: reverse osmosis and thermal desalination. Such plants are especially useful in countries with low supplies of fresh water or precipitation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35d4d67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35d4d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building solutions around the world\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d7377f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d7377f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Samsung C&amp;T Engineering &amp; Construction Group is responding to the global water resource crisis through various projects such as dams and desalination facilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-909b3c0 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"909b3c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 3\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"909b3c0\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjQ1NjU3IiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL25ld3Muc2Ftc3VuZ2NudC5jb21cL3VwbG9hZFwvMi4wXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvM1wvMjAyM1wvMTBcL0NhbmFkYS1TaXRlLUNfMS5wbmciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI5MDliM2MwIn0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/Canada-Site-C_1.png\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/Canada-Site-C_1.png\" alt=\"The site of Site C Dam construction over Peace River in British Columbia, Canada.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The site of Site C Dam construction over Peace River in British Columbia, Canada.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"909b3c0\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjQ1NjU4IiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL25ld3Muc2Ftc3VuZ2NudC5jb21cL3VwbG9hZFwvMi4wXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvM1wvMjAyM1wvMTBcL0NhbmFkYS1TaXRlLUNfMi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI5MDliM2MwIn0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/Canada-Site-C_2.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/Canada-Site-C_2.jpg\" alt=\"The site of Site C Dam construction over Peace River in British Columbia, Canada.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The site of Site C Dam construction over Peace River in British Columbia, Canada.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"909b3c0\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjQ1NjU5IiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL25ld3Muc2Ftc3VuZ2NudC5jb21cL3VwbG9hZFwvMi4wXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvM1wvMjAyM1wvMTBcL0NhbmFkYS1TaXRlLUNfMy5wbmciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI5MDliM2MwIn0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/Canada-Site-C_3.png\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/Canada-Site-C_3.png\" alt=\"The site of Site C Dam construction over Peace River in British Columbia, Canada.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The site of Site C Dam construction over Peace River in British Columbia, Canada.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea083ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea083ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Canada\u2019s province of British Columbia, Samsung C&amp;T Engineering &amp; Construction Group is controlling partner in a consortium building a hydroelectric dam project over the Peace River. When finished, the Site C Dam Project is expected to generate 5,100 Gigawatt hours of electricity each year. The construction of the dam is a massive undertaking, involving an earth fill dam 1,050 meters long and 60 meters above the present river level, as well as river diversion works, tunnels, cofferdams and 32 million cubic meters of excavation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3432979 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"3432979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/Yeongju-dam_1.jpg\" alt=\"The Yeongju Dam in Korea serves multiple purposes at once: It generates electricity, controls floods, and provides a steady water supply.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Yeongju Dam in Korea serves multiple purposes at once: It generates electricity, controls floods, and provides a steady water supply.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/Yeongju-dam_2.png\" alt=\"The Yeongju Dam in Korea serves multiple purposes at once: It generates electricity, controls floods, and provides a steady water supply.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Yeongju Dam in Korea serves multiple purposes at once: It generates electricity, controls floods, and provides a steady water supply.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/Yeongju-dam_3.png\" alt=\"The Yeongju Dam in Korea serves multiple purposes at once: It generates electricity, controls floods, and provides a steady water supply.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Yeongju Dam in Korea serves multiple purposes at once: It generates electricity, controls floods, and provides a steady water supply.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/Yeongju-dam_4.png\" alt=\"The Yeongju Dam in Korea serves multiple purposes at once: It generates electricity, controls floods, and provides a steady water supply.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Yeongju Dam in Korea serves multiple purposes at once: It generates electricity, controls floods, and provides a steady water supply.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce87b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ce87b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meanwhile, in Korea\u2019s North Gyeongsang Province, the Yeongju Dam was built by Samsung C&amp;T Engineering &amp; Construction Group, with construction completed in 2016. Stretching 55.5 m high and 400 m long over Naeseong Stream, it combines structural elements of both a concrete gravity dam and a concrete face rockfill dam. Yeongju is a multi-purpose dam, with the mission to generate hydroelectric power (15.78 gigawatt hours of clean energy), provide clean water (over 200 million tons for various uses including agriculture) and flood control.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e94593b elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"e94593b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Umm-Al-Houl_1.jpg\" alt=\"The Qatar\u2019s Umm Al Houl desalination plant supplies 564mn liters of potable water per day.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Qatar\u2019s Umm Al Houl desalination plant supplies 564mn liters of potable water per day.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Umm-Al-Houl_2.jpg\" alt=\"The Qatar\u2019s Umm Al Houl desalination plant supplies 564mn liters of potable water per day.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Qatar\u2019s Umm Al Houl desalination plant supplies 564mn liters of potable water per day.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Umm-Al-Houl_3.jpg\" alt=\"The Qatar\u2019s Umm Al Houl desalination plant supplies 564mn liters of potable water per day.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">The Qatar\u2019s Umm Al Houl desalination plant supplies 564mn liters of potable water per day.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705a5f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"705a5f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the field of seawater desalination projects, in 2021 Samsung C&amp;T E&amp;C Group completed expansion work on Qatar\u2019s Umm Al Houl plant. This reverse osmosis desalination facility supplies 564 million liters of potable water per day. The expansion project was able to be completed on schedule despite pandemic restrictions at the time because of cooperation by all stakeholders.<\/p><p>Samsung C&amp;T E&amp;C Group has carried out many projects related to supplying water, the most basic resource for humanity. As the importance of water continues to rise, the group will also pay attention to related issues and markets in the future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Water is the one natural resource that we cannot survive for more than a few days without. 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