$2.8b desalination plant just the start of Perth’s jobs boom

$2.8b desalination plant just the start of Perth’s jobs boom

The company digging under the ocean to build a $2.8 billion desalination plant in Perth’s north has hailed AUKUS and the local defence build-up for a job-hiring spree.

Australia’s largest jack-up barge deployed at $2.8b Alkimos desalination build

Image: Water CorporationConstruction of the $2.8 billion Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant has reached a new milestone with the arrival of Australia’s largest registered jack-up barge.  The specialist vessel, Beverley, will install key marine infrastructure for the project (ASDP) including its ocean intake and outfall structures above the seabed.   These structures will connect to underground pipelines currently being constructed by tunnel bor…

Largest Jack-Up Barge Arrives for Alkimos Desalination Plant Marine Works

Construction of the Cook Government’s $2.8 billion Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant has reached a new milestone with the arrival of Australia’s largest registered jack-up barge to support marine construction works off Perth’s northern coast. Water Minister Don Punch visited the site at Mindarie Marina on Monday morning as the specialist vessel, Beverley, prepared to begin installing key ocean infrastructure for the project. Roughly the size o…