Chile Approves $5B Desalination Plant, Largest Mining-Water Project Since 2018
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Chile Approves $5B Desalination Plant, Largest Mining-Water Project Since 2018
Chile’s Comisión de Evaluación Ambiental for the Antofagasta Region unanimously approved on Monday, May 4, 2026, the Aguas Marítimas desalination project promoted by Cramsa Infraestructura SpA, with a 5 billion U.S. dollar investment that makes it the largest desalination plant in Chile and one of the largest in Latin America. The plant will produce 700,000 […] The post Chile Approves $5B Desalination Plant, Largest Mining-Water Project Since 20…
The Environmental Assessment Commission (Coeva) of Antofagasta gave a unanimous green light to the desalination project of the company Cramsa: Aguas Marítimas, whose plant reaches an investment of US$5 billion.According to the Environmental Assessment Service (SEA), this is the largest project approved since 2018, surpassed by Quebrada Blanca de Teck, endorsed that same year by a similar investment. The Environmental Impact Study (EIA) of the pr…
It is a multipurpose initiative that will supply desalinized water to the municipalities of Antofagasta, Calama and Sierra Gorda for human consumption and for the industrial use of mining and agricultural sectors. The approval marks a milestone as it becomes the largest investment approved since 2018. The new one. On Monday, the Environmental Assessment Commission (Coeva) of the region of Antofagasta unanimously approved the mega desalination pr…
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