Desalination Unit

​​In 2012, the largest desalination plant ever built in Cyprus was constructed within the premises of the Vassilikos Power Station, producing approximately 60,000 cubic meters of water per day.

In 2009, the construction contract was signed with the Israeli company IDE Technologies Ltd, while the delivery of the unit took place in 2012 at a final cost of 45.6 million euros. The explosion at the Mari Naval Base in July 2011 caused significant damage to the Unit, resulting in a delay in the completion of the project.

The unit processes water in three phases:

• in the pre-treatment, the water is filtered through 9 dual-media gravity filters
• in the main treatment, the water is purified using the reverse osmosis process, reducing boron and chlorine
• in the post-treatment, calcium is introduced and the desalinated water is subsequently distributed to the Water Development Department.

Vasilikos Desalination Plant gives EAC the opportunity to exploit synergies arising from its existing activities and the expertise of its staff.

The Non-Regulated Activities Directorate is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the desalination plant as well as the management of all external contracts relating to the 20-year cooperation contract signed in 2010 between EAC and the Water Development Department (WDD) for the sale of the produced drinking water.