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Cyprus Steps In: Funding Desalination Plants for Hotels to Solve Tourism’s Water Woes in Singapore

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On Wednesday, Cyprus announced its plan to provide subsidies for building private desalination facilities at hotels with the aim of securing adequate freshwater supplies for this tourist-dependent country during peak summer months.

The needs of millions of visitors create pressure on

significant stress on limited resources

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Across the nation’s 108 reservoirs, water levels have dropped precipitously as this season marks the second-least rainfall during the past ten years. Consequently, the national water distribution system is under considerable strain from both high usage and significant leakage issues.

Maria Panayiotou, the nation’s minister for agriculture and environment, announced that the government will allocate €3 million in funds over the coming two years to assist hotels in constructing their own desalination facilities.


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Furthermore, steps will be implemented to simplify and expedite processes for crucial industries like agriculture and tourism to develop.

small-scale desalination plants

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Cyprus plans to invest an additional €8 million in repairing pipeline infrastructure to minimize water leakage and losses, which are believed to be as high as 40 percent, according to Panayiotou.

Cyprus already possesses four permanent desalination facilities.

The government initiatives aim to enhance Cyprus’s increasing dependence on desalinated water. Four more portable desalination units are set to begin operations in October, capable of generating 30,000 cubic meters of potable water each day.

Cyprus currently operates four permanent desalination facilities, with each facility generating 235,000 cubic meters of potable water every day. However, a fifth plant is not operational as it was affected by a fire.

Panayiotou mentioned in December that additional desalination facilities are necessary to boost daily production.

fresh water

Production quadrupled over the next ten years.


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Cyprus still depends heavily on an extensive dam system with a combined storage capacity of 330 million cubic meters.

According to the minister, Cyprus has a higher ratio of dams per capita than any other European nation. Official data indicates that these dams are presently filled to 24.6 percent of their capacity, down from 47.2 percent in 2024.

Tourism makes up 13.5 percent of Cyprus’s gross domestic product. Last year, tourist arrivals surpassed 4 million, establishing a new record.

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