On May 16, the Secretary of the Presidency, Alvaro Delgado, communicated in a press conference a series of measures to face the water deficit. Delgado said the government had given the green light to for OSE to acquire a “desalination plant” designed by the Technological University of Uruguay (UTEC) what would be “Operational from next week.”
However, the plant has not yet arrived and according to both the president of OSE, Raúl Montero, and the vice president Susana Montaner it will do so in about four weeks.
The plant itself was not designed by UTEC, but it already had conditions very similar to those of Uruguay. What the university did was request some adjustments to the design.
The unit will be used approximately two years by the public company with the technical advice of UTEC and then it will pass to the orbit of the university.
The delay of the plant
Delgado had already announced that it would take “weeks” to arrive because “by 15 centimeters” does not fit on the Air Force Hercules plane.
“By 15 centimeters it apparently does not fit into the Hercules. The first data they gave of the dimensions, entrabto. When the company adjusted, that the container was not so standard, by 15 centimeters it does not fit. Therefore, this week the possibility of coming by boat“said the Secretary of the Presidency.
UTEC
The arrival of the plant is expected in mid-July.
“Surely in a few weeks I will be here“, he said on May 22 in the conference consigned by Telemundo.
This Tuesday, June 13, Raúl Montero said that there were “difficulties” in bringing the plant. “It’s loading and It will take about four weeks to arrive”said the president of OSE at a press conference, according to Telemundo.
Vice President Susana Montaner told The Observer that “approximately” four weeks is the “term that is handled”.
The unit was acquired from US company Hydro Application Consulting (HAC) Group and is currently in houstonUnited States, from where it will be shipped.
You will stop at several ports before arriving in Montevideothey said to The Observer UTEC sources.
Purchase of the UTEC
The plant was purchased by the university for US$120,000. The company that designed it He financed part of the cost.
According to the agreement that the university will sign with OSE, for approximately two years the public company will use the unit with the technical advice of UTEC.
Then it will go to the orbit of the university that has a degree in Engineering in Water and Sustainable Development –is taught with practicals in Durazno– and also a postgraduate degree in Sanitary Engineering.
as he learned The Observer, The agreement is expected to be signed in the coming days.
