Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 9
By Fakhri Vakilov - Trend:
The Shvabe holding of the Rostec state corporation (Russia) has created the production of water treatment systems in the Jizzakh region of Uzbekistan that will allow in the future to get rid of the shortage of drinking water in the region, Trend reports with reference to Rostec.
The report notes that the production was organized at a joint venture of Polyus Research Institute of Shvabe holding and the Uzbek fund - Digital Trust.
“Rapid population growth and climate change pose a problem of drinking water shortage for Uzbekistan and Central Asian countries. Our cleaning systems are universal: it can be used both in industry and in the residential sector - in private or high-rise buildings. After passing through several stages of treatment, the water at the outlet fully complies with sanitary standards,” Director for International Cooperation and Regional Policy at Rostech Viktor Kladov said.
A MO-140L cleaning system with a capacity of 140 liters per hour will be produced in Uzbekistan, which differs from its analogues in lower price and lower energy consumption, read the message.
The main tasks of the water treatment system are to purify water from salts, organic substances, heavy metals, disinfect bacteria and viruses, as well as to decontaminate radioactive substances that will make the water suitable for drinking.
“Uzbekistan’s demand for this equipment is high, and market saturation will come no earlier than in a few years of production. Work on the production of equipment has already begun. By the end of 2020, it is planned to implement more than 300 water treatment systems in various modifications, ” Director General of the Polyus Research Institute Evgeny Kuznetsov said.
As part of the production cooperation, the Polyus Research Institute provides a joint venture with high-tech products, in particular control units and digital metering pumps, as well as energy-power units that control high pressure pumps.
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