MIDDLE EAST DESALINATION TO WEATHER CONFLICT, BUT IRAN FACES POTENTIAL WATER CRISIS, ACCORDING TO GWI DESALDATA

19/03/2026 10:17 AM

OXFORD, United Kingdom, March 19 (Bernama) -- GWI DesalData, the world’s leading desalination and water reuse market intelligence platform, projects that the Middle East desalination pipeline will remain largely intact despite the ongoing conflict involving Iran.

According to GWI DesalData’s global project database, the region is on track to add over 10 million m³/d of new capacity by 2035, a buildout worth more than $21 billion. State-backed programmes in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain continue to advance, underpinned by fundamental water scarcity.

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