PUB takes over troubled Tuaspring desalination plant

Singapore

NATIONAL water agency PUB has taken over the Tuaspring desalination plant with effect from Saturday, following the termination of the Water Purchase Agreement (WPA) with Hyflux subsidiary Tuaspring Pte Ltd.

The move safeguards Singapore's water security, PUB said.

For many, the Tuaspring project has come to symbolise Hyflux's downfall. In March 2011, Hyflux won a government tender to build a desalination plant at Tuas by offering to supply water to PUB at a loss-making price that non…