Kwajalein’s utility company KAJUR is now operating two newly installed reverse osmosis units purchased from the Australian-based company Osmoflo. KAJUR gave its “operational acceptance” of the Desalination Plant Project on Ebeye. Osmoflo designed, supplied and installed two seawater reverse osmosis plants with a total capacity for producing close to half a million gallons of drinking water per day. The […]
The Ozmoflo depot in Adelaide, Australia was abuzz with activity two weeks ago as they prepared KAJUR’s new Salt Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) plant for shipping to Ebeye. KAJUR Project Unit Manager Ed Bobo said Ozmoflo built the 430,000 gallons per day SWRO plant at their facility in North Adelaide. “The plant took two days […]
The new RMI Combined Utility Board met recently on Ebeye for an orientation with KAJUR, Ebeye’s power company. KAJUR General Manager Romeo Alfred said this board meeting was in response to KAJUR’s request to have at least four meetings a year on-site in Ebeye. “It is really important to have meetings in Ebeye, as it […]
A proposed solar project for Ebeye could save the utility company anywhere from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars a year, depending on the scale of the plan that is under discussion now. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and RMI officials reviewed the project following a second survey visit to Ebeye and Majuro by […]
A major fire at Ebeye Triple J caused significant damage Monday, displacing many Ebeye hospital doctors and nurses who lived at Triple J apartments affected by the blaze. Triple J’s bakery was also damaged and expected to be out of order for at least a few days. The fire started about 9am in an upstairs […]
The new government is putting its weight behind a $20 million solar project to transform the energy situation of Ebeye and three outer islands. If it gains the anticipated donor support, the solar development will slash fuel costs now shouldered by the RMI government by several million dollars annually. “Building on great work done previously, […]
ISAAC MARTY A solar-to-grid installation workshop to train certified local installers was held at Robert Reimers Enterprises’ Bokanake this past week. The Solar PV (photovoltaic) System Training funded by ADMIRE and PIGGAREP, with Ministry of Resources and Development’s Energy Office coordinating, is a lead up to the Marshall Islands Development Bank’s solar loan scheme. The […]
