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The interior of the Tuas Desalination Plant, which can produce enough water to supply 200,000 households a day in Singapore.
PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
Jose Hong
Singapore officially opened its third desalination plant last week at a sensitive time in the nation's quest to overcome its water shortage challenges.
The Tuas Desalination Plant can produce enough water to supply 200,000 households a day, meaning that 30 per cent of Singapore's water needs can now be met by desalination, which is increasingly important in the face of threats such as climate change.
