Drought-hit Barcelona to get floating desalination plant

Barcelona (AFP) April 18, 2024

Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia will install a floating desalination plant in the port of Barcelona to guarantee fresh water supplies amid an intense drought, regional authorities said Thursday. Catalonia had considered importing fresh water by boat but David Mascort, the regional government's environmental chief, told a news conference that a "floating desalination plant is a more