As a global leader in water treatment solutions, IDE Technologies expands across 45 countries, dozens of business sectors, hundreds of successful deployments, and a record over more than five decades.

IDE Technologies specializes in the design, engineering, construction, and operation of municipal and industrial water treatment facilities, including the world's most advanced thermal and membrane desalination plants, such as Sorek, Hadera, and Ashkelon in Israel, Carlsbad in the US, Tianjin in China and Gujarat Reliance in India, delivering a total of approximately 3 million m3/day of high-quality water worldwide.

In addition to our renowned SWRO and robust thermal desalination solutions, our expanding set of sustainable solutions now includes highly effective IWT, advanced water reuse for municipal and industrial application, a suite of environmentally-friendly water treatment solutions, and an ever-growing portfolio of technological innovations designed to improve efficiency, reduce costs and minimize environmental impact, without compromising on performance & operational excellence.

Highlighted Projects

• 2005: IDE operates the 396,000 m3/day Ashkelon Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) plant, one of the world's most extensive operating facilities. Winner of the prestigious "Desalination Plant of the Year 2006" award.
• 2008: IDE completes Reliance Industries' 160,000 m3/day Multi-Effect Distillation (MED) facility - India's largest desalination plant.
• 2009: IDE's 525,000 m3/day Hadera SWRO plant follows the success of its Ashkelon plant. Both Hadera and Ashkelon SWRO plants were completed within budget and ahead of schedule. Both produce high-quality water at some of the world's lowest Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) contract prices.
• 2010: IDE commissions 4 x 25,000 m3/day units at Tianjin – making this China's largest desalination plant with 100,000 m3/day capacity. Capacity was doubled in 2013.
• 2013: The 624,000 m3/day Sorek plant sets significant new industry benchmarks in desalination technology, capacity, and water cost. It is the largest and most innovative SWRO plant in the world.
• 2015: The 204,412 m3/day Carlsbad Project begins operation. This is the largest seawater desalination plant in the Americas and a complete game-changer for desalination in the US. Wins the Global Water Award for Desalination Plant of the Year in 2016.
• 2015: IDE's horizontal MVC evaporators chosen for China's first produced water treatment facility.
• 2017: IDE refurbishes a 20-year old SWRO plant to meet 21st century needs - the Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant, Santa Barbara (up to 23,288 m3/day). A flexible and highly economical solution to exceptional drought threats.
• 2017: IDE's Expansion of the Reliance Jamnagar Refinery, shortlisted by Global Water Awards 2017 as one of the sector's most impressive technical and sustainable achievements.
• 2020: IDE is commissioned to provide Formosa Plastics Corporation's petrochemical plant in Mailiao Taiwan with a 105,000 m3/day SWRO desalination plant.

Building and nurturing solid and long-lasting partnerships are in our DNA. We offer our clients end-to-end solutions that include the development, engineering, construction, and operation of the world's most extensive water treatment facilities. We provide a comprehensive and flexible range of business models, including EP, EPC, DBO, and more. We partner with municipalities, industries, and governments to address complex water problems, and we never fail to deliver.

With branch locations in the US, China, Chile, India, Australia, Taiwan, and Israel, we ensure our clients get outstanding customer care around the clock. We stand behind our promises with uncompromising professionalism and unparalleled experience, deliver to the highest degree, and nurture strong partnerships that are built to last. Our long-standing clients of over 30 years are living proof of our level of commitment to their success.

IDE is jointly owned by the Alfa Water Partners groups.