Penang might tap seawater by 2020


GEORGE TOWN: Penang will have to turn seawater into tap water by 2020 if it can’t get Perak to sell raw water to the state.

A source in PBA Holdings Bhd said PBAHB began researching seawater conversion since 2013 and would launch plans to build a desalination plant as a last resort.

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