Models produced for estimating desalination cost

ESCWA produced a model to calculate desalination costs based on a large database of desalination plants available from the International Desalination Association (IDA). The intended goal of the model was to produce an equation with which an estimate of the cost of desalination could be made using simple inputs such as capacity, online date, feedwater and technology. As noted in chapter IV, the model developed did not succeed given data gaps and inconsistencies. Therefore, other methods to calculate desalination costs have been used in the main text. The following are the details of the model presented for completeness and transparency of the process used by ESCWA.

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