Lador-Fresher Reports Talks on Herrenknecht’s Israeli Infrastructure Projects

Talya Lador-Fresher reported discussions about Herrenknecht’s work on Israeli infrastructure in a German-language post published on October 30. She said the discussions covered numerous projects in transport, water and wastewater. The disclosure did not identify a new contract, investment amount or construction timetable. “Those who dig deep get far,” Lador-Fresher wrote. Her post described discussions about the company’s Israeli projects without specifying when or where the meeting took place. Israel’s water infrastructure has previously received financing from the European Investment Bank. On May 26, 2011, the bank announced that it had signed a €142 million financing contract with Sorek Desalination Ltd for the design and construction of a seawater desalination plant. The planned reverse-osmosis facility had an annual production capacity of 150 million cubic metres. In that announcement, the bank said the project would increase water availability and improve the sustainability of Israel’s water sector. It explained that blending desalinated water into the national carrier would reduce hardness and concentrations of salts, nitrates and boron. The bank also recorded €130 million in loans in 2007 and 2009 for construction and expansion of Hadera’s desalination plant. Those financing records are historical background on Israeli water infrastructure, separate from the October 30 disclosure.