Menorca water tankers set for 15-minute stops in 2027

Menorca plans its first drinking-water filling point for tankers beside the desalination plant in Ciutadella, Menorca, for summer 2027: a stop could take around 15 minutes. The Balearic Water and Environmental Quality Agency put the building work out to tender on Wednesday, 11 November 2026. The filling point would draw desalinated water from the plant’s second production line, which is undergoing work to improve its efficiency and output.

Tankers stay outside the plant

Two separate filling connections would each be able to load a tanker in seven minutes. Allowing for manoeuvring and operating the equipment brings the estimated stop to around 15 minutes. The agency says the point could supply up to around 3,000 cubic metres a day.

Water would travel about 150 metres through an underground pipe to a filling point with its own access from the public road. Tankers would not need to enter the desalination plant. The system is designed to leave Ciutadella’s existing agreed water deliveries unaffected.

Water price still to be agreed

Menorca’s council leaders called unanimously for the filling point on 17 September. They also sought extra electrical power to start the second production line. The agency has begun work on both requests.

The construction work is expected to take four months and has a tender budget of €484,759, including VAT. The water price remains open. Menorca’s councils must first commit to the amounts they want each day, month and year; those figures will determine the cost of producing and supplying it.

Topics: Environment

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com