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Essel Infraprojects Ltd on Saturday signed a concession agreement with Gujarat Water Infrastructure Ltd (GWIL), a state government company, to build and operate a Rs 1,000-crore desalination plant at Jodiya in Jamnagar district. With the entire project cost being borne by the private company, the Gujarat government will pay Essel Infraprojects for the treated water supplied from the proposed plant. Essel Infraprojects will source the technology for converting sea water to drinking water from a Spanish firm, Abengoa. “Once the plant is ready, we will be providing potable drinking water at a spot decided by the state government. According to the state government, the plant with a capacity of 100 million litres per day (MLD), will supply water to the water grid of Gujarat for the next 25 years..