Despite the significant estimated cost of towing an iceberg all the way from Antarctica to the Emirati coast, the managing director of the company in charge of the project believes that it will be well worth the effort, APA reports quoting sputniknews.
The National Advisor Bureau Limited, a company based in the United Arab Emirates, now moves to conduct the first test run of its ambitious plan to tow icebergs from Antarctica to the Persian Gulf in order to be used as a source of fresh water.
As the company’s managing director Abdulla Alshehi explained during an interview on Euronews’ Inspire Middle East show, a smaller iceberg would first be towed by a tug boat later this year to either Cape Town or Perth for water harvesting as part of the first trial run.
He also noted that while this test would cost between $60-80 million, while the estimated cost of towing an iceberg all the way to UAE ranges from $100 to $150, it would still be worth it.
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