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UAE offers portable desalination plants to cover arid Cyprus' water needs

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Cyprus will receive free-of-charge portable desalination plants from the United Arab Emirates .

The UAE agreed to provide Cyprus, at no cost, an undetermined number of plants.

Each onshore unit produces 235,000 cubic meters ( 8.3 million cubic feet ) of fresh water daily .

Cyprus continues to rely on an extensive reservoir network with a total capacity of 330 million cubic meters .