Interestingly enough, at the same time, several other countries are experimenting with osmotic power generation [1], which is pretty much exact opposite of electrically-powered desalination.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Osmotic_power" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Osmotic_power</a>