The global objective is

"To develop a new model-based optimal system design approach to economically improve the overall performance, dependability, reliability and availability of co-generating water-electricity plants powered by renewable energy for remote arid areas using a high level of automation to meet specific cost requirements and to disseminate the new technology in Mediterranean Participant Countries and Middle East and Northern Africa wide."

1. To design a fault-tolerant, dependable water-electricity cogeneration concept for remote arid areas based on renewable energy supplies

2. To design an energy management subsystem to combine different renewable energy sources and supplementary conventional energy sources such as diesel power generators.

3. To develop a dynamic mathematical model for analysis, design and control purposes and to carry out simulation experiments for the whole system

4. To develop a Decision Support System for the integration of the plant at site conditions

5. To develop strategies for real-time control, supervision, remote monitoring and diagnosis of components as well as for the whole plant.

6. To build a laboratory prototype to gain real experience with the new system concept.

7. To co-ordinate scientific work on the European Research and Technical Development platform with bridgeheads in Mediterranean Participant Countries.