The project would cost about OR60 million ($155.8 million) to build and would be working by 2020.
Oman Power and Water Procurement Company have come together and signed a number of agreements to build the Salalah Independent Water Project (IWP). It will also with an ACWA Power-led consortium with Veolia and DIDIC.
Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) have procured the plant that has the capacity to generate 25 million gallons per day of desalinated water using reverse osmosis technology.
A statement said the project will be vital in meeting Dhofar region’s demand for water, which is expected to increase by an average of six percent per annum over the next seven years.
It added that the Dhofar Desalination Company established for the execution of this project, and it will be owned by ACWA Power, Veolia Middle East and Dhofar International Development & Investment Holding Co (DIDIC).
Yaqoob Bin Saif Al Kiyumi, CEO of Oman Power and Water Procurement Company said, “This project is considered as the first standalone water desalination project in the Governorate of Dhofar and would positively contribute to security of water supply."
The project would cost about OR60 million ($155.8 million) to build and would be working by 2020.
Paddy Padmanathan, president & CEO of ACWA Power, said, “Water is a vital resource for development and human life, and we are pleased to work in partnership with OPWP to deliver desalinated water to the region. This project is one of a number of projects we are currently working on in the Sultanate and we look forward to continue to supply power and water at an economical cost.”
Fisia Italimpianti and Abeinsa Infraeostructuras Medioambiente will handle the engineering, procurement, and construction of the plan and Veolia Middle East with NOMAC Oman and DIDIC will look after the operations and maintenance of the plant.
