Total investment in the project, which will increase Oman’s total water desalination capacity by about 20%, is estimated at $300m.
The facility will have a capacity of 281,000 cubic meters per day and is claimed to be the largest reverse osmosis desalination plant in the Sultanate of Oman.
The desalination plant will utilize Suez’s degremont technology and treatment processes such as Seadaf, Aquazur to pre-treat the turbid and algae-rich waters of the Gulf of Oman.
Like most other Gulf states, the Sultanate of Oman has also been facing shortage of drinking water for many years.
With increasing population and decreasing water resources, Oman has been turning to alternative solutions to solve this problem, one of which is the desalination process.
Various facilities are already under construction in the coastal towns of Sohar, Al-Ghubrah, and Qurayyat, and three additional projects are due for launch.
Suez international division senior executive vice president Marie-Ange Debon said: "We are proud of this partnership with the local authorities and private companies, which is proposing the most suitable technical and financial solutions to the local population’s needs for water."
"For Suez, this project represents a significant reference in the Middle East and is in line with our strategy to grow in this region by supporting the authorities and industries to sustainably manage their resources."
It is the second desalination plant that will be built by Suez in the Sultanate of Oman. Earlier, the company constructed the Barka II station, which has a capacity of 120,000 cubic meters per day.
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