Oman Awards $38m Desalination Plant Contract

Majis Industrial Services (MISC) has awarded a joint venture of VA Tech Wabag and Nagarjuna Construction Company a OMR14.5m ($37.5m) contract to set up a desalination plant in Oman.

The 12 million litres a day plant will supply desalinated water to industrial customers in the Sohar International Port complex.

The desalination plant will be designed on a modular basis with four RO trains, each with a capacity of 4,000m³ per day, according to zawya.com.

The project will be completed within 19 months and MISC will operate and maintain the plant for six months.