Hyflux wins EPC contract for Oman’s desalination project

Integrated water solution provider Hyflux has won a turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for an independent water project from Oman Power and Water Procurement Company.

The contract worth RO100m ($260 million) will involve construction of a seawater desalination plant in the Quriyat area of Oman.

Once operational, the facility is expected to supply 200,000m³ of clean water per day and will be one of the largest seawater desalination plants in the country, reports Trade Arabia.

It will be designed to have minimal effect on marine and coastal ecology, Hyflux informed.

Under the contract, the Singapore based firm will also be responsible for operation and maintenance of the facility.

Commercial operations for the desalination project are expected to start from May 2017.

The plant has been scheduled to operate for 20 years, during which it is expected to meet 17% of the country’s peak water demand.

Increasing water demands in the country had been creating pressure on groundwater resources, the publication reported.

Hyflux will try to retain the intrinsic qualities of the natural surroundings while working on the architecture and landscaping for the project, it said.