First Desalination Plant with a Solar Photovoltaic Facility to be Developed in Oman

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First Desalination Plant with a Solar Photovoltaic Facility to be Developed in Oman

The desalination plant will be developed in conjunction with a dedicated solar photovoltaic facility, which will contribute power to the desalination process.

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International low-firm Hogan Lovells has advised JGC Corporation, United Infrastructure Development Company (part of Bahwan Engineering Group) and Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, the successful bidder, on the Sharqiyah Independent Water Project ("IWP") in the Sultanate of Oman. Financial close was achieved on the 5th of November, 2018.

The Sharqiyah IWP is a reverse osmosis seawater desalination plant that will sell approximately 80,000m3 of desalinated water per day for 20 years to the Oman Power and Water Procurement Co. SAOC ("OPWP") – the single buyer of power and water for all independent power and water projects within Oman.

This is the first project of its kind in the Middle East, as the desalination plant will be developed in conjunction with a dedicated solar photovoltaic facility, which will contribute power to the desalination process.

The Sponsors commented:"The selection of this consortium as the successful bidder is the result of positive evaluation by OPWP of the ability of this group to apply unique engineering knowledge to provide innovative ideas that enable the reduction of energy required to operate and to keep the unit cost of the water low."

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