Metito Case Study: Seawater Desalination Plant, Sharm El-Sheik – Egypt
Nabq Bay
Key Data
Location: Nabq Tourist Region, Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt
Plant Type: Seawater Desalination
Capacity: 18,000 m3/day
Future Capacity: 40,000 m3/day
Use: Municipal
Client: New Sharm El-Sheik Development Company
End User: New Sharm El-Sheik Development Company
Contract Type: 25 years
Scope of Work
Metito had the overall responsibility of carrying out the feasibility study, the environmental impact assesment, the construction of th plant and for operating the plant for a period of 25 years automatically renewed for 99 years in accordance with the USUFRUCT LAW for lands. The 1st phase went into operation in 2002 with a capacityof 1500 m3/day reaching 18,000 m3/day, and the final phase launched in 2009.
The scope of work included the complete design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, installation, commissioning, startup, performance and reliability tests. This was then followed by the provision of operation and maintenance for the plant and management the 40km network that serves more than 60 hotels and resorts. The project included:
- Beach well pumps
- Filter feed/backwash pumps, dual media pressure filters and cartridge filters
- High pressure pumps with energy recovery units
- Reverse osmosis units, skid mounted complete with instrumentation and control
- Chemical injection systems for disinfection, scale control and pH adjustment
- Brine deep-well injection pumps
Key Benefits
- Secure and stable high grade quality of water
- Saving valuable prime land in the resort
- No capital investment
- Flexibility to increase water supply
- Elimination of tanker transportation and maintenance cost
- Elimination of possible contamination caused by road tankers
- Reduction of electrical load at the plant itself through the use of pressure exchangers
- Environmentally friendly project that helps preseve marine life of the surrounding environment

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