Submissions have been invited by Oman Power & Water Procurement Company by 17 November 2011 for qualification to tender for the development of an independent water project at Ghubrah (Ghubrah IWP) in Muscat governate.
The project, to develop, own, finance and operate the 42 MIGD (191,000 m³/d) desalination plant, is the second IWP to be developed in the Sultanate after the successful launch of the country’s first IWP at Sur in 2007.
The new IWP, estimated to cost US$ 350-400 million, will be sited at the existing Al Ghubrah Power Generation & Water Desalination Plant.