Salalah IWP

Salalah IWP

Salalah IWP is an Independent Water Project (IWP) based on Reverse Osmosis Technology. The Plant along with the associated Intake & Outfall facilities shall be developed to produce 113,650 m³ of desalinated water per day during regular period and 120,000 m³ per day during the exigency period.  The Project shall be located at a costal site adjacent to the existing Sembcorp IWPP in the Dhofar region. The Duration of the WPA term is 20 years and the offtaker is ‘Oman Power & Water Procurement Company’(OPWP). The Commercial Operation Date (COD) was on 12 March 2021.

Key documents

  • ESIA Volume I Non-Technical Summary

  • ESIA Volume II Main Report

  • ESIA Volume III Environmental & Social Management

  • ESIA Volume IV Appendices

Key facts

  • Location

    Dhofar region, Oman

  • Offtaker

    Oman Power & Water Procurement Company’(OPWP)

  • Fuel

    Reverse Osmosis Technology

  • Desalinated water (000' m3/day)

    114 m³/ day

  • Project cost

    US$ 160 million

  • Acwa effective share

    50.10%

  • Offtake contract

    WPA-BOO-20 YR

  • Commercial operations date

    Q1 2021

  • Project company

    Dhofar Desalination Company SAOC ("Salalah IWP")