Wabag signs $372mn Kuwait desalination contract
- Client
- Kuwait Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy
- Winning contractor
- VA Tech Wabag–HEISCO joint venture
- Contract value
- Not confirmed in source
- Award date
- Not confirmed in source
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- Client: Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy originally selected the Wabag-led venture in June. The company is delivering the project through an unincorporated joint venture with Kuwait’s Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding Company.
- Winning contractor: Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy originally selected the Wabag-led venture in June. The company is delivering the project through an unincorporated joint venture with Kuwait’s Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding Company.
Full story and sources
VA Tech Wabag has formally signed the contract for the second stage of Kuwait’s Doha seawater reverse-osmosis desalination plant, enabling the $372mn scheme to proceed towards execution.
Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy originally selected the Wabag-led venture in June. The company is delivering the project through an unincorporated joint venture with Kuwait’s Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding Company.
The scope includes design, engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of a 60mn-imperial-gallon-a-day desalination facility with a recarbonation system. Construction is scheduled to take 36 months, followed by a five-year operation and maintenance period.
Solar photovoltaic equipment will supply part of the facility’s electricity requirements. This component should create additional opportunities for solar contractors, electrical suppliers, control-system providers and specialist water-technology companies.
The agreement marks Wabag’s entry into Kuwait and adds a major new water project to the GCC construction pipeline. Attention now shifts to mobilisation, supplier appointments and the release of subcontracting and equipment packages.
Sources: Wabag contract announcement, Wabag project details, MEED.