Sohar IWP

Sohar IWP - a Seawater Reverse Osmosis Independent Water Project in Oman. Capacity 250k m³/d. Winning consortium: Sacyr Water + Oman Brunei Inv + SOGEX. Status: Operational.

Country

Oman

Procurer

Nama PWP

City / region

Sohar Industrial Port

Capacity

250k m³/d

Status

Operational

Water tariff

Not publicly disclosed

Winning consortium

Sacyr Water + Oman Brunei Inv + SOGEX - equity: Sacyr 51% / OBIC 25% / SOGEX 24%

Procurement timeline

• RFP: 2018
• Bid submission: Q4 2018
• Preferred bidder: 2019
• Commercial close: 2019
• Financial close: 2019
• PCOD: 2022

Prequalified bidders

6 PQ

• Sacyr-led
• Veolia-led
• GS Inima
• ACWA Power
• Marubeni
• Suez/Itochu

Financing

• Capex: ~USD 300 M (est)
• Tenor: 20-yr WPA

Technical scope

Process: SWRO + energy recovery via Majis intake

Second-largest desal in Oman at COD; supplies Sohar-Muscat grid

Notes

Sacyr won despite Veolia bid.

EPC contractor: Sacyr Water + Sulzer pumps

Sources

• Desalination.biz
• Sacyr

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