Oman plans to build two major independent water desalination plants to meet growing demand for potable water in the northern region, a report said.
Sites are being evaluated for a 60 million imperial gallons per day (MIGD)-capacity project planned in Muscat, added the Times of Oman report, highlighting that the project is likely to start operations by 2021.
Another 44 MIGD-capacity project in the Northern Batinah and Dhahirah regions is scheduled to commence operations in 2022, the report said, citing a seven-year outlook for power and water demand released by the Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP).
Tenders for selecting multinational firms or consortiums for developing these desalination projects are expected from OPWP, the report added.