Desalination plant contract awarded

At a recent ground-breaking ceremony that took place at Durrat Al Bahrain, a contract was awarded by Energy Central Co (ECC) to Nass Contracting Co for building infrastructure and ancillary works for a sea water desalination plant at Durrat Al Bahrain to meet the irrigation demands of the development.

Khalil Issa, CEO of ECC, said: "Having been awarded a 25-year concession to design, build, and operate the seawater desalination plant at Durrat Al Bahrain, ECC is clearly following a path of consistent development and implementation of the project. The signing of the contract with Nass Contracting is a definitive symbol of our stable footing in the midst of the current global scenario. We are witnessing growth and participating in the growth first hand."

Equipment for the first phase of 12,000 cubic metres daily of desalinated water is already under manufacture and this contract includes buildings to house the plant together with storage tanks, pipelines, offices and site works. The facilities have been designed for phased expansion of the desalination plant in line with the landscaping requirements of Durrat Al Bahrain.

Construction of the building, infrastructure and ancillary works by Nass will commence immediately with strategic areas scheduled for early completion by September 2009 in order to permit installation of the desalination and electrical equipment.