Va Tech Wabag (WABAG) has secured a consortium design, build and operate (DBO) order for 50 MLD expandable to 100 MLD Mamelles Sea Water Desalination Project from Société Nationale Des Eaux du Sénégal (SONES), the National Water Company of Senegal, worth about EUR 146 million.
The scope of WABAG under this order will be engineering & procurement and operation & maintenance, which is worth about one-third of the consortium order value.
WABAG’s EP scope includes design, engineering and supply of electromechanical equipment, supervision of installation and commissioning followed by two year O&M of the plant.
The plant will be based on SWRO technology with advanced compact systems, considering the availability of land and challenging terrain.
The project is to be executed by WABAG in consortium with Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota), Japan and Eiffage Génie Civil, France (Eiffage).
WABAG will play the role of the technology & system integrator, while Eiffage will be responsible for the construction work and Toyota will co-manage the project.
The ground-breaking ceremony of this project was held in Dakar, Senegal and the commencement of construction of the plant was declared by the President of Senegal.
This order in the West African region, marks the entry of WABAG into Senegal. WABAG is already executing 50 MLD expandable to 100 MLD desalination project in Tunisia, North Africa being funded by KfW Germany.