Sultanate of Oman

Reinforcement of Desalinated Water Transmission Lines in Ash Sharqiyah Governorates
Loan No: 649 Interest Rate: 2.5 %
Beneficiary: Public Authority for Electricity and Water Grace Period: 6 years
Project Cost: KD 167.0 million Maturity: 30 years
Amount of Loan: KD 60.0 million Repayment: 49 semi-annual installments
Date of Board Approval: - First Installment: 6 years following the first disbursement
Date of Loan Agreement: 2017-11-23 Date of Loan Effectiveness: -

Objectives:

The project aims at facing the current deficit in meeting the demand for drinking water, and the increasing future needs in North and South Ash Sharqiyah governorates. This will be achieved through the laying of transmission lines to transfer desalinated water, available from the recently expanded Al Sur plant, and from the Al Ashkhara plant, which is expected to be completed in the year 2020, to provide all states in both Ash Sharqiyah governorates with drinking water up to the year 2040.

Description:

The project, which is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2022, consists of the laying of pipelines, the construction of water reservoirs, the increase of the capacity of a number of existing water pumping stations and the construction of new stations, including the works required to provide these stations with electricity, as well as all civil, hydro mechanical and electrical works, and the establishment of the necessary monitoring and control systems in the project facilities and their operation. The project also consists of the required technical services to prepare the studies, designs and tender documents, and works supervision. The project consists of the following components:

  1. Water Transmission Facilities from Al Ashkhara to Al Qabil:
    This includes the laying of a main pipeline with a length of about 145 km and diameters ranging between 1000 and 1400 mm, and secondary pipelines with a total length of about 5.5 km and a diameter of about 600 mm, as well as the increasing of the capacity of the existing Al Kamil water pumping station to about 1070 m3/hour and the construction of 8 new water pumping stations with capacities ranging between about 840 m3/hour and 3580 m3/hour each. This also includes the construction of 4 reservoirs with capacities ranging between 10000 m3 and 80000 m3 each, and the provision and installation of the necessary equipment and supplies for the protection and operation of the transmission lines, and the control of the pumping stations.
  2. Water Transmission Facilities from Al Qabil to Al Mudhaibi:
    This includes the laying of main and secondary pipelines with a total length of about 90 km and diameters ranging between 300 and 1000 mm, and the construction of 2 reservoirs, each with a capacity of about 40000 m3.
  3. Water Transmission Network in Al Mudhaibi:
    This includes the laying of main and secondary pipelines with a total length of about 92 km and diameters ranging between 300 and 800 mm, and the construction of 12 reservoirs with capacities ranging between about 1000 m3 and 28000 m3 each, in addition to the establishment of a monitoring and control system in the water transmission network.
  4. Technical Services:
    This includes the required consultancy services to prepare the studies, designs and tender documents for the project, and the supervision of the works.

Financing:

The Arab Fund’s loan covers about 36% of the total project cost. The Omani Government will cover the remaining cost of the project and any additional cost that may arise.