Acwa Power gears up for commercial ops of $160m Oman IWP project
MUSCAT, January 13, 2021 A major independent water project - being developed by Saudi-based Acwa Power in consortium with French utility company Veolia and Oman-based Dhofar International Development and Investment Holding Company (Didic) in the Salalah region of Oman - is set for commercial operations, said a report. The 25-million-imperial-gallons-per-day (MIGD) capacity project is being set up near Mirbat outside Salalah at an investment of $160 million, reported Oman Observer. One of the largest players in Oman, Acwa Power is a key developer and operator of power and desalinated water plants headquartered in Riyadh.