Oman’s Authority for Public Services Regulation (APSR) has announced that work is moving at a steady pace on the RO125 million ($325.1 million) Al Ghubrah 3 desalination plant in Muscat with the project now 93% complete.

Once operational in the second quarter of 2027, the key facility will produce 300,000 cu m of desalinated water per day.

The plant is being developed under Nama Power and Water Procurement Company (Nama PWP) by a consortium of Spain’s GS Inima, which will be responsible for the EPC work; Saudi Arabia’s Al Jomaih Energy and Water, and Oman’s Sogex. 

On completion, the new seawater reverse osmosis (RO) plant will be the largest such facility in Oman.

The project is also expected to generate significant local economic benefits, with the value of Omani content estimated at about RO40 million ($103.9 million) and the contribution of small and medium-sized enterprises exceeding RO1.5 million, the authority said.

The involvement of Omani companies and SMEs in project-related works and services is expected to strengthen local supply chains and channel a greater share of investment returns into the domestic economy.

The plant will use reverse osmosis technology to desalinate water, a process that the authority said would improve energy and resource efficiency while supporting sustainable production and operational performance, it added.-TradeArabia News Service