The Metito-designed waste water treatment plant at the New Doha International Airport (NDIA) has been completed ahead of its scheduled opening in 2010.

The $12.5 million Metito plant is currently undergoing site acceptance tests, which are necessary for a plant of this size, said the UAE-based company.

Metito is a leader in the design and supply of water / wastewater treatment and water desalination systems with high-profile projects in the GCC and across the globe.

The 28,713m3/day capacity plant adds to Metito's already extensive portfolio of projects around the GCC and the rest of the world.

'Even in the current economic climate, Metito is showing that they are not holding back on large projects such as NDIA, and we are very much looking forward to more business opportunities in Qatar,' Walid Oraby, general manager of Metito, Qatar said.

'As the airport is not yet completed, the individual systems will be kept under a moth balling period of nearly two years until the new airport is commissioned,' Oraby noted.

'These are very exciting times for Metito, with the expansion and development of the company. However, our main priority remains at delivering and maintaining the highest level of standards,' he added.

According to Oraby, the need for a new and much larger airport was always there especially with significant increases in passenger and cargo figures, as a result of the dramatic growth of Doha over the past few years.
 
The NDIA site is approximately 22 sq km and located to the east of the current airport. It will be open by 2010 and aims to meet the aviation needs of the Qatari capital for the next 50 years.

The plant operates with traditional extended aeration processes, leaving no traces of smell. Once the wastewater has been treated, it is recycled and used for landscaping around the airport.-TradeArabia News Service