Haya Water investment outlay reaches OMR6bn

Muscat: The total investment outlay for the implementation of wastewater projects in all regional governorates that come under the Haya Water scope of work during the year 2018-2045 has reached OMR6 billion, a senior official of the company said.
The company has started the work on the Master Plan since the government transferred the waste water assets from the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources in all governorates except Dhofar to Haya Water in mid 2014, Sulieman bin Khamis Al Qasmi, Assets Management General Manager of Haya Water, said.
He was speaking at a seminar conducted on Tuesday to present the initial findings of the Master Plan pertaining to wastewater projects in all regional governorates at Sundus Rotana Hotel.
The event was attended by stakeholders concerned from both governmental and private organisations and was aimed at examining the results and exchanging feedback.
"According to the Master Plan, the total number of sewage treatment plants at regional governorates will be 133 stations with a capacity of 979 cubic metres per day. More than 4.1 million people will benefit from these projects by 2045," Al Qasmi said.
The construction of the sewage plants has been scheduled in various stages depending on different factors including environmental, health, social and economic factors.
“In the first phase, around 21 stations will be built with a total capacity varying 10,000 cubic metres to 85,000 cubic metres. Phase I will cover around 70 per cent of the nine governorates' population. In Phase II, the established 65 stations shall have medium capacity, which will cover around 17 per cent of the population with a capacity of 930 cubic metres per day. The sewage plants are expected to produce some 370 tonnes of sludge per year from these stations," he added.
The length of the main networks is estimated to reach 2,765km and the sub-networks is expected to reach 31,350. The networks will cover 86 urban areas, which are equivalent to 4.1 million by the year of 2045. Moreover, around 755,000 units will be connected to the networks.