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coming years as a result of the Governments development plans.
In order to minimize dependence on
groundwater supplies, the following measures for additional
desalination capacity are planned by PAEW in
order to meet the demand for potable water as indicated in the
forecast:
a capacity expansion at the RAECO Desalination Plant by 6,000
m3/d (1.3 MIGD) in 2014; and
addition of temporary plant with capacity 10,000 m3/d (2 MIGD)
in 2017 (to be relocated from the
Ghubrah site).
PAEW has also requested OPWP to initiate procurement for a new
IWP of capacity 30,000 m3/d (7 MIGD), to
be completed in the fourth quarter of 2017. This request was
made in anticipation of a requirement to meet
the industrial water requirements of Ad Duqm as well as
non-industrial requirements, prior to Royal
Decree79/2013. It is expected to be clarified in 2014 whether
PAEW will be responsible for the industrial water
demands, whether OPWP will proceed with the IWP procurement, and
if so, the capacity requirement for the
plant.
Figure 18 Desalinated Water Supply / Demand Balance Ad Duqm
Zone
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Ad Duqm Zone Thousand m3/d
Peak Water Demand 4 6 12 17 23 28 31
Non-Industrial Demand 3 5 7 9 12 14 16
Fisheries and Industrial Demand 1 1 5 8 11 14 15
Contracted Desalination Capacity
Ad Duqm Desalination Plant 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Prospective Contracted Capacity
Expansion of Ad Duqm Desalination Plant 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Temporary Plant - - - 10 10 10 10
New IWP - - - - 30 30 30
Total Contracted + Prospective 12 12 12 22 52 52 52
Reserve
Over non-Industrial Demand, excluding new IWP 9 7 5 13 10 8
6
Over Total Demand, including new IWP 8 6 0 -4 29 24 19
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Thousandm3/d
Ad Duqm Desalination Plant
Expansion of Ad Duqm Plant
Temporary Plant
New IWP
Peak Demand: Total
Peak demand: Non-Industrial
