Mott MacDonald named owner’s engineer for US$350 million Ghubrah desalination plant, Oman
Mott MacDonald has been named owner’s engineer for the US$350 million Ghubrah Independent Water Project (IWP) in Muscat, Oman. A consortium led by Malakoff International and including Sumitomo Corporation and Cadagua is developing the seawater reverse osmosis desalination facility. The plant, which will be located next to existing water production facilities, will produce 42 million imperial gallons of potable water per day to supply Oman’s capital area. The consultancy will review the engineering, procurement and construction contractor’s design, as well as supervise construction,