VA TECH WABAG (WABAG), a leading pure-play water technology Indian Multinational Group, secured an order worth $33.5 million from SEPCO III Electric Power Construction Corporation (‘SEPCO III’) towards Engineering and Procurement (EP) of a 20 MLD Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant (IWWTP) at Ras Tanura Refinery Complex, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The plant, where the company is playing the role of Process and Technology Contractor, is being constructed by SEPCO III and developed by Miahona, a leading PPP developer and operator of water and wastewater projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its off-taker Saudi Aramco, one of the world’s largest integrated oil and gas companies.
The company added in a release that the order is scheduled to be completed over a 20-month period and will employ biological treatment followed by Filtration and Reverse Osmosis technologies to treat the effluent partly towards Reuse in the refinery. The treatment scheme also includes Wet Air Oxidation for the treatment of Spent Caustic Effluent.
Commenting on this order win, Sivakumar V, regional head of sales and marketing, VA tech Wabag said, “This is another key breakthrough for us in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This order which is being delivered to Miahona and Saudi Aramco is a further testimony of Wabag’s technology leadership in the Oil and Gas sector and enables us to further cement our presence in the Middle East Region.”
WABAG has built over 1,400 municipal and industrial plants in various geographies across the globe over the last 3 decades, with customised solutions matching to its customer's needs, it added in the statement.