Egypt prequalifies 17 consortia for its water desalination programme

Egypt prequalifies 17 consortia for its water desalination programme

The Sovereign Fund of Egypt (TSFE) with the Egyptian Ministry of Finance’s PPP Central Unit has prequalified 17 consortia for participating in the first phase of country’s water desalination programme.

According to TSFE’s press statement, Egypt’s water desalination programme involves the development, construction and operation of sea water desalination plants powered by renewable energy in different locations across the country with a total planned capacity of 8.85 million cubic metres/day (m3/day) by 2050.

Phase I involves the development of 3.35 million m3/day of desalination capacity by 2025.

Prequalified consortia have been classified into 4 categories based on previous experience in desalination projects regionally and globally.

Category A (Up to 1,000,000 m3/day)

1. ACWA Power

2. Sumitomo Corporation

3. Enertech Holding Co, Utico FZC, SEPCO

4. Concrete Plus, Abengoa, Cuasar

5. Infinity Energy, GS Inima, China Energy Engineering Corporation

6. AEW, Gama, SOGEX, WABAG

7. Sacyr Agua

8. TAM Environmental Services, Desalia SL, Al Ahly Capital

9. Orascom Construction, Scatec, Toyota Tsusho Corp, Acciona Agua, Metito Utilities

10. Hassan Allam Holding, Engie

11. Meridiam Infrastructure Africa Fund II, Suez International, Elsewedy Electric

Category B (Up to 600,000 m3/day)

1. AMEA Power, Safbon, ICAT

2. Aqualia, Globaleq, Ignis, Samcrete

3. Taqa Arabia, Al Ghanem International

4. Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd, Asia-Africa Green Energy Investment

Category C (Up to 400,000 m3/day)

1. Sinohydro Hong