Marafiq implements new water network expansion in Sezad

Marafiq implements new water network expansion in Sezad

Muscat: The Centralised Utilities Company (Marafiq), a joint venture owned by OQ; a subsidiary of Oman Investment Authority (OIA), implemented a water network expansion project in parts of Sayy neighbourhood at the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (Sezad).

This move stems from Marafiq’s plan to connect different investment projects as well as residential and commercial properties with its water network.

Commenting on the project, Eng. Said Ali Al Sarhani, Acting Chief Operations Officer at Marafiq said that the new expansion aims at raising the efficiency of the potable water sector at Sezad and enabling the zone to attract new projects in the areas where the expansion projects were executed.

He stressed that the company's strategy focuses on the availability of water in sufficient quantities and of high quality in various investment and residential areas at Sezad with attention to enhancing efficiency and sustainability of water resources and making optimal use of them.

Al Sarhani added that Marafiq is working according to a timeline that includes the expansion of the network in a number of schemes in Sezad on an ongoing basis in line with urban growth, investment demand and population increase in the region.

The new project, according to Al Sarhani, included the expansion of