VA Tech Wabag secures a desalination project in Senegal worth 150 million Euros!

The project is to be executed by Wabag in consortium with Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota), Japan, and Eiffage Génie Civil, France (Eiffage).

The shares of VA Tech Wabag soared 9 per cent on BSE after the company secured an order to design, build & operate (DBO) for 50 MLD (expandableto 100 MLD) Mamelles Sea Water Desalination Project from Société Nationale Des Eaux du Sénégal (SONES), the National Water Company of Senegal, worth about 146 million Euros. This project will help the company to enhance its global position in the desalination market.   

In this project, Wabag will undertake engineering & procurement (EP) and operation & maintenance (O&M), which is worth about one-third of the consortium order value. Wabag’s EP scope also includes design, engineering, and supply of electromechanical equipment, supervision of installation & commissioning, followed by a two-year O&M of the plant. The plant is located in the main corniche of Dakar city on a high hilltop with sea water intake from the Atlantic Ocean. The plant will be based on seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) technology with very advanced compact systems, considering the availability of land and challenging terrain.     

The project is to be executed by Wabag in consortium with Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota), Japan, and Eiffage Génie Civil, France (Eiffage). Wabag will play the role of the technology & system integrator while Eiffage will be responsible for the construction work and Toyota will co-manage the project.   

This project is being funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and will help provide a safe & stable water supply to the people of Senegal (West Africa) by ensuring a highly sustainable water source. Wabag is already executing a 50 MLD (expandable to 100 MLD) desalination project in Tunisia (North Africa), which is being funded by KfW Germany. This order further enhances Wabag’s business in the African continent.