Barka desalination plant - Oman1. ABENGOA
ThedesalinationplantinBarka,constructedbyAbengoa,hasthecapacitytodesalinate45,000m3
of
waterperdaythroughreverseosmosistechnologyandislocatedintheGulfofOman,inthenorth-east
ofthecountry.
Endofconstruction:2014
KeyData
Location:
Barka(Oman)
Capacity:
45,000m3
/day
Technology:
ReverseosmosisReverseosmosis
Owner:
ACWAPower
Populationserved:
225,000
Tech
ThedesalinationplantinBarkatreatswaterfrom
theheatexchangerofthecoolingsystemofan
existentinstallationwhichproduceswaterand
energyforthepublicagencyOmanPowerand
WaterProcurementCompany(OPWP)andwhich
ispropertyofACWAPower.Inparticular,the
waterintakeisinthedischargechannelofthis
system,correspondingtothethermalsystem,correspondingtothethermal
desalinationplantthroughmulti-stagedistillation
“flash”(Multi-stageflashdistillation,MSF).
Thisplanthasapre-treatmentsystemwith
chemicaldosing,cartridgefiltersandan
ultra-filtrationsystem.Inaddition,ithasthree
reverseosmosismembraneracksofmorethan
15,000m3
/dayeachone,withanenergy
recoverysystemandapost-treatmentwithCO2
dosing,remineralizationthroughlimeandpH
control.Abengoawasresponsibleofthecontrol.Abengoawasresponsibleofthe
design,engineeringandconstructionofthis
plant,whichispartoftheOPWPplanto
guaranteetheavailabilityofwaterresourcesin
thecountry.
ThiswasthefirstwaterprojectthatAbengoa
builtinMiddleEast,whereitcurrentlyhas
projectswithacapacitytodesalinatearound
2,000,000m3
/day.Oneofthemisthelargest
desalinationplantwithreverseosmosis
technologyintheworld,locatedintheenergy
andwatergenerationcomplexofTaweelah,in
UnitedArabEmirates,withaproductionUnitedArabEmirates,withaproduction
capacityof909,000m3
/day.
Barkadesalination
plant-Oman