RO 85 million Barka-Suhar water transmission project now 94% complete

Work is underway on the strategic project to enhance the water transmission system between the Wilayats of Barka and Sohar, with completion reaching 94% and with a total cost of RO 85 million.

The project is considered one of the large and vital projects that are being implemented by Nama Water Services Company and is expected to feed all the wilayats of both South Al Batinah and North Al Batinah governorates.

The new line is planned to enhance the system of existing water transmission lines from the desalination plant in the Wilayat of Barka and the desalination plant in the Wilayat of Sohar. The project includes the extension of pipelines with a total length of approximately 140 km and large diameters ranging from 600 to 1800 mm.

In addition, the project includes the construction of water tanks with a total storage capacity of 88,000 cubic meters, as well as the construction of five water pumping stations. The project is expected to be operational during the last quarter of 2023.

The scope of work for the project includes the implementation of all civil, mechanical and electrical works and control and monitoring systems, which include the construction of a pumping station with four pumps, each with a capacity of 3970 cubic meters per hour, from the new water pumping station in Barka towards the main reservoirs in the Oman Logistics Zone.

Moreover, the project comprises constructing a water transmission line with a diameter of 1800 mm and a length of 20 km from the water pumping station in Barka to the reservoirs of the Oman Logistics Area, as well as constructing a water transmission line with a diameter of 800 mm and a length of 900 meters linking the existing water transmission line in Barka with the existing Barka reservoir. A new water reservoir capacity will be set up (50,000 cubic meters), in addition to a water pumping station with four pumps, each with a capacity of 3295 cubic meters per hour, to pump water towards the Al Suwaiq, Al Musannah and Al Hazm reservoirs.

Furthermore, three pumps, each with a capacity of 746 cubic meters / hour, will be installed to pump water towards the existing new Barka reservoir feeding the Wilayat of Wadi Al-Ma’awil and Nakhal through the construction of a water transmission line with a diameter of 600 mm and a length of 800 meters from the water pumping station in the Oman Logistics Area.

Nama Water Services works to enhance water security by enhancing water production from the desalination plants and linking them to an integrated transmission system, enhancing interconnection between desalination plants and expanding service through extending water networks to meet the increasing demand for water. — ONA

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