Following an international call for tenders, Veolia Water, with the support of its Omani partner Suhail Bahwan Group, has won a BOO (Build, Own, Operate) contract for a major reverse osmosis desalination plant near Sur. The plant will have a capacity of 80,200cum/day and will supply drinking water to the 350,000 people resident in the Sharqiyah region. It will be built by Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies (VWS), in a consortium with Bahwan Engineering Co., for a total of EUR 111 million, of which 52% for VWS. VWS is in charge of process design and equipment purchasing, with Bahwan Engineering Co. responsible for construction and equipment installation.