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Fifth water project in Algeria

Keppel Seghers, the environmental technology division of Keppel Integrated Engineering (KIE), has secured a S$7.2 million (€3.5 million) contract to design, build and operate a wastewater treatment plant in Laghouat province, Algeria.

Awarded by the National Environment Organisation of Algeria, Keppel Seghers will design and operate the plant for two years. In addition, Keppel Seghers will provide a fully integrated wastewater treatment installation including wastewater pre-treatment, an activated sludge unit, as well as a settling and disinfection unit.

When completed in end 2008, the plant will be able to treat 26,700m3/day of wastewater generated by 167,000 people. The effluent will be used for irrigation purposes.

Mr Chua Chee Wui, CEO of KIE

Mr Chua Chee Wui, Chief Executive Officer of KIE, said, “This is the fifth water project that Keppel Seghers has secured in Algeria. We had earlier completed four industrial and municipal water treatment projects in the cities of Tigzirt, Hadjout, Ain M’lila and El Mouradia. Our track record in Algeria affirms Keppel Seghers’ strategic focus and commitment to the Algerian market.

“As a leading solutions provider for water and solid waste treatment technology with a global footprint in 25 countries, Keppel Seghers is well positioned to provide its expertise in EPC services and operation & maintenance for large water treatment projects to our customers in Algeria and the rest of the Maghreb countries and the Middle East. We plan to continue to strengthen our presence in this region.”

With the exception of the northern coastal areas, Algeria is a desert country without rivers. The Government faces a colossal task of increasing water resources to meet local needs.

It is estimated that Algeria’s current sources of water are in the neighbourhood of 5 billion m3 per year while local need exceeds 15-20 billion m3 yearly, of which 70% is allocated to agriculture.

Rapid increase of population and economic activities have led to a surge in the volume of sewage water produced which is forecasted to grow to 1.2 billion m3 per year by 2020. The Algerian government has drawn up a five-year development plan to build a significant number of new plants and to upgrade existing ones to treat the wastewater between 2010 and 2015.

Keppel Seghers has been active in the Arab world for several years, having completed over 30 water treatment projects in Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Turkey.

In October 2006, Keppel Seghers was awarded design, build, operate and maintain contracts for the first integrated solid waste management facility in the Middle East by the Qatar Government.

When completed in end 2008, the plant will be able to treat 26,700m3/day of wastewater generated by 167,000 people