Egypt Approves Desalination Plant in Suez with 1 Million Cubic Meters Daily Capacity
Egypt approved public-private partnership projects including a desalination plant in Suez with a capacity of one million cubic meters per day, another in Port Said, and water treatment plants.
The Supreme Committee for Public-Private Partnership Affairs approved a package of projects under the public-private partnership system, including a desalination plant in Suez with a capacity of one million cubic meters per day.
The approvals included a plant in Port Said with a capacity of up to 900,000 cubic meters per day, and tendering four industrial wastewater treatment plants.
The package also included the concession for the Hadayek El-Asema transformer station, and the Ministry of Supply's contract with the X Trace consortium for a tracking and registration system.
The approvals came within the framework of Law No. 67 of 2010, which regulates private sector participation in these projects.
What do these terms mean?
Public-Private Partnership: A system in which the government collaborates with private companies to build, operate, or finance a project.
Desalination Plant: A facility that converts seawater into water suitable for drinking or industrial use.
Concession: A right granted by the state to a company to operate a facility or service for a specified period in exchange for agreed obligations.
Tracking and Registration System: A digital system that monitors product movement from the factory to the point of sale and verifies its data.
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