Mumbai, Jan 23(UNI) Va Tech Wabag Limited (WABAG), a leading pure play water technology Indian Multinational Company, said that it has secured Rs 467 crore worth order from Mangalore Refinery and
Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) towards engineering and construction of a 30 MLD Sea Water Desalination plant expandable upto 70 MLD in Mangaluru, Karnataka.
The scope of this Design and Build contract includes engineering, supply, erection, construction and commissioning of a 30 MLD Sea Water Desalination plant over a period of 22 months.
WABAG will build the plant using state of the art technologies, including sea water reverse osmosis, brackish water reverse osmosis and ultra-filtration systems.
The project also includes cross-country piping of 11 Kilometers to deliver the water to MRPL’s refinery. The plant aims to minimise the fresh water dependency of MRPL once completed. Post successful commissioning, WABAG will also be awarded a contract towards Operation & Maintenance of the plant for a period of 10 years.
Commenting on this order, Mr Pankaj Sachdeva, CEO - India Cluster said, 'This Desalination order win on the back of similar order in Africa last quarter, is a testimony to WABAG’s technological edge in providing innovative solutions at competitive prices across the globe.'
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