Zulal Water Technology (ZWT) has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement, Installation & Commissioning (EPIC) contract by Libya’s Waha Oil Company (WOC) to build a drinking water treatment plant at Dahra Oil Field. The plant will have a design capacity of 900m³/day and an operational capacity of 600m³/day.
The project will be completed on a full turnkey basis, including pre-treatment, H2S degassing, iron and colloids removal, RO desalination, post-treatment, and the supply of dosing chemicals. The new plant will be in line with 5 previous RO water plants manufactured by Lenntech and completed by ZWT at various WOC sites.
Waha’s Dahra field has been identified as urgently needing a new water treatment plant due to its unique challenges such as high salinity levels (TDS > 21000ppm) comparable to sea water, as well as high levels of H2S and iron. This makes the project highly specialized and requires significant technical expertise.
ZWT underwent a competitive procurement process and detailed technical evaluation by Waha before being awarded the contract. Iftikhar ul Haq, Director of ZWT emphasized the difficulty of designing a suitable plant for the unique challenges of Dahra well-water but expressed confidence in their team’s ability to provide an optimal solution.
ZWT highlighted their 35+ years of experience in completing over 100 water treatment projects in Libya, showcasing their expertise in the field.