SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) — GS Inima Environment, a unit of South Korean builder GS Engineering & Construction Co., will sign a 2.4 trillion-won (US$1.7 billion) deal with the Oman government to build a desalination facility by 2027, the environment ministry said Sunday.
GS Inima will sign the contract with Oman Power & Water Procurement Co. (OPWP) on Sunday (local time), and under the deal, it will have the rights to operate the desalination facility for 20 years after its completion, the Ministry of Environment said in a statement.
The desalination facility to be built in Oman’s capital city of Muscat is capable of providing 300,000 tons a day of drinking water to local residents, it said.
This file photo taken in August 2023 and provided by the Ministry of Environment shows Environment Minister Han Wha-jin (3rd from L) in talks with government officials in Muscat, capital of Oman. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
(YONHAP NEWS)