This new commercial success in the Middle East highlights Saur’s ability to mobilize its best international expertise. It illustrates Saur’s capacity to act as a reference operator on large-scale wastewater projects in environments with high technical, contractual and operational requirements. It also confirms the robustness of the Group’s model in operating and maintaining complex infrastructure within long-term public-private partnerships.
Within the consortium, Saur will act as the reference shareholder and lead operator, responsible for operations and maintenance (O&M) throughout the duration of the concession.
This project fully aligns with Saur’s ESG roadmap, relying on low-carbon infrastructure firmly rooted in a circular economy approach:
- Renewable energy and decarbonization: the wastewater treatment plant will be powered by renewable energy, ensuring a low carbon footprint across the entire operational cycle;
- Circular performance: the facility will initially treat 60,000 m³ of wastewater per day, with a planned expansion to 150,000 m³. Priority will be given to the reuse of treated sewage effluent (TSE) for irrigation and industrial purposes, thereby reducing reliance on energy-intensive desalination;
- Integrated system: the contract covers not only the independent sewage treatment plant (ISTP), but also a complex network of gravity sewers, pumping stations and transmission facilities;
- Investment: the project represents an investment of approximately USD 300 million, dedicated to the development of high-performance, resilient treatment infrastructure designed to sustainably meet the region’s growing water needs while complying with the most demanding ESG standards.
