A Joint Venture of Lantania and L&T will design, procure, construct and commission the Ras Mohaisen desalination plant, located 300 kilometers south of Mecca, in the Western Province of Saudi Arabia. ACWA Power has selected the alliance formed by Lantania and Larsen & Toubro to develop a 300,000 m3/day desalination plant in Ras Mohaisen, on the Red Sea Coast, together with all the associated infrastructure and facilities. The value of this project is close to 500 million USD.
Larsen & Toubro is a USD 27 billion Indian multinational conglomerate engaged in EPC Projects, Hi-Tech Manufacturing, and Services, operating across multiple geographies.
Notably, the project stands out for its significant storage capacity, as it includes the construction of four desalinated water tanks with a total capacity of 600,000 m3, which will allow the plant to have the equivalent of two days of operation in reserve. Additionally, a new 132/33 kV electrical substation with associated overhead transmission line and a 30 MW solar PV plant, enhancing the facility’s sustainability, will be provided as part of project scope.
Lantania, together with L&T, is the turnkey contractor for the project, responsible for the design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning of the pre-treatment, reverse osmosis process and post-treatment of the desalination plant. The works include the construction of intake and outfall system, pumping station, pre-treatment, reverse osmosis system with energy recovery, post-treatment, as well as all associated electrical and instrumentation installations.
The desalination plant will serve as a source of drinking water for the regions of Makkah Al-Mukarramah and Al-Baha, catering to approximately one million inhabitants.
Source: Lantania