Egypt’s Arab Contractors to handover Iraqi Desalination Plant in 2017

Egypt’s leading construction firm, Arab Contractors intends to deliver its biggest projects in the Arab world, a water desalination plant in Iraq’s Basrah city within 2017.

The plant is with a total investment cost of US$800 million.

From his part, Sayed Farouk, First Vice Chairman of Arab Contractors – said his company is implementing the Iraqi project through a consortium with a major Japanese company.

Arab Contractors is targeting other international consortiums, seeking to award more infrastructure projects currently being offered in Iraq, the Egyptian official noted.

Basrah’s water desalination plant will be with a total capacity of 199.000 m3 per day, aims to fill the citizen’s needs for portable waters, Farouk said, describing the plant as one of the biggest infrastructure projects in Iraq.

Moreover, AC’s vice chairman said his company is expected more businesses in Iraq in the coming period.

Arab Contractors exists in 9 Arab states, notably Tunisia, Algeria, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, and Jordan in addition to 16 African markets, mainly Congo, Ethiopia, Chad, and Nigeria.