Kuwait’s Ministry of Public Works has signed a contract with Turkish construction company Kuzu to build a wastewater treatment plant for the South Al-Mutlaa city project, it said on Tuesday.
The contract, valued at KD149.6 million ($489 million), will use a hybrid system combining conventional and renewable energy sources, ministry spokesperson Ahmed Alsaleh told Reuters.
The signing of the deal coincides with a visit by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Kuwait, during which he will hold talks with Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the emir of Kuwait, and sign agreements covering defence, energy, investment and trade.
The plant will serve residents of the Al-Mutlaa city development and produce around 400,000 cubic metres per day of tertiary-treated water for agricultural and other uses, the ministry said in a statement.
The Al-Mutlaa city project is located in northern Kuwait, about 40km from Kuwait City, and includes more than 28,000 housing units.
Under the contract, Kuzu will build, operate, and maintain the treatment plant.
