New Delta (El-Hammam) Treatment
Agricultural drainage reuse, 7.5 million m3/day in Egypt.
Operational
The record
- Country
- Egypt
- Location
- El Hammam
- Coordinates
- 30.820, 29.250
- Technology
- Agricultural drainage reuse
- Capacity
- 7.5 million m3/day
- Capital cost
- US$522 million
- Stage
- Operational
- Owner or client
- Government of Egypt (Ministry of Defence, Armed Forces Engineering Authority)
- Contractor
- Hassan Allam Construction, Orascom Construction, Arab Contractors and Metito joint venture
- Operator
- Metito
- Finance
- Government
- Award or start year
- 2021
- Commissioned
- 2023-06
Record last checked 2026-10-07.
History
- 2021-02
Metito announces design, supply, installation and operation award for the 7.5 million m3/day El-Hammam plant
- 2023-06
Plant completed at a cost of US$522 million, ENR reports
- 2024-06
Plant recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's largest water treatment facility
Sources
5 references
Every field in the record above is taken from the references below. A field that none of them confirms prints as a dash.
- Hassan Allam, The New Delta Irrigation Water Treatment Plant secured four GWR global records, 18 June 2024. hassanallam.com.
- Metito, Metito awarded the design, supply, installation and operation of El-Hamam agricultural waste treatment plant, 25 February 2021. metito.com.
- Hassan Allam project page. hassanallam.com.
- Engineering News-Record, Best Water/Wastewater: New Delta Wastewater Treatment Plant, 7 December 2023. enr.com.
- MENA Water Review major projects register and PPP pipeline — compiled from procurer publications, development-bank project pages and trade reporting; each record names its source.
US$522 million facility treating 7.5 million m3/day, completed in June 2023 after 24 months; contractors Arab Contractors, Metito, Orascom Construction and Hassan Allam Construction.