Jebel Ali Sewage Treatment Plant
Wastewater treatment, 675,000 m3/day (phase 1 about 300,000 m3/day, phase 2 375,000 m3/day) in United Arab Emirates.
Operational
The record
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Location
- Dubai
- Coordinates
- 24.990, 55.130
- Technology
- Wastewater treatment
- Capacity
- 675,000 m3/day (phase 1 about 300,000 m3/day, phase 2 375,000 m3/day)
- Capital cost
- US$500 million
- Stage
- Operational
- Owner or client
- Dubai Municipality
- Contractor
- BESIX and Larsen & Toubro joint venture (phase 2)
- Operator
- —
- Finance
- Government
- Award or start year
- 2016
- Commissioned
- 2019
Record last checked 2026-09-04.
History
- 2015-12
Bids received for phase 2 expansion, lowest AED 1.319 billion from Bel Hasa Six Construct
- 2016
Phase 2 contract awarded to BESIX and Larsen & Toubro (month not given)
- 2019
Phase 2 completed, plant capacity 675,000 m3/day
- 2024-01
RFP issued for phase 3 consultancy services
- 2026-05
Request for qualifications issued for phase 3 PPP (DS150/3)
- 2026-07
Statements of qualification received from 12 groups
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.
- BESIX Watpac, Jebel Ali Sewage Treatment Plant (project page). besixwatpac.com.
- MEED, Dubai receives bids for Jebel Ali sewage treatment plant, 14 December 2015. meed.com.
- MEED, Firms submit Jebel Ali sewage PPP prequalifications, 24 July 2026. guest.meed.com.
- Smart Water Magazine, Dubai likely to award Jebel Ali sewage treatment plant contract in Q2. smartwatermagazine.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.
The BESIX Watpac project page gives the value as US$500 million, timeline 2016-2019.