Infrastructure
2007
Hamma Water Desalination Spa
Hamma, Algeria
Partner in a JV with BESIX
EPC works of a 200,000 m³/day seawater desalination plant.
Scope of Orascom Construction included the following:
An onshore intake structure and pump house
Seawater pump house bar screen(s) leading to the intake basin
Four (4) 331/3 % capacity vertical wet pit seawater intake pumps (one standby), materials of construction are suitable for seawater environment with variable speed drives/controllers
Stop logs or other device to allow an individual pump chamber to be drained for access during maintenance (drain sump and pump).
Associated piping, valves and expansion joints and instrumentation for seawater service.
GE Ionics was the technology provider.