Seawater Desalination Plant, Port Ghalib Resort - Egypt

Introduction

Port Ghalib is a world-class resort located along the southern Red Sea coast, at Marsa Alam in Egypt. This integrated development spans 18 km of pristine beachfront, with access to the Red Sea turquoise blue waters and world-famous coral. The resort is recognised as a model for environmental conservation, cultural preservation, design creativity, beauty and diversity of entertainment and leisure experiences.

Due to Port Ghalib’s location, it was necessary to create an infrastructure to supply water, power and waste treatment needs for the area. Consequently, the water desalination plant—one of the major utility design and construction contracts for Port Ghalib—was awarded to MetiPro.

Scope of Work

MetiPro was assigned the turnkey design and construction of the complete civil-electromechanical work for the plant. This included:

  • Beach well intake pumps

  • Raw water storage tanks

  • Raw water disinfection system

  • Polyelectrolyte injection for coagulation

  • Automatic dual media pressure filters

  • Dechlorination agent injection system

  • Acid & antiscalant injection systems

  • Micron cartridge filters for membrane protection

  • Multistage duplex stainless steel high-pressure pumps with energy recovery turbines

  • Seawater membrane racks:

    • 2 × 500 m³/day plus 2 × 1,000 m³/day for Phase I

    • 3 × 1,000 m³/day for Phase II

  • Lime injection systems for pH correction

  • Hypochlorite injection systems for post-chlorination

  • Membrane flushing and cleaning system

  • Product water tanks

  • Product water transfer pumps

  • Electrical substation & transformers, HV & LV MCCs

  • Distributed control system

Key Benefits

  • A total solution for the water needs of the resort

  • An efficient design that takes into consideration the stringent requirements set by the owner and the project manager

  • An environmentally friendly plant with minimum effect on surrounding marine life and coral formations

  • Well-proven technology and reliable design that ensure trouble-free operation and minimum downtime

  • Lower energy usage due to the utilization of specific environmentally friendly equipment, resulting in a lower carbon footprint

  • Full local support and customer service of world-class quality from a well-established company

Key Data

Location Egypt
Plant Type Reverse Osmosis Seawater Desalination
Capacity 18,000 m³/day in 3 phases
Use Municipal
Client EMAK for Utilities & Services (Subsidiary of M.A. Kharafi Group)
End User Port Ghalib Resor
Consultant / Project Manager Bechtel
Contract Type Turnkey Design & Build, including Civil Works