A Kuwaiti–Indian joint venture has submitted the lowest bid for a major desalination project in Kuwait valued at about 114.3 million dinars ($377 million), Heavy Engineering Industries and Shipbuilding Company (Heisco) said in a bourse filing.
Heisco confirmed it has partnered with India-based VA Tech Wabag for the proposed Doha seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant with a re-carbonation system (Stage-2) for the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy.
The scope of work includes supply, erection, and operations and maintenance services over a contract period of 96 months.
The project, located in Doha on Kuwait’s western coast, aims to boost the country’s potable water capacity as demand rises alongside population growth and industrial expansion.
The announcement comes shortly after VA Tech Wabag secured a $272 million contract in Saudi Arabia to design and build a large-scale seawater desalination plant in Yanbu for the Saudi Water Authority.
In June, Heisco was awarded a 13.8 million dinars ($45 million) contract from Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) to provide repair and revamping services for production facilities in the North Kuwait area. The works are expected to be completed over five years.
Heisco, one of Kuwait’s largest EPC contractors, operates across the oil and gas, petrochemicals, power, shipbuilding, dredging, and marine construction sectors.
