2014

2015

2016

2017
Thousand

2018

2019

2020

m3/d

Peak Water Demand

82

89

96

104

112

122

132

Capacity Target: Peak + Margin

93

100

111

118

128

139

151

Contracted Desalination Capacity

Salalah IWPP
Reserve over Target Capacity
Reserve over Demand

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

-26

-34

-42

-51

-60

-71

-83

-14

-21

-28

-36

-44

-54

-64

DGW has access to substantial groundwater resources to meet this supply gap until additional desalination
capacity can be constructed. DGW has advised OPWP that its medium-term objective is to minimize the use of
groundwater except for contingency purposes. Groundwells were sufficient to meet the 2012 peak water
demand of about 61,000 m3/d, although it is evident that consumers prefer the quality of desalinated water.
Thus the groundwater resource may be sufficient to meet planning contingencies through 2018 if required, or
possibly longer. OPWP plans to work closely with DGW to plan the best approach for adding new desalinated
water capacity. A new plant with capacity of about 80,000 m3/d (18 MIGD) would need about 4 years to
develop and could potentially be available late in 2018 if procurement activities begin in 2014.

2.5

COMBINING POWER GENERATION AND WATER DESALINATION

As in the MIS, OPWP is required to consider the opportunity for combining power generation with water
desalination in the Salalah System, so as to benefit from economies of co-location and co-procurement. An
assessment of these potential benefits led to the decision by OPWP to proceed with the Salalah IWPP the
first combined power and desalination plant to be developed in the Salalah System.
OPWP considered the Salalah 2 IPP tender as a potential opportunity for combining power generation and
water desalination at one site. However, DGW advised in 2013 that it was too soon to commit to additional
desalination capacity, and therefore OPWP has proceeded with the project on a power-only basis.
As needs for additional water desalination and power generation capacity are confirmed, OPWP will continue
to assess the potential for economic benefit that may result from co-location and co-procurement.

2.6

PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES

Current Projects
OPWP plans to issue a tender in the first quarter of 2014 for the Salalah 2 IPP at Raysut, with minimum
capacity of 300 MW and maximum capacity of about 400 MW. This tender for new capacity will also include
the sale of the existing NPS (273 MW), such that respondents will submit a combined bid for ownership of
both plants. It is expected that, upon award in 2014, the successful bidder will take over ownership of the NPS
(from DGW) under a PPA with OPWP, taking over the plants operation, whilst also commencing construction
of the new plant. The COD of the Salalah 2 IPP is projected as January 2018, at which time the combined
capacity of the two plants is expected to be in the range of 573 MW to 673 MW.

7-Year Statement (2014-2020)

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