The Salalah Independent Water and Power Plant consists of a gas-fired combined cycle power facility and a seawater desalination facility.
Net power capacity
489
megawatts
Contracted power capacity
445
megawatts
Contracted water capacity
15 million
mperial gallons per day
(69,000 cubic metres
per day)
The power facility integrates five units of gas turbines with five units of heat recovery steam generators and two steam turbines in a combined cycle configuration to achieve optimal energy production efficiency.
The water facility combines three seawater desalination treatment processes, comprising dual media filtration, two-pass reverse osmosis and post-treatment remineralisation, to produce high quality potable water.