Metito, a leading global provider of intelligent water management solutions, said it has secured a contract from the Tanzanian government to design, build and operate a new wastewater treatment plant in the capital Dar Es Salaam.

The project, being developed by Dar Es Salaam Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (Dawasa), will have a 16,000-cu-m-per-day capacity.

Metito said its scope of work involves three years of operation and maintenance for the wastewater treatment plant with the full participation of Dawasa staff members in all operational sections of the treatment plant.

Located at Mbezi Beach area in Kinondoni District of Dar Es Salaam, the wastewater treatment plant will have state-of-the-art engineering and technologies to enhance operational and maintenance costs, improve sludge quality, and minimize the overall carbon footprint.

Additionally, the plant will be designed in almost half of the allocated area, optimizing land usage and maximizing savings, it stated.

Work on the project is likely to begin this month with the commissioning date set for October 2024.

Metito said it will utilise conventional activated sludge technology and implement anaerobic digestors to produce biogas followed by Combined Heat and Power (CHP) generation system which will reduce electric power consumption by almost 40% at ultimate plant capacity.

The company will also use the sludge anaerobic digestion process in the first treatment phase to ensure the sludge is stabilised and the quality of the sludge is maintained.

On the contract win, Africa Managing Director Karim Madwar said: “Metito’s founding principles are Impact, Sustainability, and Innovation, and this project ticks all the boxes. We are proud to be working with Dar Es Salaam Water Supply and Sanitation Authority on this project and are looking forward to making this a benchmark to similar projects in the region.”

It is a true milestone towards modernizing Dar es Salaam’s wastewater system and bolstering the resilience of its water infrastructure, all while safeguarding its natural ecosystems,” he added.

Kiula Kingu, the Acting CEO for Dawasa, said the project was being funded by Tanzanian government in collaboration with the World Bank.

“Access to water and sanitation in Tanzania can transform the economic outlook in Dar Es Salaam and propel its social development and sustainable growth. We have trusted Metito, a world-leading provider, to develop the new WWTP in the Mbezi beach area and we are confident that the impact that will be created once the plant is operational is highly cost-effective and brings great value to the local community,” he added.

Source: TradeArabia.