Bluewater Bio Concludes $20 million Contract with the Kingdom of Bahrain

Bluewater Bio International, has executed a 7.3 million Bahraini Dinar (c. US $20 million) contract with the Ministry of Works of the Kingdom of Bahrain (“the Ministry of Works”) to upgrade and expand the Tubli wastewater treatment plant, which is the largest of its kind in the country and serves a population equivalent to c. 800,000.

Bluewater Bio’s patented HYBACS biological treatment process, deploying 42 of its proprietary SMARTTM reactor units, will be installed to treat an average wastewater flow of 100,000 m3/day (equivalent to 303,000 population), significantly improving the quality of the effluent of the plant as a whole. With the ongoing improvements to the sludge treatment facilities, the scheme will also prevent the excessive carry-over of sludge from the treatment plant into Tubli Bay. The project is being funded by the Bahraini Ministry of Finance.

Bluewater Bio has executed the contract with the Ministry of Works through its joint venture, Bluewater Bio ZeroWaste Co W.L.L., which it has established with its local partner, Zero Waste Holding W.L.L.. The turnkey contract relates to the design, construction and operation of the upgraded plant including the manufacturing and installation of 42 SMART units which are Bluewater Bio’s proprietary equipment at the core of its HYBACS process.

Bluewater Bio ZeroWaste W.L.L. is responsible for all aspects of the project, including detailed engineering design, mechanical, electrical and civil engineering, installation, commissioning, operation and project management. The operating phase will last for one year, immediately following commissioning.

The existing secondary wastewater treatment plant at Tubli was originally designed for a capacity of 200,000 m3/day, however, as a result of the rapid urban development and economic boom in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the plant has become excessively overloaded, causing obvious deterioration in the quality of the treated effluent and in the ecology of Tubli Bay. Following the HYBACS upgrade, which avoids the construction of large biological reactors and clarifiers, the treatment capacity of the overall secondary treatment plant will be 300,000 m3/day.

Daniel Ishag, CEO of Bluewater Bio, commented: “Bluewater Bio is delighted to have been selected by the Bahraini government for the Tubli wastewater treatment plant upgrade. We are very excited to have been chosen for this prestigious wastewater treatment project which will make a major contribution to the environmental regeneration of the area and are looking forward to helping transform Tubli Bay for the residents of Bahrain.”