Abu Rawash Wastewater Plant

Wastewater treatment (secondary upgrade), 1.6 million m3/day in Egypt.

Operational

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Country: Egypt
Location: Giza
Coordinates: 30.050, 31.100
Technology: Wastewater treatment (secondary upgrade)
Capacity: 1.6 million m3/day
Capital cost: US$430 million
Stage: Operational
Owner or client: Construction Authority for Potable Water and Wastewater (CAPW)
Contractor: Orascom Construction and FCC Aqualia joint venture (50:50)
Operator: Aqualia
Finance: AfDB loan US$150 million
Award or start year: 2017
Commissioned: 2022

Record last checked 2026-09-04.

2017-09
Orascom Construction and FCC Aqualia sign US$320 million EPC contract with three-year O&M
2022
Plant begins operations at 1.6 million m3/day
2023-03
AfDB reports the plant commissioned with US$150 million AfDB financing
2025-05
Egypt and AfDB sign deal for a fourth phase raising capacity to 2 million m3/day
2025-09
Aqualia O&M contract renewed to September 2029

6 references

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Orascom Construction, Orascom Construction joint venture signs USD 320 million to build Abu Rawash wastewater treatment plant in Egypt, 13 September 2017. orascom.com.
Orascom Construction project page. orascom.com.
AfDB press release, Egypt: the Abu Rawash wastewater treatment plant, a model of sustainable development, 29 March 2023. afdb.africa-newsroom.com.
Smart Water Magazine, Aqualia renews the management contract for the Abu Rawash wastewater treatment plant in Egypt, 22 September 2025. smartwatermagazine.com.
Smart Water Magazine, Egypt and AfDB sign deal to expand Abu Rawash water treatment plant, 14 May 2025. smartwatermagazine.com.
MENA Water Review major projects register and PPP pipeline — compiled from procurer publications, development-bank project pages and trade reporting; each record names its source.