Al Arish Desalination
Seawater RO, 100,000 m3/day first phase; 300,000 m3/day planned in Egypt.
Operational
The record
- Country
- Egypt
- Location
- Arish
- Coordinates
- —
- Technology
- Seawater RO
- Capacity
- 100,000 m3/day first phase; 300,000 m3/day planned
- Capital cost
- US$97 million
- Stage
- Operational
- Owner or client
- Government of Egypt (North Sinai Governorate)
- Contractor
- Metito
- Operator
- —
- Finance
- Government
- Award or start year
- 2020
- Commissioned
- —
Record last checked 2026-09-18.
History
- 2020-05
First phase of 100,000 m3/day under construction with Metito
- 2021-12
Still under construction at a stated cost of US$97 million
- 2026-04
Reported operating at 100,000 m3/day with later phases to reach 300,000 m3/day
Sources
6 references
Every field in the record above is taken from the references below. A field that none of them confirms prints as a dash.
- Daily News Egypt, Metito's Al-Arish desalination plant operational by 2021 end, 3 May 2020. dailynewsegypt.com.
- First phase of 100,000 m3/day with investments exceeding USD 100 million, in North Sinai's Al-Arish city.
- Egypt Independent, Largest water plant in the Middle East constructed in North Sinai at cost of $97 million, 23 December 2021. egyptindependent.com.
- Cost US$97 million; first phase 100,000 m3/day rising to 300,000 m3/day; site in the Kilo 17 area west of Arish.
- CairoScene, North Sinai Development Plan Advances With Major Projects, 21 April 2026. cairoscene.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.
Plant at a current capacity of 100,000 m3/day, planned to rise to 300,000 m3/day in later phases.