Metito completes work on the $12.5m new Doha International Airport wastewater treatment plant

The 28,713m3/day capacity plant adds to Metito's already extensive portfolio of projects around the GCC and the rest of the world. Whilst Metito is very much a UAE based company, it is very active in the GCC and across the globe.

Mr. Walid Oraby, General Manager of Metito, Qatar said:

"Even in the current economic climate, Metito is showing that they are not holding back on large projects such as NDIA, and we are very much looking forward to more business opportunities in Qatar,"

The $12.5m plant is currently undergoing site acceptance tests, which are necessary for a plant of this size. As the airport is not yet completed, the individual systems will be kept under a moth balling period of nearly two years until the new airport is commissioned.

Mr. Oraby continued:

"These are very exciting times for Metito, with the expansion and development of the company, however, our main priority remains at delivering and maintaining the highest level of standards."

With significant increases in passenger and cargo figures, as a result of the dramatic growth of Doha over the past few years, a new and much larger airport was always going to be needed. The NDIA site is approximately 22 square kilometres and located to the east of the current airport. NDIA will be open by 2010 and aims to meet the aviation needs of the Qatari capital for the next 50 years.

The plant operates with traditional extended aeration processes, leaving no traces of smell. Once the wastewater has been treated, it is recycled and used for landscaping around the airport.