Algeria: Al Mactaa sea water desalination mega-station inaugurated in Oran

Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal inaugurated, last November 9th in Oran (432-km west of Algiers), the Al Mactaa sea water desalination mega-station in the East of Oran’s administrative center.

Following the explanations given by the officials of the sector, the Prime Minister insisted on the quality of the water that will be served to the citizens.

This installation, which is considered as one of the biggest in the world using the reverse osmosis process, has a daily production capacity of 500.000 m3 of water, a quantity aimed at meeting not only the needs of the province of Oran but also those of the bordering provinces such as Mascara, Tiaret, Mostaganem and Relizane.

Initially, the project should have been conducted by a foreign investor but since 2009 with the 51/49 rule decreed by the law, it was decided to create a joint-stock company, the "Talhiyat Miyah El Mactaa" (TMM).

The HOMA (Hyflux Operating Maintenance Algeria) company was created for the management of the station. The company concluded a contract with TMM and should manage the Al Mactaa station for 25 years.