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The plant produced 35 million cubic meters of drinking water in 2024, With an availability rate of 98%, the plant was consistently operational throughout the year, ensuring uninterrupted water supply to the region. Maintaining water quality is crucial, and the plant achieved a remarkable compliance rate of 100%. Strict maintenance protocols ensured the plant’s equipment and systems were always in optimal condition, minimising downtime and maximising efficiency.
Regarding energy consumption, the plant achieved an average specific energy consumption of 3.18 kWh/m³. This indicates the plant’s efforts to optimise energy usage and reduce overall operational costs. By implementing energy-efficient technologies and practices, the plant prioritised sustainability while ensuring the continued delivery of high-quality drinking water.
To comply with the high plant availability requirements imposed by the Water Purchase Agreement (‘WPA’) (95% of the contractual capacity over the year), the Asset Management strategy has been aligned with the support of Veolia Headquarter in Paris in order to increase it to the level of requirements of the ISO 55000:2014. Asset Risk Assessments & Condition assessments are carried out at regular intervals to plan maintenance programs and budget preparations.
In line with the availability achievement, the plant delivered potable water complying with the Water Purchase Agreement requirements and the Omani Standards with no single non-conformity for the full year 2024.
In 2024, we conducted a total of 8,136 tests on final potable water to verify compliance with quality requirements. Our goal within this framework is to maintain a testing frequency ratio of 1.0, ensuring all necessary tests are conducted at the required intervals. This year, we exceeded that target with a ratio of 1.13, demonstrating our dedication to water quality by conducting additional testing beyond the set requirements.
Occupational Health and Safety is a core value of SDC & BVW. Our highest duty is to ensure the health and safety of all. We continually challenge ourselves by setting objectives and targets to improve our performance and maintain the work site as a safe place to work and visit.
In 2024, the Severity Rate (12 months running) and the Frequency Rate (with day off – 12 month running) remained nil. This is the illustration of the Management commitment towards the health and safety of everyone at the Plant.
In September 2024, a full week was dedicated to Health and Safety. This event was part of the global Occupational Health and Safety Week that has been established by Veolia and locally adapted by the Business Unit.
