Dar es Salaam wastewater treatment plant on the cards
What you need to know:
- Located in the Mbezi Beach area, the 16,000 m3/day wastewater treatment plant will have state-of-the-art engineering and technologies to enhance operational and maintenance costs
Dar es Salaam. The Dar es Salaam Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (Dawasa) has awarded Metito, a provider of intelligent water management solutions, the contract to design, build, and operate a new wastewater treatment plant here in the city.
The project, which is financed by the government in collaboration with the World Bank, is expected to reduce environmental pollution through the safe treatment of wastewater, according to Dawasa acting Chief Executive Officer Kiula Kingu.
The project award was signed recently, and construction is expected to commence this month, with the commissioning date set for October 2024.
Located in the Mbezi Beach area, the 16,000 m3/day wastewater treatment plant will have state-of-the-art engineering and technologies to enhance operational and maintenance costs, improve sludge quality, and minimize the overall carbon footprint.
Mr Kingu said the plant will be designed in almost half of the allocated area, optimising land usage and maximising savings.
He said Metito’s scope of work involves three years of operation and maintenance for the wastewater treatment plant, with the full participation of Dawasa staff members in all operational sections of the treatment plant.
“Access to water and sanitation in Tanzania can transform the economic outlook in Dar es Salaam and propel its social development and sustainable growth,” said Mr Kingu.
He went on to add: “We are confident that the impact that will be created once the plant is operational is highly cost-effective and brings great value to the local community.”
Mr Kingu said Metito will utilise conventional activated sludge technology and implement anaerobic digesters to produce biogas.
This, he added, will be followed by a combined heat and power generation system, which will reduce electric power consumption by almost 40 percent at the ultimate plant capacity.
He added that Metito will also use the sludge anaerobic digestion process in the first treatment phase to ensure the sludge is stabilised and the quality of the sludge is maintained.
Tanzania has renewed its commitment to increasing access to clean water by adopting Sustainable Development Goal 6 (clean water and sanitation for all) targets, which the UN set for 2030.
Mr Kingu said the Mbezi Wastewater Treatment Project will contribute to the Dar es Salaam Region’s sustainable economic and industrial development by creating skilled jobs and safeguarding the health and well-being of the community by providing efficient wastewater treatment.
Metito Africa Managing Director Karim Madwar said the project is a true milestone towards modernising Dar es Salaam’s wastewater system and bolstering the resilience of its water infrastructure, all while safeguarding its natural ecosystems.
“We are proud to be working with the Dar es Salaam Water Supply and Sanitation Authority on this project and are looking forward to making this a benchmark for similar projects in the region,” asserted Mr Madwar.
The project award was signed recently, and construction is expected to commence this month, with the commissioning date set for October 2024.
