This project involves development of the Barka IWP, located adjacent to the existing Barka IWPP/IPPs near Barka in Oman. The project is about Development, financing, design, engineering, construction, ownership, operation and maintenance of an Independent Water Project (IWP) with a contracted desalination capacity of 281,000 cubic meters per day (61.8 million imperial gallons per day). Also envisaged within the scope is a new seawater intake and outfall system that will provide the raw seawater and discharge brine to the sea. The Barka IWP Plant will turn into the biggest seawater desalination plant in the Sultanate of Oman and will likewise be in the Top 10 Largest Seawater Desalination Plants Worldwide. The extent of the venture, incorporates the plan, development, proprietorship, activity and upkeep of a high effectiveness invert assimilation desalination office with consumable water yield. The task will be organized as a free water venture (IWP) with OPWP obtaining the consumable water created by the undertaking under a water buy concurrence with a term of 20 years. The scheme will not have any new power generation facilities co-located on the site, but will be supplied with electricity from the grid. Client has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking detailed qualifications from developers interested in bidding for a license to implement the giant desalination plant. A deadline of March 25, 2015 has been set for submission of qualifications for the IWP. A list of prequalified bidders will be announced within six weeks of this date, followed by the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) shortly thereafter. The IWP is slated for commercial operation by April 01, 2018.