A major industrial waste treatment facility – the biggest of its kind in the Sultanate of Oman – has commenced operations in the Wilayat of Suhar in North Al Batinah Governorate. According to Client Phase 1 of the Sohar facility has been completed and is now operational. It includes three landfills, as well as an open and closed area for industrial waste. In Phase 2 of its development, the facility will incorporate a solidification plant, as well as lab installations. Following the start-up of operations at the Sohar Industrial Waste Treatment Facility, a temporary waste storage area set up in nearby Liwa is being phased out, with all of its waste held in storage being moved to Sohar. Following the start-up of operations at the Sohar Industrial Waste Treatment Facility, a temporary waste storage area set up in nearby Liwa is being phased out, with all of its waste held in storage being moved to Sohar. Modern industrial waste treatment and disposal infrastructure is key to sustaining the growth of a thriving industrial and manufacturing sector in the country, as well as waste generating sectors, such as Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals and Refining, Mining and Mineral Processing, and so on. In 2021, around 11,000 tonnes of industrial waste were received at the Sohar facility for treatment and disposal. be’ah describes industrial waste as waste generated in industrial processes, as well as the waste derived from mining, oil and gas, and water and electricity production activities”, which in most cases is also termed as hazardous waste.

Construction works are progressing and expected to be completed by end of 2022.

Construction works are currently in progress on this scheme.