Mapa Group, Turkey announced in a statement that it has awarded EPC Contract for Juranah Independent Strategic Water Reservoir Project (ISWR-1) in the Makkah region, Saudi Arabia.

The Juranah ISWR-1 Project is the first of its kind in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under a BOOT (Build, Own, Operate, Transfer) model, reflecting active private sector involvement in essential water infrastructure development.

The Project consists of strategic reservoir capacity of 2 million cubic metres and an operational reservoir capacity of 500,000 cubic metres. Besides that, 3.5 kilometers of twin of pipeline and a pump station will be constructed for the purpose of filling the reservoirs.

The Project was awarded by Consortium Comprising Vision International Investment Company, Gulf Investment Corporation G.S.C, and TAQA.