Cambi has signed a major contract with a joint venture of Metito Water Treatment and Hassan Allam Construction to supply four thermal hydrolysis process (THP) systems and ancillaries for the Alexandria West wastewater treatment plant, in Alexandria, Egypt.
The contract begins with an engineering phase. Manufacturing is expected to commence following a later notice to proceed.
Cambi's THP technology will treat the plant's biological solids before anaerobic digestion. The overall project will refurbish the existing plant, increase capacity to meet population growth, and introduce biological treatment and anaerobic digestion.
By enabling the digesters to operate at substantially higher loading rates, THP reduces the required number of digesters from 16 to 8. Poor ground conditions and high groundwater make each large digester costly and complex to construct. Avoiding eight deep foundations will significantly reduce civil construction expenditure.
THP is also expected to save space on a land-constrained site, increase biogas production, and improve dewatering, thereby reducing the volume of final solids for disposal. The additional renewable electricity generated enables the site to become energy self-sufficient. The drier final solids are expected to reduce disposal volumes with the equivalent of around 20 fewer 25-tonne truckloads each day.
Per Lillebø, CEO of Cambi, remarked:
"Alexandria West marks Cambi's entry into the Egyptian market. We look forward to supporting the project and building on this first delivery in Egypt."
Alexandria West is one of the city's two main wastewater treatment plants and serves the city's central and western neighbourhoods. The project is expected to improve wastewater management to meet Egyptian effluent standards and reduce pollution affecting nearby lakes, bays, and the Mediterranean Sea.
Construction is coordinated by the Egyptian Construction Authority for Potable Water and Wastewater (CAPW) and financed by the European Investment Bank, the European Union, and Egyptian national resources.
In addition to the THP systems, Cambi's delivery will also comprise steam boilers, heat exchangers, and the design of the anaerobic digestion process.
The value of the engineering phase is equivalent to a small contract for Cambi, while the total project value is equivalent to a major contract.
The project's current timeline has equipment delivery scheduled for 2028, with operations starting in 2029.
For more information, please contact:
- Per Lillebø, CEO, per.lilleboe@cambi.com, +47 918 88 365
- Mats Tristan Tjemsland, CFO, mats.tjemsland@cambi.com, +47 920 67 094
Note on contract value:
Category Major
NOK million 200+
About Cambi
Cambi is a global provider of technologies and services for water and wastewater treatment and organic materials management. Since 1992, the company has served utilities, municipalities, and industrial customers.
The thermal hydrolysis process (THP) remains Cambi's core technology. More than 100 Cambi THP systems are in operation across more than 25 countries on 6 continents. The process is used in conjunction with anaerobic digestion to enhance the treatment of organic feedstocks, increase biogas production, improve dewatering, and reduce final biosolids volumes. It can be integrated into new and existing facilities and supports downstream routes ranging from land application to thermal processing.
The wider portfolio includes technologies for nutrient recovery and digestion, lifecycle services, biosolids logistics and land application, composting, and soil production.
Cambi ASA is listed on Euronext Growth Oslo under the ticker CAMBI. Find out more at cambi.com.