Key facts
- Length
- About 150 m offshore
- Structure
- HDPE offshore effluent (brine) discharge pipeline with diffusers and ballast blocks
- Purpose
- Brine discharge for the expanded Southern Gaza Desalination Plant
Package 2 of the second-phase expansion of the Southern Gaza Desalination Plant (SGDP) in Deir Al Balah: the offshore part of the effluent discharge outfall that carries brine from the expanded plant to sea. For UNICEF (contract 43307932), with European Union funding, MACC supplied and installed the HDPE offshore pipeline, its connection to the existing brine line, manholes, ballast blocks, diffusers and navigational aids. UNICEF certified substantial completion from 28 October 2021.
Scope of work
- Supply and installation of the HDPE offshore part of the effluent discharge pipeline (about 150 m)
- Connection of the new offshore pipeline to the existing brine line
- Construction of manholes
- Ballast blocks to hold the pipeline on the seabed
- Installation of diffusers
- Navigational aids with all fittings and accessories
- Testing of the pipeline under full hydraulic loading
