The new network will serve more than 75,000 homes and companies, and will include a wastewater treatment plant with a capacity of 50,000 cubic metres a day.

Ajman Sewerage was set up as a public-private partnership between Belgium’s Besix, France’s Veolia Water, the US’s Black & Veatch and the government of Ajman in 2002.

Once construction is completed, Ajman Sewerage will hand the operation of the network over to Moalajah, a joint venture of Besix and Veolia.

The project is being carried out under a 27-year concession agreement.