CNIM-led consortium wins Kuwait waste project

CONSTRUCTION NEWS

A consortium led by French Constructions Industrielles de La Mediterranee (CNIM) has been chosen to execute Kabd Municipal Solid Waste Project, Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) has said.

The consortium will have a concession period of 25 years, in addition to 44 months for designing and construction, a Kuawait News Agecny report quoting the KAPP said.

The CNIM consortium will include Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC) and Al Mulla Group.

Under the project, a solid waste treatment plant with a capacity of 3,275 tons per day will be constructed in the Kabd area, 35 km away from Kuwait City.

The project covers a total area of 500,000 sq m and will provide a number of services including treatment of waste using incinerators for generating electricity.