# Biwater awarded $1.2B contract for water infrastructure in Iraqi Kurdistan

British water engineering company Biwater has been awarded a $1.2 billion contract to deliver water and wastewater treatment infrastructure for the cities of Erbil and Sulaimani in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The project includes a new water treatment plant in Erbil (600,000 m³/day) and upgrades in Sulaimani.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2016-12-12
- Where: Erbil and Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
- Value: $1.20B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 600,000 cubic meters per day (Erbil water treatment plant)
- Products: water treatment plants, wastewater treatment works, sludge treatment facilities
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Biwater](https://endata.com/companies/19857.md)
- [Kurdistan Regional Government](https://endata.com/companies/20633.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [irei.com](https://irei.com/news/biwater-wins-1-2b-contract-to-provide-iraqi-water-infrastructure/), 2016-12-12: "British water engineering company Biwater has been awarded a $1.2 billion contract to deliver water and wastewater treatment infrastructure for the cities of Erbil and Sulaimani in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq."

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