# Shurooq and BESIX form QATRA to expand Sharjah wastewater plant

Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) and BESIX have signed a joint venture agreement to form QATRA, which will operate, maintain and expand the Al Saja'a wastewater treatment plant in Sharjah, UAE. The expansion will double capacity from 30 to 60 million litres per day.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2018-07-30
- Where: Al Saja'a, Sharjah, UAE, United Arab Emirates
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 60 million litres per day
- Products: wastewater treatment
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [QATRA](https://endata.com/companies/33391.md)
- [BESIX Group](https://endata.com/companies/9677.md) (partner)
- [Sharjah Investment and Development Authority](https://endata.com/companies/33390.md) (partner)
- [Shurooq](https://endata.com/companies/33571.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [besix-concessions.com](https://besix-concessions.com/shurooq-and-besix-to-invest-in-a-sustainable-development-wastewater-project-in-sharjah/), 2018-07-30: "The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) and BESIX, the region’s leading company operating in infrastructure concessions and construction, has signed a joint venture agreement to operate and maintain an existing wastewater treatment plant in Al Saja’a area in Sharjah."
- [brand-gid.com](https://brand-gid.com/uae-news/new-sharjah-public-private-venture-to-sell-treated-water-to-industrial-areas/), 2018-08-05: "A new joint venture company between Belgium-headquartered construction company Besix and Sharjah's Investment and Developer Authority, Shurooq, will take wastewater from homes in Sharjah, treat it, and then sell it on to customers in the emirate's industrial areas."
- [waterworld.com](https://www.waterworld.com/drinking-water-treatment/article/16202495/new-sharjah-public-private-venture-to-sell-treated-water-to-industrial-areas), 2018-08-14: "It will take charge of the Al Saja’a wastewater treatment plant built by Besix for the Sharjah government and commissioned last year."

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