be’ah has renewed its contract with Suez to operate and maintain the Al Amerat engineered sanitary landfill near Muscat, Oman. This five-year contract, worth €1.4 million a year will start in the beginning of 2021. It follows a contract signed in 2005 for the construction of the landfill’s extension with the creation of a second cell and five years operation & maintenance of the entire landfill, announced Suez.

Within this contract, the company oversees the reception and landfilling of 1,320 tons of municipal solid waste daily. The facility includes a biogas extraction system and a Membrane bioreactor (MBR) plant for treating leachates, allowing the country to curb greenhouse gas emissions and improve its environmental performance.

“We are honoured of this renewed trust which is the result of a successful a 10-year partnership and collaboration with be’ah targeting a common goal: preserving Oman beautiful environmental capital. We are proud to support the Sultanate in leading the change of the waste management sector by implementing high level international practices and sustainable waste management solutions.” commented Cyril Courjaret, CEO SUEZ Middle East & Central Asia.

Since 2010, Suez has been supporting the Oman with the construction, operation and management of several municipal and industrial waste landfills across the country, said the company. Amongst them are Barka Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, Sohar Industrial waste treatment facility (Phase 1) and Duqm Integrated Waste Management Facility.