Veolia, TotalEnergies to greenify desalination plant in Oman: Oman-based Sharqiyah Desalination Company SAOG, a JV between France’s Veolia and Oman’s National Power and Water Company, has signed an agreement with TotalEnergies to build a 17 MW solar project to power its Sur desalination plant, according to a statement. The solar farm will produce over 30 GWh of clean energy annually — supplying over a third of the plant's daily consumption — and will offset some 300k tons of carbon emissions annually, the statement notes.

Veolia has been active this year: A consortium comprising Veolia, ADQ, and Saudi investment powerhouse Vision Invest reached financial close on the acquisition of two hazardous industrial waste treatment plants in the UAE’s Al Ruwais Industrial City last June, which will have a combined 70k ton annual treatment capacity, with Veolia holding a 50.1% stake in the operating company. Veolia’s subsidiary Sidem was also tapped to lead a consortium tasked with the engineering, procurement, and construction of the AED 2.3 bn low-carbon Mirfa 2 Reverse Osmosis desalination plant in the same month.