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2.4 DESALINATED WATER REQUIREMENTS

Demand for Water

Water demand projections for the Governorate of Dhofar have been provided to OPWP by the Directorate

General of Water (DGW) in the Office of the Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar. Desalinated water is

expected to supply the aggregated potable water demands of the main towns in Salalah, Taqa and Mirbat

wilayats.14 DGW has provided projections of these water demands for 2014 to 2020 in terms of peak demand

and average daily demand, as shown in Figure 12 below.

Over the 7-year horizon, DGW expects water peak demand to increase at an average annual rate of 8.4%, and

average demand to at 9.2% per year, as shown in Figure 12 below.

Figure 12 Water Demand Projections Dhofar (Salalah/Taqa/Mirbat)

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Total Salalah/Taqa/Mirbat 75 82 89 96 104 112 122 132 8 %

Change from 2013-2019 Statement 11 14 17 21 25 29 33 n/a

Total Annual Demand Million m3

Total Salalah/Taqa/Mirbat 25 28 30 33 36 39 43 47 9%

Change from 2013-2019 Statement 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 n/a

14 According to DGW, some areas of the wilayats of Salalah, Taqah, and Mirbat, and other wilayats of Dhofar, are

located outside the main water supply network, such as mountainous regions. They are expected to be served from local groundwater sources, and are not included in the water demand projections.

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