The project, which is being undertaken on behalf of the Independent Public Business Corporation, forms part of the wider Port Moresby Sewerage System Upgrade Project (POMSSUP).
The existing sewerage system needs to be upgraded to reduce and prevent untreated sewage from being discharged into the sea.
Stage 1 of the POMSSUP scheme will see the construction of the sewage treatment plant in Kila Kila, capable of treating flows of 18,400m3 per day for approximately AU$80m (£38m). Infrastructure consisting of 13 pumping stations, a 13km trunk sewer and 15km branch sewer will also be constructed or rehabilitated as part of the project.
For Stage 2 of the project, Mott MacDonald has developed technical solutions to expand the treatment plant capacity to 25,700 m3 per day, as well as reducing solids produced at the site and generating biogas for power generation for an approximate project value of AU$50m (£24m). The consultancy will design the process, mechanical, hydraulic, civil and building services for the primary sedimentation tanks, dissolved air flotation pre-thickening units, gravity belt thickeners, anaerobic digesters and gas engines, including all associated equipment and pumps.
Ed Ptolomey, Mott MacDonald’s project director, said: “We will carefully tailor our design to cater for local climatic events, such as severe weather conditions, ambient temperature and potential earthquakes. We will also design a system that is suitable for the local operating environment, skill levels and supply chains. Sustainability is seen as key to the long-term success of the scheme through training the local community and workers in awareness activities to learn effective and practical sanitation and hygiene practices.”
Construction of the sewerage treatment plant upgrade is due to be completed in summer 2018.
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