Work is underway on the development of Phase 7 of Suhar Industrial City, with completion expected during the first half of next year, according to officials of Oman’s Public Establishment for Industrial Estates – Madayn.

According to a report by the Oman Observer, progress on the project was explained to a business delegation from the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI), Branch of South and Sharqiyah Governorate, who were visiting Suhar Industrial City.

Hamad bin Hamoud al Qasabi, Director General of Suhar Industrial City, received the Omani business owners and briefed them on Madayn’s mission in attracting industrial investments and providing continued support through regionally and globally competitive strategies, good infrastructure, value adding services, and easy governmental processes.

Madayn officials added that Suhar Industrial City is divided into seven phases, with the occupancy rate in the first four phases at 100%, while the occupancy rate of phases 5 and 6 is almost 70%. The occupancy rate in phase 7 is about 40%, they added.

Being implemented on an area of 8.5 million sqm, Phase 7 of Suhar Industrial City includes road works, water and sewage networks, sewage treatment plant, rain drainage channels, water tanks in addition to security requirements.