Project record

Liwa Fishery Harbour development, management and operation PPP

Participation
Not assessed
Project facts checked

Liwa remained in Oman's 2024 PPP and fisheries-investment pipeline after 2021 and 2023 market approaches; a selected developer and financial close remain undisclosed through 8 August 2026

Project sources

Oman has repeatedly marketed the development, management and operation of Liwa Fishery Harbour as a PPP or fisheries-investment opportunity. The 2023 material described a 30-year concession around the operating harbour and an adjacent 54,000 m2 commercial plot, with fish-market, cold-storage, ice, repair, hospitality, retail and waterfront-development concepts. The Ministry of Finance's 2024 budget guide retained Liwa in the PPP pipeline, and Oman News Agency later included it among five fisheries opportunities to be offered through Tatweer. A selected developer, signed concession, financing, handover and construction start remain undisclosed through 8 August 2026.

Detailed aerial view of Liwa Fishery Harbour, its commercial waterfront and shore-side land proposed for a fishing-port concession

Oman Observer; exact Liwa harbour aerial published 21 August 2023, not evidence of a PPP award, handover or development start

Location

Oman / Middle East

Segment

Fishing-port concession, commercial waterfront and operating PPP

Phase

Tender / Confirmed

Last checked

8 August 2026

Coverage

Related sectors

Fishing-port concession, commercial waterfront and operating PPP is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

Subject index

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

Client / authority
Oman Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources, with Ministry of Finance PPP programme support
Delivery parties
PPP developer and concessionaire - no public selection named, Operator, designer, EPC contractor, harbour-services providers and commercial tenants - not identified
Contract route
A public-private partnership and fisheries-investment market approach began with a 2021 expression of interest and renewed 2023 bid or EOI material for a 30-year concession. The Ministry of Finance retained the project in its 2024 PPP pipeline, and the Ministry later said the opportunity would be offered on Tatweer. A final bid evaluation, award notice, concession agreement and financial close have not been disclosed.
Execution window
The 2023 opportunity set a 2 September 2023 submission deadline and indicated an expected April 2024 award. The 2024 budget guide and August 2024 Oman News Agency announcement place the project in the government pipeline beyond that forecast. A later award, handover, design, mobilisation, construction or operating-transition date has not been published.
Works package
Develop, manage and operate the existing fishing harbour and commercial land, including core fisheries services and potential fish auction and market functions, cold storage, ice production, boat repair, warehousing, retail and hospitality. The 2023 concept also identified a beach resort, boat club and gated community around the adjacent 54,000 m2 plot. Final mandatory scope, marine-capital works, service standards, tariff regime, land rights and performance requirements remain unpublished.
Marine interfaces
A concessionaire would inherit an operating harbour with breakwaters, basin, entrance, fixed and floating berths and fisheries users, while coordinating maintenance dredging, marine-facility upkeep, boat access, fish-landings operations and commercial-land development. The procurement record does not allocate legacy-asset condition risk, capital maintenance, hydrographic obligations, dredging responsibility or interface with Ministry-funded works.
Commercial evidence boundary
The 30-year tenor and 54,000 m2 commercial plot are public opportunity parameters. Oman News Agency's more-than-OMR 45 million figure covers five fisheries investment opportunities collectively and is not a Liwa valuation. Liwa's bid value, revenue share, minimum investment, tariff model, state support, financing, concession signature and financial close remain undisclosed.

Contract and delivery chain

Work packages and named roles

Published scope, named parties and supporting evidence for each workstream.

PPP pipeline

Development, management and operation of Liwa Fishery Harbour

Named party
Oman Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The Ministry of Finance's 2024 budget guide lists Liwa among PPP projects under preparation or tendering. Source
Concession concept

30-year harbour and 54,000 m2 commercial-land opportunity

Named party
Developer to be selected
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The 2023 market material describes the concession term, commercial plot and fisheries, hospitality and waterfront concepts, without confirming an award. Source
Investment opportunity

Tatweer platform offering

Named party
Oman Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
Oman News Agency reported in August 2024 that Liwa was one of five fisheries opportunities to be offered, with the value stated only for the five-opportunity portfolio. Source
Award and delivery

Concession award, financial close, handover and capital works

Named party
No developer publicly verified
Evidence status
Not evidenced
Source position
A selected developer, signed concession, financial close and mobilisation remain undisclosed through 8 August 2026.

Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Tatweer opportunity notice, request documents and current submission status
  • Shortlist, preferred bidder and final concessionaire
  • Concession term, land rights, revenue share and minimum investment
  • Existing-asset condition, lifecycle and capital-maintenance allocation
  • Maintenance-dredging and hydrographic obligations
  • Fish-market, cold-chain, ice, repair and commercial-development packages
  • Operator, designer, EPC contractor, tenants and lower tiers
  • Financial close, handover, construction start and service commencement

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Reporting status

Project phase
Tender
Evidence confidence
Confirmed
Last checked
8 August 2026
Cited sources
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