Location
Oman / Middle East
Project record
Liwa Fishery Harbour development, management and operation PPP
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.
Segment
Fishing-port concession, commercial waterfront and operating PPP
Status
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 / 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
Named roles and open packages
Named appointments are shown against the workstream they cover. Unallocated packages remain open until a project source identifies the responsible party.
PPP pipeline
Development, management and operation of Liwa Fishery Harbour
- Named party
- Oman Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Sources and related records
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Source collections
Project sources 5
- State General Budget 2024 guide Oman Ministry of Finance, 2024; Liwa PPP entry on page 46
- Five fisheries investment opportunities to be offered Oman News Agency, 24 August 2024
- Potential for beach resort and boat club seen in Liwa fishery project Oman Observer, 21 August 2023
- Bids invited to develop fishing port in Liwa Muscat Daily, 15 August 2023
- Expression of interest for Liwa Fishery Harbour development Shabiba, 2021