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Establish the development vehicle, delivery team, work programme and investor governance for the next stage.
PYDIBHIMAVARAM INDUSTRIAL WATER PROJECT
Water security for a growing industrial coast.
FOD Solutions India is developing a seawater desalination and distribution system for pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturers in northern Andhra Pradesh.
BAY OF BENGAL
FOD
COASTAL SWRO
SEAWATER
DESALINATE
CONTRACTED SUPPLY
COAST18.2° N
INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERSRIKAKULAM DISTRICT
PROPOSED CAPACITY10 to 30 MLD
Three capacity modules aligned with contracted demand.
REPORTED CUSTOMER TRACTION3 signed LOIs
Approximately 3 MLD across the initial letters of intent.
COMMERCIAL MODELLong-term water sales
Metered supply to industrial customers.
01
WHY THIS PROJECT EXISTS
Industry needs more dependable water than the area can currently supply.
Pydibhimavaram is an established pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing area on the northern coast of Andhra Pradesh. Industrial demand has outgrown dependable freshwater supply, and groundwater is used to bridge part of the gap.
The constraint is practical: manufacturers need continuous process and utility water to protect production and plan expansion. A dedicated source from the Bay of Bengal can supply the cluster without placing additional pressure on groundwater.
The opportunityBuild one shared coast-to-customer utility for several manufacturers, then expand it as additional demand is contracted.
BAY OF BENGAL
NORTHERN ANDHRA PRADESH
Coastal industrial cluster with direct access to a large, rainfall-independent water source.
DEMAND SIGNALAPIIC tendered a desalination system for the same industrial cluster in 2022.
In September 2022, Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation issued a competitive RFQ for a 35 MLD desalination plant for the same Pydibhimavaram industrial cluster. The project was planned to expand to 50 MLD and included the intake, treatment plant and distribution network.
35 MLDCapacity tendered by APIIC in 2022
50 MLDExpansion capacity in the APIIC scope
₹400 croreAPIIC indicative project cost
02
THE WATER SYSTEM
Seawater becomes contracted industrial supply.
Reverse osmosis uses pressure and membranes to separate water from dissolved salts. The product stream is conditioned for customers. The concentrate stream follows a separately engineered return route.
PRETREATED SEAWATER
PRODUCT WATER
CONCENTRATE
03
EARLY CUSTOMER TRACTION
Demand is being converted into a bankable first module.
013
Signed customer LOIs reported by FOD
02About 3 MLD
Combined volume stated in those LOIs
036
Manufacturers reported in commercial discussions
FOD reports three signed customer letters of intent covering approximately 3 MLD, with commercial discussions involving six manufacturers. The next step is to convert that interest into binding water purchase agreements for the first module.
PHARMACEUTICALSACTIVE PHARMA INGREDIENTSSPECIALTY CHEMICALS
04
THE PLATFORM ADVANTAGE
Build the first system. Repeat the treatment platform.
SWRO / 01
SWRO / 02
SWRO / 03
MODULAR CAPACITY10 MLD+10 MLD+10 MLD
FOD is designed as more than a single plant. The treatment system is organised in containerised modules that can be fabricated, tested and shipped to site.
Shared marine works, storage and trunk infrastructure create the base. Repeatable treatment modules add capacity as new customers sign long-term water agreements.
- 01Standardise
Repeatable treatment blocks are engineered around a common platform.
- 02Fabricate
Modules are assembled and tested in a controlled environment before shipment.
- 03Install
Containerised units arrive ready for rapid connection to shared site infrastructure.
- 04Expand
New capacity is added when customer demand is contracted.
CAPACITY STRATEGY
Infrastructure grows with contracted demand.
The first module establishes the shared system. Later modules add treatment capacity and customer connections.
PHASE 110 MLD
Foundation supply
PHASE 220 MLD
Cluster expansion
PHASE 330 MLD
Full build
05
THE COMMERCIAL ENGINE
Essential infrastructure with recurring water revenue.
01 / DEVELOPERFOD Solutions India
Develops the customer, technical and financing programme and prepares the project SPV for delivery.
→02 / SERVICEDelivered water
Produces water to the contracted specification and meters delivery at each customer connection.
→03 / REVENUEIndustrial customers
Purchase metered water under long-term agreements with predictable payment terms.
The model is built on monthly water payments, not a one-time equipment sale. Long contracts, rising plant utilisation and later capacity additions can compound the value of the original intake, treatment and pipeline investment.
Current sponsor base case22%
Levered after-tax IRR in the current sponsor base case
Current scenario range14% to 27%
Scenario range shown in the current project materials
06
FROM DEMAND TO OPERATIONS
A defined path to contracted infrastructure.
Integrated project design
Bring customer demand, coastal infrastructure, energy, distribution, cost and schedule into one investable delivery plan.
Anchor customer agreements
Convert the corridor’s water requirement into long-term customer commitments, agreed specifications and commercial terms.
Land and approvals
Secure the coastal site, pipeline corridor, marine studies and regulatory pathway required to build the system.
Delivery and financing
Package EPC, operations, customer contracts and project economics for construction equity and debt.
Construction, commissioning and operations
Build and performance-test the asset before delivering contracted water under the agreed service regime.
PROJECT DELIVERY
Built around a focused sponsor and specialist delivery partners.
Development sponsorFOD Solutions India
Leads the Indian project development programme, customer engagement, stakeholder relationships and capital strategy.
Desalination sponsorFloating Offshore Desalination AS
Norwegian FOD company responsible for the desalination concept and international delivery network.
Customer leadIndustrial offtake
Builds the demand portfolio and converts water requirements into long-term agreements.
Environmental and permitsLocal approvals
Leads marine studies, environmental work, land interfaces and approvals coordination.
EPC and O&MPlant delivery
Provides design responsibility, construction, performance guarantees and long-term operations.
INVESTOR MATERIALS
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