Sazeh Sazan

What Sazeh Sazan does

Sazeh Sazan Development and Investment Company is a privately held Iranian joint-stock company headquartered in Tehran that owns and operates a portfolio of seawater and brackish-water desalination plants, a 1,000 KW solar power plant, and associated water transmission and distribution infrastructure. The company's core technology is reverse osmosis desalination, including pre-treatment (Dissolved Air Floatation, Dual Media Gravity Filtration), high-pressure pumping, RO membranes, and energy recovery devices; its asset base comprises nine desalination sites (flagship: the Persian Gulf Desalination Plant at 200,000 m³/day, expandable to 400,000 m³/day) and one solar facility, with an 800+ km pipeline network delivering industrial water to mining complexes in Hormozgan, Kerman, and Yazd provinces and a 200+ km urban distribution network in Qom.

Sazeh Sazan makes money primarily through Build, Own, Operate (BOO) contracts with 25-year terms, contracted with the Ministry of Energy, the National Water and Sewerage Company, provincial Water and Sewerage Companies, and large industrial and mining offtakers such as Chadormalu, Ardakan Steel, Sarcheshmeh Copper, and Gol Gohar. Water is sold wholesale to municipalities and mines via dedicated pipelines, and at the consumer level in Qom through smartcard water vending machines, direct branching to high-consumption facilities (hospitals, hotels, shrines), and tanker filling stations. Capital is sourced from the National Development Fund of Iran and Bank of Industry and Mine, with Asia Water Development Engineering Company and MahTaab Group as core strategic partners.

The company was founded in 1998 as a general infrastructure project manager and pivoted in 2006 to desalination and freshwater supply in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy. Major milestones include the 2012 start of construction on the Saghi-Kowsar project, the 2017 award of the Persian Gulf Phase 1 BOO contract, and the 2020 commissioning of the Persian Gulf plant. Its claims of being Iran's largest private desalination operator are not independently verified, but the operating footprint of nine plants, the 800+ km pipeline, and the multi-province coverage are documented across the company's own materials.

Name

Sazeh Sazan

Legal name

Sazeh Sazan Development and Investment Company (Sazeh Sazan Co.)

Website

https://sazehsazan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Sazeh Sazan is a privately held Iranian water infrastructure company that owns and operates nine seawater desalination plants and a solar power plant under 25-year Build-Own-Operate contracts, serving provincial water utilities and large mining and industrial offtakers in Hormozgan, Kerman, Yazd, Qom, and Alborz provinces.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Desalination Services

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561)

akta.pro primary industry

Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Plants & Operations (EUANAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Desalination Plant Construction (IMAFAGAG), Brackish Water Reverse Osmosis (BWRO) Plants & Operations (EUANAFAB)

Keywords

• Seawater desalination
• Reverse osmosis treatment
• Water supply services
• BOO infrastructure projects
• Renewable energy generation

Headquarters

HQ city

Tehran

HQ country

Iran

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Water Desalination and Supply (BOO): Revenue generated through Build, Own, Operate (BOO) contracts for seawater desalination plants. Long-term contracts (25 years) with government water/sewerage companies and industrial offtakers. Water sold to municipalities, industries, and mining companies.
2. Fresh Water Sales (Qom Model): Direct sales of desalinated drinking water to residential, commercial, industrial, and pilgrimage consumers through multiple channels: water vending machines (smartcard-based), direct network connections, and tanker filling stations.
3. Industrial Water Supply: Supply of industrial-grade desalinated water to large mining and industrial complexes (Chadormalu, Ardakan Steel, Sarcheshmeh Copper, Gol Gohar) via dedicated pipelines.
4. Renewable Energy Generation: Solar power generation from Bandar Abbas Solar Power Plant, operating under BOO scheme, supplying electricity required by the Persian Gulf water desalination plant.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sazeh Sazan designs, finances, builds, owns, and operates seawater desalination plants (and ancillary renewable energy assets) across Iran using reverse osmosis technology under long-term BOO and Management Contract arrangements. It supplies desalinated fresh water to provincial water utilities, large industrial/mining complexes, and residential/pilgrimage consumers via dedicated pipelines, water vending machines, and tanker filling stations.

Product overview

Sazeh Sazan is a private joint-stock company operating as a development and investment company in Iran's water and energy infrastructure sector. The company operates a portfolio of water desalination plants across Iran using reverse osmosis technology, ranging from the flagship Persian Gulf Desalination Plant (200,000 m³/day, expandable to 400,000 m³/day) to smaller regional facilities. It also operates the Bandar Abbas Solar Power Plant (1,000 KW) for renewable energy generation. The company's operations span multiple provinces including Hormozgan, Khuzestan, Alborz, and Qom, with water distribution networks and sales systems including vending machines and tanker filling stations. The company positions itself as Iran's largest private desalination operator, owning and operating 9 desalination plants and 1 solar power plant, implementing projects under BOO (Build, Own, Operate) and management contract arrangements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Persian Gulf Desalination Plant Seawater desalination facility using reverse osmosis technology with current production capacity of 200,000 m³/day and final-phase capacity target of 400,000 m³/day. Produces fresh water for industrial and drinking purposes, supplying Hormozgan, Kerman, and Yazd provinces via an 800+ km pipeline to mining and industrial offtakers such as Chadormalu, Ardakan Steel, Sarcheshmeh Copper, and Gol Gohar.
• Bandar Abbas Solar Power Plant Solar power plant with 1,000 KW installed capacity, featuring 1,848 solar panels at 540 watts nominal capacity each. Generates approximately 1,700 MWh/year of electricity at a capacity factor of about 19.4%, primarily supplying renewable energy to the company's own Persian Gulf desalination operations.
• Qom City Desalination Plant Urban water desalination facility producing 6,000 m³/day with water quality of 250 µs/cm using reverse osmosis. Includes a 200+ km distribution network and serves over 1 million residents and pilgrims daily through water vending machines (300+ smartcard units), direct connections to high-consumption centers such as Hazrat Masoumeh and Makarem shrines, hospitals and hotels, plus 4 tanker filling stations.
• Eshtehard City Desalination Plant Water desalination plant with 5,000 m³/day production capacity and water quality of 200 µs/cm using reverse osmosis technology. Supplies drinking water to Eshtehard city and industrial towns in Alborz Province under contract with the Alborz Province Water and Sewerage Company.
• Fin City Desalination Plant Water desalination facility producing 1,250 m³/day with water quality of 300 µs/cm. Uses reverse osmosis technology to supply drinking water to Fin County in Hormozgan Province.
• Bandar Lengeh Desalination Plant Water desalination plant with 9,500 m³/day production capacity. Supplies drinking water to Bandar Lengeh city using reverse osmosis technology with water sourced from coastal wells.
• Kish Island Desalination Plant Combined water desalination and power generation facility producing 5,000 m³/day of drinking water and 62 MW of electricity. Uses reverse osmosis technology to supply Kish Island's water and power needs in cooperation with MahTaab Kish Water Company and Kish Water and Power Company.
• Siraf (Asalouyeh) Desalination Plant Water desalination facility with 1,000 m³/day production capacity serving the South Pars region and Siraf city. Uses reverse osmosis technology to provide reliable drinking water supply in partnership with the South Pars Energy Special Economic Zone Organization.
• Abadan & Khorramshahr Desalination Plants Combined desalination and water treatment facilities producing 12,500 m³/day with water quality of 150 µs/cm. Includes a water treatment plant with 70,000 m³/day capacity using pre-treatment and clarifier technology.

Quantifiable outcome

• 73 million cubic meters per year of freshwater added to country's water resources
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Asia Water Co. (Company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAsia Water Co. appears as a key partner and the project developer/investor (سرمایه پذیر) for major desalination projects. Responsible for project structuring and investor coordination.
• Water Supply Co. (Khalij e Fars)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater Supply and Transfer Company of Persian Gulf (WAS-Co) as partner for water transmission and supply infrastructure related to Persian Gulf desalination projects.
• MahTaab GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMahTaab Group is a key strategic partner in multiple projects. Also collaborated on CSR initiatives through Mahtaab Sazan Foundation.
• National Water Co. (National Water and Sewerage Company)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational Water and Sewerage Company of Iran as government counterparty for provincial water supply projects and distribution network development.
• Sazeh Sazan EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSazeh Sazan Energy is a related entity under the same group, potentially handling energy operations and solar power generation.
• Imam Khomeini Relief CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment charity organization partnering for CSR projects including solar farm construction for female-headed households. Provided financing coordination for 520 solar installations in Kerman province.
• MahTaab Sazan Foundation (Charity)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint charity foundation with Mahtabgostar for CSR activities including solar farms for female-headed households, water supply to Sistan and Baluchistan villages, and environmental campaigns.
• South Pars Energy Special Economic Zone OrganizationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment entity managing South Pars region, partnered for Siraf desalination plant development to supply water to South Pars region.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ACWA Power: Saudi developer and operator of large-scale desalination and power projects under long-term BOO/PPA contracts. Comparable as a Middle East-based desalination operator with integrated power generation and government/industrial offtakers.
• IDE Technologies: Israel-based global leader in seawater reverse osmosis desalination, designing and operating large-scale SWRO plants under BOO/BOT structures. Directly comparable as a private-sector SWRO specialist serving municipal and industrial customers in water-stressed regions.
• Doosan Enpure: Korean-based EPC and water treatment company with significant seawater desalination project experience in the Middle East. Comparable as a SWRO desalination contractor serving industrial and municipal markets.
• Almar Water Solutions: Middle East-focused water infrastructure developer and operator with SWRO/BWRO BOO projects in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Comparable as a regional desalination BOO operator with government/industrial counterparties.
• Metito Utilities: UAE-based water treatment and desalination company with significant SWRO and BWRO project portfolio across the Middle East. Comparable as a regional private operator delivering desalination under BOO/BOOT contracts to governments and industrial offtakers.
• Toshiba Water Solutions: Japanese EPC contractor for large-scale seawater desalination plants using RO technology, with significant project presence in the Middle East. Comparable as a global desalination technology provider and contractor.
• Hyflux: Singapore-based desalination and water treatment company with membrane-based SWRO/BWRO projects across Asia and the Middle East. Comparable as a private operator exploiting membrane desalination technology for municipal and industrial water supply.
• Sidem (Veolia): Veolia subsidiary specializing in thermal and reverse osmosis desalination plants, with major project presence in the Middle East. Comparable as a large-scale SWRO plant contractor and operator for government utilities.
• Acciona Agua: Spanish desalination and water treatment EPC and BOO operator executing large-scale SWRO projects globally. Comparable as a private contractor-operator of reverse osmosis desalination plants serving municipal and industrial customers.

Emerging players

• Abengoa Water: International water and desalination EPC contractor with RO plant references in the Middle East and North Africa. Comparable as a SWRO project contractor with similar end-markets despite differing corporate situation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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Funding rounds

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