Do you fabricate tanks in the Maldives or ship them in?

We fabricate in our own Malé workshop, which keeps lead times short and avoids the customs and freight delays of importing a finished vessel.

Can you deliver and install a tank on an outer island?

Yes. Tanks are built in sections sized for landing craft or supply vessel, then assembled, tested and commissioned on site by our own crew.

What tank capacity should I order?

For fuel it follows generator runtime and resupply interval plus reserve; for water it follows occupancy, RO plant output and buffer.

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Fuel & Water Tank fabrication in the Maldives — built in our Malé workshop, installed on your island.

Q: GRP/FRP panel tanks vs GFS tanks — which should I choose?

GRP/FRP sectional panel tanks are light, corrosion-free and assembled on rooftops or plant rooms panel by panel — ideal where access is tight. GFS (glass-fused-to-steel) bolted tanks suit larger ground-mounted capacities with long service life. We recommend based on capacity, location and water use.

Q: Do you install on Maldives island sites?

Yes. Fabrication is completed in our workshop, shipped in sections sized for boat or seaplane logistics, and assembled and tested on-island by our own crew — the same team that quoted the job.

Steel generator base, day and bulk fuel tanks, plus GRP/FRP sectional and GFS water tanks for island properties. Custom-sized, fabricated in Malé, leak-tested and shipped in sections for on-site assembly.

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At a glance

Steel fuel tanks base · day · bulk
GRP/FRP panel tanks sectional, bolt-up
GFS bolted-steel tanks large ground-mount
Testing leak & level tested
Workshop Malé, Maldives
Install own crews, on-site

In-house

Fabrication

Workshops · SL + MV

100%

Leak-tested

Custom

Built to capacity

Fuel & water tank range

Every tank, built to its job.

Fuel on one side, water on the other — all fabricated in-house, all tested before handover.

Type	Typical capacity	Best for	Construction	Notes
Generator base (belly) tank	200 – 2,000 L	Standby gensets	Mild steel, baffled	Integrated under genset skid
Day tank	500 – 5,000 L	Plant rooms	Steel, gauged & vented	Auto fill from bulk storage
Bulk fuel storage	5,000 L +	Resorts · industry	Steel, bunded	Level monitoring & overflow protection
GRP/FRP panel tank	1 – 100 m³	Rooftop & plant-room water	Sectional GRP panels	Corrosion-free · potable-suitable
GFS bolted tank	50 m³ +	Large ground storage	Glass-fused-to-steel	Long life · fast site assembly

Where they go

Honest price ranges — because nobody else publishes them.

Real quotations follow the load audit. But you deserve a starting point before you pick up the phone.

Fuel systems

Generator fuel

Base · day · bulk

complete fuel chains for standby power — tanks, piping, gauges, transfer pumps

Potable & domestic

Building water

GRP/FRP panel

rooftop and plant-room storage for hotels, hospitals, apartments and resorts

Fire & process

Reserve storage

GFS · steel

fire-reserve and process water at ground level — engineered supports and connections

How we work

Four steps from drawing to handover.

Requirement & sizing

Capacity from your runtime or water demand — site visit or drawings, your choice.

Design & quote

Fabrication drawings, material spec, fittings schedule, firm price.

Fabricate & test

Built in our workshop, leak-tested, finished — sections sized for island logistics where needed.

Install & commission

Positioned, piped, gauged and handed over by the same crew that built it.

Frequently asked

The questions every buyer asks.

What sizes of fuel tank can you fabricate?

From generator base (belly) tanks and day tanks of a few hundred litres up to bulk storage in the tens of thousands of litres — with baffles, level gauges, vents and bund arrangements as the site requires.

GRP/FRP panel tanks vs GFS tanks — which should I choose?

GRP/FRP sectional panels are light, corrosion-free and assemble in tight rooftop spaces. GFS (glass-fused-to-steel) bolted tanks suit larger ground-mounted capacities with long service life. Capacity, location and water use decide it.

Do you install on Maldives island sites?

Yes — fabrication is completed in our workshop, shipped in sections sized for boat or seaplane logistics, and assembled and tested on-island by our own crew.

Reviewed by our Chartered Engineer (Mechanical), NativeWay Group — 20+ years of mechanical fabrication and installation across South Asia. Page updated August 2026.

Water storage for island sites — GRP sectional and glass-fused-to-steel.

Two constructions cover almost every Maldives requirement. GRP/FRP sectional panels bolt up inside plant rooms and on rooftops where access is tight. Glass-fused-to-steel bolted tanks take the larger ground-mounted duties — potable storage, RO product water, stormwater and fire reserve.

Glass-fused-to-steel potable water storage tanks installed on a Maldives island site — Glass-fused-to-steel bolted tanks — ground-mounted potable storage, assembled panel by panel on site.

GRP sectional water tank on a roof with connected pipework and valves — GRP/FRP sectional tank on a roof slab — panels carried up and bolted in place, then piped and commissioned.

Sectional GRP water tank panels being bolted and fitted with outlet connections — Sectional construction is what makes island delivery possible — nothing arrives as one finished vessel.

Glass-fused-to-steel tank during erection on an island site — Tank erection in progress — rings jacked and bolted up, roof and access platform fitted last.

Typical specification

	GRP / FRP sectional	Glass-fused-to-steel (GFS)
Typical duty	Rooftop & plant-room potable and domestic water	Ground-mounted potable, RO product, stormwater, fire reserve
Capacity range	1 – 100 m³	50 m³ upward — diameters ~3 m to 10.7 m, heights to 9 m
Construction	Moulded GRP panels, bolted, internally braced	3 mm steel panels, glass enamel fused both faces (350–480 micron), hot-dip galvanised bolts
Roof / access	Panel roof, manhole, internal & external ladder	Aluminium trough-deck roof, HDG ladder and platform
Design standard	BS 13280 panel tanks	AWWA D103-2019
Potable approval	NSF/ANSI 61	NSF/ANSI 61 — glass surface in direct contact, no internal liner
Environment	Corrosion-free; UV and hot-water (70°C) tested	Wind 35 m/s, seismic zone II, −5 to 75°C
Design life	Long-life, corrosion-free in marine air	30+ years under normal operating conditions

Indicative specification. Final sizing, panel thickness, foundation and fittings are confirmed against your capacity, site and duty.

NSF/ANSI 61 — potable water LPCB-approved fire tanks BS 13280 AWWA D103-2019 ISO 9001 · 14001 · 45001 Seismic & hot-water tested

Tanks for island sites — the constraints nobody mentions in the quote.

A tank that is straightforward on a mainland site becomes a logistics problem in the Maldives. A finished 20,000-litre vessel will not go on a landing craft, will not come through a resort service jetty, and will not turn a corner between villas. We design around that from the first drawing.

Sectioned for the boat

Tanks fabricated as panels or sections sized for landing craft, supply vessel and jetty access, then bolted or welded up on site — not shipped whole and left on the beach.

Specified for salt air

Coatings, galvanising and stainless fittings chosen for marine exposure. GRP/FRP and glass-fused-to-steel where corrosion would eat plain steel in a few seasons.

Tested before it ships

Every tank leak-tested in the workshop, because discovering a weld fault on an outer island means another vessel, another week and another mobilisation.

One crew, start to finish

The team that fabricates it installs it, pipes it, fits gauges and hands it over. No handover gap between a fabricator and an installer who have never met.

We also build what the tank feeds

Most tank suppliers in the Maldives deliver a vessel and leave. We install the systems on both ends of it — the generator the day tank feeds, the transfer pumps and pipework, the RO and desalination plant room, the plumbing the water tank serves. One contractor, one responsibility when something does not run.

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Fuel & water tanks in the Maldives — common questions.

Do you fabricate in the Maldives, or ship tanks in?

We fabricate in our own Malé workshop. That keeps lead times short, lets us modify to suit what is actually on site, and avoids the customs and freight delays that come with importing a finished vessel.

Can you deliver and install on an outer island?

Yes. Tanks are built in sections sized for landing craft or supply vessel, shipped with the fittings and assembled, tested and commissioned on site by our own crew.

Fuel tanks or water tanks — do you do both?

Both. Steel fuel tanks (generator base, day and bulk storage, bunded where required) and water storage in GRP/FRP sectional panels or glass-fused-to-steel for larger ground-mounted capacities.

Can you replace a corroded tank on a live resort?

Yes, and most of our work is on operating properties. We phase the changeover with temporary storage or staged cutover so fuel and water supply are not interrupted.

What capacity should I order?

For fuel, it follows generator runtime and resupply interval — how long you must run between deliveries, plus reserve. For water, it follows occupancy, RO plant output and buffer. Send us the numbers, or the drawings, and we will size it.

The systems these tanks serve.

Diesel GeneratorsTeksan · MTU · NativeMax — the engines these fuel tanks feed Generator Service — MaldivesOverhaul, repair & after-sales from Malé NativeWay MaldivesAll six solution lines for islands All ProductsThe full NativeWay range

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