Saudi Arabia launches $826m water projects – Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has launched water developments in Makkah and across other holy sites worth over $826.6 million. Projects include setting up a pipeline for carrying desalinated water from the desalination plant in Al-Shuaibah to Makkah and the holy sites at a total cost exceeding $233m (SAR875m), and the second phase of Al-Shuaibah Desalination Plant with a capacity of 250,000 cubic meters per day at a cost of over $313m (SAR1.175bn). Other water services projects include water networks, connections to homes, strategic reservoirs and sanitary drainage networks and connections at a cost of over $160m (SAR600m) in several districts of Makkah and the holy sites. (LINK). HIWI042019-08-15T15:48:50+02:00