International Desalination Association Partners with SWCC – Saudi Arabia The International Desalination Association is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with the Saline Water Conversion Cooperation (SWCC) for the International Workshop on Innovations in Ocean Brine Mining for Rare Metals and Minerals, taking place April 8-9, 2020, in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Organized by the Desalination Technologies Research Institute of SWCC under the patronage of the Ministry of the Environment, Water, and Agriculture of KSA, the workshop aims to provide a forum for expert scientists, applied researchers, practitioners, and innovators to share their latest technologies and experience of mineral and […] International Desalination Association Partners with SWCC – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2019-12-04T21:57:10+01:00
SWCC awards EPC contract for water network project in Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) has awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for a water transmission pipeline project to Saudi Services for Electro-Mechanic Works Company. State-owned SWCC is responsible for developing and operating power and desalination plants and supplying various regions in the Kingdom with desalinated water, according to its website. „The EPC contract for Water Transmission System Package B1 from Al Khobar to Dammam/Jamiah was awarded last week to Saudi Services for Electro-Mechanic Works Company,“ […] SWCC awards EPC contract for water network project in Saudi Arabia – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2019-11-28T13:25:33+01:00
Kenya turns to Saudi investor to make water drinkable in arid Turkana region – Kenya Authorities in Kenya’s driest region are in talks with a Saudi investor to build a desalination plant, after hopes of finding drinking water from an aquifer were dashed. Tito Ochieng, the director of water services in Turkana, in the north of the country, said the potential investor – Saudi-owned Almar Water – has already signed a deal to build a $160m (£125m) desalination plant in Mombasa. According to Ochieng, the plant would be built on top of the Lotikipi aquifer, in the […] Kenya turns to Saudi investor to make water drinkable in arid Turkana region – KenyaDME GmbH2019-10-28T15:36:18+01:00
ACCIONA lays the first stone for IWP Shuqaiq-3 – Saudi Arabia ACCIONA, a leading company in the development of water infrastructure, together with co-developers Marubeni Corporation, Almar Water Solutions through Abdul Latif Jameel CDC and Rawafid Alhadarah Holding Co, celebrated the cornerstone ceremony of the Shuqaiq-3 desalination plant last Thursday. The event was held at the Shuqaiq-3 site, located on the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia and was attended by several top representatives and officials from Spain including the Councillor for Economic and Financial Affairs of the Spanish Embassy in Riyadh, Mr. José Ramón Ferrandis Muñoz. José Díaz Caneja, CEO of ACCIONA Agua […] ACCIONA lays the first stone for IWP Shuqaiq-3 – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2019-10-07T18:19:37+02:00
Acciona breaks ground on big Saudi desalination plant – Saudi Arabia Acciona, a leading company in the development of water infrastructure, has laid the foundation stone for IWP (independent water project) Shuqaiq-3, being developed in co-ordination with Marubeni Corporation and Almar Water Solutions through Abdul Latif Jameel CDC and Rawafid Alhadarah Holding Company. Located on the Red Sea coast, IWP Shuqaiq-3 is one of the largest desalination plants in Saudi Arabia, said a statement from the Spanish group. The project’s EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) stage is scheduled for completion in 2021, it stated. Acciona breaks ground on big Saudi desalination plant – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2019-10-06T17:17:04+02:00
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 […] Saudi Arabia launches $826m water projects – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2019-08-15T15:48:50+02:00
Saudi Arabia issues request for proposals for Jubail Phase 3 IWPs – Saudi Arabia Owned by the kingdom’s Ministry of Finance, Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has issued request for proposals (RFPs) for the development of the Jubail Phase 3 Independent Water Projects (IWP), including Jubail-3A and BB with 600,000m3 and 570,000m3 potable water capacity per day. SWPC has called for RFPs from 10 pre-qualified bidders including individual companies and consortia. The qualified bidders for the reverse osmosis desalination plant project include: International Company for Water and Power Projects (Acwa Power); a consortium of FCC Aqualia, Haji Abdullah […] Saudi Arabia issues request for proposals for Jubail Phase 3 IWPs – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2019-08-07T21:57:53+02:00
Oil built Saudi Arabia – will a lack of water destroy it? – Saudi Bottles of water twirl on the conveyor belts of the Berain water factory in Riyadh, as a puddle of water collects on the concrete floor. In a second warehouse, tanks emit a low hum as water brought in from precious underground aquifers passes through a six-stage purification process before bottling. “In Saudi Arabia there are only two sources of water: the sea and deep wells,” says Ahmed Safar Al Asmari, who manages one of Berain’s two factories in Riyadh. “We’re […] Oil built Saudi Arabia – will a lack of water destroy it? – SaudiDME GmbH2019-08-06T14:56:22+02:00
Six mega water projects launched in Saudi Arabia to serve pilgrims – Saudi Arabia Dignitaries in Saudi Arabia inaugurated a number of water projects in Makkah and additional holy sites worth over SR3.1 (US $826 million) billion last week. According to Eng. Abdulrahman Bin Abdulmuhsen Al-Fadhli, minister of environment, water and agriculture, these projects will serve visitors to Makkah and the holy sites. Saudi Arabia plans to receive 15 million pilgrims and Umrah performers by the year 2020 and 30 million by the year 2030, in line with the goals of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. Six mega water projects launched in Saudi Arabia to serve pilgrims – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2019-07-22T15:07:03+02:00
Acwa Power’s fully owned desalination plant in Makkah opens ahead of schedule – Saudi Arabia Utility developer Acwa Power announced the commercial start-up of a desalination project in Saudi Arabia’s western region of Makkah ahead of schedule. The Shuaibah Expansion II scheme, which has the capacity to generate 250,000 cubic metres of water per day, began commercial operations in May. The plant was built at a cost of $314 million (Dh1.15 billion) and was inaugurated by Prince Khalid bin Faisal, Governor of Makkah province. (LINK). Acwa Power’s fully owned desalination plant in Makkah opens ahead of schedule – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2019-07-21T16:37:30+02:00