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French consortium to work on Jubail 3B plant in Saudi Arabia | |
| Staff Writer |
Saudi Arabia has commissioned the Saudi Water Partnership Company which is working on the Jubail 3B plant is slated to produce 570,000 m3/day of potable water using reverse osmosis technology given the recent tie-up with French multinational utility company ENGIE, Nesma Company Limited, and Ajlan & Bros holding group.
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Construction work started 65km north of Dammam airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The plant that will be operational in 2024 will supply water to Riyadh and Qassim regions, under the terms of a 25-year Water Purchase Agreement. Developed under a public-private partnership structure (PPP), the plant will be financed by the consortium and operated and maintained by ENGIE.
Mr. Khaled Z AlQureshi, CEO of SWPC said that, “The Jubail 3B IWP plant will not only use reverse osmosis, a more energy-efficient process than traditional thermal desalination technologies but will also use renewable solar energy in place of traditional fossil fuels, helping to reduce its carbon footprint. Moreover, the plant will critically support the creation of local job opportunities.”
Once complete, the plant will have a 61MWP capacity solar facility, the largest in-house solar capability for a desalination plant in the Kingdom, helping to optimize electricity consumption and reduce grid reliance.