The Saudi Arabian Government has embarked on an ambitious project to ensure drinking water supply and wastewater treatment across large parts of the country, seeking to increase its citizens’ social welfare and quality of life.
The Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) plans to grant concessions for the construction and operation of a total of 14 desalination plants and 12 wastewater treatment plants, to be undertaken through public-private partnerships, seeking to attract investors from all over the world.
SWPC has engaged TYPSA under a framework agreement with an estimated duration of 5 years, to deliver the necessary engineering services to manage and control the concession contracts. Services also include construction supervision.
The 14 desalination plants will produce a total of almost 6 million m3 of drinking water per day. Three of them will have a net capacity per unit of 600,000 m3 a day. Wastewater treatment capacity will attain almost 1.5 million m3 per day, one of the treatment plants achieving 375,000 m3 on a daily basis.
“Water supply and treatment to achieve Sustainable Development Goals”
Modern and efficient state of the art of technology will achieve reduced consumption and increased production in both desalination and treatment.
Some of the desalination plants will combine reverse osmosis technology with photovoltaic plants to reduce specific energy consumption. Innovative systems, such as Nereda technology or continuous flow SBR will be used for treatment, introducing cogeneration systems in some plants to obtain better energy efficiency and consumption.
