Acciona to showcase its key utility sector expertise at Saudi forum
RIYADH, March 3, 2022
Spanish infrastructure major Acciona will be presenting its main activities and projects developed to date in Saudi Arabia and in the Middle East in general, at a key industry event which kicks off in capital Riyadh next week.
The Saudi Water Forum will be held from March 6 to 8 under the theme of "Water Sustainability. A Responsibility for all".
Acciona will be outlining its other planned initiatives for the water sector in Saudi Arabia, in line with the 2030 Vision of the Kingdom and its National Water Strategy, at its stand during the three-day event.
Acciona's presentations and workshops will cover subjects such as water security and sustainability; attracting investment to the water industry; the exchange and identification of experiences to achieve sustainability in water resources, and the end-to-end management of resources, among others, it stated.
With this edition, the Saudi Water Forum sets out to become a meeting point for key players, experts and stakeholders in the water sector involved in achieving the objectives stated in the Kingdom’s 2030 Vision and its National Water Strategy.
Acciona has a strong presence in Saudi Arabia through its water division, with 6 desalination projects using reverse osmosis technology, another 3 wastewater treatment projects and a contract for the management of the integral water cycle.
Last year, the publicly-owned Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) had announced the financial closure of the Jubail 3B project, a 570,000 cu m/day faciity to supply 2 million people in the cities of Riyadh and Qassim. Acciona will construct the project together with its partner SEPCOIII.
Also last year, the publicly-owned Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) of Saudi Arabia awarded Acciona and its partner RTCC the design and construction of the Shuqaiq 1 desalination plant for $384 million.
The plant, with a daily capacity of 400,000 cu m, will help to improve potable water supplies and offset the scarcity of water suffered by people living in south-eastern Saudi Arabia. It will provide a new source of potable water for domestic, urban, agricultural and industrial uses.
In the same area, Acciona has built -and currently operates for 25 years- the Shuqaiq3 desalination plant, with a treatment capacity of 450,000 cu m per day to service a population equivalent of two million.
On the east coast of the country the company is building the Al Khobar II desalination plant for SWCC in a joint venture with RTCC, said the Spanish group in its statement.
This facility will incorporate reverse osmosis technology and have a capacity of just over 600,000 cu m per day, sufficient to cover a population of three million, it added.-TradeArabia News Service
