Hyflux, a Singapore-based specialist in water treatment, said its wholly-owned subsidiary Hydrochem Saudi, has won a contract to deliver three seawater reverse osmosis desalination plants in the country's western region.

It was awarded by the state-owned Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) following a public tender for the design, construction, supply, test and commissioning of the plants.

The desalination plants, which will come up at Duba, Wajh and Haql areas along the Red Sea coast, are valued at a combined estimate of SR687 million ($183 million).

On completion, each of these plants will have a designed capacity of 16,000 cu m per day.

Hydrochem Saudi and SWCC officials signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Riyadh in the presence of Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al Fadhli, Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture of Saudi Arabia, and Masagos Zulkifli bin Masagos Mohamad, Minister of Environment and Water Resources of Singapore.

As per the deal, all the three desalination plants will employ reverse osmosis membrane technologies to treat the seawater into water suitable for potable use. Construction of these plants will commence upon finalisation of contracts, they added.

Hyflux is a global leader in sustainable solutions, focusing on the areas of water and energy. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, the group has operations and projects in Southeast Asia, China, India, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas.-TradeArabia News Service