Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has issued requests for qualification (RFQs) for the development of a independent desalination plant in Ras Mohaisen area of the kingdom.
Located 300 km south of Makkah on the Red Sea coast in the Western Province, the Ras Mohaisen Independent Water Project will be designed using seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination technology and include all associated infrastructure and facilities.
On completion, the new IWP will boast a total treatment capacity of 300,000 cu m per day, said a statement from SWPC. The project's commercial operation date has been set as 2024, it added.
According to SWPC, a total of 44 companies have expressed their interests in the key SWRO project
led by French heavyweights Engie, Veolia and Saur Sas (France); Marubeni (Japan); J&P International and Archirodon (Cyprus); Strukton (Netherlands) in addition to Spanish industrial majors - GS Inima Environment, Acciona Agua, Aqualia and Cobra.
Of these EoIs, 21 are from Saudi companies including regional utility giant Acwa Power, the Saudi unit of Korean builder Posco, Marafiq, Sajco, AlSharif Group, Nesma, Advanced Water Technology, AlKawther Industries, Mowah Company and Consolidated Contractors Company.
Power supply to the project will be provided from the Saudi Electricity Company’s high voltage network, said a statement from SWPC.
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