ACWA Power signs WPA for Jubail 3A Independent Water Plant

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Saudi Water Partnership Company, and a consortium led by ACWA Power on April 30 have signed the project agreements for the phase 3(A) of the Jubail independent water plant. 

The project is to be located 18 km south of the Jubail Industrial City at the Arabian Gulf Coast, adjacent to the existing plant units (Jubail Phase 1, Jubail Phase 2 and Jubail RO plants), in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with a production capacity of 600,000 m3/day of desalinated water. 

The project was tendered to investors under a build-own-operate(BOO) structure. It received 55 EoI’s from interested companies, including 19 Saudi companies. The preferred bidder was chosen from 4 alliances, including 5 local companies and 4 international companies were competing for the tender. The winning alliance consists of ACWA Power, Gulf Investment Corporation and Al-Bawani Water and Energy Company. The project will be based on  Reverse Osmosis technology. It will provide potable water the eastern region, Riyadh and Qassim regions. Also, this strategic project will include solar energy units to reduce electricity consumption from the grid, in addition to water tanks with a production capacity of one operating day.
 
The production will start during the Q4 2022. The agreement period will be 25 years.
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