Saudi Water Partnerships Company has achieved financial close for the Jubail-3B Independent Water Plant with the participation of the Supervisory Committee at the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, developers and consultants.

The total cost of the Jubail-3B IWP project is around SAR2.6 billion (US$692.37 million). The water plant will have a capacity of 570 m3/day of potable water and will be built and operated by Engie, NESMA and Alajlan Global for a period of 25 years. 

The Jubail 3B IWP plant will treat water through reverse osmosis technology to supply the Riyadh and Qassim Regions. It will also include one-day storage facilities and a 60MWp capacity solar PV facility, the largest in-house solar capability for a desalination plant in Saudi Arabia. The PV plant will help to reduce the cost of electricity per square meter.