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Trade Arabia
07-04-2025
- Business
- Trade Arabia
SWPC kicks off ops at Shuaibah 3 project ahead of schedule
Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has achieved a major milestone with the commencement of full desalinated water pumping at the Shuaibah 3 Conversion Station, 50 days ahead of schedule. The project involves the conversion of existing independent water and power plant (IWPP) project in Shuaibah region of the kingdom into a desalination plant based on the Independent Water Plant (IWP) model. It is the first conversion project from Multi-Stage Flash (MSF) desalination technology to sea water reverse osmosi (SWRO), which in line with the KSA vision 2030 in terms of achieving Zero carbon emissions, fuel saving and increased plant availability. With a production capacity of up to 600,000 cu m per day, the station will feed the water transmission system covering the Jeddah and Makkah regions. The project has been implemented by a consortium led by Saudi utility major Acwa Power (with a 68% equity stake) along with its key member Water and Electricity Holding Company (Badeel). According to SWPC, a new 25-year water purchase agreement (WPA) valued at nearly SAR3 billion had been sealed in 2022 with the Acwa Power-Badeel consortium.
ME Construction
07-04-2025
- Business
- ME Construction
Madinah 3 wastewater plant kicks off commercial operations
Infrastructure Madinah 3 wastewater plant kicks off commercial operations By The Madinah plant is said to have treated more than five million cu/m of wastewater during Ramadan and converted it into water suitable for industrial and agricultural use The Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has announced that its US $257mn utility project – Madinah 3 Wastewater plant has commenced commercial operations. The facility boasts a 200,000cu/m per day capacity which is expandable to 375,000cu/m per day in emergency situations. The company said that it will also build 23km of recycled water collectors for irrigation, three storage tanks and their respective pumping stations. The treatment plant will have a collection well and pumping station, pre-treatment, biological reactor, sludge line, and recycled water pumping station. The key project was developed by a Spanish infrastructure major ACCIONA with local firms – International Water Distribution Company (Tawzea) and Tamasuk as partners. SWPC said the project has been implemented on a build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) model. One of the three new WWTP build by ACCIONA in Saudi Arabia. As per the purchase deal with the consortium, ACCIONA will be responsible for the facility's development, design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance over a 25-year period from the date of commercial operations. The Madinah plant is said to have treated more than five million cu/m of wastewater during Ramadan and converted it into water suitable for industrial and agricultural use, thus contributing to reducing the environmental impact and improving the quality of life for its residents, said a statement from SWPC. Last year ACCIONA celebrated it key safety milestone at the Madinah 3 project site clocking two million man-hours without Lost-Time Injuries. Hassan Allam Construction was responsible for the civil works of the plant. The waste treatment plant has a collection well and pumping station, pre-treatment installation, biological reactor, sludge line, and recycled water pumping station, it stated.
Zawya
03-04-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Madinah 3 wastewater plant kicks off commercial operations
Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has announced that its SAR964 million ($257 million) utility project - Madinah 3 Wastewater plant - has begun commercial operations. The key facility boasts a 200,000 cu m/day capacity which is expandable to 375,000 cu m/day in emergency situations. The SAR964 million ($257 million) project was developed by a consortium led by Spanish infrastructure major Acciona with prominent local firms - International Water Distribution Company (Tawzea) and Tamasuk as partners. SWPC said the project has been implemented on a build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) model. As per the purchase deal with the consortium, Acciona will be responsible for the facility's development, design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance over a 25-year period from the date of commercial operations. A state-of-the-art facility, the Madinah plant had treated more than 5 million cu m of wastewater during Ramadan and converted into water suitable for industrial and agricultural use, thus contributing to reducing the environmental impact and improving the quality of life for its residents, said a statement from SWPC. Last year Acciona had celebrated it key safety milestone at Madinah-3 project site clocking two million man-hours without Lost-Time Injuries (LTI). Hassan Allam Construction was responsible for the civil works of the Madinah 3 plant.- TradeArabia News Service Copyright 2024 Al Hilal Publishing and Marketing Group Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
Trade Arabia
02-04-2025
- Business
- Trade Arabia
Madinah 3 wastewater plant kicks off commercial operations
Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has announced that its SAR964 million ($257 million) utility project - Madinah 3 Wastewater plant - has begun commercial operations. The key facility boasts a 200,000 cu m/day capacity which is expandable to 375,000 cu m/day in emergency situations. The SAR964 million ($257 million) project was developed by a consortium led by Spanish infrastructure major Acciona with prominent local firms - International Water Distribution Company (Tawzea) and Tamasuk as partners. SWPC said the project has been implemented on a build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) model. As per the purchase deal with the consortium, Acciona will be responsible for the facility's development, design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance over a 25-year period from the date of commercial operations. A state-of-the-art facility, the Madinah plant had treated more than 5 million cu m of wastewater during Ramadan and converted into water suitable for industrial and agricultural use, thus contributing to reducing the environmental impact and improving the quality of life for its residents, said a statement from SWPC. Last year Acciona had celebrated it key safety milestone at Madinah-3 project site clocking two million man-hours without Lost-Time Injuries (LTI).
Trade Arabia
27-03-2025
- Business
- Trade Arabia
Alkhorayef sole bidder for Saudi wastewater treatment plant project
Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has announced that Alkhorayef Water and Power Technologies is the sole bidder for a small-scale wastewater treatment plant in Jazan region. On completion, it will boast a treatment capacity of 74,700 cu m per day. SWPC had earlier conducted a competitive process to select a developer/developer consortium for both these projects who would be responsible for the development, financing, engineering, procurement, construction and implementation for these projects. However, at the end of the bidding process, Alkhorayef Water and Power Technologies remained the sole bidder. Under a 25-year sewage treatment and collection network implementation agreement with SWPC, a project company is to be incorporated to develop the project and treat the entire sewage capacity supplied by the Saudi utility. Also the winning bidder will be responsible for the ownership, operation, maintenance and transfer of the SSTPs, together with associated infrastructure and facilities, said SWPC in a statement. On completion, the project aims to achieve a treatment capacity of up to 74,700 cu m per day, including an associated collection network spanning 166 km. The Collection Network is to be handed over to the National Water Company (NWC) after construction.
