ACCIONA to showcase sustainability projects at Saudi Water Forum

ACCIONA, a global leader in the provision of regenerative solutions for a decarbonized economy, will showcase its range of sustainability projects that support the goals of Saudi Vision 2030 and the National Water Strategy, at the Saudi Water Forum to be held from March 6 to 8 in Riyadh.

Sponsored by the Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture under the theme of ‘Water Sustainability. A Responsibility for all,’ the Saudi Water Forum will bring together industry experts and all stakeholders in the water sector to accelerate action for supporting the National Water Strategy.

The event will feature workshops on water security and sustainability; attracting investment to the water industry; the exchange and identification of experiences to achieve sustainability in water resources, and the end-to-end management of resources, among others.

At its stand (A18) at the Saudi Water Forum, ACCIONA, which has a strong presence in the Kingdom through its Water division, will showcase all the projects in the Kingdom and across the region. Currently, the company has six desalination projects that use reverse osmosis technology, three wastewater treatment projects and a contract for managing integrated water cycle.

Ambitious projects in the Kingdom

In late 2021, the publicly owned Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) announced the financial closure of the Jubail 3B project, a 570,000 m3/day facility to supply 2 million people in the cities of Riyadh and Qassim. ACCIONA will develop the project together with its partner SEPCOIII.

Further, the publicly owned Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) of Saudi Arabia awarded ACCIONA and its partner RTCC the contract for the design and construction of the Shuqaiq 1 desalination plant for US$384 million (€315 million). The plant, with a daily capacity of 400,000 m3, will help to improve potable water supplies and offset the scarcity of water suffered by people living in south-eastern Saudi Arabia. It will provide a new source of potable water for domestic, urban, agricultural, and industrial uses.

In the same area, ACCIONA has built – and operates for 25 years – the Shuqaiq3 desalination plant, with a treatment capacity of 450,000 m³ per day to service a population equivalent of two million.

On the east coast of the country, the company is building the Al Khobar II desalination plant for SWCC in a joint venture with RTCC. This facility will incorporate reverse osmosis technology and have a capacity of just over 600,000 m³ per day, sufficient to cover a population of three million.

In July 2018, the company was awarded the contract to build and commission the Al Khobar I desalination plant. With a daily capacity of 210,000 m³, it provides a service to a population of 350,000.

ACCIONA has also designed and built the Al Jubail RO4 seawater desalination plant for Marafiq in eastern Saudi Arabia. Its capacity of 100,000 m³ per day serves both the city and the nearby industrial complex.

In the field of wastewater treatment, ACCIONA has been awarded the financing, construction, and operation for 25 years of the Madinah-3, Buraydah-2 and Tabuk-2 wastewater treatment plants, together with its local partners Tawzea and Tamasuk.

Overall, these contracts awarded by Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) are for US$1,000 million (€855 million) and will provide a service to a population equivalent of over 2 million.

ACCIONA is also mandated, together with its partners Aqualia, Tawzea, and HAACO, for improving the efficiency of the water service for 5 million people in the Southern Cluster, through a public-private partnership agreement with the state-owned NWC (National Water Company). The contract includes the management, operation, and maintenance for seven years of the integrated water cycle in the regions of Assir, Jazan, Baha, and Najran.