Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has signed agreements worth USD 693 mln for the Ras Mohaisen Independent Water Plant in Al Qunfudhah, Makkah region.
The desalination plant, with a capacity of 300,000 cu m/day, will be located 300 km south of Makkah on the Red Sea coast. It will be developed under a Build-Own-Operate (BOO) model by a consortium led by Acwa Power, alongside Hajj Abdullah Ali Reza & Partners and Al Kifah Holding Company.
The winning bidder will handle the project’s development, financing, procurement, implementation, operation, and maintenance. The facility will also include 600,000 cu m of storage tanks (equivalent to two days of operation) and an electrical substation.
