KSA Business: Acciona consortium wins $692m Jubail 3 desal plant contract – Gulf Digital News

KSA Business: Acciona consortium wins $692m Jubail 3 desal plant contract – Gulf Digital News

Spanish infrastructure major Acciona has announced that its consortium, comprising French utility group Engie and Saudi firms Nesma and Ajlan, has secured the EPC contract for the $692 million Jubail 3B desalination project, its sixth in the kingdom. 

 

Together with its partner SepcoIII, Acciona said it will undertake the construction of the 570,000-cu-m-day capacity plant that will cater to 2 million people in the cities of Riyadh and Qassim.

 

As per the deal signed with Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC), Acciona along with its partner are the main EPC contractors for the project.

 

The Spanish group will undertake the construction of the entire reverse osmosis system, including the civil works and the pumping of raw water. 

 

The project will include storage tanks for daily production, as well as a solar energy plant to reduce the consumption of power from the grid. To do this, Acciona will also build a photovoltaic solar plant. 

 

The EPC contract will also include the construction of 58 km of power lines, an electricity substation and the associated marine works, said the statement from Acciona.

 

The plant will be located in the industrial city of Jubail on the Arabian Gulf coast in eastern Saudi Arabia, around 100 km from Dammam. 

 

Acciona had previously