ACCIONA achieves key milestone at Saudi Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant

ACCIONA achieves key milestone at Saudi Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant

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ACCIONA, the Spanish multinational conglomerate has achieved a significant milestone in the construction of the Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant in Saudi Arabia.

The company has ramped up production during final testing to a full capacity of 450 million liters of potable water per day, enough to meet the needs of two million people. The plant uses energy-efficient Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) technology and is a key project in Saudi Arabia’s water sector development.

The new desalination plant, which is located near the Red Sea, is one of the largest to be built in Saudi Arabia and is already supplying the water network of Abha and Jizan in the southwest of the country, an extremely dry region. 

ACCIONA is the Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contractor for the Shuqaiq 3 Company for Water (S3CW), owner of the Independent Water Project (IWP). The project company has a long-term water purchase agreement with the Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC). The contract includes the construction of a large Electrical Special Facility (ESF) to supply the plant with power.

Mr. Jesús García Prieto, ACCIONA Shuqaiq 3 IWP Project Director said, “This milestone is the result of good teamwork between the client, our engineers and the construction teams.