ACCIONA produces first cubic metre of water at Al-Khobar desalination plant in KSA – MEP MiddleEast

ACCIONA produces first cubic metre of water at Al-Khobar desalination plant in KSA – MEP MiddleEast

ACCIONA has achieved a key milestone in the construction of the Al-Khobar 1 desalination plant on the east coast of Saudi Arabia with the production of the first cubic metre of water.

The plant, equipped with energy-efficient Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) technology, is a critical project in the modernisation of the water sector being undertaken by the Kingdom's Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC).

ACCIONA is the EPC contractor for Al Khobar 1, which it expects to complete before the end of the year. The desalination plant will produce 210,000 cubic metres of potable water per day, serving a population of 350,000 inhabitants. Its capacity makes it one of the largest desalination plants in Saudi Arabia.

Ignacio Lobo Gutiérrez, ACCIONA Project Director, said: “This milestone is the result of good teamwork