ACCIONA starts operation and maintenance of Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant in Saudi Arabia

ACCIONA starts operation and maintenance of Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant in Saudi Arabia

- LONG-TERM CONTRACT: The Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has awarded a 25-year contract to ACCIONA for the operation and maintenance of Shuqaiq 3, built by ACCIONA and one of the largest desalination plants in Saudi Arabia.

RIYADH: ACCIONA has started the operation and maintenance of Saudi Water Partnership Company’s (SWPC) Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant, one of the largest in Saudi Arabia serving two million people. The O&M contract has been awarded for 25 years.

The Independent Water Project (IWP) uses Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) technology, which is more energy efficient than conventional thermal desalination. Shuqaiq 3 is a key project in the modernization of the water sector that is being carried out by the SWPC.

The SWPC commemorated the completion of the construction of Shuqaiq 3 with an open ceremony last week. The event was attended by H.E. Eng. Khaled Al Qureshi, CEO of SWPC, Fumio Iwai, Japan’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as representatives of ACCIONA and Abdul Latif Jameel (ALJ), both co-developers.

ACCIONA was the Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contractor for Shuqaiq 3 IWP desalination plant, which will produce 450,000 cubic meters of potable water per day. The project also includes the EPC of a