Doosan Heavy wins $707.8mn desalination plant contract in Saudi Arabia – MEP MiddleEast

Doosan Heavy wins $707.8mn desalination plant contract in Saudi Arabia – MEP MiddleEast

South Korea-headquartered power and water industry plant builder Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co – which is a subsidiary of the Doosan Group – has won a $707.8mn project award to build a seawater desalination plant in Saudi Arabia.

The Yanbu-4 facility will be constructed by Doosan Heavy as part of a consortium comprising French energy company Engie SA, and Saudi Arabian firms Mowah and Nesma.

The facility will be built in the Alrayyis region of Saudi Arabia, which is located approximately 260km north of the western port city of Jeddah.

Once complete, the seawater desalination plant will have a capacity of producing 450,000 tonnes of fresh water per day. Doosan Heavy plans to complete the construction by 2023.

The South Korean plant builder also plans to aggressively tap into the seawater desalination plant market in the Middle East.

Doosan Heavy has already clinched key desalination projects in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Oman since 2016, according to the state-run Yonhap news agency.

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