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Saudi Arabia produces 1.066 million cubic meters of desalinated water
During the fiscal year under review, the annual report said the quantity of the desalinated water from the six east coast plants increased by 3.2% compared to the previous year in 2006 while the quantity of the desalinated water from west coast plants increased by3.4%.
In addition to SWCC's efforts in the sphere of the production of desalinated water, it continues to make strides in the electric power generation field from the plant in Al-Ardh where the amount of electrical energy produced during 2007 increased to 21million megawatts.
With regard to the private sector's participation in desalination projects, the report pointed out that work is underway to implement a number of cogeneration projects that were approved by the Supreme Economic Council, which provided an opportunity for the private sector's participation and investment on the basis of specific criteria, providing for 66% to investor, 32% to the Public InvestmentFund and 8% to Saudi Electricity Company.
The report stated the number of projects which received the private sector's investment include: the third phase of Shuaiba plant with a daily production capacity of 1.30 million cubic meters of desalinated water and 900 megawatts of electricity; the second phase of Al-Shuqaiq plant with a daily production capacity of 212,000 cubic meters of the desalinated water and 850 megawatts of electricity, and the third phase of Jubail plant which was merged with Marafiq Company's project in Jubail to reach a total daily production capacity of 800,000 cubic meters of the desalinated water and 2, 500megawatts of electricity.
The report drew attention to the Royal approval to include Yanbu city project in its third phase within the plants that will be implemented with the private sector participation and a dailyproduction capacity of 400,000 cubic meters of the desalinated water.
The work is under way for the implementation of desalination plants in six Governorates including Al-Wajh; Rabeigh; Leith; Qunfudah; Farasan and Omluj. These will have a total daily production capacity of 63,000 cubic meters of the desalinated water, involving a capitalexpenditure of SR 801 million.
The annual report pointed out that Jeddah Project (Phase III) has been using reverse osmosis process with a daily production capacity of 40,000 cubic meters of the desalinated water daily and Haql project (phase III) and Dheba Project (Phase IV) with a joint daily production capacity of 9,000 cubic meters of the desalinated water, and finally Al-Wajh Project (phase IV) with a daily productioncapacity of 13,500 cubic meters per day of the desalinated water.
Eng. Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al-Husayen, The Minister of Water and Electricity and SWCC Chairman reiterated the keenness of the Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz to develop the SWCC and improve its operationalefficiency.
"From this standpoint, Royal directives have been issued to privatize and restructure the corporation within the framework of the State's policy towards the privatization of all water utilities, " headded.
He explained that the privatization of the Corporation is moving ahead in the right direction. " Five of the seven stages set for the completion of phases of the privatization program have been completed so far, leaving only two stages of restructuring and special regulations as well as determining tariffs, issuance of the necessary decisions, identifying buyers and preparing the bidding documents for investors." In a foreword of the annual report for the fiscal year, he stressed the importance of water conservation as a precious national resource for which the government has been exerting great efforts for the development of water sources and has spent billions of Riyals to construct 30 desalination plants on the Arab Gulf and the Red Seacoasts.
--SPA
In addition to SWCC's efforts in the sphere of the production of desalinated water, it continues to make strides in the electric power generation field from the plant in Al-Ardh where the amount of electrical energy produced during 2007 increased to 21million megawatts.
With regard to the private sector's participation in desalination projects, the report pointed out that work is underway to implement a number of cogeneration projects that were approved by the Supreme Economic Council, which provided an opportunity for the private sector's participation and investment on the basis of specific criteria, providing for 66% to investor, 32% to the Public InvestmentFund and 8% to Saudi Electricity Company.
The report stated the number of projects which received the private sector's investment include: the third phase of Shuaiba plant with a daily production capacity of 1.30 million cubic meters of desalinated water and 900 megawatts of electricity; the second phase of Al-Shuqaiq plant with a daily production capacity of 212,000 cubic meters of the desalinated water and 850 megawatts of electricity, and the third phase of Jubail plant which was merged with Marafiq Company's project in Jubail to reach a total daily production capacity of 800,000 cubic meters of the desalinated water and 2, 500megawatts of electricity.
The report drew attention to the Royal approval to include Yanbu city project in its third phase within the plants that will be implemented with the private sector participation and a dailyproduction capacity of 400,000 cubic meters of the desalinated water.
The work is under way for the implementation of desalination plants in six Governorates including Al-Wajh; Rabeigh; Leith; Qunfudah; Farasan and Omluj. These will have a total daily production capacity of 63,000 cubic meters of the desalinated water, involving a capitalexpenditure of SR 801 million.
The annual report pointed out that Jeddah Project (Phase III) has been using reverse osmosis process with a daily production capacity of 40,000 cubic meters of the desalinated water daily and Haql project (phase III) and Dheba Project (Phase IV) with a joint daily production capacity of 9,000 cubic meters of the desalinated water, and finally Al-Wajh Project (phase IV) with a daily productioncapacity of 13,500 cubic meters per day of the desalinated water.
Eng. Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al-Husayen, The Minister of Water and Electricity and SWCC Chairman reiterated the keenness of the Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz to develop the SWCC and improve its operationalefficiency.
"From this standpoint, Royal directives have been issued to privatize and restructure the corporation within the framework of the State's policy towards the privatization of all water utilities, " headded.
He explained that the privatization of the Corporation is moving ahead in the right direction. " Five of the seven stages set for the completion of phases of the privatization program have been completed so far, leaving only two stages of restructuring and special regulations as well as determining tariffs, issuance of the necessary decisions, identifying buyers and preparing the bidding documents for investors." In a foreword of the annual report for the fiscal year, he stressed the importance of water conservation as a precious national resource for which the government has been exerting great efforts for the development of water sources and has spent billions of Riyals to construct 30 desalination plants on the Arab Gulf and the Red Seacoasts.
--SPA
