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  • EPC contract awarded for Shuaibah 3 independent water plant project, Saudi Arabia

    An engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract has been awarded for the Shuaibah 3 independent water plant project in Saudi Arabia. The contract was awarded to Doosan Enerbility, the South Korean firm formerly known as Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction.

  • TRSDC completes construction of Shurayrah, longest water bridge in Saudi Arabia

    The 1.2km iconic bridge is part of the 3.3km crossing from the mainland to the project’s main hub island Shurayrah. The bridge will stretch a total of 1.2km across the Red Sea, with two small 36m sections at each end of the crossing to allow for movement of marine mammals.

  • Saudi Arabia Introduces Largest Set of Projects to Develop Water, Environmental Infrastructure

    The projects cover 13 administrative regions of the Kingdom, including 353 projects allocated to the western sector, with a value exceeding 38.96 billion riyals ($10.3 billion), 240 projects in the central sector (Riyadh region), with a value surpassing 14.19 billion riyals ($3.7 billion).

  • Saudi Arabia unveils first batch of water projects worth $3.5bn to meet rising demand

    Saudi Arabia has unveiled water projects worth SR13.105 billion ($3.48 billion) as part of the Kingdom’s five-year plan to fend off a crisis arising out of increasing demand. The Saline Water Conversion Corp. has announced 21 schemes, representing the first package within a five-year capital portfolio for the environment, water and agriculture system.

  • Minister: Saudi Arabia allocates $28 billion for water projects

    Al-Fadhli added that the projects will contribute to raising the efficiency, quality and sustainability of services, which will, in turn, contribute to achieving the objectives of the Kingdom's Vision 2030". In 2021, Saudi Arabia implemented eight independent water treatment projects, established 14 independent strategic water reservoirs, and seven small industrial wastewater treatment projects.

  • Saudi Naqi Water’s IPO oversubscribed 30 times at top end of price range

    Naqi Water Co.’s initial public offering has been priced at the top end of an indicated range, after generating strong demand from investors during the bidding period. The bottled mineral water producer’s IPO price was set at SR69 ($18) per share with an oversubscription level of 30.3 times the offered shares, according to a bourse filing.

  • Jeddah airport allows pilgrims to carry Zamzam water

    King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) of Jeddah announced that it is now allowed for the Hajj pilgrims, who are returning to their countries, to carry Zamzam water on board the international flights. KAIA noted that the pilgrim is allowed to purchase only one five-liter Zamzam water bottle through one of the points of sale at the airport premises. The airport authorities have clarified that it has allocated a separate path for Zamzam water, and it is not allowed to carry Zamzam within the checked-in baggage.

  • Saudi Arabia prequalifies 15 developers for strategic water reservoir

    The Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has prequalified 15 developers for the contract to develop the Eastern Province and Al-Ahsa independent strategic water reservoir (ISWR)

  • Saudi’s KAUST announces partnership with Ocean Aero for autonomous underwater vehicles

    Ocean Aero and Shelf Subsea, a service company for the marine industry, will bring the AUSVs into Saudi Arabia, which will enhance KAUST research of the Red Sea. Ocean Aero’s TRITON Generation III AUSV is the world's first and only autonomous, environmentally-powered ocean vehicle that both sails and submerges for persistent, long-range ocean observation and data collection missions.

  • Iran’s southern Gulf waters hit by 5.6 magnitude earthquake

    The quake occurred between the port of Charak and the island of Kish at a depth of 22 km (13.6 miles), it said. Officials told state TV that there had been some 100 quakes and aftershocks over the past 10 days in the same region.