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  • Saudi’s National Water Company constructs reservoirs worth $7.2m

    Saudi Arabia’s National Water Company has completed the construction of two water reservoirs with a capacity of 16,000m3 at a total cost of more than $7.2m (SAR27m). The project also included the establishment of water networks extending across more than 83km; the implementation of 532 domestic water connections to serve more than 6,300 customers; and developing the capability to dispense approximately 5,500 tanker trips in the Rumah governorate annually.

  • Saudi’s SWCC signs MoU for innovation in water desalination

    According to the memorandum, SWCC aims to benefit from a modern device to recover energy in the desalination process by reverse osmosis in desalination plants, which could potentially reduce energy use by more than 50%; increase the production of desalinated water by 20%; raise the degree of brine concentration to 15%; and reduce its cost by more than 15%.

  • Saudi Arabia professors use lasers to create “Aqua-Fi” for underwater internet

    When it comes to communicating under the seas, humans have long struggled to find suitable tools. Radio and sonar systems are typically used but they suffer from a variety of downsides. Researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, put their heads together and came up with a new solution: Aqua-Fi.

  • Saudis seek partners for water recycling venture

    In a video call on Monday, the Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) – the central body for privatisation in the Kingdom’s water sector – outlined plans to appoint private investors to source potential agricultural and industrial customers for treated sewage effluent (TSE).

  • New at Saudi hajj: Bottled holy water, sterilized pebbles

    Saudi pilgrims will be selected from among healthcare workers and security personnel who have recovered from COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. The government said their selection represents a “token of appreciation for their role in providing care” during the pandemic.

  • New law to ensure water conservation, fair prices in Saudi Arabia

    Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Eng. Abdul Rahman Al-Fadhli said that the new water law aims to conserve, develop, and protect water sources as well as to ensure their sustainability and management. He emphasized that the law would guarantee the provision of high-quality water supply in a safe, clean and reliable manner to consumers at competitive prices.

  • Export of bottled water in Saudi Arabia resumes after 9-year hiatus

    The export of bottled water was stopped because most of the neighboring importing countries had set up their own water bottling factories. There are about 180 domestic water factories, and most of them may start searching for markets to export the surplus production. It is expected that the percentage of exports from the factory capacity will reach 10 percent

  • Iran building pipeline to avoid disputed oil waterway

    The Goureh-Jask route will bring 1 million b/d of oil from the southern Bushehr province to the Iranian coast on the Sea of Oman for exports. The project, which would cost over $1.1 billion, envisages storage capacity of 10 million barrels of crude.

  • Saudi Arabia says it forces three Iranian boats out of its waters

    Saudi Arabia forced three Iranian boats to retreat from its waters on Thursday after firing warning shots, a spokesman for Saudi boarder guards said on Saturday.

  • Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen Launches Energy and Water Projects in Socotra

    The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) has launched a package of development projects in Socotra Governorate for the activation and operation of the two power plants in Hadibu and Qulansiyah and the management of water resources.