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A large diameter pipe that exports fresh water. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)
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Saudi Water Desalination Makes First Privatization Step
Dammam-Saudi Arabia needs investments worth USD53.3 billion in the water sector till 2025, to cope with the population growth and the increased demand for desalinated water. The Kingdom faces a heavy challenge by getting 60% of its water needs from the desalination of...Caption:
The Ras Al-Khair water Desalination and power plant (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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World’s largest hybrid desalination plant starts pumping
Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia’s Ras Al-Khair desalination and power plant began its second stage of operations on Tuesday, with the event overseen by Abdullah Bin Abdul-Rahman Al-Haseen, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Water and Electricity and head of the board of...Caption:
Hyundai Heavy Industries will build the first phase of the project, which comprises a 1,500 megawatt natural gas-fired power plant and seawater desalination plant (AFP).
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Kuwait: $1.4 bn in financing for major power project
Kuwait City, Reuters—Kuwait is set to secure 1.43 billion US dollars in financing from a consortium of banks for a power and desalination plant, one of the major projects in the Gulf Arab state’s development plan, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) said. The Az-Zour...Caption:
Worshipers visit the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban)
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