Rabigh 3 IWP

OVERVIEW

Rabigh Three Company is a desalination plant owned by ACWA Power with a capacity of 600,000 m3/d of potable water

Output using Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) technology. This project located in the Rabigh area (approximately 150 km north of Jeddah), in the western region of KSA. The Plant will be structured as a standalone IWP

and will be developed by the Owner.

The proposed SWRO plant includes the following main facilities:

  • Seawater intake.
  • Effluent outfall.
  • Pre-treatment system.
  • SWRO system.
  • Post treatment system.
  • Fire protection and detection system.
  • General buildings.
  • Other facilities for maintenance and operation.

 

The desalination plant proposed by the Consortium has been designed in order to comply

with the water output requirements and to ensure the required availability of potable water.

The design of the plant and the related buildings have been developed focusing on the

combination of operational suitability & plant availability, optimization of power

consumption and energy efficiency and minimization of the environmental and visual

impact.

KEY FACTS

  • LOCATION
    Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, located in the Rabigh area.
  • OFFTAKER
    SWPC (Saudi Water Partners Company)
  • FUEL
    Nill
  • DESALINATED WATER ('000 m3/day)
    600,000 m3/day
  • CONFIGURATION
    SWRO
  • PROJECT COST
    750 MUSD
  • COMMERCIAL OPERATIONAL DATE
    31-December-2021
  • ACWA POWER SHARE
    100% of Project Company ( 70% : ACWA Power, 30% : SBCC)
  • OFFTAKE CONTRACT
    BOO, 25 years term from COD
  • OPERATOR
    NOMAC
  • OTHER INVESTORS
    Nill
  • EPC
    Consortium of (SEPCO3, SIDEM, Abengoa) SEPCO3 is the lead
  • PROJECT COMPANY
    Rabigh Three Company IWP