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عربي

Saline Water Conversion Corporation

  
Also known as: SWCC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Updated: Mar 07, 2011
 
 
 
Country

Saudi Arabia

Ownership Type
 
 
 
 
Principal Activities
Provides water desalination services, solutions and research; electrical power generation and transmission; building, developing and transferring of power and water plants.
 
Date of Establishment Year
1974
 
No of Employees
N/A (12,000 Company, N/A Group, 1,200 Headquarters) (As of Mar 07, 2011)
 
 
Contact Details
Address:
Saline Water Conversion Building
Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Road
P.O. Box 5968
Riyadh  11432
Saudi Arabia
 
Tel:
+966 1-463-1111
 
Fax:
+966 1-464-1111
 
Email:
info@swcc.gov.sa
 
Website:
www.swcc.gov.sa

 
 
 Business Overview
The first water desalination unit was established in 1928 by order of the late King Abdulaziz. The unit, known as Kandasa, provided drinking water for Jeddah. Today, Saudi Arabia is the largest desalinated water producer in the world, with 18.1% of global production. The country consumed 2.84 million cubic meters of desalinated water in 2007.

SWCC, which was established as the primary producer and distributor of potable water, operates 27 plants across the country and has a total installed capacity of 888 million gallons of water per day. SWCC is also a major contributor to the Saudi electricity grid, with an output of 5,029 megawatts.
 
 
Zawya Industry Benchmarks  Yr 2010 
Installed Capacity (MW) 5,029 
Water Production Capacity (MGPD) 888 
Number of Plants Under Control 27 
 
 
 Major Shareholders   
Name   Type  Country  Holding 
Government of Saudi Arabia  Government Saudi Arabia 100.00% 
 
 
 
 
 Direct Investments and Related Entities 
Subsidiaries/Associates/Affiliates
Name  Country  Holding 
Saline Water Desalination Research Institute Saudi Arabia 100.00%
Water and Electricity Company Saudi Arabia 50.00%
Divisions
Name  Country  Holding 
Al Azizia-I Saudi Arabia -
Al Birk Saudi Arabia -
Al Jubail RO Saudi Arabia -
Al Jubail-I Saudi Arabia -
Al Jubail-II Saudi Arabia -
Al Khafji-II Saudi Arabia -
Al Khobar-II Saudi Arabia -
Al Khobar-III Saudi Arabia -
Al Luth Saudi Arabia -
Al Qunfithah Saudi Arabia -
Al Shuaibah-I Saudi Arabia -
Al Shuaibah-II Saudi Arabia -
Al Shugaig-I Saudi Arabia -
Al Wajh-III Saudi Arabia -
Duba-III Saudi Arabia -
Farasan-II Saudi Arabia -
Haql Saudi Arabia -
Jeddah RO-1 Saudi Arabia -
Jeddah RO-3 Saudi Arabia -
Jeddah-III Saudi Arabia -
Jeddah-IV Saudi Arabia -
Rabig-II Saudi Arabia -
Umluj-II Saudi Arabia -
Umluj-III Saudi Arabia -
Yanbu RO Saudi Arabia -
Yanbu-I Saudi Arabia -
Yanbu-II Saudi Arabia -
Supervising Authority
Name  Country  Holding 
Ministry of Water and Electricity - Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia -