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Image used for illustrative purpose. Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant. Image courtesy Saudi Water Partnerships Company Twitter handle.
China's SEPCO Electric Power Construction Corporation (SEPCO III) has awarded the construction contract for the new 400,000 cubic metres/day Jubail II seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant to Dubai-based Metito, it was announced on Wednesday.
Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) is developing the $132 million (495 million Saudi riyals) desalination project.
Metito said in a statement that it was subcontracted by SEPCO III after winning a competitive international tender for the design, engineering, procurement, supervision of installation, and commissioning of the plant including process, mechanical, electrical, and automation systems.
The Jubail II SWRO plant is scheduled to completed in 24 months with its commissioning date set for February 2022, the statement said.
SWCC's Deputy Governor for Technical Affairs & Projects Sharekh Ibrahim Al-Sharekh said Jubail, on the east coast, is also home to record-breaking power plant and the world's largest desalination plant using modern hybrid desalination technology.
"The SWCC is the world's largest producer of desalinated water and holds the Guinness World Record for the same. We generate potable water from various plants across the east and west coasts of the Kingdom and transport the water to end users through advanced transportation systems feeding multiple regions and cities," he said.
Fady Juez, Metito Managing Director, said the project would the first SWRO plant of this capacity to be engineered by Metito in the Middle East and North Africa region.
The statement noted that Metito's scope is fast-tracked with the scope mandated to be concluded in 14 months.
(Writing by Eman Hamed; Editing by Anoop Menon)
(anoop.menon@refinitiv.com)
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