The National Water Co (NWC) of Saudi Arabia is starting work on 12 major desalination projects valued at over $1.3 billion across strategic areas in the Kingdom, including Dammam, Al Khobar, Jubail, Al Ahsa, and Qatif.
NWC revealed that its ambitious infrastructure plan includes the construction of 40 water tanks with a collective capacity of 1.6 million cubic metres, according to a report in Utilities Middle East.
The projects also include the establishment of pumping stations and the laying of 493km of strategic pipeline networks.
The networks will be implemented gradually, ensuring uninterrupted 24/7 water supply to beneficiaries in Dammam, Khobar, Jubail, Al Ahsa, and Al Qatif, according to reports.
Work has been completed on 11 tanks, amounting to a combined capacity of 530,000 cubic metres, in Dammam, NWC highlighted. Going forward, eight additional tanks, totalling 323,000 cubic metres in capacity, are in the planning stages for the Al Khobar governorate.
NWC executing more projects in Saudi Arabia
In Al Qatif, NWC is actively constructing eight reservoirs with a combined capacity of 322,000 cubic metres. The projects involve the creation of six tanks (158,000 cubic metres) and seven more tanks (310,000 cubic metres) in Jubail and Al-Ahsa respectively.
The ongoing projects in the Kingdom’s Eastern Province encompass a network of 21 pumping stations, distributed as follows: 5 in Dammam, 3 in Khobar, 5 in Al-Qatif, 6 in Jubail, and 2 in Al-Ahsa. The initiative necessitates the installation of approximately 500,000 metres of pipeline networks.
Of this, 197,000 metres are designated for Dammam, 52,000 metres for Khobar, 108,000 metres for Jubail, 62,000 metres for Al Qatif, and 73,000 metres for Al Ahsa.