ACWA Power bags Rabigh 3 water desalination plant project

Saudi Arabia-based utility provider, ACWA Power, has been awarded Rabigh 3 seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant project, according to a company statement.

The contract is for more than 25 years on a Build, Own and Operate (BOO) basis.

The project is expected to begin commercial operations by Dec. 31, 2021, the statement said.

ACWA Power offered the most competitive price of $0.53 per cubic meter (m3) out of five bidding consortia for Rabigh 3 independent power and water project.

The project is to develop, finance, procure, implement, operate, and maintain a 600,000 m3/d desalination facility in Rabigh, north of Jeddah, with potential to double capacity to 1.2 million m3/d.