Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC), formerly known as Water & Electricity Company (WEC) announces the prices for Jubail 3A Independent Water Producer Project, IWP.
The plant will be designed using Reverse Osmosis seawater desalination technology. The expected capacity of Jubail 3A desalination plant is 600,000 Cu.m/day.
Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power led consortium has submitted the lowest Levelized Water Cost of 1.54861 SAR/Cu.m.
Earlier, During December 2019, a total of Four Companies/Consortia has submitted the proposals (read more).
Following are the bidders prices in terms of Levelized Water Cost:
- ACWA Power, Gulf Investment Corporation, Al-Bawani Water & Power Company – 1.54861 SAR/Cu.m
- Marubeni, Marafiq – 1.59961 SAR/Cu.m
- Aqualia, Haji Abdullah Alireza & Co Ltd, Alfanar – 1.73542 SAR/Cu.m
- UTICO – 1.76518 SAR/Cu.m
The desalination plant will be located in Jubail area, eastern region of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Once the project commissioned, it will serve Riyadh, Qassim and Eastern Provinces with potable water.
Power supply to the project will be facilitated from the high voltage network consist of 380kV Substation and 380kV Overhead Transmission line.
Earlier, during August 2019, SWPC issued the tender documents to the qualified Consortia of Jubail-3 IWP.
SWPC will purchase the output and entire capacity of the project, under a Water Purchase Agreement (WPA) for a period of 25 years.
WEC is advised by Synergy Consulting IFA Inc (Lead and Financial Adviser), DLA Piper Middle East LLP (Legal Adviser) and Atkins (Technical Adviser).
The Project Commercial Operation Date (PCOD) is expecting in 2022.
SWPC already awarded the following IWPs:
- Rabigh-3 IWP having plant capacity 600,000 Cu.m per day to ACWA Power Consortium
- Shuqaiq-3 IWP having plant capacity 450,000 Cu.m per day to Marubeni Consortium.
- Yanbu-4 IWP having plant capacity 450,000 Cu.m per day is awarded to Engie Consortium.
Jubail 3B IWP (Plant Capacity 570,000 m3/day) is in bidding stage.
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