World’s largest desalination plant goes on stream in Ras Al-Khair

[al-Hasani]

Khaled Al-Balahidi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette

RAS AL-KHAIR – Minister of Water and Electricity Abdullah Al-Hussayen commissioned the first phase of world’s largest desalination project here on Tuesday.

The plant for production and pumping of desalinated water and generation of electricity is located in the Ras Al-Khair Industrial City, 75 km north-west of Jubail. The plant is set to generate 15,000 jobs.

Al-Hussayen, who is also chairman of the SWCC board, said that the project, which is estimated to cost a total of more than SR27 billion, consists of the largest desalination pumping plant ever built in the history of SWCC.

“The plant has the production capacity of 1.025 million cubic meters of desalinated water per day and electricity production capacity of 2,600 MW. The plant will supply 1,350 MW of electricity to Maaden, and 1,050 MW to Saudi Electricity Co., in addition to 200 MW to be used within the plant,” he said.

A total of 800,000 cubic meters of water will be supplied to Riyadh city while another 100,000 cubic meters to Al-Washm, Sudair, Majma, Al-Zulfi and Al-Ghat regions. A total of 100,000 cubic meters will be supplied to the regions located north of the Eastern Province, including Hafar Al-Batin, Qaisoomah, and Qaryat Al-Olya.

World’s largest desalination plant goes on stream in Ras Al-Khair | Front Page | Saudi Gazette

 

[AUz]

Good for Saudi Arabia.

 

[dawn_news]

The future! I just feel sorry for land locked countries

 

[rmi5]

Khaled Al-Balahidi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette

RAS AL-KHAIR – Minister of Water and Electricity Abdullah Al-Hussayen commissioned the first phase of world’s largest desalination project here on Tuesday.

The plant for production and pumping of desalinated water and generation of electricity is located in the Ras Al-Khair Industrial City, 75 km north-west of Jubail. The plant is set to generate 15,000 jobs.

Al-Hussayen, who is also chairman of the SWCC board, said that the project, which is estimated to cost a total of more than SR27 billion, consists of the largest desalination pumping plant ever built in the history of SWCC.

“The plant has the production capacity of 1.025 million cubic meters of desalinated water per day and electricity production capacity of 2,600 MW. The plant will supply 1,350 MW of electricity to Maaden, and 1,050 MW to Saudi Electricity Co., in addition to 200 MW to be used within the plant,” he said.

A total of 800,000 cubic meters of water will be supplied to Riyadh city while another 100,000 cubic meters to Al-Washm, Sudair, Majma, Al-Zulfi and Al-Ghat regions. A total of 100,000 cubic meters will be supplied to the regions located north of the Eastern Province, including Hafar Al-Batin, Qaisoomah, and Qaryat Al-Olya.

World’s largest desalination plant goes on stream in Ras Al-Khair | Front Page | Saudi Gazette

Very good for KSA.
The plant only consumes 200 MW for 1 million cu^3 per day? it seems to be an efficient desalination plant.

 

[Multani]

Is this water pure enough to be drinkable and usable for irrigation or plant watering?

I always had this question. I have used desalinated water in Qatar, and it was not drinkable or appropriate to water plants, because salt deposits still developed slowly over time.

 

[burning_phoneix]

Is this water pure enough to be drinkable and usable for irrigation or plant watering?

I always had this question. I have used desalinated water in Qatar, and it was not drinkable or appropriate to water plants, because salt deposits still developed slowly over time.

The water from our old desalination plants was not pure enough for drinking straight out of the tap. It needed additional filtering.

Don't know about this new one though.

 

[Homajon]

Absolutely great!!!!!!!!




Saudis and the whole GCC should build hundreds of such plants, they should satisfy their water needs only through desalinated water!!!!

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Go go go go go go go, build build build, now now now now!!!!!!!