Al Khobar 2 reverse osmosis desalination plant, designed and built by ACCIONA, will be one of the largest in Saudi Arabia, serving 3 million people, and the largest in the ACCIONA portfolio worldwide
ACCIONA has achieved a key milestone in the construction of the Al Khobar 2 desalination plant, ramping up production during final testing to full capacity of 630,000 m³ of potable water per day, enough to meet the needs of 3 million people.
The new desalination facility in the east of Saudi Arabia, which is now serving the Khobar water network, is one of the largest in the Kingdom and the largest reverse osmosis desalination plant developed by ACCIONA globally.
The facility will be equipped with reverse osmosis technology and its daily capacity of more than 630,000 m³, makes it one of the biggest in the country and the largest RO plant under EPC scheme awarded in a single shot in KSA.
“This milestone is the result of good teamwork between the client, our engineers and the construction teams. Now that we are entering the final testing and commissioning stages, we will undertake several tests to make sure everything works perfectly,” said Javier Nieto, KSA Country Director for the water business.
The Saudi publicly-owned company Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) awarded ACCIONA and its partner RTCC the construction of the Al Khobar 2 desalination plant in 2020.