Black & Veatch wins Jeddah 4 desalination project in Saudi Arabia

Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC ) of Saudi Arabia has awarded an engineering, procurement, construction(EPC) contract to infrastructure firm Black & Veatch for the Jeddah 4 project.

Under the contract, Black & Veatch will work as an engineering and design consultant for the project which is expected to increase the water supply in Jeddah, the second largest city in the country.

The firm will be conducting a study of the site and adjacent sea conditions for the project, before embarking on the conceptual process and engineering design, and prepare tender documents for it.

Once operational, the project is expected to produce 400 mega litres of treated water every day.

The facility will use reverse osmosis technology to serve the water requirements for five million city residents.

Black & Veatch managing director for the Middle East Mazen Alami said: "An augmented water supply is central to the prosperity and continued development of Jeddah. SWCC, through critical infrastructure projects such as Jeddah 4, has proved highly effective in addressing the kingdom’s water requirements.

"Our experience with large-scale desalination projects around the world will help the corporation serve the needs of Jeddah’s growing populace," he added.

Black & Veatch has been worked with SWCC since 1993. It has been a part of the Shoiabah desalination project as well, for the Jeddah water transmission system.