The project to be developed on a BOO (build, own, operate) basis will be located at Shuqaiq, on the southwestern coast of Saudi Arabia will increase much needed power and water supplies to Abha and Jizan regions. The Project is the second IWPP being developed by the Water and Electricity Co. (WEC) and represents a major development in the Saudi water and power sector to help satisfy the increasing national demand.
The project consists of a thermal power plant and a reverse osmosis technology desalination plant together with all support facilities such as fuel unloading platform and water intake and discharge structures. The complex will dispatch 850 MW of Power and 47 MIGD (million imperial gallons per day) of water.
WEC selected the consortium following a competitive tendering process. The tender received three bids from international consortia, a reflection of the interest and confidence that international power companies have in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and in the ambitious and far reaching privatization process that the Kingdom has embarked on.
The consortium and WEC intend to enter into a series of agreements including a 20-year Power and Water Purchase Agreement (PWPA) by this year (2006) end.
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