Spain's Acciona to build desalination plant in S. Arabia

Madrid, Oct 1 (EFE).- Spain's Acciona Agua in partnership with Saudi Arabia's BinLaden Group has been awarded the contract for the design, construction and operation of a desalination plant in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

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Spain's Acciona to build desalination plant in S. Arabia

• Madrid, Oct 1 (EFE).- Spain's Acciona Agua in partnership with Saudi Arabia's BinLaden Group has been awarded the contract for the design, construction and operation of a desalination plant in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

Acciona´s president, José Manuel Entrecanales. EFE/File

The plant, with a capacity for 100,000 cubic meters (3.5 million cubic feet) a day, will provide service both to the city of Al Jubail and to its associated industrial complex on the Saudi coast of the Persian Gulf, Acciona Agua said in a communique.
Construction of the facility, which is the first contract ever obtained by Acciona Agua in Saudi Arabia, will begin in the next few weeks, with a start-up date set for late 2014.
Its planned capacity will double the combined volume provided by the other five desalinators currently operating in the city.
In recent weeks Acciona Agua has also been awarded contracts for sewage treatment plants in Mexico and Costa Rica.
Acciona Agua is a unit of Acciona SA, dedicated to infrastructures, renewable energy, water and related services. COPIADO : www.efe.com