Poyry Awarded Contract for Saudi Arabian Desalination Plant

Finnish firm Poyry has won a €15m engineering services contract from the Saline Water Conversion Corporation for the Ras Az Zawr power and desalination plant in Saudi Arabia.

Poyry will assist the client in the review of the EPC contractor’s detail design and the inspection of workshop tests, and will also execute site supervision of the contractor’s construction work.

The development includes a 2,650MW combined cycle project and a desalination plant.

The plant will consist of eight MSF units capable of producing 1.025 million cubic metres per day, exported mainly to Riyadh.