Saudi Arabia to Begin Water Projects

Saudi Arabia’s National Water Company is to start SAR3bn ($800m) of water projects next year.

The investment will focus on the expansion of existing water projects and the construction of new projects, which will be funded by the country’s finance ministry.

The state-owned water utility will carry out a water rehabilitation project at the Manfonha Wastewater Treatment plant in Riyadh and build a reservoir in Jeddah as part of its expansion plans next year.

Each project will cost SAR400m ($106m).

Saudi Arabia requires SAR124.9bn ($33.2bn) of investments in desalination and water recycling plants, according to Bloomberg.com.