Doosan to construct desalination plant in Saudi Arabia

South Korean firm Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has received a $80m contract from Marafiq to build a seawater desalination plant in Saudi Arabia.

Under the contract, Doosan will build a multi-effect distillation (MED) plant in Yanbu, which lies 350km north-west of Jeddah.

The plant will have capacity to produce 54,000t of fresh water per day.

In February, Doosan received an order to construct a similar MED-type desalination plant, with a capacity to produce 68,000t of fresh water per day in Yanbu, reports Reuters.