Saudi Arabia signed agreement for Buraydah-2 and Tabuk-2 ISTPs

Saudi Water Partnership Company, Saudi Arabia announced in a statement that it has signed Project agreements of Buraydah-2 and Tabuk-2 Independent Sewage Treatment Plant Projects.

  • Buraydah 2 ISTP will have a total treatment capacity of 150,000 m3/day. It will be located near the city of Buraydah (in the Qassim region) in north-central Saudi Arabia, approximately 400 km from Riyadh.
  • Tabuk 2 ISTP will have a total treatment capacity of 90,000 m3/day. It will be located near the city of Tabuk in north-western Saudi Arabia.

His Excellency the Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, & Chairman of the Board Directors of Saudi Water Partnership Company Eng. Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen AlFadley, signed the Project agreements.

The agreement was signed with the Preferred bidder, Acciona, Tawzea, Tamasuk.

Earlier, during August 2021, SWPC annouces the preferred and reserved bidders for Buraydah-2 and Tabuk-2 ISTPs (read more)

The bidder scope of work includes, the development, financing, engineering, procurement, construction, implementation, ownership, operation, maintenance and transfer of the Projects, together with associated infrastructure and facilities.

The project will be using “SBR” technology, also it will include solar energy units to reduce the electricity consumption from the grid.

Under a 25-year Sewage Treatment Agreement (STA) with SWPC, the two (2) project companies to be incorporated to develop each Project will treat the entire sewage capacity supplied by SWPC.

Project commercial operation date for both projects will be in the second quarter of 2024.

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