An ultra-modern sewage treatment plant will provide electricity and thermal energy to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The SR300 million contract for the project was signed by Minister of Water and Electricity and Chairman of the National Water Company Abdullah Bin Abdul Rahman Al-Hussayyen in Riyadh, Saturday. The water treatment station is located on the Al-Kharj-Riyadh Road and its daily production capacity is 200,000 cubic meters. “The plant is environmentally friendly and has several advantages that allow it to produce 2.5 megawatts of electricity, which allow the project to cover its cost,” the minister said. The three-year project forms part of a strategy for sustainable management of renewable energy resources. The contract was awarded to a three-party consortium made up of Al-Orab Company, German BWT Company and the Austrian ILF Company. National Water Company CEO Luay Ahmad Al-Musallam said: “The company had sought the help of an international consultation company to evaluate the companies' technical competency. The plant will produce organic gas and generate electric and thermal energy.” __
