Hussayyen, Minister of Water and Electricity, has signed contracts worth SR9 billion for manufacturing, import and implementation of systems of water transference from Ras Al-Zour to Riyadh. The contracts will serve the citizens of Riyadh and other cities like Sudeir, Majmah, Shaqra, Ghat, Thadiq and Zulfi. The period for the implementation of the contracts is 42 months. Under the contracts, 900,000 cubic meters of the desalinated water will be transferred on daily basis from Ras Al-Zour to Riyadh and other governorates.