The amount of desalinated water produced in Saudi Arabia during the fiscal year 1427 / 1428 AH (2007) surged to 1.066 million cubic meters, recording an increase of 3.3% over the previous year's volume. The annual report of the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) for the fiscal year said as many as 30 plants are providing the desalinated water for use around the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Six of these plants are built along the east coast (Arabian Gulf) of the Kingdom and the rest of the 24 water desalination stations are located on the west coast (Red Sea). These plants provide the largest industrial base for water desalination in the world. SWCC attributed the increase to the completion of the reconstruction programme for the desalination units at the fourth desalination plant in Jeddah Governorate and the second plant in Al-Khobar Governorate within the overall coverage of the programme, implemented by SWCC for the reconstruction of a number of projects. --MORE
