The Saudi Government spent on projects of the saline water conversion corporation (swcc) up to the end of the fiscal year 1427-1428 more than sr 62 billion. The Kingdom knew water desalination since more than 80 years when King Abdulaziz ordered establishment of a water desalination station for providing Jeddah with desalinated water. In 1394 the saline water conversion corporation (swcc) was established to undertake the responsibility of water desalination. In 2007 the Kingdom produced more than 1066 million cubic meter of desalinated water. Jubail station for desalination of water is considered as the biggest station of its kind at the world level. There also water desalination stations in Makkah, Madinah Jeddah, Taif, Yanbu, Shakik and Khobar. In 1427 the approval of the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz was issued for increasing the desalinated water production from Shu'eiba station by 150,000 square meters per day for meeting the requirements in Jeddah. During the fiscal year 1427-1428 about sr 4 billion were allocated for the swcc, while in the fiscal Year 1428-1429 more than sr5,053,160,000 were allocated for the projects of water desalination. --more
