Shuaiba Water and Electricity Company (SWEC) has started operating its Shuaiba-3 plant at full capacity, a report said. The plant has capacity to generate 900 megawatts of electricity, and 800,000 cubic meters of desalinated water per day. The plant burns crude oil for fuel, according to the website of the Saudi Electricity Company. The plant will supply the grid in the western region, feeding the cities of Makkah, Jeddah and Taif. “The continued increase in population density in the Kingdom lead to the increasing need for the consumption of electricity and desalinated water,” said Yahya Al Yahya, head of SWEC's board of directors.
