AlHijjah 3, 1432, Oct 30, 2011, SPA - The Saline Water Conversion Corporation is currently implementing a number of desalination projects at a total cost of SR40 billion, said its Governor on Saturday while announcing plans to privatize SWCC next year. “There are a number of projects under implementation such as pipelines worth SR25 billion, Ras Alkhair and Yanbu Al-Madinah plants and a power generation plant. The total cost of all these projects will reach SR40 billion,” said SWCC Governor Fuhaid Al-Sharief said. SWCC runs more than 30 desalination plants on the Red Sea and the Gulf. Saudi Arabia is considered the largest producer of desalinated water in the world, supplying 3.3 million cubic meters daily or 18 percent of total world production. SWCC has a supply network covering more than 4,000 km. --MORE
