Saudi Arabia

imported 2024-03-17 17:43:08

Desalination market worth SAR 70 bn over the next 5 years

The figures can be deceiving. You might hear figures like 300 or 400 billion. Desalination is a very tough business that requires a lot of engineering. Even if you have resources, you have what are called ‘technical capacity limitations’ and you need to do an environmental impact study. So there are other factors that dictate the uncontrolled expansion of the desalination market. Several issues need to be taken into consideration including environmental impact, engineering capabilities, the availability of first class EPC contractors etc.

Environmental Awareness has Improved but Implementation of Regulations still Weak

In 2006, I brought a solution to Jeddah Municipality – where they produce 7,000 tons of waste per day – and said we’re going to generate electricity and power from that waste. And now, we’re still in negotiations with other authorities to approve this innovation. It takes time, especially talking about mega projects that cost $500 million. We’ll give solutions and generate waste into 100 megawatts can easily give electricity to almost 10,000 households (depending on how big the house is). It’s amazing and good, but it still takes time and investment.

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