Saudi and Acciona consortium officials signing the agreement.
Acciona group wins water management deal
01 March 2022
Global infrastructure giant Acciona has announced that its consortium with Spanish group Aqualia and Saudi firms Tawzea and Haaco, has secured the contract from Saudi Arabia for the management, operation and maintenance of the end-to-end water cycle in Asir, Jazan, Baha and Najran for the next seven years.
The contract covers South Cluster comprising these four regions in southern Saudi Arabia with a population of over five million and a surface area equivalent to half of Spain (240,000 sq km).
The contract, which involves a public-private partnership with the state-owned National Water Company (NWC) in charge of these services, covers the management of 59 drinking water plants, 380 storage tanks, 330 pumping stations, 127 tanker filling stations, 20,000 km of mains piping, 43 wastewater treatment plants and 7,000 km of collection networks, among other assets, said Acciona.
The area is one of the six clusters or territories in Saudi Arabia into which the NWC has divided the country to make progress towards better management of water supply and sanitation services.
The aim of this government programme is to encourage private sector participation in the management of water and sanitation in the country and to improve their efficiency.
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