RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) has signed a contract with Metito Saudi to design and construct a seawater desalination plant powered by solar energy.
Valued at SAR220,404,144 (US$58.7 million), the desalination plant will start with a capacity to produce 30,000 m3/day of drinking water, expandable to 60,000 m3/day.
Riyadh，沙特阿拉伯—阿卜杜拉国王经济城 (KAEC) 与沙特 Metito 签署了一项合同, 目的是设计和建造由太阳能发电的海水淡化厂。
海水淡化厂的价值为 SAR220,404,144 (5870万美元), 将以生产 3万m3/day 饮用水的能力开始, 可扩展到 6万 m3/day。
The project is expected to be in development for 24 months, with production slated to start in the first quarter of 2020.
预计该项目将在24个月内建成, 生产计划在2020年第一季度开始。
In a statement, KAEC said the project “will be powered by electricity generated from the solar power plant, in line with the vision of the Kingdom Vision 2030”.
The new plant will be the second desalination plant in KAEC with an objective to increase the production capacity of drinking water to meet the needs of new projects and the growing population in the city.
Metito was awarded the project after competing with 10 international and regional companies for the tender.
KAEC 在一份声明中表示, 该项目 "将由太阳能发电厂发电, 符合2030年王国远景展望"。新工厂将是 KAEC 的第二个海水淡化厂, 目的是提高饮用水的生产能力, 以满足新项目和城市人口增长的需要。
Metito 在与10家国际和区域公司争夺投标后获得该项目。
