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Desalination plants in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is a country in western Asia, located in the eastern part of the Red Sea.

The country is covered by large tracks of dry land stretching from Yemen to Persian Gulf

-Its dry land is said to have large Oil fields that provide a source of revenue for the country

-Water was a scarce resource and country depended on the Underground wells since there are no flowing rivers.

-The country embarked on a massive investment on desalination plants supported by both the Kingdom and the Private sector

-KSA boasts of being the largest producer of desalinated water in the entire. By 2011, the country had 27 desalination plants at 17 different locations producing 3.3million Liters of fresh water

Jubail plant and

Desalination, Saudi

Arabia. Has a

Capacity of

500,000 cubic

meteres

Al-Khobar

Desalination plant in

Saudi Arabia. Its

capacity is 210,000

m³ per day. It is one

of the largest in the

country

Jeddah Saudi

Arabia Desalination

Plant. It produces

240,000 cubic

metres of water

per day.

Examples of Desalination Plants

References

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Dincera, I., Hussain, M. M., & Al-Zaharnah, I. (2004). Energy and exergy use in the utility sector of Saudi Arabia. Desalination, 169(3), 245-255.

Fthenakis, V., Atia, A. A., Morin, O., Bkayrat, R., & Sinha, P. (2016). New prospects for PV powered water desalination plants: case studies in Saudi Arabia. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 24(4), 543-550

Hamed, O. A. (2005). Overview of hybrid desalination systems— current status and future prospects. Desalination, 186(1-3), 207-214

Hamed, O. A., Al-Sofi, M. A., Imam, M., Mustafa, G. M., Mardouf, K. B., & Al-Washmi, H. (2000). Thermal performance of multi-stage flash distillation plants in Saudi Arabia. Desalination, 128(3), 281-292