National Water Company awards major hydraulic infrastructure contract to Spain’s Ayesa

PIF-owned National Water Company (NWC) has awarded a EUR 95 mn contract to Spanish tech and engineering company Ayesa to design 190 sustainable sanitation and drinking water projects across the Kingdom, Ayesa said in a statement (pdf). The full-scope project, including this contract, has a capex allocation of EUR 5 bn.

In context: The NWC has pledged to invest EUR 200 bn by 2030 into a comprehensive water cycle infrastructure across the Kingdom in a bid to boost the provision of safe drinking water and delivery of effective sanitation services, the statement reads.

Design + environmental consultancy services: Ayesa will design hydraulic infrastructure across four regions — south, west, northwest, and north — including storage tanks, pumping stations, treatment plants, purification facilities, and distribution networks with the goal of increasing the quality and reliability of clean water networks. Ayesa will also provide environmental impact assessment and ecological assessment during the construction bidding phase. The company also says it will make sure the energy consumption is optimized throughout the water treatment process and materials procurement.