Indian desalination and water treatment firm VA Tech Wabag secured a fresh SAR 1 bn contract for the Yanbu desalination plant from the Saudi Water Authority (SWA), Trade Arabia reported on Tuesday. The reverse osmosis plant will be developed on a greenfield site, and will have a daily capacity of 300 mn liters upon completion.

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The details: The authority tasked Wabag with all aspects of the project from the ground up, including design, engineering, supply, construction, and commissioning.

IN CONTEXT- Last December, the SWA terminated its USD 317 mn (c. SAR 1.2 bn) EPCC contract for the project — which was signed earlier in September — with VA Tech Wabag, following the authority’s “internal administrative procedures.”

Wabag is a major player in the Kingdom: The Indian firm landed a USD 371 mn (SAR 1.4 bn) EPC contract to design and establish the Al Haer sewage treatment plant in Riyadh in partnership with Mutlaq Al Ghowairi Contracting Company back in February. The plant is expected to go online in December 2026, with a daily treatment capacity of 200k cubic meters. It will also feature a 32 km treated sewage effluent (TSE) system with a daily capacity of 400k cubic meters.

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