Awarded Seawater reverse osmosis
Yanbu Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant
Yanbu, west coast · Saudi Arabia
A greenfield 300 MLD seawater reverse osmosis plant on Saudi Arabia’s west coast. VA Tech WABAG received the letter of award in July 2025 for the design, supply, construction, and commissioning of the facility for the Saudi Water Authority.
- Design Capacity
- 300,000 m³/day (300 MLD)
- Project Value
- USD 272 million
- Status
- Awarded
- Announced
- 2025-07
- Client / Offtaker
- Saudi Water Authority (SWA)
- EPC Contractor
- VA Tech WABAG
- Technology
- Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO)
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Region
- Yanbu, west coast
- Last Verified
- 2025-07-24
Why This Project Matters
The plant adds large SWRO capacity on the Red Sea coast under the Saudi Water Authority, a route through which the Kingdom is diversifying away from thermal desalination and toward lower-energy membrane processes for municipal and industrial supply.
Verification & Sources
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