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Central America, South America, & Australia 2.8 % Africa 6.2 % Middle East 53.4 % total Installed Desal capacity By region, Worldwide Source: Engineering NewsRecord; Aqua Resources International Corp; IDA Asia 10.6 % Europe 10.1 % North America 17 %
Saudi Arabia UAE Top 7 Countries by total Installed Desal capacity Source: GWI DesalData / IDA Spain USA China Algeria Australia 0 1 2 3 4 5 (Million) m3 /day
Top 5 plants by capacity, with current status Source: GWI DesalData / IDA
Saudi Arabia Water and Desalination History In a Glance
VISION AND MISSION
12 National & International Prizes have been awarded to SWCC More than 103 researches had been Accomplished for the last 5 years SWCC: A quick view 27 Plants at 17 locations Water: 3.3M m3/day More than 8,000 Training Chances Per year Electricity: More than 5000 MW More than 10,000 Employees More than 4,500 Km of pipelines ( 6 ) Approved Patents
SWCC produces electrical power through dual purpose plants Power generated is used in plants, and Exported to Saudi Electric Company Power generation capacity: about 17% of total power generation capacity in the Kingdom estimated at more than 5000 MW. SWCC Activities Construction, operation and maintenance of water desalination plants Production of water and electricity through dual purpose plants and production of water through single purpose plants Research & Desalination technology activities 27 plants at 17 locations 3.3M m3/day installed capacity SWCC has about: 4,500 km of pipelines 34 pumping stations 184 storage tanks (capacity: 9 million m3) 19 blending stations
Kafji Saline Water Conversion Corporation SWCC Location of Main Generation and Transmission Assets Alwajih Buraidah Jobail Omluj Yanbu Rabigh Almadina Almounawara Riyadh Hafoof Khobar Azizia Jeddah ShuAiba Taif Allaith Qunfutha Albirk Shuqaiq Makkah Almoukarramah Abha K. Moshait Farasan
Swcc Organization Structure Board of Directors SWCC Governor G. Dept/Legal G.Dept./Public & Industrial Relations G.Dept/Industrial Security & Environment Qualification Depart. Monitoring Institute of Research & Desalination Tech. Privatization & Restructuring Program Advisors Unit Commercial Accounts Devision ERP Program Internal Audit General Manager Debuty Governor Debuty Governor Debuty Governor General Manager Privatization & Commertial Affirs Projects & Technical Affairs Planning & Development. Operations & Maintenance Manegerial & Financial Affairs Public Private Partnership Regulatory Affairs West Coast Devision Strategic Planning & Budjiting O&M West Coast Manegerial Affairs East Coast Devision Internal Comm. & Knowledge Mangmt. O&M East Coast Financial Affairs Projects Human Resource Officess & Housing Purchase Designs & Studies Total Quality Mangmt. TQM Information Technology Material Department Production Archiving
Existing plants # Location Plant Name Year of Commission Installed Capacity (m3/day) Installed Capacity MW Type of Technology 1 Alwajih Alwajih (3) 2009 9,000 Single Purpose (MED) 2 Khafji Khafji (2) 1986 22,886 11 Single Purpose (MSF) 3 4 Umlujj Umlujj (2) Umlujj (3) 1986 2009 4,400 9,000 Single Purpose (RO) Single Purpose (MED) 5 Farasan Farasan (2) 2009 9,000 Single Purpose (MED) 6 Rabigh Rabigh (2) 2009 18,000 Single Purpose (MED) 7 Duba Duba (3) 1989 4,400 Single Purpose (RO) 8 ALBirk ALBirk 1983 2,270 Single Purpose (MSF) 9 ALAzizih ALAzizih 1987 4,500 Single Purpose (MED) 10 Haql Haql 1990 4,400 Single Purpose (RO) 11 ALQunfutha ALQunfutha 2008 9,000 Single Purpose (MED) 12 ALlith ALlith 2009 9,000 Single Purpose (MED) 13 14 Khobar Khobar (2) Khobar (3) 1983 2000 223,000 280,000 710 479
Existing plants ( continued ) # Location Plant Name Year of Commission Installed Capacity (m3/day) Installed Capacity MW Type of Technology 15 Jubail (1) 1982 137,729 360 16 Jubail Jubail (2) 1983 947,890 1225 17 Jubail (RO) 2000 90,909 Single Purpose (RO) 18 Yanbu (1) 1981 108,074 357 19 Yanbu Yanbu (2) 1998 144,000 150 20 Yanbu (RO) 1998 128,182 Single Purpose (RO) 21 Jeddah (3) 1979 88,357 256 22 23 Jeddah Jeddah (4) Jeddah (RO1) 1982 1989 221,575 56,800 590 Single Purpose (RO) 24 Jeddah (RO2) 1994 56,800 Single Purpose (RO) 25 26 Shoaiba Shoaiba (1) Shoaiba (2) 1989 2001 223,000 454,545 263 520 27 Shoqaiq Shoqaiq 1989 97,014 108
Pipelines # Pipeline Length (Km) Diameter Size (mm) Benefiting City 1 Jubail Riyadh (A&B) 932 1500 Riyadh 2 Jubail Riyadh (C) 375 1500 Riyadh 3 Shoaiba Makkah (A&B) 304 1400 Makkah 4 Makkah Taif 85 1050 Taif 5 Yanbu Madinah (1) 175 800 Madinah 6 Yanbu Madinah (2) 371.6 1500 Madinah 7 Yanbu Yanbu 51 600 Yanbu 8 Shuqaia Abha Khamis 215 500 1200 Abha Khamis M, Others 9 Khobar 226 500 1100 6 Cities in Eastern Province 10 Shoaiba Jeddah 353 1500 Jeddah 11 Khobar Alhafuf 135 400 1400 Alhafuf, Bgaig 12 Riyadh Qassim (A&B) 884.8 400 2000 Sudair, Washm, Qassim
IWPPs Implementation Program Project Shoaiba (Phase 3) Shoaiba (Phase 3) Expansion Shuqaiq (Phase 2) Marafiq Estimated Capital Cost 6 (x10 SR) 9,225 877 7,012 10,055 Water (m 3 /day) 880,000 150,000 212,000 800,000 (SWCC 500,000) Power (MW) 900 850 2500
Desalination & Cogeneration Opportunities IWPP Project Locations
Water Transmission Systems Related to IWPPs
Technology Development: Research in SWCC Patents List No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Patents PROCESS FOR DESALINATION OF SALINE WATER, ESPECIALLY SEAWATER, HAVING INCREASED PRODUCT YIELD AND QUALITY AN OPTIMAL HIGH RECOVERY, ENERGY EFFICIENT DUAL FULLY INTEGRATED NANOFILTRATION SEAWATER REVERSE OSMOSIS DESALINATION PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT NEW FULLY INTEGRATED NFTHERMAL SEAWATERDESALINATION PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT Desalination configuration and methods of generating fresh water #1365572007 Desalination configuration and methods of generating fresh water #1194412007 An operation control system for an evaporator, a desalination system provided with the operation control system, an operational control method for the evaporator, and a desalination method Approved
No. Technology Development: Research in SWCC Prizes List Year Country Prizes 1 1995 USA International Desalination Association Award 2 1998 King Baudouin International Development Awared 3 1999 USA International Desalination Association Award 4 2001 Saudi Arabia AlMarai Award for Scientific Creativity 5 2002 Saudi Arabia AlMarai Award for Chemistry Research 6 2002 Saudi Arabia Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad Prize of Excellence 7 2005 Saudi Arabia Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad Prize of Excellence 8 2005 Lebanon Late P.M. Hariri International Prize for O & M 9 2005 Singapore International Desalination Association Award 10 2007 Spain Global Water Intelligence Prize 11 2007 Saudi Arabia SWPF Saudi Water & Energy Forum 12 2008 Saudi Arabia Prince Sultan Bin AbdulAziz International Prize for Water
Quality in SWCC
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