Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 2

11-Jan-2010

SAUDI ARABIA

Ras Al-Zour IWPP And Three Other Projects Approved

The board of directors at the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) has approved four projects worth SR40bn ($10.67bn), including the $9bn Ras al-Zour water and power project. They approved the implementation of the third phase of the Yanbu' desalination plant (Yanbu' III), as well as three pipelines. The first will link Ras al-Zour with Riyadh, the second Hafr al-Baten with...