VOL. XL

No. 22

2-June-1997

SAUDI ARABIA

First Private Desalination Plant In Saudi Arabia

A Saudi Arabian company announced on 25 May that it plans to build the country'sfirst private desalination plant at a cost of SR190mn ($50.7mn). The Saudi Industrial ServicesCompany (SISCO) is trying to secure a loan to finance the first phase of the project from theSaudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF). The plant, to be located on the Red Sea near Jiddah onland leased from the government, should start...