VOL. XXXVII

NO.6

8-NOVEMBER-1993

Saudi Arabia

Details Of MegaSaudi Power/Desalination Contract

More informationhas now become available on the SR4bn ($1.07bn) contract awarded last week bythe Saudi Government for the construction of a major power and desalinationplant with a daily capacity of 500 megawatts of electricity and 100mn gallons ofwater to supply Mecca, Jiddah and Taif (MEES, 1 November). The contract is intwo parts. The power plant is to be built by a consortium led by the BechtelGroup...