Saudi Arabia appoints advisers for PPP water transmission programme

1 Dec 2019
Saudi Arabia appoints advisers for PPP water transmission programme

Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has appointed an advisory team to assist with four planned public-private partnership (PPP) water transmission projects in the kingdom.

The client has appointed India’s Synergy Consulting as financial adviser, Germany’s Fichtner Consulting as technical adviser and UK law firm DLA Piper as legal adviser.

SWPC invited consultants to submit proposals for the advisory services roles in August.

SWPC client initially proposed the following three water transmission schemes to be developed under the PPP model:

  • Roas Mohaisany to Mecca, 300km


  • Jubail to Buraydah, 350km


  • Riyadh to Qassim, 572km


  • According to a report in MEED, the client expanded the scope to include a fourth project from Yanbu to Rabigh.

    The projects will be the first water transmission PPP projects in the Middle East, and will be the first water transmission schemes globally to be tendered as separate concession contracts without being bundled along with a water supply project such as a reservoir or production plant.

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