Desalination plant
Ras Al Khair desalination plant
One of the largest desalination facilities in the world, combining thermal and reverse osmosis capacity with power generation to supply Riyadh across hundreds of kilometres of pipeline.
Key facts
- Operator
- Saudi Water Authority
- Capacity
- over 1 million m³/day
- Technology
- Multi-stage flash and reverse osmosis
- Supplies
- Riyadh and the Eastern Province
- Configuration
- Co-located with power generation
Relationships
- Located in: Saudi Arabia
Related intelligence
Sources
- Global Water System Project — Global Reservoir and Dam Database. Open — attribution required · CC BY 4.0
- Peer-reviewed scientific literature — Open-access hydrology, water chemistry and water use research. Public but restricted · Publisher terms — public access, reuse not clearly granted
- OpenStreetMap Foundation — OpenStreetMap. Open — attribution required · Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0