Veolia-led consortium named preferred bidder for Jeddah sewage project

A consortium comprising Paris-based Veolia and its partners - Power and Water Utility Company for Jubail and Yanbu (Marafiq) and AlAmwal AlKhaleejiah AlThania (Amwal AlKhaleej) - has been named as the preferred bidder for the Jeddah Airport 2 independent sewage treatment plant (ISTP) project.

On completion, the Jeddah 2 ISTP will have a treatment capacity of 500,000 cubic meters per day, said a statement from Saudi Arabia's Water & Electricity Company (WEC).  

The project will be developed under a 25-year sewage treatment agreement (STA), under which the sewage capacity will be provided by the National Water Company (NWC).

As per the deal, the consortium will be responsible for the development, financing, engineering, procurement, construction, implementation, ownership, operation, maintenance and transfer of the plant.