Saudi Arabia has announced new water and sewerage projects worth $533 million in the Riyadh region to enhance public utility services. These initiatives are part of the Vision 2030 strategy to improve infrastructure and quality of life as the population grows.
According to the National Water Co., 30 projects are underway, covering nearly 2,000 km in Riyadh and its surrounding areas. The projects aim to expand service coverage and boost system efficiency. Sixteen projects, valued at over $266 million, focus on expanding water services, including building 18 reservoirs, installing over 1,192 km of pipelines, and developing pumping stations.
These projects will affect neighborhoods like Al-Taawun, Al-Janadriyah, and Laban, as well as areas like Al-Quway’iyah and Al-Majma’ah. Fourteen other projects target sewerage infrastructure, adding 763 km of pipelines with a capacity of 117,000 cubic meters daily, and are valued at SR902 million.
This initiative follows previous announcements of substantial investments in the sector, with 46 projects worth SR1.6 billion announced in May and 20 projects nearly SR1 billion in August.
In March, a collaboration between the Saudi Water Authority and National Water Co. was formed to build 16 decentralized purification plants. These plants aim to improve drinking water availability and develop sustainable desalination technologies, producing over 18,000 cubic meters of water daily.
Currently, Saudi Arabia treats and reuses 21% of its wastewater, with plans to increase this to 70% by 2030. The new facilities will support these goals and improve service delivery, especially in resource-limited areas, addressing water scarcity challenges in the Kingdom.