Ras Mohaisen IWP

Seawater RO, 300,000 m3/day (100,000 m3/day initial production from 2028, full capacity by 2030) in Saudi Arabia.

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Country: Saudi Arabia
Location: Al Qunfudhah
Coordinates: 19.600, 41.050
Technology: Seawater RO
Capacity: 300,000 m3/day (100,000 m3/day initial production from 2028, full capacity by 2030)
Capital cost: SAR 2.57 bn total estimated investment at financial close, December 2025 (Sharakat), converted at SAR 3.75 per US$ (World Bank official exchange rate, 2025 average)
Stage: Awarded
Owner or client: Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC), 25-year water purchase agreement
Developer: ACWA Power / Haji Abdullah Alireza & Co / AlKifah Holding
Contractor: Larsen and Toubro with Lantania (EPC consortium)
Operator: —
Finance: Project finance, 25-year BOO; developer consortium ACWA Power 45%, Haji Abdullah Alireza and Co 35%, AlKifah Holding 20% (Ras Mohaisen First Water Desalination Company)
Award or start year: 2025
Commissioned: —

Record last checked 2026-09-04.

5 references

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Sharakat (SWPC), SWPC announces financial close for Ras Mohaisen independent water desalination plant project valued at over SAR 2.5 billion, 25 December 2025. sharakat.com.sa.
(total estimated investment SAR 2.57 billion, about US$685 million at SAR 3.75 to the dollar).
Smart Water Magazine, L and T consortium wins EPC contract for Ras Mohaisen IWP in Saudi Arabia, 14 March 2025. smartwatermagazine.com.
Smart Water Magazine, Saudi Arabia advances water infrastructure with Ras Mohaisen IWP, 5 February 2025. smartwatermagazine.com.
MENA Water Review major projects register and PPP pipeline — compiled from procurer publications, development-bank project pages and trade reporting; each record names its source.