Red Sea multi-utilities project, Saudi Arabia

1st July 2022

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
Red Sea multi-utilities project.

Location
Saudi Arabia.

Project Owner/s
The Red Sea Development Company.

Project Description
The Red Sea multi-utilities project is world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism project.

Phase 1 includes the provision of renewable power, potable water, wastewater treatment district cooling and solid waste treatment for 16 hotels, an international airport and infrastructure.

The energy requirements for the development will be generated on a sustainable, fully dispatchable basis by a 340 MW solar photovoltaic plant, with an associated storage system using a battery energy storage system (BESS) plant for captive use.

At an estimated design capacity of about 1.2 GWh, it will, upon deployment, be one of the world’s biggest utility-scale BESS systems.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
$1.5-billion.

Planned Start/End Date
Phase 1 is set to open by the end of 2022.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
Acwa Power-led consortium, comprising SPIC Huanghe Hydropower Development Company and Saudi Tabreed Cooling Company (design, build, operate and transfer of the project’s utilities infrastructure).

Contact Details for Project Information
Acwa Power marketing and communications, tel + 971 4 248 0800 or email comms@acwapower.com.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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