RIYADH: Metito, one of the Middle East鈥檚 leading water development companies, is building the world鈥檚 largest desalination plant in Al Jubail, 黑料社区.
Speaking to Arab News on the sidelines of the Future Desalination International Conference held in Riyadh, Metito鈥檚 Managing Director Fady Juez said that Al Jubail鈥檚 desalination plant is set to produce 1 million cubic meters per day and will be the largest in the world.
The project was rewarded by the Saline Water Conversion Corp., the largest water desalination entity in the world, said Juez.
Founded in 1958, Metito has been a leading provider of intelligent water management solutions in the Middle East and North African region.
The company was one of the first to introduce reverse osmosis technology, which is the treatment of water using pressure, in the region.
According to Juez, Metito was the first Arab-based water treatment company to introduce desalination by RO in 1972, when no one knew about the technology outside the US.
鈥満诹仙缜 was one of the first countries in the world to start investing into large desalination plants by reverse osmosis for the infrastructure projects,鈥 he added.
The company has a strong presence in the Kingdom through its partnerships with SWCC and NEOM.
鈥淲e built a 125,000 cubic meter per day water desalination plant in NEOM that supplies the initial phases of the city. It is the first large desalination plant powered by solar energy, 25 percent of its capacity is solar powered,鈥 Juez stated.
Metito was the project鈥檚 engineering, procurement and construction contractor, completing a record-breaking 50,000 cubic meters per day in six months.
The plant has been operating for a year and a half in partial capacity and six months in full capacity.
Moreover, the company is building a large sewage treatment plant wholly owned and funded by Metito in the city of Dammam.
鈥淲e鈥檙e building the first and largest independent sewage treatment plant in the city of Dammam. It is 200,000 cubic meters per day where we are investing and owning the plant. It will start operation very soon,鈥 Juez said.
In fact, Qatar鈥檚 Public Works Authority recently selected a Metito-led consortium for the contract to develop a $1 billion sewage treatment plant in the Wakra and Al-Wukair area. The consortium includes Qatar-based Al-Attiya Motors & Trading Co. and Kuwait鈥檚 Gulf Investment Corp.
