# Al Khobar 2 desalination plant

Publisher: CapexCue
Canonical dossier: <https://capexcue.com/projects/al-khobar-2-desalination-plant-36ea4e46-ee2/>
Dossier reference: release 1 (74de0812-234f-4e08-9e49-2b839ef631c6)

Released project intelligence

Oldest supporting observation: 2026-10-17T19:21:25.127331+00:00
Dossier released: 2026-10-17T19:39:21.897937+00:00
Source report dates and capture dates are listed per fact below; neither establishes an event date.

Original released project name: Al Khobar 2 desalination plant.

## Project summary

Al Khobar 2 is an SWRO desalination plant in eastern Saudi Arabia, and the article says it was already supplying the Khobar water network. The 31 JAN 2023 article reports production ramping up during final testing to 630,000 m³/day, but elsewhere gives a figure of more than 630,000 m³/day and describes equipment in future tense; its capacity and status descriptions are not consistent. The article reports that SWCC awarded construction to ACCIONA and RTCC in 2020.

## Evidence limits and unknowns

- The source article dated 31 JAN 2023 does not establish the plant's completion or operating status after that date.
- The article does not identify the project owner or operator, state project cost or financing, or establish whether any procurement package is currently open.

Current purchasing availability: unknown.
Source-dated plans do not establish current progress or available supplier packages.

## Project metadata

Country: Saudi Arabia
Region: Middle East North Africa
Physical assets: Desalination
Derived from the exact released evidence; unresolved fields remain unclassified.

## Project category

Water and environment
Derived from the reviewed scope statement; delivery stage remains unclassified.
Seawater reverse-osmosis desalination (SWRO). The 2023 milestone paragraph reports ramping up production during final testing to a full capacity of 630,000 m³ of potable water per day; another paragraph says daily capacity is more than 630,000 m³ and uses future-tense equipment wording. The source's capacity and status descriptions are therefore inconsistent and do not establish a single unqualified capacity/status.
Source: www.acciona.com — https://www.acciona.com/updates/articles/acciona-ramps-up-worlds-largest-desalination-plant-full-production | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T19:21:25.127331+00:00

Project overview
Oldest decisive evidence: 2026-10-17T19:21:25.127331+00:00
Newest evidence: 2026-10-17T19:21:25.127331+00:00
Knowledge reviewed: 2026-10-17T19:37:11.388421+00:00
Publication reviewed: 2026-10-17T19:38:53.842865+00:00

## Date
The source article is dated 31 JAN 2023; it reports the construction award occurred in 2020.
Status: reported
Attribution: www.acciona.com
Source: www.acciona.com — https://www.acciona.com/updates/articles/acciona-ramps-up-worlds-largest-desalination-plant-full-production | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T19:21:25.127331+00:00

## Name
Al Khobar 2 desalination plant.
Status: reported
Attribution: www.acciona.com
Source: www.acciona.com — https://www.acciona.com/updates/articles/acciona-ramps-up-worlds-largest-desalination-plant-full-production | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T19:21:25.127331+00:00

## Scope
Seawater reverse-osmosis desalination (SWRO). The 2023 milestone paragraph reports ramping up production during final testing to a full capacity of 630,000 m³ of potable water per day; another paragraph says daily capacity is more than 630,000 m³ and uses future-tense equipment wording. The source's capacity and status descriptions are therefore inconsistent and do not establish a single unqualified capacity/status.
Status: reported
Attribution: www.acciona.com
Source: www.acciona.com — https://www.acciona.com/updates/articles/acciona-ramps-up-worlds-largest-desalination-plant-full-production | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T19:21:25.127331+00:00

## Sector
Water; desalination.
Status: reported
Attribution: www.acciona.com
Source: www.acciona.com — https://www.acciona.com/updates/articles/acciona-ramps-up-worlds-largest-desalination-plant-full-production | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T19:21:25.127331+00:00

## Country
Saudi Arabia.
Status: reported
Attribution: www.acciona.com
Source: www.acciona.com — https://www.acciona.com/updates/articles/acciona-ramps-up-worlds-largest-desalination-plant-full-production | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T19:21:25.127331+00:00

## Delivery
The source says the plant was already supplying the Khobar water network. It reports production ramping up to full capacity during final testing; a quoted ACCIONA director says final testing and commissioning stages were being entered.
Status: reported
Attribution: www.acciona.com
Source: www.acciona.com — https://www.acciona.com/updates/articles/acciona-ramps-up-worlds-largest-desalination-plant-full-production | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T19:21:25.127331+00:00

## Location
East of Saudi Arabia; the source says the plant supplies the Khobar water network.
Status: reported
Attribution: www.acciona.com
Source: www.acciona.com — https://www.acciona.com/updates/articles/acciona-ramps-up-worlds-largest-desalination-plant-full-production | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T19:21:25.127331+00:00

## Contractor
ACCIONA and its partner RTCC were awarded construction; the source also describes ACCIONA as having designed and built the plant.
Status: reported
Attribution: www.acciona.com
Source: www.acciona.com — https://www.acciona.com/updates/articles/acciona-ramps-up-worlds-largest-desalination-plant-full-production | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T19:21:25.127331+00:00

## Procurement
SWCC awarded the construction to ACCIONA and RTCC in 2020.
Status: reported
Attribution: www.acciona.com
Source: www.acciona.com — https://www.acciona.com/updates/articles/acciona-ramps-up-worlds-largest-desalination-plant-full-production | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T19:21:25.127331+00:00


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