# Shuaibah 3 IWP
Publisher: CapexCue
Canonical dossier:
Dossier reference: release 1 (5d021dbd-ede1-4199-a351-c0d91269a9bb)
Released project intelligence
Oldest supporting observation: 2026-10-17T19:21:19.960730+00:00
Dossier released: 2026-10-17T19:33:35.159842+00:00
Source report dates and capture dates are listed per fact below; neither establishes an event date.
## Project summary
Shuaibah 3 IWP is a potable-water desalination project at Shuaibah, Saudi Arabia, described as a conversion from MSF desalination to SWRO with a capacity of 600,000 m3/day. Its described process includes seawater supply pumps, dual-media and cartridge filters, and RO membranes; planned power sources are Grid-SEC and 65 MWp of captive solar PV. Financial closure is reported as achieved in October 2022. Commercial operation was planned by May 2025, while the key facts list Q2 2025; the supplied page does not confirm operation. The page gives conflicting project-cost figures (821 MUSD and US$790 million) and conflicting ACWA share figures (68% in the narrative and 47.5% in key facts); neither discrepancy is resolved.
## Evidence limits and unknowns
- The supplied source record was observed on 2026-10-17 and does not confirm whether commercial operation was achieved after the stated 2025 plans.
- Current procurement status, active supplier packages, and an open buying window are not established by the supplied evidence.
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, Solar PV
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.
Planned construction and conversion from MSF desalination to SWRO, with potable-water production capacity of 600,000 m3/day. The described process extracts seawater through an intake system using Seawater Supply Pumps (SSPs), then sends it through Dual Media Filters and Cartridge Filters to RO membranes. Planned power supply is Grid-SEC and captive solar PV (65 MWp).
Source: acwapower.com — https://acwapower.com/en/what-we-do/projects/shuaibah-3-iwp/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T19:21:19.960730+00:00
Project overview
Oldest decisive evidence: 2026-10-17T19:21:19.960730+00:00
Newest evidence: 2026-10-17T19:21:19.960730+00:00
Knowledge reviewed: 2026-10-17T19:31:36.469814+00:00
Publication reviewed: 2026-10-17T19:33:00.419014+00:00
## Name
Shuaibah 3 IWP
Status: reported
Attribution: acwapower.com
Source: acwapower.com — https://acwapower.com/en/what-we-do/projects/shuaibah-3-iwp/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T19:21:19.960730+00:00
## Scope
Planned construction and conversion from MSF desalination to SWRO, with potable-water production capacity of 600,000 m3/day. The described process extracts seawater through an intake system using Seawater Supply Pumps (SSPs), then sends it through Dual Media Filters and Cartridge Filters to RO membranes. Planned power supply is Grid-SEC and captive solar PV (65 MWp).
Status: planned
Attribution: acwapower.com
Source: acwapower.com — https://acwapower.com/en/what-we-do/projects/shuaibah-3-iwp/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T19:21:19.960730+00:00
## Sector
Potable-water desalination using seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO).
Status: reported
Attribution: acwapower.com
Source: acwapower.com — https://acwapower.com/en/what-we-do/projects/shuaibah-3-iwp/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T19:21:19.960730+00:00
## Sponsor
The project was awarded to an ACWA Power-led consortium. The narrative says ACWA Power held a 68% stake and WEHC (PIF) 32%; key facts lists ACWA share as 47.5%. The share figures conflict and are unresolved.
Status: reported
Attribution: acwapower.com
Source: acwapower.com — https://acwapower.com/en/what-we-do/projects/shuaibah-3-iwp/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T19:21:19.960730+00:00
## Location
Shuaibah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
Status: reported
Attribution: acwapower.com
Source: acwapower.com — https://acwapower.com/en/what-we-do/projects/shuaibah-3-iwp/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T19:21:19.960730+00:00
## Investment
The narrative reports project cost of 821 MUSD; the key facts section lists US$790 million. These project-cost figures conflict and the discrepancy is unresolved.
Status: unknown
Attribution: acwapower.com
Source: acwapower.com — https://acwapower.com/en/what-we-do/projects/shuaibah-3-iwp/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T19:21:19.960730+00:00
## Next Milestone
Commercial operation was planned by May 2025; the key facts section lists the commercial operations date as Q2 2025. The source does not confirm that operation was achieved.
Status: planned
Attribution: acwapower.com
Source: acwapower.com — https://acwapower.com/en/what-we-do/projects/shuaibah-3-iwp/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T19:21:19.960730+00:00
## Financing Stage
Financial closure achieved in October 2022.
Status: actual
Attribution: acwapower.com
Source: acwapower.com — https://acwapower.com/en/what-we-do/projects/shuaibah-3-iwp/ | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T19:21:19.960730+00:00
## Cite this dossier
CapexCue — Shuaibah 3 IWP — dossier released 2026-10-17T19:33:35.159842+00:00, release 1 (5d021dbd-ede1-4199-a351-c0d91269a9bb) — https://capexcue.com/projects/shuaibah-3-iwp-af445c7a-125/.
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