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Rabigh 3 IWP; project company listed as Rabigh Three Company IWP.

Saudi Arabia · Water and environment

In-depth research Release 1

Project scope

Desalination plant with 600,000 m3/day potable-water output using reverse osmosis (SWRO), described as a standalone IWP. The source lists proposed facilities including seawater intake, effluent outfall, pretreatment, SWRO and post-treatment systems, fire protection and detection, general buildings, and other maintenance and operations facilities.

Reported status and procurement

Reported development
Not established
Procurement availability
Unknown / not established

A source report alone does not establish current progress or an open buying window.

Project summary

Rabigh 3 IWP is described on the Acwa project page as a potable-water desalination project in the Rabigh area of western Saudi Arabia. The page describes a 600,000 m3/day SWRO plant with intake, outfall, treatment and supporting facilities; it lists ACWA Power as owner and a commercial operations date of 31 December 2021.

Evidence limits and unknowns

The source observation metadata is dated 17 October 2026; no publication date is supplied. Current procurement status, active packages and a buying window are not established by the supplied page.

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Project metadata

Country
Saudi Arabia
Based on reviewed release evidence
Region
Middle East North Africa
Category
Water and environment
Derived from released evidence
Physical assets
Desalination

Based on this release's supporting evidence. Unresolved fields remain unclassified; these labels do not establish current progress or a buying window.

Released facts and supporting evidence

Each fact retains its source, uncertainty and time context. If a publisher page moves or is unavailable, use the recorded quotation and observation date below.

Date

Source reported

Commercial operations date listed as 31 December 2021.

Attributed to acwapower.com.

Source: acwapower.com · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-17

Sources and evidence · acwapower.com
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-17

acwapower.com
Attributed to acwapower.com

Technical record · Commercial operations date listed as 31 December 2021.
Evidence location
/html/head/main/div/section[4]/div/ul/li[7]
Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
39a4174c-5eb6-4643-b726-e33af7221a56
Evidence reference
1cb077bf-5291-4b47-b8f3-aca5db6054f2
Source revision
d60dd1e8-7ed3-45ae-8dfb-725bb3eeec55
Content fingerprint
c342404165ffd1d6ba62f91140defd47ec753617702b03c92cb23193aed7b337
Source address
https://acwapower.com/en/what-we-do/projects/rabigh-3-iwp/

Project name

Source reported

Rabigh 3 IWP; project company listed as Rabigh Three Company IWP.

Attributed to acwapower.com.

Source: acwapower.com · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-17

Sources and evidence · acwapower.com
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-17

acwapower.com
Attributed to acwapower.com

Technical record · Rabigh 3 IWP; project company listed as Rabigh …
Evidence location
/html/head/main/div/section[1]/div[1]/div/div/div/div/div[1]/h3
Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
a3ffbb8c-fd3b-4575-8edf-2d1d18771e3b
Evidence reference
b38bf38c-09b7-4b34-9c7c-839337727aa9
Source revision
d60dd1e8-7ed3-45ae-8dfb-725bb3eeec55
Content fingerprint
c342404165ffd1d6ba62f91140defd47ec753617702b03c92cb23193aed7b337
Source address
https://acwapower.com/en/what-we-do/projects/rabigh-3-iwp/

Owner

Source reported

ACWA Power.

Attributed to acwapower.com.

Source: acwapower.com · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-17

Sources and evidence · acwapower.com
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-17

acwapower.com
Attributed to acwapower.com

Technical record · ACWA Power.
Evidence location
/html/head/main/div/section[2]/div/p[1]
Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
4d605376-a4e2-47a0-a966-a55be74d59cf
Evidence reference
3a522b4e-81bf-4c94-bf82-3b2c3e576df9
Source revision
d60dd1e8-7ed3-45ae-8dfb-725bb3eeec55
Content fingerprint
c342404165ffd1d6ba62f91140defd47ec753617702b03c92cb23193aed7b337
Source address
https://acwapower.com/en/what-we-do/projects/rabigh-3-iwp/

Scope

Source reported

Desalination plant with 600,000 m3/day potable-water output using reverse osmosis (SWRO), described as a standalone IWP. The source lists proposed facilities including seawater intake, effluent outfall, pretreatment, SWRO and post-treatment systems, fire protection and detection, general buildings, and other maintenance and operations facilities.

Attributed to acwapower.com.

Source: acwapower.com · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-17

Sources and evidence · acwapower.com
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-17

acwapower.com
Attributed to acwapower.com

Technical record · Desalination plant with 600,000 m3/day potable-water output using …
Evidence location
/html/head/main/div/section[2]/div/p[1]
Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
8642e559-1aa8-48b3-9f76-9a33dbeffe39
Evidence reference
3a522b4e-81bf-4c94-bf82-3b2c3e576df9
Source revision
d60dd1e8-7ed3-45ae-8dfb-725bb3eeec55
Content fingerprint
c342404165ffd1d6ba62f91140defd47ec753617702b03c92cb23193aed7b337
Source address
https://acwapower.com/en/what-we-do/projects/rabigh-3-iwp/

Sector

Source reported

Potable-water desalination.

Attributed to acwapower.com.

Source: acwapower.com · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-17

Sources and evidence · acwapower.com
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-17

acwapower.com
Attributed to acwapower.com

Technical record · Potable-water desalination.
Evidence location
/html/head/main/div/section[2]/div/p[1]
Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
2cf53467-60b0-4814-969c-efdf50ccda42
Evidence reference
3a522b4e-81bf-4c94-bf82-3b2c3e576df9
Source revision
d60dd1e8-7ed3-45ae-8dfb-725bb3eeec55
Content fingerprint
c342404165ffd1d6ba62f91140defd47ec753617702b03c92cb23193aed7b337
Source address
https://acwapower.com/en/what-we-do/projects/rabigh-3-iwp/

Location

Source reported

Rabigh area, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in the western region; approximately 150 km north of Jeddah.

Attributed to acwapower.com.

Source: acwapower.com · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-17

Sources and evidence · acwapower.com
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-17

acwapower.com
Attributed to acwapower.com

Technical record · Rabigh area, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in the …
Evidence location
/html/head/main/div/section[2]/div/p[1]
Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
2acfd2d7-cee2-4ee1-b259-224173640dc6
Evidence reference
3a522b4e-81bf-4c94-bf82-3b2c3e576df9
Source revision
d60dd1e8-7ed3-45ae-8dfb-725bb3eeec55
Content fingerprint
c342404165ffd1d6ba62f91140defd47ec753617702b03c92cb23193aed7b337
Source address
https://acwapower.com/en/what-we-do/projects/rabigh-3-iwp/

Operator

Source reported

Acwa Operations is listed as the operations and maintenance company.

Attributed to acwapower.com.

Source: acwapower.com · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-17

Sources and evidence · acwapower.com
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-17

acwapower.com
Attributed to acwapower.com

Technical record · Acwa Operations is listed as the operations and …
Evidence location
/html/head/main/div/section[4]/div/ul/li[12]
Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
fa625d0d-ec2a-4a5e-b40d-c45f0c14653b
Evidence reference
dcccd827-5dc6-483b-9858-9ba4b6e82e5c
Source revision
d60dd1e8-7ed3-45ae-8dfb-725bb3eeec55
Content fingerprint
c342404165ffd1d6ba62f91140defd47ec753617702b03c92cb23193aed7b337
Source address
https://acwapower.com/en/what-we-do/projects/rabigh-3-iwp/

Contractor

Source reported

Engineering, procurement and construction company listed as a consortium of SEPCO3, SIDEM and Abengoa; SEPCO3 is identified as lead.

Attributed to acwapower.com.

Source: acwapower.com · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-17

Sources and evidence · acwapower.com
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-17

acwapower.com
Attributed to acwapower.com

Technical record · Engineering, procurement and construction company listed as a …
Evidence location
/html/head/main/div/section[4]/div/ul/li[13]
Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
57ad3296-9b04-4fcb-a24a-c9e1a5baa1fc
Evidence reference
0015eb44-437b-450e-adfa-003a4f1fd62a
Source revision
d60dd1e8-7ed3-45ae-8dfb-725bb3eeec55
Content fingerprint
c342404165ffd1d6ba62f91140defd47ec753617702b03c92cb23193aed7b337
Source address
https://acwapower.com/en/what-we-do/projects/rabigh-3-iwp/
Source report history

Prior and superseded states remain labelled. Dates below identify source publication when known, otherwise source observation. They are not assumed event dates; each fact retains its own time qualifications.

  1. No material timeline events have been released.

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