Saudi Forum for Water and Energy Inaugurated

Jeddah, October 12, SPA-- On behalf of Prince Khalid Al-Faisal bin
Abdulaziz, the Governor of Makkah Region, the Minister of Water and
Electricity Abdullah Al-Hussein inaugurated here on Sunday evening
the 5th Saudi Forum for Water and Energy.

The Minister toured an exhibition held on the sidelines of the
Forum.
A speech ceremony was held on this occasion.
In his speech the Minister of Water and Electricity pointed out that
this year has been full of achievements and developments similar to
the previous years.
The Minister explained that within the privatization of water
sector, the National Water Company will be responsible for about %60
of the water sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
He noted that the private sector has produced two projects
Al-Shuaiba 3 and Marafeq, within large-scale projects for production
of water and electricity handled by the private sector, with a total
output of desalinated water of 1.6 million cubic meters and 3500 MW
of electricity, an equivalent to a half of the current production of
desalinated water in the Kingdom by Saline Water Conversion
Corporation and nearly its entire production of electricity.
--SPA