WABAG Wins Rs 233 Billion Saudi Desalination Project

28 Jul 2025 CW Team

Water treatment specialist VA Tech WABAG Ltd has received a Letter of Award for constructing a seawater desalination plant in Saudi Arabia, valued at USD 272 million (approximately Rs 23.32 billion), a company official confirmed on Thursday.

The Chennai-based firm has secured the contract for a 300 MLD (million litres per day) mega desalination plant to be established by the Saudi Water Authority in Yanbu, on the west coast of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

In a press release, Rohan Mittal, Head of Strategy and Business Growth for the Gulf Cooperation Council at WABAG, stated, "We are immensely proud to have emerged successful in this prestigious project. This underscores the strength of our technical competence, competitiveness, and our deep-rooted capabilities in executing large and complex desalination projects."

He further added that the project aligns with and contributes to the ambitious objectives of Saudi Vision 2030, reinforcing WABAG’s global leadership in the desalination sector.

The project scope includes the design, engineering, supply, construction, and commissioning of the desalination facility on a greenfield site.

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