Jubail-3A IWP

Jubail-3A IWP - a Seawater Reverse Osmosis Independent Water Project in Saudi Arabia. Capacity 600k m³/d. Winning consortium: ACWA Power + Acciona Agua + RAWAFID. Water tariff: USD $0.413/m³. Status: Operational.

Country

Saudi Arabia

Procurer

SWPC

City / region

Jubail (Eastern)

Capacity

600k m³/d

Status

Operational

Water tariff

USD $0.413/m³

Winning consortium

ACWA Power + Acciona Agua + RAWAFID - equity: ACWA lead; Acciona+RAWAFID minority

Procurement timeline

• RFP: Q3 2019
• Bid submission: Mar 2020
• Preferred bidder: Apr 2020
• Commercial close: Sep 2020
• Financial close: Sep 2020
• PCOD: 2022 (slipped to 2023)

Prequalified bidders

4 PQ

• ACWA+Acciona+RAWAFID
• Marubeni+Marafiq
• Aqualia+HAACO+Alfanar
• UTICO

Runner-up bidders & tariffs

• Marubeni+Marafiq - USD $0.426/m³

Financing

• Capex: USD 650 M
• Debt: USD 480 M senior est
• Lenders: StanChart, MUFG, NCB, SABB, KEXIM
• Tenor: ~25-yr soft mini-perm

Technical scope

Process: SWRO + energy recovery

600 MLD; captive solar PV option for grid load reduction

Notes

ACWA-led consortium incl. Acciona Agua.

EPC contractor: Abengoa + Sidem + RAWAFID

Sources

• SWPC
• Construction Week

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