+1.1M
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CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
Over 2,000 million people in the world live without access to a basic drinking water service, and 3,6 billionhave no access to a basic sanitation service, resulting in avoidable deaths, chronic disease, fewer hours of education and low productivity.
ACCIONA has positioned itself as a key player in the water treatment sector. Its innovative management seeks to resolve the challenges with respect to the shortage of water resources.
CLIMATE ACTION
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
The generation and use of energy accounts for 35 % of total greenhouse gas emissions in the world. This activity is the largest contributor to global warming. Investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency and other low-carbon technologies will continue to be essential to meet the emerging needs of humanity and to minimize their negative impact on the environment.
ACCIONA considers the fight against climate change and its effects to be a strategic priority. The company works to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in order to contribute to the progress of society and respond to the main challenges of sustainable development in the areas of infrastructure, water and energy, leading the transition to a low-carbon economy.
The Madinah-3 wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) will be located in Medina, the fourth most populated city in the country with more than 1.1 million inhabitants, and will have a capacity of 200,000 m3 per day (expandable to 375,000 m3 per day) to treat urban sewage.
The company will also build 23 kilometers of recycled water collectors for irrigation, three storage tanks and their respective pumping stations.
The treatment plant will have a collection well and pumping station, pretreatment, biological reactor, sludge line, and recycled water pumping station.
Madinah-3 is one of three wastewater treatment plants to be built and operated by ACCIONA in Saudi Arabia for a total amount of €855 million. The combined capacity of the new plants is 440,000 m3 per day to serve a total population of 2.1 million inhabitants.
General Information:
- Type of contract: BOOT/EPC (Build, Own, Operate and Transfer / Engineering, Procurement and Construction)
- Client: Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC).
- Location: Medina, Saudi Arabia
- Capacity: 200,000 m3/d (expandable to 375.000 m3/d)
- Starting date: 2021