Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has announced that it has issued a request for proposals (RFPs) to qualified bidders for its Riyadh-Qassim Independent Water Transmission Pipeline (IWTP) project which, on completion, will boast a transmission capacity of 685,000 cu m per day. Additionally, the project includes storage tanks with total capacity of 1.6 million cu m, and 11 city gates, SWPC said.

According to the company, the project is being implemented on a build, own, operate, and transfer (BOOT) model with the commercial operation set for Q3 2029.

Through this IWTP programme, the Saudi government aims to achieve its goals of ensuring sustainable development of the country’s water resources while providing affordable high-quality services, SWPC stated.