Saudi Arabia’s National Water Company (NWC) has announced plans to implement water and sanitation projects worth SR11.6 billion ($3.2 billion) across the kingdom covering key regions such as Aseer, Qassim and Al Baha as part of the government’s utility infrastructure development plan. The foundation stone for all these projects were laid in the presence of Environment, Water, and Agriculture Minister Engineer Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al Fadhli.

In the Aseer region, NWC will develop a total of 87 water and sanitation projects at an investment of over SR5 billion, stated Prince Turki bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Emir of the Aseer Region. He was speaking after laying the foundation stone for 73 environmental, water and agricultural projects in the Aseer region, costing more than SR3.5 billion.

NWC has already implemented six projects to improve the drinking water supply system in the region. These projects included the extension of water transmission lines and networks of different diameters with a total length of more than 302 km, the development and replacement of existing pumps, and the implementation of pressure and flow control valve rooms in daily distribution reservoirs in several districts of Abha City, governorates and villages in the region, at a cost of more than SR134 million.

In Qassim region, NWC will be implementing 66 water and environment projects worth more than SR4.2 billion.

Emir of Qassim Region Prince Dr Faisal bin Mishaal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz inaugurated 21 water and sanitation projects at a cost of more than SR2.2 billion in the presence of Minister Al Fadhli.

Al Fadhli said NWC has implemented 10 water projects at a cost of more than SR933.5 million to boost the drinking water distribution system and manage demand in the Qassim region.

In the Al Baha region, NWC is developing 17 key projects at a total cost of more than SR1.7 billion including 10 projects in the water sector at more than SR1.6 billion in addition to 6 projects in the agriculture sector at a cost of more than SR100 million and one project in the environment sector at more than SR509,000.

Emir of Al Baha Region Prince Dr Hussam bin Saud bin Abdulaziz laid the foundation stone for 17 projects of the environmental, water, and agricultural system in the region, at a cost of more than SR1.7 billion.