# Siemens Austria wins order for eight seawater desalination plants in Saudi Arabia

Siemens AG Österreich received a contract from Rawafid Industrial and Advanced Water Technology to supply electrical, automation and instrumentation packages for eight seawater desalination plants in Saudi Arabia, including the world's first large-scale solar-powered desalination plant near Al Khafji.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-08-29
- Where: Al Khafji, Saudi Arabia
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 60,000 m³ per day (expandable to 90,000 m³ per day)
- Products: seawater desalination plants, electrical and automation systems
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Siemens AG Österreich](https://endata.com/companies/41686.md)
- [Rawafid Industrial](https://endata.com/companies/41687.md) (customer)
- [Advanced Water Technology](https://endata.com/companies/41688.md) (customer)
- [King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology](https://endata.com/companies/41689.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [oevz.com](https://oevz.com/siemens-oesterreich-grossauftrag-fuer-acht-meerwasserentsalzungsanlagen-in-saudi-arabien/), 2019-08-29: "Für die Elektro-, Automatisierungs- und Instrumentierungspakete wählte man die Siemens AG Österreich als Generalunternehmer."

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