# NEOM signs agreement with Solar Water to build solar dome desalination plants in Saudi Arabia

NEOM has signed an agreement with UK-based Solar Water Plc to build the first-ever 'solar dome' desalination plants in NEOM, northwest Saudi Arabia. Work on the first dome will begin in February 2020 and is projected to be completed by the end of 2020.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-01-30
- Where: NEOM, northwest Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
- Status: announced
- Products: solar dome desalination plants
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [NEOM](https://endata.com/companies/9839.md) (customer)
- [Solar Water Plc](https://endata.com/companies/44880.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [energetica-india.net](https://www.energetica-india.net/news/neom-embraces-revolutionary-solar-dome-technology-for-sustainable-desalination-project), 2020-01-30: "NEOM's adoption of this pilot supports Saudi Arabia's sustainability goals, as outlined in the country's National Water Strategy 2030."

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