Good news! Desalination is salvation!
"... In fact, desalination accounts for about 75 percent of the Kingdom’s water supply. ...
Each year, the Kingdom requires an average of 5.5 billion cubic meters of freshwater. The need for water is especially high during the Hajj and Umrah seasons, when well over a million pilgrims arrive from around the world.
Home to more than 37 million people, the Kingdom is the world’s third-largest consumer of water per head of population. Agriculture alone accounts for around 84 percent of total water consumption. ...
Its new Solar Saline Water Reverse Osmosis method uses a process known as ultra-filtration during the pre-treatment phase."
Al-Khafji Desalination Plant, located in the Kingdom’s Eastern Province, is the world’s largest solar-powered water desalination project, providing the region’s water requirements through an innovative and environmentally friendly approach.
The plant can generate up to 90,000 cubic meters of freshwater per day using innovative technology created by the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology.
Alkhafji Desalination Plant Welcome to AlKhafji Desalination Plant, the world's largest solar-powered water desalination project that meets the region’s water needs in an innovative, sustainable way.
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