PRIVATE PROGRESS
- From: Vol 12, Issue 12 (December 2011)
- Category: Need to know
- Region: Middle East
- Country: Saudi Arabia
- Related Companies: Al Kharafi, Doosan, Fisia Italimpianti, IFC, National Water Company and Saline Water Conversion Corporation
Saudi Arabia’s National Water Company appears to be in good position to start the process of privatising its wastewater business next year (see story p18) after spending heavily on upgrading and expanding its asset base, most recently with the muchtrumpeted Jeddah sewerage project.
Its major obstacle now will be finding a way to improve cost recovery on the water supply side in order to support privatisation in that segment of the business. Identifying “high-value” customers is a good first step
Meanwhile, the new governor of the Saline Water Conversion Corporation in Saudi Arabia is faced with the the organisation’s own privatisation problems ...
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