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Announcements
The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture launches Water STRIP from Jeddah.
Discover the Strip
Water STRIP is a national initiative along the Red Sea coast, bringing together government bodies, research institutions and the private sector to accelerate the development and adoption of water technologies in the Kingdom.
Geographic Reach
One corridor, from Rabigh to Jeddah.
The Strip runs along the Red Sea coast, bringing together the region's key water assets — treatment plants, the university campus and desalination facilities — in a single connected geographic corridor.
- ACWA Power FacilitiesPower and desalination capacity
- Veolia (Rabigh 3)Water desalination operations
- National Water Company Wastewater Treatment PlantTreatment operated by the National Water Company
- Rabigh Water OasisA facility operated by the Saudi Water Authority
- King Abdullah Economic City Business ParkCommercial and industrial marketing base
- Thuwal Wastewater Treatment PlantWastewater treatment feeding pilot water-reuse projects
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) CampusA research hub and living lab for experimentation
- Water Technologies & Innovation Research Institute (WTIIRA)Water technology innovation and research
- King Abdulaziz International AirportThe corridor's air gateway
- Haramain High Speed RailwayFast rail connection
| # | Asset or entity | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Thuwal Wastewater Treatment PlantWastewater treatment feeding pilot water-reuse projects | |
| 02 | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) CampusA research hub and living lab for experimentation | |
| 03 | King Abdullah Economic City Business ParkCommercial and industrial marketing base | |
| 04 | ACWA Power FacilitiesPower and desalination capacity | |
| 05 | Veolia (Rabigh 3)Water desalination operations | |
| 06 | National Water Company Wastewater Treatment PlantTreatment operated by the National Water Company | |
| 07 | Water Technologies & Innovation Research Institute (WTIIRA)Water technology innovation and research | |
| 08 | Rabigh Water OasisA facility operated by the Saudi Water Authority | |
| 09 | King Abdulaziz International AirportThe corridor's air gateway | |
| 10 | Haramain High Speed RailwayFast rail connection |
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Working Groups
The Strip's expert working groups, classified by the water-sector challenge each one addresses.
Eight expert working groups develop the technical solutions and initiatives that accelerate the adoption of water technologies across the sector.
Explore the working groups
Challenges
The Kingdom's water sector faces interlinked challenges affecting resource efficiency, service cost and supply sustainability.
An overview of the challenges and opportunities in the water sector, classified along the value chain from supply to demand.
Learn moreOptimizing the integrated water economy / net-positive water
Source: Technology Adoption Roadmap — Water Innovation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Figure 2.
