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The Water STRIP Corridor — Rabigh to Jeddah

One page with the corridor's interactive map and everything about its four areas and the entities taking part.

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. The map is interactive: zoom in and out and move between the four areas.

RabighRabigh — 4 participating entities
  • 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
KAECKAEC — 1 participating entity
  • King Abdullah Economic City Business ParkCommercial and industrial marketing base
ThuwalThuwal — 3 participating entities
  • 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
JeddahJeddah — 2 participating entities
  • King Abdulaziz International AirportThe corridor's air gateway
  • Haramain High Speed RailwayFast rail connection
Aerial imagery: Esri · Maxar · Earthstar Geographics
Water assets and entities across the corridor’s four areas
#Asset or entityArea
01Thuwal Wastewater Treatment PlantWastewater treatment feeding pilot water-reuse projects
02King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) CampusA research hub and living lab for experimentation
03King Abdullah Economic City Business ParkCommercial and industrial marketing base
04ACWA Power FacilitiesPower and desalination capacity
05Veolia (Rabigh 3)Water desalination operations
06National Water Company Wastewater Treatment PlantTreatment operated by the National Water Company
07Water Technologies & Innovation Research Institute (WTIIRA)Water technology innovation and research
08Rabigh Water OasisA facility operated by the Saudi Water Authority
09King Abdulaziz International AirportThe corridor's air gateway
10Haramain High Speed RailwayFast rail connection

Select an area name to show it on the map.

Partners

Ministry of Environment Water and AgricultureNational Water CompanyKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)ACWA PowerVeoliaNEOM ENOWAKing Abdullah Economic City (KAEC)Saudi Water AuthorityKing Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)Research Development and Innovation Authority - RDIAKing AbdulAziz UniversityMetitoMiahonaSekaya Charitable FoundationDOW

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