Shuaibah Independent Water & Power Project (IWPP) is the first IWPP in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Shuaibah Water & Electricity Company (SWEC) was established by royal Decree No. M/43 dated 11/7/1428H, a close joint-stock company responsible for the construction, commissioning and operation of 900MW of power and 880,000m3/day of desalinated water.
Shuaibah IWPP is the first plant in the KSA utilising the Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) technology along with low NOx burner and Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) in ensuring full compliance to the World Bank emission requirement.