The Saudi
Arabia Wastewater Treatment Services market is anticipated to grow at a steady pace in
the forecast period, 2024-2028 & growing at a
very high CAGR in the forecast period. Wastewater treatment is the process of removing impurities from
wastewater and turning them into effluent that may be reintroduced into the
water cycle. The wastewater either has little influence on the environment or
is utilized for other purposes after entering the water cycle. A wastewater
treatment facility is where the treatment is done. A variety of wastewater
types may be handled by the right sort of wastewater treatment facility. Sewage
treatment facilities handle household wastewater, also known as municipal
wastewater or sewage. Either a sewage treatment plant or a separate industrial
wastewater treatment facility handles handling industrial effluent (usually
after some form of pre-treatment). Sewage treatment plants and agricultural
wastewater treatment facilities are further examples of wastewater treatment
facilities. Phase separation techniques, for instance, sedimentation,
biological and chemical procedures, like oxidation, or polishing are some
examples of wastewater treatment techniques. A particular kind of sludge, which
is typically treated in the same or another wastewater treatment plant, is the
primary by-product of these facilities. Another consequence of anaerobic treatment
methods is biogas. Reclaimed water may be produced via wastewater treatment.
The primary goal of wastewater treatment is to allow for the disposal or reuse
of treated wastewater. Prior to treating the wastewater, the options for reuse
or disposal must be taken into account to ensure that the correct treatment
method is utilized. A few examples of the numerous kinds of treatment
facilities are sewage treatment facilities, industrial wastewater treatment
facilities, agricultural wastewater treatment facilities, and leachate
treatment facilities.
While secondary treatments remove a greater percentage of
biodegradable organic matter (both in solution and suspension) as well as
suspended solids from wastewater, primary wastewater treatments only remove a portion
of the organic matter and suspended solids from wastewater. Secondary
treatments also frequently include some type of disinfection. Following
secondary and tertiary treatments often involve disinfection and nutrient
removal. They typically involve granular media filtration, surface filtering,
and/or membranes to remove residual suspended materials. Finally, for certain
water reuse applications, sophisticated treatments remove trace elements, as
needed.
According to a recent
study, Saudi Arabia built 133 wastewater treatment facilities in 2021, which
is an increase of 14.66% over the previous year. With 26, the Riyadh region has
the most plants, followed by the Aseer region (20) and the Eastern region (19).
In 2021, treated water was reused over 419 million cubic metres, up 23.60% from
the previous year. In 2021, the percentage of treated water that was repurposed
was 22.35%. Additionally, Jubail and Yanbu recycled 340,000 tonnes of
industrial garbage in 2021, up 23.46 per cent year over year and accounting for
61.58 per cent of all industrial waste collected.
Recent Initiatives by the Saudi Arabia Government
According to its 2022 budget, Saudi Arabia intends to entice
domestic and foreign capital by putting up ten projects for bid, totaling
around USD 3.2 billion, with an emphasis on transmission networks, strategic
storage, and sanitation and water desalination.
MEWA intends to supply 90% of Saudi Arabia's water needs with
desalinated water and 10% through ground and surface water, by 2030. A 4.5
million m3/day water shortfall would need the construction of additional urban
desalination plants based on the committed water supply and the current urban
water demand.
About half of the total wastewater produced in Saudi Arabia is
covered by the country's current and projected sewage networks. According to
statistics from 2018, Saudi Arabia has a total wastewater treatment capacity of
about 5.6 million m3/day, with 3.2 million m3/day under development and 0.4
million m3/day slated for decommissioning. A total capacity expansion of 8.4
million m3/day is needed to reach the treatment goals for 2030.
After China and the United States, Saudi Arabia's water reuse
industry is thought to be the third largest in the world, valued at USD4.69
billion by Gulf State Analytics. Saudi Arabia has 204 wastewater treatment
facilities, as of 2019. A lot of the non-potable wastewater that has been
treated finds usage as "grey water," which is used to irrigate
agriculture, r urban areas, or is recycled in industry. By 2025, Saudi Arabia
wants to reuse all of the treated wastewater from its cities.
By 2030, SWPC hopes to gradually raise private sector
involvement in the production of desalinated water to 100%. It intends to do
this between 2022 and 2030 by assessing supply and demand during this time and
implementing projects as per necessity to close gaps in water production,
strategic storage, and treatment capacity. In order to better assist Saudi
Arabia's objective to use more renewable energy, SWPC is trying to incorporate
criteria for alternative energy sources into prospective projects.