Water. Desalination + reuse
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SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTRE, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, USA – 30 AUGUST - 4 SEPTEMBER 2015 SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTRE, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, USA – 30 AUGUST - 4 SEPTEMBER 2015 International Desalination Association August-September 2015 | Desalination & Water Reuse | 45 | The corporation seeks to achieve the overall objectives of Saudi Arabia's five-year development plan its provision of sufficient quantity of desalinated water through: water production, electricity production, desalinated water transfer, desalinated technologies research and human resources. Water production: SWCC produces pure drinking water in single or dual-purpose desalination plants. It owns and maintains 28 desalination plants in 17 locations on Saudi Arabia's eastern and western coasts producing desalinated water at 4.6 million m 3 /d. SWCC produces 69% of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia's desalinated water daily output of 6.6 million m 3 , with the rest produced by independent plants from the private sector. The kingdom produces 54% of the Arabian Gulf countries' output and of 18% of global production. Electricity production: Parallel to desalinated water production, The SWCC generates power through its dual-purpose plants in which part of the power generated is used to operate Multi Stage Flash desalination with the remaining power exported to the Saudi Electricity Company. The SWCC produces 12% of the total electricity generated in the kingdom. Desalinated water transfer: SWCC supplies fresh water to beneficiaries through a 5,600 km network of pipelines with 45 pumping stations constantly pumping water to its 243 reservoirs with a total capacity of 11,6 million m 3 . The network includes 15 mixing stations that blend desalinated water with groundwater. Desalination technologies research: Scientific research plays a pivotal role in the growth and development of economies by meeting industry's challenges sALINE WATER CONVERsION CORPORATION – OFFICIAL CONGREss sPONsOR and extending the horizons of knowledge. The kingdom's five-year development plan has focused on the importance of scientific research in water desalination as reflected in its housing of the largest water desalination research institute in the Middle East. SWCC is a world-class provider of high- quality, research-based solutions in desalination. Researchers from the institute have pioneered numerous technologies that have reduced the cost of desalination and preserved the environment. Human Resources: SWCC accords a high priority to the development of its national workforce's capabilities to operate and maintain its facilities. It encourages its employees to participate in specialized seminars and other training. SWCC has recently intensified its training programmes provided to its employees by the center at Jubail. The corporation has also provided scholarships to support a number of its employees in studies for higher academic qualifications. The SWCC employs 10,000 employees of which 90% are Saudi nationals. sWCC Awards: SWCC was awarded as the Best Desalination Company (2015) and Ras Al-Khair was named as the Best Desalination Plant (2015) by Global Water Intelligence in Athens, Greece.