Environment & Energy | Wednesday 26 October, 2016 1:34 pm |

The Minister of Environment, Water & Agriculture, Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli, has formally announced his support and participation in the upcoming Saudi Water & Environment Forum 2017, organised by the CWC Group. He invites companies from across the sectors to participate .

Dr Mohammed Al-Saud, Deputy Minister for Water, Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture stated: “This Forum will offer significant opportunity for water and environment sector partners from across the full spectrum of both industries”.

The Forum is also backed by the Saudi Vision 2030 project, which aims to grow non-oil government revenue from SAR 163 billion (USD 43 billion) in 2015 to SAR 1 trillion (USD 266 billion) by 2030.

With significant developments required in KSA to reach the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030, the Saudi Water & Environment Forum is well placed and scheduled to bring together the market’s leading players and government officials to discuss the critical points:

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Development plans and policies in the water industry and environment services Tariff and subsidy reform
Growth forecasts and demand management
Efficiency in operations

Waste water handling
SME and local capacity development
Opportunities and developments in industrial water use

As well
international companies. At SWEF 2016, the SWCC signed MOUs with the following companies:

as a full brief, the Forum will also showcase where the opportunities lie in KSA both for local and

• King Abdulaziz University

• Toray Industries, Inc.

• Hitachi, Ltd.

• Infrastructure Systems Company

  SWEF 2017 Supporters & Participation:

  Ministry of Environment Water & Agriculture (MEWA) The National Water Company (NWC)
  Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) Electricity Co-generation Regulatory Authority (ECRA) Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME)

  SWEF 2017 Sponsors:

  Gold Sponsor: Doosan
  Silver Sponsors: Aqualia, Veolia
  Bronze Sponsors: Sete Energy, Seven Seas Water, Miahona, National Water Works Co. and Saur