Service Provision
The responsibility for service provision is shared by the private and public sectors. Private companies operate the water infrastructure in the largest cities - Riyadh, Jeddah as well as (from January 2011) onwards Mecca and Taif - under management contracts with the National Water Company (NWC). The sewerage system remains under public management, while many wastewater treatment plants are run by private companies under BOT contracts. The older desalination plants are run by the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), while newer desalination plants are run by private companies as Independent Water and Power Projects (IWPPs) under which the public Water & Energy Co. acts as an off-taker.
MOWE had 13 regional directorates that were further divided into 47 branches, each differing greatly in size and geographical coverage. Local government, which in charge of service provision in most countries of the world, has no role in service provision in Saudi Arabia.
Read more about this topic: Water Supply And Sanitation In Saudi Arabia, Responsibility For Water Supply and Sanitation
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