In what ways can the privatisation of state-owned assets increase efficiency in service provision?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Khaled Al Qureshi, CEO, Saudi Water Partnership Company: Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2020
Interviews & Viewpoints | Mohammed Al Mowkley, CEO, National Water Company (NWC): Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2020
In what ways would the privatisation of water infrastructure in the north-western region improve efficiency in the long term?
Articles & Analysis | Shift towards utilities privatisation underscores investment opportunities in Saudi Arabia from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2020
Saudi Arabia’s government has indicated it wants to raise as much as $200bn through the privatisation of state-owned assets, with one of its largest desalination plants among the first targets for disposal. The Ras Al Khair cogeneration plant has the capacity to produce more than 1m cu metres of desalinated water daily, and in 2018 the...
Industry is widely regarded as a promising area for business growth that can provide additional private sector employment for citizens in the decades...
The government is moving at pace to expand energy and water output to meet growing demand from businesses and individual consumers. Saudi Arabia’s ambitious plans to upgrade its utilities networks, while aligning more closely to market prices, make the Kingdom an increasingly attractive proposition for investors. There is an established framework for private participation and a track record of...
Saudi Arabia’s decision to weaken the link between hydrocarbons and economic growth, and pursue a policy of diversification has seen a wide range of projects come to fruition in the last several years. While at present the Covid-19 pandemic and the unprecedented plunge in oil prices are causing significant short-term uncertainty, the reforms that have been put in place in recent years should stand the Kingdom in good stead over the longer term.