RIYADH — Officials at the Ministry of Water signed on Thursday 22 agreements within the new commercial structure for the water sector.

Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Eng. Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli attended the signing of the agreements pertaining to the water sector system within the new commercial structure as part of the launching of the water sector’s budget account.

During the event which was also attended by Deputy Minister Eng. Mansour Al-Mushaiti and senior officials from the water system and the Finance Ministry, 22 agreements related to the production, transmission and distribution of water were signed between the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), represented by SWCC Governor Engineer Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Abdulkareem, and the Saudi Water Partnership Company, represented by the CEO of the company Eng. Khaled Al Qureshi, the Water Transport and Technologies Company (WTTCO), represented by its CEO Dr. Tariq Al-Naeem, and the National Water Company, represented by acting CEO Nimr Al-Shibl. — SPA