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Executive overview
Key findings
2,336.66 thousand: active water subscriber accounts in 2024 (2.54 million customers in company figures to March 2026)
3,708,921,457 m³: water distributed for urban purposes in 2024 (net), of which 2,767,383,013 m³ was desalinated
35%: non-revenue water in February 2026 (company figure; target 27%)
SAR 1 to SAR 6 per m³: residential water tariff tiers from January 1, 2027, with wastewater at half the water rate
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Buyer relevance
Who the report is for
Suppliers preparing a first approach
Get the company's mandate, owner, regulator, clusters and contract model on one page before deeper account work.
Analysts and consultants
Use the 2019 to 2024 network, wastewater and customer tables, with series breaks marked, as a checked reference.
Commercial and government customers
See the 2027 single-tier rates of SAR 8 and SAR 10 per m³ and the fixed monthly charges by meter size.
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Decision scope
Questions answered
Who owns and regulates National Water Company?
It is fully owned by the Public Investment Fund, and the Saudi Water Authority has been the sole regulator for water services since early 2024.
How much of its wastewater is treated and reused?
In 2024, 99.3% of collected wastewater was treated and 26.33% of treated wastewater was reused.
What will households pay from 2027?
SAR 1 to SAR 6 per m³ of water across four monthly tiers, wastewater at half the water rate, and a fixed monthly charge from SAR 20 for water and SAR 10 for wastewater on the smallest meters.
How much construction work is under way?
The company reported 568 projects worth SAR 49 billion under construction in 2025, after completing 118 projects worth more than SAR 5.57 billion in 2024.
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Inside the report
Inside the complete report
Executive Overview
Utility and Service Mandate
Water Resources and Supply
Infrastructure and Treatment
Networks and Assets
Wastewater and Resource Management
Investment and Major Projects
Tariffs and Customer Context
Forward Developments
Key Intelligence Summary
Source Register
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Public preview
What to watch next
Networks and Assets
non-revenue water against the 27% target; annual network additions in the next statistical book.
Investment and Major Projects
full-year 2026 project completions; signing of packages 11 and 12 and award of package 14; preferred bidder for Riyadh East.
Tariffs and Customer Context
first bills under the new tariff from January 2027; any change in consumption or collections reported for 2027.
Forward Developments
the first bills under the 2027 tariff; signing of packages 11 and 12 and award of package 14; and the appointment of the concession adviser.
Operating contracts and the residential and non-residential tariffs from January 1, 2027.
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Included
What you receive
The complete PDF report: 11 pages, 11 sections, 17 tables and a register of 12 sources.
This edition
November 2026, First edition.
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Evidence & method
Evidence and method
The profile draws on the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture's statistical books for 2019, 2020 and 2024, which name National Water Company as their data source, and on the company's May 2026 presentation. Tariff, contract and project status comes from company announcements, legal analysis and trade press checked on November 2, 2026.
Sources
12 sources, listed in the report's source register. Evidence current to 2 November 2026. Principal data periods: calendar 2024 national municipal water and sanitation statistics published by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture with National Water Company as data source (series from 2017); company operating figures to March 2026; tariffs effective January 1, 2027; contract and project status checked on November 2, 2026. Currency is Saudi riyals (SAR); US dollar (US$) values are given where the source reports them..
Evidence boundaries
This report uses authoritative source material available at the stated research cutoff. It distinguishes published facts, calculated values and analytical interpretation. No independent modelling is performed. Forward-looking analysis reflects published plans, documented trends and stated uncertainties. It does not constitute legal, financial, investment or engineering advice.
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Lead analyst
Robert C. Brears
Founder, Our Future Water Intelligence
Robert C. Brears is a water-security specialist and author whose work examines utility governance, infrastructure investment, climate resilience and long-term water-system change for executive and policy audiences.
- Decision-focused utility intelligence
- Published water-policy author
- Evidence-grounded system analysis
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Utility Intelligence Profile: National Water Company
- Format
- Length
- 11 pages
- Edition
- November 2026, First edition
- Price
- USD 99
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Report details
Publication details
- Publisher
- Our Future Water Intelligence
- Report family
- Utility Intelligence Profile
- Edition
- November 2026, First edition
- Format
- Length
- 11 pages
- Reference
- OFW_EXT_NATIONAL_WATER_COMPANY_UTILITY_INTELLIGENCE_PROFILE_77dcbdc49736
- Evidence current to
- 2 November 2026
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