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Executive overview
Key findings
74.6% (calculated): share of the 3,708,921,457 m³ distributed for urban use in 2024 that was desalinated water from the Saline Water Conversion Corporation
80.76% / 65.60%: population covered by water supply and by sewerage in 2024
35%: non-revenue water in February 2026, against a strategic target of 27% (company figures)
19 packages: the long-term operation and maintenance program for sewage treatment plants; the tenth contract, worth more than SAR 1.3 billion over 15 years, was signed on September 2, 2026
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Buyer relevance
Who the report is for
Water and wastewater operators
Compare the status of treatment plant packages 10 to 16 and the five cluster contracts, with their partners, capacities and deadlines.
Network and loss reduction specialists
Size the gap between 35% non-revenue water and the 27% target, and see which cluster operator is measured on it.
Infrastructure investors and lenders
Follow the move from seven-year management contracts to distribution concessions and the Riyadh East independent treatment plant.
Government and development advisers
Track water and sewerage coverage, at 80.76% and 65.60% of the population in 2024, against the company's own targets.
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Decision scope
Questions answered
How dependent is National Water Company on desalinated water?
Desalinated water from the Saline Water Conversion Corporation made up 2,767,383,013 m³, or 74.6%, of net urban distribution in 2024.
How large is the gap between water and sewerage coverage?
Water supply covered 80.76% of the population in 2024 and sewerage 65.60%, a gap of 15.16 percentage points on the Ministry's basis.
How much water is lost in the network?
The company reported non-revenue water of 35% in February 2026, against a strategic target of 27%.
How far has private operation of treatment plants gone?
Phase one covers 9 packages worth US$2.5 billion; the tenth contract, worth more than SAR 1.3 billion over 15 years, was signed on September 2, 2026.
What changes in tariffs in 2027?
From January 1, 2027, residential water is charged at SAR 1 to SAR 6 per m³ across four tiers, with wastewater at half the water rate and a fixed monthly charge that replaces the meter service fee.
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Inside the report
Inside the complete report
Executive Overview
1. Water Resource Profile
2. Infrastructure and Service Delivery
Strategic Outlook and Opportunities
Source Register
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Public preview
What to watch next
1. Water Resource Profile
the reuse share in the next Ministry statistical book against the 26.33% reached in 2024; progress toward 100% tertiary treatment; and whether urban distribution volumes begin to rise faster as new connections are added.
2. Infrastructure and Service Delivery
non-revenue water and hours of supply in the company's next published figures; sewerage coverage in the Ministry's next statistical book; and whether 2026 project completions match or exceed the 118 projects and SAR 5.57 billion completed in 2024.
Strategic Outlook and Opportunities
appointment of the concession adviser consortium, against the third-quarter 2026 start the company planned; bids for package 14 by November 30, 2026 and the signing of package 12; selection of a preferred bidder for Riyadh East from the five consortiums; and billing, collection and non-revenue water results after the new tariff takes effect on January 1, 2027.
The treatment plant program: status of each package at November 2, 2026, with the 2027 residential tariff.
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Included
What you receive
The complete PDF report: 11 pages, 5 sections, 14 tables and a register of 16 sources.
This edition
November 2026, First edition.
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Evidence & method
Evidence and method
The report 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. Company figures to March 2026 come from its May 2026 presentation, and contract, tender and tariff status comes from company announcements and trade press checked on November 2, 2026.
Sources
16 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 (Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, with series from 2017); company operating indicators to March 2026; contract, tender and tariff status checked on November 2, 2026. The Ministry's tables name National Water Company as their data source and describe the national municipal system. 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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Water Systems Overview: National Water Company
- Format
- Length
- 11 pages
- Edition
- November 2026, First edition
- Price
- USD 499
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Report details
Publication details
- Publisher
- Our Future Water Intelligence
- Report family
- Water Utility Intelligence Report
- Edition
- November 2026, First edition
- Format
- Length
- 11 pages
- Reference
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- Evidence current to
- 2 November 2026
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