22Jul2003 Establishment of water and electricity company

Jeddah, 22nd July 2003

A water and electricity company was established, with a capital of SR30 million ($8 million), as the first practical partnership between a government body and a semi-private establishment, Asharq Al-Awsat reported.

The new company, which will be based in Riyadh, is a partnership between the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), a government body, and the Saudi Electricity Company, which has a 70% government stake.

The company is to be controlled by a board of six directors; three will be appointed from among the directors of each partner.

Source: SPA

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