Jazan City for Basic and Transformational Industries, the gigantic project that amazed the world and deservedly became an important axis of growth and development in the Jazan region in particular, and the southern regions in general, and the main future engine for foreign direct investment in the Kingdom, with what it contains of giant projects whose total cost exceeds the « 75 billion riyals, and it will contribute to advancing development and development in the region and opening the way for thousands of its people to obtain suitable job opportunities for them, as the workers in the construction projects of the city’s projects to date amount to more than 74 thousand workers representing 30 nationalities, including 12 » A thousand young Saudis from the region and other regions of our dear homeland.
Okaz monitors workflow
Okaz, on its tour of Jazan City for Basic and Transformational Industries, monitored the progress of work in the implemented and under implementation projects in the city, foremost of which is the Jazan Refinery project, which represents the city's nucleus and its beating heart, and is one of the largest refining projects established during the past twenty years in the world, in terms of size. And the advanced technology in its establishment and its production capacity of the refinery, which exceeds “400” thousand barrels per day of heavy and medium Arab oil, to provide feedstock for the manufacturing industries and meet the region’s needs for refined petroleum products, and the completion rate exceeded more than “75%”, and it is expected that the refinery will enter the year Next 2018 operational phase.
Power generation
Among the projects included in the tour was the power generation complex project in the city, which is the first plant in the Kingdom to convert heavy petroleum liquids into clean purified gas, and then produce electricity using highly efficient combined-cycle technology with a capacity of more than 3900 megawatts, enabling the complex to export more than On 2,400 megawatts for the national electricity grid, with a focus on providing clean energy in an economical manner of high quality and reliability.
The power generation complex project was designed to integrate with the refining complex, which helps produce electricity and utilities with high efficiency.
Infrastructure
Among the important projects that Aramco is implementing in the city of
Jazan Basic and Transformational Industries The city's infrastructure development project, which includes the construction of the city's port, preparation and development of the infrastructure of industrial and residential lands, and the establishment of a road network to attract investors and make the city a tributary for the development of the region and the Kingdom in general.
Okaz, during its tour, monitored the construction movement and the accelerated workflow in all facilities and projects of Jazan City for Transformational, Basic, Industrial and Service Industries and their supporting facilities, which reflects the extent of interest and concern for the speed of completion and full cooperation between the various agencies to accelerate work and completion in the city, in implementation of the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and His Highness the Crown Prince, Prince Muhammad bin Salman, with direct follow-up from the Governor of Jazan Region, His Royal Highness Prince Muhammad bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz, and the Deputy Governor of the Region, His Royal Highness Prince Muhammad bin Abdulaziz bin Muhammad bin Abdulaziz.
Sea Port
The port, which is currently being implemented in the southwestern part of Jazan City for Basic and Transformational Industries, is one of the most important ports in the Kingdom in terms of its geographical location on the Red Sea and its proximity to Yemen and the countries of the Horn of Africa, which makes it an additional station for many opportunities in the fields of maritime transport, freight and export business. .
The port consists of two industrial sections that include an industrial berth for importing bulk materials, and a commercial berth with a length of 1.7 km for handling containers and goods and storage areas according to the latest technology and control methods, with a capacity of one million containers per year for the first phase and 2.5 million containers per year for the second phase in the future. It will be equipped with the latest navigation systems and communication networks with ships, ships, tugboats, tugboats, rescue, guidance and mooring, in order to facilitate all operations with ease.
development plans
The implementation of the Jazan City for Basic and Transformational Industries project is progressing in its first phase according to a development plan for the infrastructure that extends over an area of “106” square kilometers, which includes building an integrated commercial and industrial port, preparing and developing the infrastructure for industrial and residential lands, establishing an internal road network, and establishing a distinct electrical network for transportation Electricity within the city contains stations carefully distributed in industrial and residential areas, and the construction of a water purification plant with a capacity of “60” thousand cubic meters per day by reverse osmosis method, to increase in the future until it reaches “180” thousand cubic meters per day when the need arises.
The city’s infrastructure development plan also includes the establishment of an integrated network to collect sewage and wastewater for industrial purposes, which are treated to meet the environmental standards necessary to maintain a healthy and clean environment, with a production capacity of 40,000 cubic meters per day for the first phase, with the possibility of increasing production to 120 thousand cubic meters in the subsequent stages, and an integrated network to drain rain around and inside the city to protect it from the dangers of torrential rain.
Industrial projects
The city also includes many industrial projects that have started work and are under implementation, including the steel factory for the iron industry, which has started production, and the two factories of Crystal and the countryside for the sugar industry, which are under construction. It is one of the pillars of development and development, like other cities and mega projects that extend over the entire area of this benevolent country.
Abdul Rahman Al-Khatrish (Jazan) okaz9 @
