Pressure to cross the desert
The Taif Turubah project aims to increase the capacity of the water supply to Baha. A new pressure pipeline system will be built parallel to the existing Shuhada gravity pipeline to the Abu Raka transfer station. The capacity of the new pipeline system is 156,285 m3 per day.
The new water transport system from Taif to Abu Raka consists of:
- 1 pumping station (PSA1) with 4 pumps (2400 m3/h, H= 320 m, P= 2800 kW)
- 1 pipeline, diameter 40", length 107 km
- 7 withdrawal stations
- 2 steel tanks 25'000 m3
- 1 steel tank 15'000 m3
- 1 steel water tower 1'500 m3
All transport and storage systems are controlled by an advanced remote monitoring system, allowing centralised, automated operation in Taif.
At the transfer station, water from the existing free flow pipe or channel will be diverted into the existing Kheyahla water system. The pressure line will also be connected to the existing pumping stations in Arada to feed the existing Arada-Baha pipeline.
Preparation of the execution phase (final design)
In close cooperation with the construction consortium, HOLINGER carried out the following tasks:
- Hydraulic analysis and wall thickness determination reports
- Operational concept
- Process and instrumentation diagrams
- General plans for pumping and storage stations
- Construction drawings for pump houses, surge tanks, electrical buildings, etc.
- Construction planning for all buildings and structures
- Reviewing the mechanical, electrical, control and hydraulic systems
- Evaluation of the connection to the existing Kheyalah pipeline
- Evaluation of the connection to the existing Baha pipeline
Evaluation of a return flow scenario from PSA1 to the Arafat-Al Moghamas reservoirs
Project management
