How Saudi Arabia Turned the Ocean Into Drinking Water | The Largest Desalination System Ever Built

Описание: How Saudi Arabia Turned the Ocean Into Drinking Water | The Largest Desalination System Ever Built
How does a nation with NO rivers, NO lakes, and less rainfall than the Sahara Desert sustain 35 million people? The answer is the most ambitious water engineering project in human history.

🔵 In this documentary, we explore how Saudi Arabia built the world's largest desalination and water transport network — a $80 billion system that pumps over 11 million cubic meters of fresh water EVERY SINGLE DAY from the Persian Gulf and Red Sea through 8,000+ kilometers of giant pipelines into the heart of the Arabian Desert.

🏗️ WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS VIDEO:

⏩ 00:00 — Introduction: The Impossible Nation
⏩ 02:00 — The Water Crisis That Threatened Saudi Arabia
⏩ 05:30 — Building the World's Largest Desalination Plants
⏩ 09:30 — The Giant Pipelines: Engineering in Extreme Heat
⏩ 14:00 — Challenges: Sandstorms, Corrosion & Cybersecurity
⏩ 17:30 — The Legacy & Future of Saudi Water

📊 MIND-BLOWING FACTS:
▪️ 31 desalination plants along both coastlines
▪️ 5.6 billion liters of fresh water created daily
▪️ 8,000+ km of transmission pipelines
▪️ 720 storage reservoirs across the kingdom
▪️ 40+ major pumping stations
▪️ Water travels 72 hours from coast to Riyadh
▪️ Pipes up to 3.5 meters in diameter
▪️ System handles 500% demand surges during Hajj
▪️ $80 billion total investment
▪️ Enough water daily to fill 2,200 Olympic swimming pools

Saudi Arabia's Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) operates the largest desalination network on Earth. Using Multi-Stage Flash (MSF) distillation and Reverse Osmosis (RO) technology, they transform undrinkable seawater into fresh water for 60+ cities and towns.

The pipelines that carry this water are engineering marvels — some large enough to drive a truck through, stretching across brutal desert terrain where temperatures exceed 130°F (54°C). Construction crews work only at night because daytime heat causes steel to expand too dramatically for precise welding.

From the massive Ras Al Khair plant (the world's largest desalination facility producing 1 million cubic meters daily) to the dedicated pipelines serving Mecca and Medina during Hajj, this video covers every aspect of Saudi Arabia's water miracle.

We also explore the challenges: extreme heat destroying equipment, sandstorms clogging systems, marine growth blocking intake pipes, cybersecurity threats to critical infrastructure, and the environmental impact of brine disposal.

Looking ahead, Saudi Arabia plans to power 50% of its desalination with renewable energy by 2030, with the NEOM facility running entirely on solar and wind power.

This is the story of how human engineering conquered one of nature's most hostile environments — and what it means for a world facing growing water scarcity.

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⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This video is for educational and informational purposes only. All facts and figures are sourced from publicly available information including SWCC reports, Saudi government publications, and international engineering databases. Some visualizations are artistic representations for educational clarity.