Red Sea Project

The Red Sea Project is a land and property megaproject currently in development in Saudi Arabia that is managed by The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) and forms part of the Saudi Vision 2030 program.[2] The project was announced by the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in July 2017, focusing on luxury and ecotourism to attract visitors to the Red Sea coast.[3][4]

Red Sea Project
مشروع البحر الأحمر
tourism destination
Coordinates: 25°30′18″N 36°57′18″E
CountrySaudi Arabia
AnnouncedJuly 2017
Government
 • CEOJohn Pagano[1]
Area
 • Total28,000 km2 (11,000 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03 (Arabian Standard Time)
Websitewww.theredsea.sa/en

The project is expected to increase the Saudi GDP by $5.86 billion per year upon completion, when it will cover 28,000 km2 (11,000 sq mi) of islands, beaches, desert, mountains and volcanic areas.[5][6] The first phase is expected to be completed in 2022, when 3,000 hotel rooms will be constructed with the Red Sea International Airport, marina, and recreation centers.[7] The project is led by the Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC). It is expected to attract one million people every year.[8]

Location

The project will be located at Tabuk province's shores of the Red Sea, particularly between the cities of Umluj and Al-Wajh. Ninety unspoiled offshore islands between the two cities will also be part of the project.[9]

Phase one

In 2019, the first phase of the project is planned to be completed by 2022 and it will include the following facilities:

  1. 14 luxury and hyper-luxury hotels
  2. Marinas, leisure and lifestyle amenities
  3. The Red Sea International Airport[10]

Ecological considerations

The project is planned in a way that considers the natural ecosystem of the area. Thus, a number of policies have been developed in this regards as follows:

  1. No waste-to-landfill
  2. No discharges to the sea
  3. No use of single use plastic
  4. Achieving a 100% carbon neutrality.[10]

However, the project raises new challenges about water consumption, as Saudi Arabia consumes each year four times the water that is naturally renewed, while the resorts will use more than 56,000 cubic meters of water per day.[11] Power is to be supplied by 210 MW of solar and wind power, with fluctuations balanced by a 1000 MWh battery.[12]

See also

References
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  8. Bridge, Sam. "Red Sea Project set to add $5.8bn to Saudi Arabia's GDP". ArabianBusiness.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  9. "Vision 2030: All you need to know about Saudi Arabia's giga-projects". Arab News. 2019-05-07. Archived from the original on 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
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  11. Michaelson, Ruth (2019-08-06). "Oil built Saudi Arabia – will a lack of water destroy it?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
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