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November Presentation Lists $272 Million Yanbu Project Among WABAG Orders

Key Facts

1The investor presentation published in November 2026 listed the Yanbu project, with a capacity of 300 million liters per day, among the key projects in the order book.
2WABAG valued the project at about $272 million, or 1,019 million Saudi riyals, with a capacity of 300 million liters per day.
3The company’s order book stood at about 202 billion Indian rupees in the first half of fiscal year 2027.

VA Tech Wabag included the Yanbu water desalination project among its key projects in its order book in an investor presentation published in November 2026, according to the company’s official presentation. This follows reports circulating on November 14 that the project had been canceled, but the cancellation or its cause could not be verified through a company disclosure or a reliable open source. The November list shows the Saudi Water Authority project with a capacity of 300 million liters per day, without establishing whether its status subsequently changed. The company announced on July 24, 2025, that it had received the letter of award for the project. The presentation listing therefore remains the latest documented information here about the project, while the reported cancellation remains unconfirmed.

The project is a seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant in Yanbu for the Saudi Water Authority. WABAG valued it at about $272 million, equivalent to 1,019 million Saudi riyals, with a design capacity of 300 million liters per day. In its award disclosure, the company described the plant as a mega desalination project. These figures put the project’s scale and scope in context, but they date to the July 2025 disclosure and do not represent a new announcement of a change in its value or capacity. The November 2026 presentation confirms that the project remains listed among the key projects, highlighting its capacity, type and location.

In a disclosure dated July 24, 2025, WABAG said it had received a letter of award from the Saudi Water Authority and that contract procedures would begin. The company said the scope of work would cover design, engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning. It estimated the execution period at about 30 months from the effective date, according to the disclosure. The disclosure date does not establish that a final agreement was signed on July 23, 2025, nor does it confirm that the execution period had begun. These details remain background from the award stage, not an update on execution status in November 2026.

WABAG’s order book stood at about 202 billion Indian rupees in the first half of fiscal year 2027, according to the company’s results disclosure. The investor presentation published in November included the Yanbu project among the key projects in that order book, linking it to the company’s reported business portfolio. However, the order book value reported in the first-half results covers total orders and does not specify Yanbu’s contribution. The available disclosure also does not quantify the impact of the circulating cancellation report on the order book or future revenue. The available evidence includes no company confirmation changing the reported figures or clarifying the contract status after the letter of award.

The timing follows reports circulating on November 14 that the project had been canceled, while its status still requires confirmation from the company or the authority. The call may offer an opportunity to provide an update on the order book or the Yanbu project, but the information published in the available evidence contains no advance statement on the matter. Until a documented update is issued, the available facts remain the 2025 letter of award, the project’s inclusion in the November presentation, and the unverified circulating report of its cancellation.