• RCJY manages a vast irrigation network extending over 11,600 kilometers of pipelines
• The system is managed by a unified control center comprising more than 12,200 smart devices

Arab News

JUBAIL: Jubail Industrial City operates the world’s largest integrated smart irrigation system, the Saudi Press Agency has reported. 

Citing information from the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY), the report said that the system is managed by a unified control center that includes more than 12,200 smart devices, processing about 1.2 million signals daily. 

“The system serves as a national model aligned with the goals of Saudi Vision 2030 for environmental sustainability, advancing digital transformation in resource management, and activating smart cities with high efficiency,” SPA said, quoting RCJY operation and maintenance manager Safar Alnutayfat as saying.

Alnutayfat explained that the commission manages a vast irrigation network extending over 11.6 thousand kilometers of pipelines. 

With the use of the smart system, the commission has reduced operation and maintenance costs by over 35 percent, while supporting sustainability through recycling treated water for irrigation at a volume of approximately 2.8 million cubic meters per month, the executive said.

Alnutayfat further said the system “represents one of the Kingdom’s distinguished national experiences in line with the goals of the Saudi Green and the Middle East Green Initiatives, by rationalizing the consumption of natural resources, increasing vegetation cover, and enhancing efforts to combat climate change in the area.”