JEDDAH: Saudi Minister of Water and Electricity, Abdullah Bin Abdulrahman Al-Hossein, signed contracts for water and sanitation projects worth SR487 million ($130 million), Saudi Press Agency reported Saturday. The projects will be implemented in the provinces of Makkah, Madinah, Baha, Northern Borders, the Eastern Province, Qassim, Najran, and Tabuk, SPA added. The projects cover sanitation systems, water pipelines and networks, dam building, well digging and reservoirs. Saudi Arabia, the world's largest desalinated-water producer, needs to invest SR124.9 billion in desalination and water recycling plants to meet demand, Riyadh-based NCB Capital said in a report.