Volume 1, First Pot of Gold, Chapter 662, An Old Friend of Saudi Arabia

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$1!

Such cheap desalinated water is even cheaper than the groundwater pumped out of some of the pumps on the island of Koro!

The cost of desalination depends largely on the local electricity price. ∷∷ The new country itself has no oil output and uses a large number of new energy power generation equipment, so although it is environmentally friendly enough, the price of electricity has not been low. According to CWW Group's assessment, the cost of a desalination plant on Koro Island would be more than US$2 per tonne of water, even with state-of-the-art production equipment.

So when Jiang Chen said that the cost was only $0.5, Arit would be so shocked.

Well, even if there is a nuclear power plant on this Koro Island, the cost of desalinated water cannot be so low!

The two sides quickly reached a cooperation agreement, and even the step of bargaining was omitted.

The company is responsible for the construction of the desalination plant, and CWW Group is responsible for connecting the pipelines to connect the fresh water produced by the Future People Group to the tap water supply system in Xinguo.

Arite immediately instructed the secretary to print the contract and signed a contract with Jiang Chen for the supply of 20,000 tons of desalinated water per day, as if he was afraid that Jiang Chen would regret it.

The contract was signed, and Arat politely delivered him to the door in person.

"Why don't you bring some of the black coffee I brought with me from Western Australia?"

"No need. Jiang Chen hurriedly waved his hand and refused.

He'd just learned how bad that thing was.

The 20,000-ton supply contract, excluding one qiē expense including labor costs, can bring up to $300,000 per month to the future group.

This income is really pitiful, even if the Future People Group spends money to buy the water supply system of the CWW Group and monopolizes all channels from production to sales, at most it will triple this figure.

So from the very beginning, Jiang Chen set his sights on overseas markets. It just so happened that there was such a person in his phone number, and he would definitely be interested in such cheap fresh water.

"Hey, Mr. Nayev. It's me, Jiang Chen. We, the future of heavy industry, have come up with a new thing...... No, no, no, I'm not talking about new machines, it's desalination equipment. ”

Sitting in the car, as soon as Jiang Chen closed the car door, he took out his mobile phone and called Nayef who was far away in Saudi Arabia.

"We do have plans to build a new desalination plant on the Red Sea coast, but we've already approached the American Matrix to help us design it. They are experts in this area, and they are our long-time collaborators. Hearing that Jiang Chen seemed to have the intention of selling desalination equipment, Nayev frowned slightly.

Although he has a good personal relationship with Jiang Chen, he will not make concessions because of his personal relationship on the drinking water project that is related to the well-being of the Saudi people. The American company Matrix promised them a new hybrid desalination plant with a capacity of 1.097 million cubic meters per day in the Mecca region on the Red Sea coast, which will be powered by ultra-high concentrating photovoltaic power generation technology, to replace the energy-intensive and inefficient petroleum-powered desalination plant.

Although thermal power is cheap in oil-rich Saudi Arabia, the "oil for water" approach does more harm than good from the perspective of environmental protection and sustainable use.

The cost of production of the desalination plant, which uses a mixture of energy, is as low as $1.5 per tonne, which is quite good for Naev.

"What is the price of water in your country?" Jiang Chen asked.

"According to the figures for the first half of the year, in the Mecca region, the average is 7 riyals per ton. After thinking for a moment, Nayev said.

7 riyals, that's about 1.9 dollars.

After a slight estimate in his heart, the corners of Jiang Chen's mouth hooked up with a smile.

"So, are you interested in $1 per ton of fresh water?"

Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Nayev was stunned. So much so that his beautiful princess Amira, brought the peeled grapes to his mouth, and he forgot to open his mouth.

"$1 per tonne?"

"Of course the cost will be a little bit lower than that, and $1 is the price of the water we supply to you. Jiang Chen said with a smile.

Nayev was shocked, immediately stood up, held his phone and walked to the window of the palace.

"My friend, you've always been like that...... Surprising. Ahem, I would like to ask, is what you say true? Giving us water at $1 a ton? It's incredible, forgive me for being a little excited. ”

Not only was he excited, but Nayev was a little incoherent.

For a long time, Saudi Arabia has carried out a certain amount of financial subsidies in terms of gasoline, electricity, and water conservancy in China. Take tap water as an example, if you want the capital Riyadh to have 4 million people drink clean and relatively cheap, the Saudi royal family has to spend hundreds of millions of dollars every year to subsidize the price of water.

Although Saudi Arabia has a lot of money, who doesn't want to save some money?

Jiang Chen's proposed $1 water supply price will not only greatly ease

"Of course it's true, more true than gold. Jiang Chen smiled brightly.

Compared with the welfare water supply contract signed with the CWW Group, the contract with an oil boss like Saudi Arabia is the most important! The price of water supply of US$1, even if calculated according to the water supply of 1 million tons, has a monthly income of US$15 million.

And the production capacity of the desalination equipment he has at hand is not limited to 1 million tons per day! With the strengthening of cooperation with Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, which is accustomed to cheap water, will definitely expand its water supply contract. And other water-scarce countries in the surrounding area, seeing the cheap fresh water enjoyed by Saudi Arabia, will definitely not be able to sit still and come to the door to ask for cooperation!

Jiang Chen seemed to have seen that those Arab tyrants were waving banknotes and waving to him.

"By the way, what is the quality of the desalinated water you produce? We don't give our people anything that has been mixed with sand. Nayev asked another question of his concern.

Originally, drinking desalinated water for a long time is not good for health, and if the quality of desalinated water produced by the Future People Group is not up to par, the Saudi royal family will definitely not tolerate it. But his fears are completely unfounded, and the 22nd century pan-Asian cooperation requires far more food safety than any other country in this timeline.

"You can rest assured, we expect to build our first desalination plant on Koro Island in a month, and you can send someone to inspect the quality of our desalinated water. One thing I can assure you is that the desalinated water we produce is definitely cleaner and healthier than what is currently available on the market!"

Hearing Jiang Chen say this, Nayev breathed a sigh of relief.

He is still very relieved about the promise of the Future People Group.

"I'll send someone to your side to investigate. After a pause, Nayev hesitated slightly, and then spoke, "Jiang Chen, are we friends?"

"Of course. Jiang Chen didn't know why he suddenly asked this question.

"Can you do me a small favor, then?" said Nayev in a low voice.

"Absolutely. As long as I can help. Jiang Chen said happily.

"It shouldn't be too hard for you. Nayev coughed and lowered his voice, "I will find a way to obstruct the desalination project with the matrix company, and finally open the tender to major companies around the world." I hope you don't take the initiative to bid on our side at that time. ”

"No bidding?" Jiang Chen couldn't understand what he meant.

"Yes," Nayev nodded, "I'll offer you an invitation." ”

Hearing him say this, Jiang Chen immediately understood what he meant.

Nayef is the crown prince, and he is not the only prince in Saudi Arabia, but this old king likes to change the crown prince, so there are many people who spy on him as the crown prince. Although he was responsible for leading the cooperation with the Matrix Company this time, the person who initiated the project and found the Matrix Company was another prince named Rashid.

Although he didn't say it, the old king seemed to be very satisfied with Prince Rashid's appearance.

And this also made Nayev feel uneasy!

"Haha, of course no problem, Mr. Nayev, you underestimate our friendship too much. Jiang Chen laughed.

"Thank you so much! You Chinese are really good brothers who value love and righteousness!" Nayev said happily, the last sentence in broken Chinese.

Although there was a lot to complain about in the grammar of his sentence, Jiang Chen just smiled and said a few polite words to him.

For Jiang Chen, this was just an insignificant little favor.

If Nayev can't be in charge, the Future People Group will have nothing to lose. But if he really becomes the crown prince, I believe that he will not forget that the future people group once helped him. (To be continued.) )