Jazan Economic City
As KSA’s most prestigious, state of the art industrial zone, Jazan Economic City offers an unparalleled environment for energy intensive industries.
Located 60km northwest of Jizan City, Saudi’s most important port on the Red Sea, Jazan Economic City (JEC) is a state of the art industrial city that is geared to become an important logistics hub, a major destination for regional raw materials and an export platform for global consumer markets. As such, it’s expected to attract more than SAR 100 billion in investment and create 100,000 new jobs.
Excellent access to export markets
The city will benefit from two key advantages; its location, close to the main trade routes between Europe, Asia and Africa, means it will have excellent access to these export markets plus it will become a strategic point for receiving raw materials from surrounding countries that currently lack processing facilities.
Key features
JEC will feature a seaport, an industrial zone, a commercial business and cultural center, residential areas, public amenities such as hospitals and schools, as well as other academic and vocational training institutions.
Industrial zone
This will account for more than two-thirds of the overall project and will include a modern oil refinery and integrated petrochemical complex, a 500,000 tons per annum steel reinforcing bar and direct-reduced-iron factory, a copper refinery and smelting facility, fisheries, and an agro-industrial area to assist the development of local industry. The industrial zone will also include an aluminum complex with an integrated aluminum refinery which, it’s expected, will create 12,000 new jobs.
Transport
A large-scale investment campaign is planned for the new seaport and dry dock, an international airport, a proposed road running east, and a planned rail connection to Jeddah. These links will bolster JEC’s access to world markets while creating substantial opportunities for transport and logistics players.
Power and water
A 4,000 megawatt power and desalination plant will cater to JEC’s energy-intensive industries while generating excess capacity to be sold into the grid. The plant will provide about 200,000 cubic meters per day of potable water.
Commercial business district
A commercial business district is planned at the heart of the city, along with facilities supporting education, vocational training, recreation, sports, culture and worship, conventions and exhibitions, and civic administration.
Lifestyle
With planned apartments, villas and hotels surrounding a marina cove and developments extended into lush, green waterways, the city will offer stunning ocean views and sea breeze in a tranquil natural setting. State of the art energy conservation technologies will be employed in all buildings, especially the power intensive industrial facilities making the city a global leader in environmental best practice.