Abunayyan Holding

What Abunayyan Holding does

Abunayyan Holding is a privately held Saudi Arabian diversified holding company headquartered in Ar Rihab, Diriyah (Riyadh), founded in 1950 by Abdullah Rashed Abunayyan around the introduction of the first diesel-powered turbine pump in Saudi Arabia. The group operates across the water, power, energy, industrial, agriculture, healthcare, and infrastructure sectors through a multi-SBU structure covering five investment pillars — EPCM, Manufacturing, Trading, Services, and Systems Integration — alongside joint delivery entities such as Vision Invest (development and investment holding) and Vision Industries (renewable-energy supply-chain localization).

Operating reach spans manufacturing joint ventures (Toray Membrane Middle East, KSB Pumps Arabia, Eaton Arabia, Saudi Meters Company, Advanced BioCatalytics), engineering and EPCM units (WETICO, IWAC, DCT), industrial automation and digital-services units (IICS, Holystar Arabia), trading and distribution (Abunayyan Trading, MEAC, Nextpower), and energy/water utilities (PURE LIFE, Arabian Qudra, Citiscape). The group serves B2B and B2G customers including Saudi Aramco, ADNOC, Saudi Government school and infrastructure concessions, National Water Company, Air Products, regional farms, and hyperscale data-centre developers, with an operating footprint of more than 12 countries through Vision Invest's 77-asset infrastructure portfolio.

The revenue model blends one-time equipment distribution (via long-standing global manufacturer relationships), project-based EPCM and engineering services, hardware manufacturing (membranes, pumps, valves, smart meters, electrical equipment, modular skids, industrial filters), systems integration (OT-IT convergence, automation, instrumentation, low-voltage power systems), and long-cycle managed services through joint delivery entities and concession wins. Pricing is quote-based and tailored to project specifications rather than publicly disclosed, consistent with an enterprise field-sales go-to-market motion targeting utilities, oil and gas, petrochem, mining, transportation, agriculture, defence, telecom, healthcare, education, and retail verticals across the MENA region.

Name

Abunayyan Holding

Legal name

Abunayyan Holding

Website

https://abunayyanholding.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Abunayyan Holding is a privately held Riyadh-based Saudi conglomerate founded in 1950 that delivers integrated water, power, energy, industrial, and infrastructure solutions through manufacturing, EPCM, trading, services, and systems integration — primarily serving B2B and B2G customers across the MENA region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Power Infrastructure Services

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Hydroelectric Power Generation (221111), Management of Companies and Enterprises (55111)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Management & General Contracting (EPCM, Scheduling, QA/QC, HSE) (EUAMAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hydropower EPC & Construction (Civil Works, Electromechanical) (EUACAEAF), Electrical Balance-of-Plant EPC (MV Collection, Cabling, Earthing, Lighting) (EUAEADAB), Hydro BOP Civil & Water Conveyance (Dams, Spillways, Penstocks, Canals) (EUAMAFAG)

Keywords

• Water treatment solutions
• Power generation equipment
• Industrial automation systems
• Desalination plant construction
• Energy efficiency services

Headquarters

HQ city

Riyadh

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Trading (Equipment Distribution): Distribution of equipment across water, wastewater, power, heavy machinery, logistics, and electrical sectors through relationships with leading global manufacturers developed over more than half a century
2. EPCM (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Management): Turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction services for desalination plants, wastewater treatment facilities, and data centers through WETICO, IWAC, and DCT
3. Manufacturing: Manufacturing operations for water treatment membranes, pumps, valves, smart meters, electrical equipment, chemicals, modular skids, and industrial filters through subsidiaries including Toray TMME, KSB Pumps Arabia, Saudi Meters Company, Holystar Arabia, WETICO, and Advanced BioCatalytics
4. Services and Maintenance: Comprehensive maintenance, repair services, energy auditing, energy engineering, measurement and verification, technical support, installation supervision, and after-sales services through KSB Arabia, Qudra Energy, IWAC, and MEAC
5. Systems Integration: Integration of industrial automation, instrumentation, low-voltage power systems, digital platforms, and smart solutions through IICS
6. Joint Delivery Entities: Vision Invest develops power, desalination, green hydrogen, wastewater, district cooling, logistics, industrial gases, and data center assets. Vision Industries focuses on renewable energy supply chain localization. DCT provides data center EPCM services

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Abunayyan Holding is a diversified Saudi holding company that designs, manufactures, distributes, integrates and services water, wastewater, power, energy, and industrial infrastructure solutions across the MENA region. Its portfolio spans desalination and water treatment plants, pumps and valves, membranes, smart meters, power and automation systems, solar trackers, data center infrastructure, irrigation systems, and landscape services delivered through wholly-owned SBUs and joint ventures with global technology partners. Revenue is generated through EPCM contracts, equipment trading, manufacturing, systems integration, and long-term infrastructure asset investments.

Product overview

Abunayyan Holding is a diversified Saudi Arabian holding company operating across water, wastewater, energy, power, agriculture, data centers, and industrial sectors through a portfolio of strategic business units and joint delivery entities. The company operates through five investment sectors: EPCM (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Management), Manufacturing, Trading, Services, and Systems Integration. Key strategic business units include Abunayyan Trading, WETICO (water and wastewater treatment), KSB Pumps Arabia, Eaton Arabia, Holystar Arabia (electrical equipment with IoT), IICS (industrial automation and OT-IT integration), Saudi Meters Company, Toray Membrane Middle East, MEAC (agriculture water management), Pure Life, Arabian Qudra (energy efficiency), Advanced BioCatalytics, Citiscape, DCT (data center technologies), and Nextpower (solar trackers). Joint delivery entities include Vision Industries (Solar PV, Wind, Energy Storage, Green Hydrogen) and Vision Invest (development and investment holding). The portfolio is anchored by a joint venture with Nextracker for solar tracking technology (Nextracker Arabia). Together, these entities provide integrated solutions serving economic verticals including Oil & Gas, Industrial, Healthcare, Utilities, Transportation, Petrochem & Mining, Agriculture, Telecom, Education, Defense & Security, and Retail.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vision Industries Strategic business unit catalyzing localization of supply chains in Solar PV, Wind, Energy Storage, and Green Hydrogen sectors through partnerships with industry leaders and technology transfer, targeting Saudi Vision 2030 clean energy goals.
• Vision Invest Development and investment holding company leading Public-Private Partnerships across power, desalination, green hydrogen, wastewater, district cooling, logistics, industrial gases, blue hydrogen, and data centers, with 77 assets across 12 countries.
• WETICO (Water and Environment Technologies Company) Water and Environment Technologies Company among the top 15 desalination suppliers in the world, involved in design, manufacturing, installation, and servicing of water, sewage, and wastewater treatment plants and desalination facilities.
• Toray Membrane Middle East LLC (TMME) Joint venture manufacturing and selling water treatment membranes including Reverse Osmosis (RO) membrane elements, Hollow-fiber PVDF UF membranes, and MBR systems, with technical services across the MENA region.
• Holystar Arabia Integrated energy distribution solutions combining advanced electrical equipment including smart circuit breakers, remote control units (RTU), smart sub-distribution units, and upgraded switches with IoT technologies for digitizing electrical networks.
• Eaton Arabia Power and automation systems joint venture offering Low Voltage Solutions, Medium Voltage Solutions, Power Automation & Monitoring, Prefabricated Substations, Power System Engineering, Turnkey Projects, and Field Services for O&G, Petrochem, Power Generation, and data centres.
• KSB Pumps Arabia Leading Saudi supplier of pumps, valves, and systems with comprehensive service concepts covering consulting, planning, installation, operation, and maintenance, with over 200 trained and qualified employees.
• DCT (Data Center Technologies) EPCM and solution integrator delivering end-to-end data center solutions including design, planning, implementation, integration, management, and ongoing support of foundational infrastructure for AI environments and hyperscaler deployments.
• IICS (Industrial Instrumentation and Control Systems) Smart solutions provider delivering state-of-the-art optimized solutions for automation, instrumentation, and low-voltage power systems, including OT-IT integration, digital transformation services, system design, software development, and consulting.
• IWAC Saudi-based Engineering and EPC Management Company specializing in water projects with 18+ years international track record and 100+ plants experience, delivering Water & WasteWater, Power Solutions, Heavy Machinery, Electrical Solutions, MRO, Engineering, and EPC Management services.
• MEAC (Middle East Agriculture Company) One of the largest Middle East providers of integrated solutions in water management and agronomy for agriculture, landscaping, and building services, delivering irrigation and pumping solutions through a network of leading global manufacturers.
• PURE LIFE Specialist in innovative desalination filters and solutions spanning the full value chain from upstream desalination to downstream wastewater treatment and reuse using innovative technologies for sustainable water solutions.
• Arabian Qudra (Qudra Energy) Energy efficiency services provider with three decades of experience offering Energy Auditing, Energy Engineering, Measurement & Verification, and IPMVP prescribed energy modeling for guaranteed energy cost savings.
• Saudi Meters Company (SMC) Full-range Smart Metering Solutions provider across Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East, founded in 1981 as the first water meter manufacturer in the region, offering digital smart meters for water and electricity.
• Advanced BioCatalytics (ABC) Technology and product development company in industrial biotechnology focused on Protein Surfactant Complex chemistry for cleaners, industrial and agricultural wetting agents, wastewater treatment, and environmental remediation across Middle East & Africa.
• Abunayyan Trading Founded in 1950, the foundational trading business providing integrated solutions across water, wastewater, power, heavy machinery, logistics, and electrical sectors through access to best-in-class products and leading global manufacturers.
• Citiscape Integrated landscape solutions provider delivering design, planning, budgeting, research, execution, and maintenance of green environments including Hardscape, Paving, Civil Construction, Water Features, Theming Works, Irrigation, and Landscape Lighting.
• Nextpower (Nextracker Arabia) Global leader of advanced solar tracker technology enabling solar power plants to follow the sun's movement and optimize performance, with products operating in more than forty countries worldwide and a manufacturing JV planned for Saudi Arabia.

Quantifiable outcome

• Vision Invest operates 50.4GW of power capacity and 6.8 million m3/day of water desalination capacity
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and supporting.

• NextrackerflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 October 2025Abunayyan Holding and Nextracker formed joint venture 'Nextracker Arabia' in Riyadh to accelerate energy transition in Saudi Arabia and MENA region. The partnership includes ownership of a manufacturing facility, focusing on localizing production and distribution of solar power technologies. Expected to launch in early 2026, supporting Saudi Vision 2030's clean energy goals.
• Toray IndustriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture Toray Membrane Middle East LLC (TMME) established in 2014 for water and wastewater treatment technologies. TMME operates a world-scale production factory in Dammam 3rd Industrial City applying Toray's production technology and global quality control standards, manufacturing Reverse Osmosis membrane elements.
• KSB Finanz (Luxembourg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture KSB Pumps Arabia Limited established in 1993 between Luxembourg's KSB Finanz and Abunayyan Holding Company. After 25 years of operation with over 200 trained employees, the company leads the market as a technology solution provider serving infrastructure development needs of Saudi Arabia.
• EatoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture Eaton Arabia formed in February 2020 between Abunayyan and Eaton to provide comprehensive power and automation solutions. Manufacturing and sales locations in Dammam (KSA) and Dubai (UAE) serve O&G, Petrochem, Power Generation, and data centres sectors.
• Advanced BioCatalyticssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture ABC-Middle East established in 2019 to provide industrial biotechnology products focusing on cleaners, industrial and agricultural wetting agents, wastewater treatment, and environmental remediation applications across Middle East & Africa.
• Air Products & ChemicalscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture between Air Products & Chemicals and Qudra Energy bringing world-leading technologies and global capabilities in Industrial Gases, Low-Carbon Hydrogen, and CCUS. Investor in multiple Industrial Gases Projects in Saudi Arabia including Jazan Integrated Gasification & Power Company.
• VeoliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture with Veolia and ADQ for acquisition of ADNOC's Industrial Hazardous Waste and NORM waste treatment plants. This was ADNOC's first 100% asset sale in this category.
• ADQcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture with ADQ and Veolia for acquisition of ADNOC's Industrial Hazardous Waste and NORM waste treatment plants. ADQ is an Abu Dhabi investment holding company.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• KSB SE & Co. KGaA: German pump and valve manufacturer and Abunayyan's JV partner since 1993 in KSB Pumps Arabia. Direct peer on industrial pumps, valves, and related services across Saudi utilities, oil & gas, and water infrastructure markets.
• Eaton Corporation: Global power management company and Abunayyan's JV partner in Eaton Arabia (formed 2020). Direct peer on electrical distribution, power automation, and prefabricated substations for oil & gas, power generation, and data centers in the Middle East.
• Toray Industries: Japanese chemical and materials group and Abunayyan's JV partner in Toray Membrane Middle East (formed 2014). Comparable through RO membrane production at world-scale Dammam factory, serving desalination and wastewater plant customers across MENA.
• Schneider Electric: Global specialist in energy management, automation, and electrical distribution. Comparable through Holystar Arabia (smart distribution), IICS (automation/OT-IT integration), and Eaton Arabia overlap; competes for the same Saudi industrial and utility customers.
• ACWA Power: Saudi-listed developer and operator of power generation and desalination plants. Directly comparable on geography, customer base (Saudi government, Saline Water Conversion Corporation), EPCM-style project delivery model, and asset-heavy infrastructure profile.
• Wärtsilä: Finnish provider of smart power generation and energy storage solutions. Overlap with Abunayyan's power EPC, energy storage (Vision Industries), and renewable power roadmap; competes for power and energy services contracts in Saudi Arabia and the wider MENA region.

Broad incumbents

• ENGIE: French multinational utility and energy services company active in power generation, district cooling, and water. Comparable through Vision Invest's power and district cooling portfolio and Abunayyan's renewable/clean energy roadmap (Vision Industries).
• Suez SA: Global water and waste management utility and EPC firm with strong Middle East footprint. Direct overlap with Abunayyan's water treatment, desalination, and smart metering businesses; competes on Saudi municipal water tenders.
• ABB Ltd: Global leader in electrification, automation, motion, and robotics. Overlaps with Eaton Arabia on switchgear and power distribution, with IICS on industrial automation, and competes across Saudi oil & gas, power, and data center verticals.
• Veolia Environnement: Global leader in water, waste, and energy services with extensive Saudi MENA presence. Comparable through WETICO/Pure Life water business and joint waste treatment venture; broader scale and global water concession track record make it a broad incumbent peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments5 records

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