ACWA Power provides support to improve HIWPT facilities for a better learning environment

The smart education system by using up-to-date technology, including educational interactive displays, will support educators in keeping trainees engaged and smart in digital classrooms.

Apart from new workshop technical solutions, building facility renovations and training equipment upgrades are now underway.

ACWA Power, a major developer, investor, co-owner, and operator of a portfolio of power generation, renewable energy, and desalinated water production plants in the region and abroad, has generously donated 10 million Saudi riyals to the Higher Institute for Water and Power Technologies (HIWPT) to create a holistic learning environment and move education forward.

ACWA Power, as the primary strategic partner of HIWPT, intends to strengthen the institution’s training facilities, materials, equipment, and expansion capacities. In addition, the giant company aims to become the face and host of HIWPT in terms of water and energy technology advancements, as well as key educational programs, in support of the ambitious Saudi Vision 2030.

“We are grateful for the support and commitment of ACWA Power in evolving their company and subsidiaries to HIWPT’s success in technical education over the past years, and we aim to keep supporting them to deliver quality education for their trainees as well as to all ambitious young Saudis in the Kingdom. With their generous donation, the smart education system will use up-to-date technology, including educational interactive displays, which support educators in keeping trainees engaged and smart in digital classrooms,” said Engr. Tariq Al-Shamrani, Executive Managing Director of HIWPT.

Engr. AlShamrani further said that apart from new workshop technical solutions, building facility renovations and training equipment upgrades are now being carried out. “Renovation will continue to transform learning experiences and is set to help prepare trainees for their futures.”

“We are always honored to work with ACWA Power to further our mission of assisting every learner in the region to achieve greater success, and we have no doubt that with the recent acquisition of training equipment, we will be able to achieve our long-term training solutions and plans.”

“ACWA Power’s support enables us to boost achievement by improving our facilities, developing great teachers, and producing quality graduates. Through this support, we can deliver impactful training programs and a convenient educational environment for our younger generations, “he concluded.

HIWPT is an initiative of ACWA Power with a strategic partnership with the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation. Since the inception of HIWPT in 2009, the institute has successfully trained over 5000 Saudi youths through direct collaboration with industry partners in the Kingdom.