Large new aquaculture projects in Saudi Arabia.
For commercial operators, integrators, developers and institutional projects — not backyard farming. Plan the pacific white shrimp (vannamei) project first, then source equipment and financing with the numbers already in hand.
- Shrimp and marine fish
- Marine cages
- RAS
- Hatchery
- Feed supply
- Seawater intake and treatment
- Automation
- Project financing
Indicative project plan
A 750 t/year pacific white shrimp (vannamei) project in intensive (lined) pond (Saudi Arabia) needs roughly 3.8 ha, 1,050 t of feed per year, 336 kW of aeration and an indicative CAPEX of SAR 22.78M – SAR 49.36M.
Figures shown in SAR, converted from EUR at indicative planning rates.
Production & infrastructure
- Cycles per year
- 3
- Harvest per cycle
- 246.6 t
- Standing biomass
- 152.9 t
- Juveniles / PL per year
- 53.57 million
- System volume
- 61,151 m³
- Water area
- 3.8 ha
- Number of ponds
- 4 × 16,000 m³
- Stocking density
- 288 animals/m³
Water, oxygen & energy
- Water exchange / make-up
- 7,338 m³/d
- Annual water requirement
- 2,678,400 m³
- Pump flow
- 459 m³/h (3 pumps incl. standby)
- Oxygen demand
- 1,468 kg O₂/d
- Installed aeration
- 336 kW (≈ 153 units)
- Peak electrical load
- 360 kW
- Annual energy
- 2,049,161 kWh
- Backup generator (critical loads)
- 551 kVA
Feed
- Feed per year
- 1,050 t
- Feed per day (average)
- 2.88 t
- Feed storage (14 days)
- 40.3 t
- Annual feed cost
- SAR 6.38M
- Automatic feeding justified?
- Yes — likely commercially justified
Economics (base)
- Indicative CAPEX
- SAR 22.78M – SAR 49.36M
- Annual OPEX
- SAR 11.22M
- — feed
- SAR 6.38M
- — juveniles / PL
- SAR 1.30M
- — energy
- SAR 498k
- Annual revenue
- SAR 18.83M
- Operating contribution
- SAR 7.62M
- Indicative payback
- 4.7 years
- Return on CAPEX
- 21% / year
Equipment scope this project actually needs
- Aerators / blowers
- Pumps
- Pond liners or tanks
- Automatic feeding system
- Feed storage (silos / warehouse)
- Water quality monitoring & alarms
- Backup generator
- Solar for auxiliary loads
Planning estimate only: Final species assumptions, stocking density, water quality, biosecurity, system design, equipment sizing, production performance and financial outcomes must be confirmed by qualified independent professionals and the selected provider.
Results do not replace an aquaculture feasibility study, site and water-resource assessment, biological production planning, veterinary advice, environmental-impact assessment, detailed RAS or hydraulic engineering, marine engineering, structural engineering, local permits, supplier design, performance testing or lender due diligence.
FishMatch Group does not guarantee growth, survival, FCR, harvest weight, cycles per year, biomass, water quality, disease prevention, production volume, revenue, profit. Outputs are not legal, financial, engineering, tax or veterinary advice. Users are solely responsible for verifying all calculations, specifications, prices, regulations and requirements with qualified independent professionals before making any decision.
Supplier and manufacturer listings are provided for research, transparency and discovery only. FishMatch Group does not provide automatic buyer-supplier introductions. Every aquaculture project request is reviewed manually by David / FishMatch Group, and supplier introductions are made only after internal approval.
FishMatch Group is a supplier-neutral sourcing and matching platform. We do not operate farms and do not guarantee survival, FCR, growth, yield, ROI, disease prevention or financing approval. Final system design must be validated by qualified aquaculture engineers, suppliers and aquatic-health professionals.
Budget model
CAPEX, OPEX & ROI calculator — Saudi Arabia
Indicative capital and operating budget for a commercial project in Saudi Arabia, sized with the same engineering assumptions as the planner above. Ranges only — engineered quotations follow the RFQ.
Indicative CAPEX
SAR 30.38M – SAR 65.81M
Mid SAR 48.09M · excludes land
Annual OPEX
SAR 14.95M
SAR 15k per tonne
Simple payback
4.7 yrs
Contribution SAR 10.16M/yr
Return on CAPEX
21.1%/yr
Revenue SAR 25.11M/yr
| OPEX line | Per year | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Feed | SAR 8.51M | 56.9% |
| Juveniles / post-larvae | SAR 1.74M | 11.6% |
| Energy | SAR 664k | 4.4% |
| Labour, health, maintenance, other | SAR 4.05M | 27.1% |
| Total OPEX | SAR 14.95M | 100% |
Planning ranges derived from published equipment, feed and energy benchmarks for Saudi Arabia. They are not a guarantee of biological or financial performance, and FishMatch Group is not a lender.
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