Zamil Shipyards: ISO 50001 Level III Energy Audit, Dammam
Project: Zamil Shipyards, ISO 50001 Level III Energy Audit
Service: Consulting
Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia (King Abdul-Aziz Port)
Client: Zamil Shipyards (a Zamil Offshore Services company)
Status: Completed, 2020
Shipyards run some of the most energy-intensive, equipment-dense operations in heavy industry, from welding and compressed air systems to round-the-clock lighting and climate control across vast fabrication halls. FREE energy conducted a comprehensive Level III energy audit, compliant with ISO 50001, at Zamil Shipyards’ facility in Dammam, a 24/7 ship and rig repair and shipbuilding operation that has delivered more than fifty vessels since launching in 2002. In 2010 the yard expanded into a new 230,000 square meter facility adjacent to the original site at King Abdul-Aziz Port, with 700 meters of quayside, and holds ISO 9001:2015, OHSAS 18001:2007, and ISO 14001:2015 certification.
The audit analyzed all of the facility’s energy streams to identify waste sources and optimization opportunities, identifying its Significant Energy Uses and evaluating both low-cost and investment-based conservation measures. Low-cost and no-cost measures alone could achieve approximately 1.52% in savings, while investment-grade opportunities across lighting, split AC units, water heating, compressed air systems, and welding machines, alongside a proposed solar PV installation, could deliver a maximum potential savings of 3.961 GWh, roughly 32% of the yard’s 2019 baseline energy consumption.
Combined, the low-cost and investment measures identified in the audit reached a total potential savings of approximately 34.45%, giving Zamil Shipyards a clear, prioritized business case for reducing energy costs across one of the largest shipbuilding and repair facilities in the Eastern Province.
