UAE’s Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) and ACWA Power have signed the water purchase agreement (WPA), for the world’s largest sea water reverse osmosis desalination plant to be constructed at Taweelah Power and Water Complex.
The plant is located at 50 km north of Abu Dhabi. The Taweelah IWP will be the first stand-alone independent water project in Abu Dhabi.
The planned capacity of the project is 200 million imperial gallons a day (909,000 m3/d), it will guarantee supply to the city of Abu Dhabi throughout the year. The overall cost of the project is $900 million.
Emirates Water and Electricity Company had awarded the project to ACWA Power in January 2019.
The tariff offered by ACWA Power for the Al Taweelah IWP is the lowest achieved to date in the world for desalinated water. ACWA Power submitted the price of AED 8.26 per thousand gallons.
The project, when constructed, will also set another world record by utilizing the lowest amount of energy per gallon of desalinated water produced.
The plant will be developed on a build, own and operate basis. The engineering, procurement, and construction contract for the power plant shall be undertaken by a joint venture of Abengoa and PowerChina.
ACWA Power will own a 40 per cent stake in a project company that will be formed to be responsible for the Taweelah IWP.
The remaining stake will belong to Abu Dhabi Power Corporation and its affiliates. Emirates Water and Electricity Company will be the off-taker for the project.
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