Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) announced, in a statement, that its subsidiary, Abu Dhabi Distribution Company (ADDC), awarded two projects to expand its recycled water distribution program.
The vale of the project is AED 900 million.
The two new projects will, upon completion, have a combined capacity to transmit approximately 85 million imperial gallons per day (MIGD) of recycled water, which will be utilized in irrigation of more than 3.5 million palm trees.
These two new projects will, collectively, encompass the laying of approximately 150 kilometers of pipelines in two phases, with the first 30 MIGD pipeline project slated for completion by Q3 2021 and the second 55 MIGD project slated for Q4 2021.
The program’s expansion will significantly increase the use of recycled water beyond municipal landscaping to include commercial and agricultural operations.
Following completion of the projects, approximately 4,000 farms could benefit from the supply of recycled water, which would further support the program’s objectives to optimize the use of desalinated water, prevent the depletion of ground water resources and divert more recycled water towards a wider range of uses.
This phase of ADDC’s recycled water distribution program builds on its announcement in January, when the company began transmitting a capacity of 4.4 MIGD of recycled water for landscaping irrigation on Saadiyat Island, through a new transmission scheme supplied from the existing network on Yas Island.
Now, ADDC’s expanded transmission infrastructure will serve commercial and agricultural clients along the outskirts of the city of Abu Dhabi.
“Our expanded recycled water program directly supports TAQA’s vision for a future in which we are not only a sustainable, reliable and efficient supplier of water, but an organization whose operations directly contribute to the realization of the UAE’s broader sustainability and environmental goals.” Said Omar Abdulla Alhashmi, Executive Director of Transmission and Distribution at TAQA
“ADDC’s recycled water distribution program plays an integral role in meeting the objectives set forth in the UAE’s Water Security Strategy 2036” Said H.E. Saeed Mohamed Al-Suwaidi, Managing Director of ADDC.
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