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S T O R I E S
EWEC and ACWA Power Sign the Water
Purchase Agreement for the World’s Largest
Reverse Osmosis Desalination Facility
$900 million Taweelah desalination IWP is expected to produce 909,200
cubic meter of water a day
The Emirates Water and Electricity
Company and ACWA Power, a global
leader in water desalination and power
generation, have signed the water
purchase agreement, for the world’s largest sea
water reverse osmosis desalination plant to
be constructed at Taweelah Power and Water
Complex, 50 km north of Abu Dhabi. The Taweelah
IWP will be the first stand-alone independent
water project in Abu Dhabi. 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. The project, when
constructed, will also set another world record by
utilizing the lowest amount of energy per gallon of
desalinated water produced.
“Our decision to bid for the Taweelah IWP
demonstrates our confidence in the Emirates Water
and Electricity Company as a reliable partner
and confirms our commitment to contribute to
the development of the United Arab Emirates
by increasing our participation in the power
generation and water desalination sectors. Through
the Taweelah IWP and the enabling environment
provided by Abu Dhabi, we are proud to be
setting new global bench marks in both the cost
of desalinated water and the energy consumed in
producing that water.” - President & CEO, Paddy
Padmanathan
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