In response to the ever-increasing water demand in the Northern Emirates and the UAE, Etihad Water & Electricity proposed sponsorship of a Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant near Marjan Island, south of the border with the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, in the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain (200 km north of Abu Dhabi).
The owner consortium, comprising of Mubadala along with Saudi Arabia’s Utilities developer, ACWA Power and Etihad Water & Electricity of the UAE have built one of the world’s largest 682,000m3/day desalination plants which has a capacity of 150 MIGD.
The NAQA’A desalination, Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) technology produces up to 150 MIGD potable water, equivalent to 681,900 m3/day. The principal project components include a 600m seawater open channel intake, a 3.6 km piped outfall, RO plant and potable water storage tanks.
The facility has a seawater intake and pumping system which has a screening and filtration system. In order to ensure the seawater is of a suitably high quality for use in the RO Plant, the pre-treatment is composed of coagulation, dosing and flocculation, high-rate Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) and Dual Media Filters (DMF).
Building Communities
The project is located on the northernmost extent of the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain in the United Arab Emirates. The specific plot of land was allocated by Etihad Water & Electricity and is immediately south of the Umm Al Quwain border with the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, approximately 20 km north of the city of Umm Al Quwain.
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The total investment size is around AED 3.0 billion with financing provided through debt by consortium consisting of First Abu Dhabi Bank, Mitsubishi Financial Group, Korea Development Bank, Siemens Bank, Standard Chartered, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Saudi American Bank.
UAQ Beach Clean Up Campaign Day The coastal seashore area clean-up campaign was performed to actively engage the people working at 150 MIGD DESALINATION PLANT
Plant Celebrated Ten Million Safe Manhours in 2022 As part of NAQA’A DESALINATION PLANT’s (NDP) objective to put safety first, the project has achieved an
The Plant records Five million LTI-free man hours in 2021. The Plant HSE department has monitored day-to-day activities at its premises across multiple locations to
H.E. the Minister of Energy & Infrastructure Inaugurates the New Desalination Plant in UAQ H.E. Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure,
$800mn financial close achieved for Umm Al Quwain desalination plant The $800 million project is mainly funded by a syndicate of seven international and local
UAE entities sign deal to build largest desalination plant in the northern emirates The Etihad Water & Electricity and a consortium consisting of ACWA Power
