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About Us

Who We Are

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.

Meet the Team

Executive Management

Eng. Abdulla Alkhemeiri

Chairman of the Board

David Binley

Chief Executive Officer

Samer Abu Zaid

Chief Financial Officer

Sunil Kumar Vellat

Plant General Manager

NAQA’A Desalination Plant in Umm Al Quwain, One of the most important independent water projects that will contribute to achieving the goals of 2036 water security strategy in UAE.

Our Expertise

What We Do

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).

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NAQA'A Project Buildup

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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NAQA'A Investment

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.