The ceremony was attended by Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Etihad Water and Electricity, along with Yousef Ahmed Al Ali, CEO of the company, and several senior officials.
With a capacity of 150 million gallons of desalinated water per day, the plant operates according to the independent producer system.
The ceremony was attended by Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Etihad Water and Electricity, along with Yousef Ahmed Al Ali, CEO of the company, and several senior officials
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The project was a collaboration between Etihad Water and Electricity, Mubadala, and Saudi Arabiaâs Utilities developer, ACWA Power.
The first phase, initiated during the second half of 2021, concluded with the station operating experimentally at a daily production capacity of 50 million gallons.
With a capacity to produce 150 million gallons of desalinated water daily, the facility ranks among the globeâs largest seawater desalination plants.
The âNAQAâAâ desalination plant is located in the emirate of Umm Al Quwain and operates according to the independent water producer (IWP) model.
The UAE plants are expected to provide 300,000 Gazans with treated water daily. While that alone is not enough, it is an important step in relieving the suffering of Palestinians after Israel largely cut water, electricity and food supplies to the enclave after the Hamas attack on October 7.
The desalination plants, each boasting a daily capacity of 200,000 gallons, collectively amounting to an impressive 600,000 gallons, are poised to be instrumental in providing a sustainable water supply to the beleaguered area.
The desalination plants are part of the UAEâs Gallant Knight 3 humanitarian operation to address the dire water infrastructure situation in Gaza.
They will provide clean drinking water for 300,000 people by processing approximately 600,000 gallons of seawater each day, and sending it across the Gaza Strip through a network of pipes
The desalination plants, each boasting a daily capacity of 200,000 gallons, collectively amounting to an impressive 600,000 gallons, are poised to be instrumental in providing a sustainable water supply to the beleaguered area.