SEWA starts implementing a new desalination plant in Al Hamriyah – United Arab Emirates The Sharjah Electricity has revealed the start of implementing a plan to increase the production of desalinated water in the Emirate of Sharjah by establishing a new desalination plant in Al Hamriyah to produce 90 million gallons per day, as part of the authority’s strategy to sustain water and provide it for development projects and for future generations. Engineer Essam Al Mulla explained that the authority signed a contract with a number of consultants and international houses of expertise to implement the station, noting that these studies take a year and a […] SEWA starts implementing a new desalination plant in Al Hamriyah – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2022-02-06T15:16:26+01:00
Dubai’s Hassyan power plant to be fuelled by natural gas to reduce emissions – United Arab Emirates Dubai’s Hassyan power complex will be converted into a natural gas plant as the emirate seeks to reduce emissions and become carbon neutral in the next three decades. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed, chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, approved the conversion of the 2,400-megawatt plant, which used clean coal, said the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority on Thursday. “This step supports Dubai’s energy supply security by diversifying the energy mix through the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050,” Sheikh Ahmed said. (LINK). Dubai’s Hassyan power plant to be fuelled by natural gas to reduce emissions – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2022-02-03T12:37:08+01:00
World’s largest desalination plant in UAE to begin early commercial operation in Q1 2022 – United Arab Emirates Taweelah RO, the world’s largest RO water desalination plant, will begin early commercial operations in the first quarter of 2022, by providing 100 million gallons per day (MGD), said the Chief Executive Officer of the Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC). In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Othman Al Ali said that the plant will commence full commercial operations by the end of this year, providing 200 MGD. The Taweelah plant will be 44 percent bigger than the world’s current largest low carbon water […] World’s largest desalination plant in UAE to begin early commercial operation in Q1 2022 – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2022-02-01T15:33:07+01:00
Ewec’s Taweelah plant to begin early commercial production in Q1 – United Arab Emirates Taweelah Reverse Osmosis (RO), the world’s largest RO water desalination plant located in Abu habi, will begin early commercial operations in the first quarter of 2022, by providing 100 million gallons per day (MGD), reported WAM, citing a top government official. The plant will commence full commercial operations by the end of this year, providing 200 MGD, said Emirates Water and Electricity Company (Ewec) CEO Othman Al Ali. According to him, the Taweelah plant will be 44 per cent bigger than the world’s current largest low carbon […] Ewec’s Taweelah plant to begin early commercial production in Q1 – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2022-01-28T10:11:49+01:00
Dewa supports innovation in clean and renewable energy – United Arab Emirates Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (Dewa) Innovation Centre at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park received several high-level delegations headed by ministers and officials from several countries, over the past few weeks. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dewa, emphasised Dewa’s commitment to exchange expertise with ministries and organisations worldwide in renewable and clean energy, environmental sustainability, innovation, smart cities, water, and other areas of common interest. “Through the centre, Dewa aims to support innovation in clean and renewable energy, develop skills and […] Dewa supports innovation in clean and renewable energy – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2022-01-04T15:05:31+01:00
Emirates Water and Electricity completes transfer of load despatch function from TRANSCO – United Arab Emirates Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), a leading company in the integrated system of coordinating planning, purchasing and supplying of water and electricity across the UAE, announced today that it has successfully completed the transfer of the Load Despatch Centre (LDC) function from the Abu Dhabi Transmission & Despatch Company (TRANSCO). The transfer of the LDC function to EWEC significantly expands its remit for coordinating water and electricity production operations in Abu Dhabi and beyond. With this new function, EWEC will be responsible for the scheduling and […] Emirates Water and Electricity completes transfer of load despatch function from TRANSCO – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2022-01-02T15:09:20+01:00
Utico’s SWRO desalination plant on course for timely completion – United Arab Emirates Utico stated that the record breaking world’s lowest water tariff project, the Hassyan Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO), is on course for a timely completion. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is the project shareholder along with Utico and 100% offtaker of the water from the largest Independent Water Project (IWP) in Dubai. The project billed as the most Sustainable Desal Project in the region, and path breaking for its design, power consumption and sustainability (LINK). Utico’s SWRO desalination plant on course for timely completion – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2021-12-26T14:58:01+01:00
Abengoa Starts Producing Water At The Taweelah Desalination Plant – United Arab Emirates It has done so in record time, three months ahead of schedule, a fact that has not occurred before in any project of these characteristics. This milestone is part of the plant’s operational tests, which are currently in the commissioning phase. It is the largest reverse osmosis desalination plant in the world (909,000 m3/day) and the first to combine the production of drinking water with the generation of clean energy. (LINK). Abengoa Starts Producing Water At The Taweelah Desalination Plant – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2021-12-24T10:48:38+01:00
Abu Dhabi conference to discuss opportunities in Mena region’s desalination industry – United Arab Emirates Government and industry leaders in the Middle East and North Africa will gather in Abu Dhabi in March to address the demand gap for clean or desalinated water and forge partnerships to ensure sustainable solutions for water security. The third Mena Desalination Projects Forum will discuss opportunities for investment and how to make the most out of the increasing number of desalination developments to keep pace with growing demand. More than 400 stakeholders from around the world are expected to attend the region’s largest government-endorsed conference for the industry. Abu Dhabi conference to discuss opportunities in Mena region’s desalination industry – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2021-12-19T14:22:00+01:00
UAE’s EWEC issues request for qualifications for development of Shuweihat S4 desalination project – Unted Arab Emirates Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has announced the issuance of Request for Qualifications to companies and consortia that expressed interest in developing the Shuweihat S4 Reverse Osmosis (RO) Independent Water Project. The Shuweihat S4 Project will desalinate seawater using RO desalination technology, a low carbon-intensive process, to produce up to 70 million gallons of water per day of potable water, which would be sufficient to meet the demand for approximately 125,000 households. Shuweihat S4 continues Emirates Water and Electricity’s strategic investment in innovative seawater desalination technology, with Emirates […] UAE’s EWEC issues request for qualifications for development of Shuweihat S4 desalination project – Unted Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2021-12-13T15:21:51+01:00