Connected to the Abu Dhabi network in December 2021, Al Taweelah now provides 100 million gallons of desalinated water per day, and will eventually reach 200 million gallons per day, making it the world’s largest RO facility with a capacity of 909,200 m³/day.

The plant supports the industries and the community at Al Taweelah and the surrounding areas, and will additionally play a key role in catering to Abu Dhabi’s peak water demand, which is expected to rise by Q1 in 2023.

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The M2 RO project will see the selected bidder developing, financing, constructing, operating, maintaining, and owning a standalone brownfield RO seawater desalination plant.

Two proposals from each company were received, one for a capacity of 80 MIGD, equivalent to 363,680 m3/day, sufficient to meet the water demand for up to 140,000 households, and a second proposal for a capacity of up to 120 MIGD (545,530 m3/day).

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Abengoa in partnership with consortium SepcoIII has begun commercial operations at the 909,200 cu m/day Taweelah desalination plant, located 45km north of Abu Dhabi.

The Taweelah desalination plant has passed the contractual tests for ACWA Power, and with the completion of the first phase, the desalination plant, which is located within the Taweelah power and water generation complex, is now producing 450,000 cu m/day of desalinated water.

Phase Two is currently at an advanced stage of construction and once ready it will desalinate a total of 909,000 m3/day (Phase One + Phase Two).

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The Taweelah desalination plant has passed the contractual tests for Acwa Power, the leading company in the development, investment, ownership and operation of power generation and desalinated water production plants.

With the completion of the first phase, the desalination plant, which is located within the Taweelah power and water generation complex, is now producing 450,000 cu m/day of desalinated water.

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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority announced today that it plans to construct three new reservoirs to increase the emirate’s water security.

The reservoirs will cost around $150 million and store desalinated water, the official Emirates News Agency reported.

Water desalination is the process by which salt is removed from ocean water to create fresh water that can be treated further and be safely used for drinking.

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