Acwa emerges lowest bidder for 120MIGD Dubai desal plant

Acwa emerges lowest bidder for 120MIGD Dubai desal plant

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has announced that Saudi-based Acwa Power has emerged as the lowest bidder for its Hassyan Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) plant in Dubai.

A leading developer, investor, and operator of power generation, water desalination and green hydrogen plants worldwide, Acwa Power had submitted the lowest water levelised tariff of $0.389 per cu m for the base proposal of 120 million gallons per day (MIGD) and $0.365 per cu m for the alternative proposal of 180 MIGD for the Hassyan SWRO Plant.

Apart from Acwa Power, Dewa also received a bid from Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa), it stated.

The project is Dewa’s first Independent Water Producer model (IWP) project. The utility major had adopted the IWP procurement model for the Hassyan desalination plant following the success of the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park projects.

"We are building water production plants based on reverse osmosis (RO) which requires less energy than multi-stage flash distillation (MSF) plants, making it a more sustainable choice for water desalination," said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, the MD & CEO of Dewa.

"By 2030, Dewa aims to produce 100% of desalinated water by a mix of