EWEC awards its Mirfa 2 Reverse Osmosis IWP to ENGIE, TAQA consortium

EWEC awards its Mirfa 2 Reverse Osmosis IWP to ENGIE, TAQA consortium

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Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has awarded its Mirfa 2 Reverse Osmosis (M2 RO) Independent Water Project (IWP) to a consortium consisting of ENGIE and TAQA.

TAQA will take the majority share of the equity in the project and hold a stake in the operations and maintenance company. Following the award, the project’s Water Purchase Agreement (WPA) was signed between TAQA, ENGIE, and EWEC.

The M2 RO project will desalinate seawater using low-carbon intensive RO technology to produce up to 120 million imperial gallons per day (MIGD) of potable water, equivalent to approximately 550,000 cubic meters per day, sufficient to meet the water demand of up to 210,000 households in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Low-carbon-intensive RO water desalination plants are up to 96 percent more efficient than traditional thermal desalination plants, and help reduce more than 85 percent of carbon emissions associated with water production.

Othman Al AliCEO – EWEC

“We look forward to this strategic collaboration with TAQA and ENGIE, which will see the development of the UAE’s third largest low-carbon intensive RO water desalination plant. The development of the M2 RO water desalination project enables EWEC to further accelerate its strategic initiative of decoupling water desalination operations from