EWEC issues request for qualifications for development of Shuweihat S4 RO Independent Water Project

EWEC issues request for qualifications for development of Shuweihat S4 RO Independent Water Project

ABU DHABI, 12th December, 2021 (WAM) -- 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 Water and Electricity also recently issuing a Request for Proposals for the 80 Shuweihat S4 Reverse Osmosis Independent Water Project.

Combined, these two new projects will provide 150 MIGD of new seawater desalination capacity, improving the security of the nation’s water supply and playing a key role in the ongoing cost reduction initiatives in the sector by decoupling power and water generation capacities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

The Request for Qualifications is being issued to selected bidders that submitted an Expression of Interest. Once the qualification process has been completed, the companies or consortia that qualify will be invited to respond to a detailed