EWEC issues Request for Proposals for development of Abu Dhabi Islands Reverse Osmosis Independent Water Project

EWEC issues Request for Proposals for development of Abu Dhabi Islands Reverse Osmosis Independent Water Project

ABU DHABI, 5th July, 2023 (WAM) -- Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to qualified developers and developer consortiums that expressed interest in developing the new Abu Dhabi Islands Reverse Osmosis (RO) Independent Water Project (IWP), having qualified for the RFP stage after submitting their Statements of Qualification.

The Abu Dhabi Islands RO IWP project consists of two standalone greenfield low-carbon intensive RO seawater desalination plants to be located on Saadiyat Island and Hudayriat Island. Together, both plants will provide a combined total of 100 million imperial gallons per day (MIGD), equivalent to 455,000 cubic metres of potable water per day.

Othman Al Ali, Chief Executive Officer of EWEC, said, “Low-carbon intensive RO water desalination technology is a key innovation that advances our strategic initiative of decoupling power and water generation capacity. Once complete, the Abu Dhabi Islands RO project will become our seventh and eighth RO plants, enabling us to significantly shift our fleet to a water production portfolio that actively contributes to the decarbonisation of the sector, support UAE Water Security Strategy 2036, UAE Energy Strategy 2050, and the UAE Net Zero by 2050 strategic initiative objectives. We look forward to