Taweelah Reverse Osmosis Independent Water Project
- Client: Emirates Water & Electricity Company (EWEC)
- Contractor: SEPCO III Electric Power Construction Co. Ltd
- Location: Taweelah Complex, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Sector: Water & Utilities
- Scope of Work: AOR and Supervision
Overview
The new RO plant at Taweelah Complex is situated at the Arabian Gulf coastline, approximately 50km north east of the city of Abu Dhabi towards Dubai within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The Taweelah RO Project is structured as a standalone independent water producer and developed on a build, own and operate basis by the Taweelah RO Project Company, 60% of the share capital of the Company is owned by Mubadala and AD Power (Abu Dhabi Power Corporation) and the remaining 40% owned by ACWA Power (Saudi Arabia).
The Taweelah RO Project Company has signed the Land Lease Agreement with AD Power and the Water Purchase Agreement with EWEC (Emirates Water and Electricity Company). The company will build a new 132KV GIS substation in the plant and the power use for the plant operation and maintenance will be supplied directly from the existing Transco Taweelah A 132KV Substation, which is located on the Transco Areas and owned, operated and maintained by Transco.
Project Specifications
- Net Capacity: 200 MIGD (2 Independent Lines 100 +100 MIGD)
- Daily Capacity: 909,200 m³/day
The Project is an industry plant, has 200 MIGD (909,200 m3/day) contracted water capacity, is the biggest and most advanced state of art Seawater Reverse Osmosis Plant ever constructed in the world. The Project will comprise all facilities necessary for the production of desalinated water from seawater.
Key Facilities
- New seawater intake / New outfall System
- DAF+DMGF System
- Two (2) passes RO membranes and Energy Recovery Device
- Potable water post treatment system
- One (1) day storage capacity Potable Water Tanks
- Electrical system architecture including 132kV GIS at SWRO Plot
- Photovoltaic system
Design Considerations
Different with the normal civil building for human living or working, most of the plant industry facilities are in open, and the purpose for most of the super-structures are the foundations for equipment. The rest of super-structures are one or two floors buildings or steel structures, with cover as the protection for equipment and materials inside.
