Mirfa 1 IWPP
MSF/RO + power, 52.5 MIGD (about 200,000 m3/day); retained MSF 22.5 MIGD (85,000 m3/day) and new SWRO 30 MIGD (114,000 m3/day) in United Arab Emirates.
Operational
The record
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Location
- Mirfa, Al Dhafra
- Coordinates
- 24.119, 53.444
- Technology
- MSF/RO + power
- Capacity
- 52.5 MIGD (about 200,000 m3/day); retained MSF 22.5 MIGD (85,000 m3/day) and new SWRO 30 MIGD (114,000 m3/day)
- Capital cost
- US$1.5 billion
- Stage
- Operational
- Owner or client
- Mirfa International Power & Water Company (TAQA 60%, Sojitz 20%, Engie 20%); ADWEA 60%, Engie 20% and Abu Dhabi Financial Group 20% at construction
- Contractor
- —
- Operator
- M Power O&M FZCO
- Finance
- Independent water and power project, about US$1.5 billion, 25-year power and water purchase agreement
- Award or start year
- 2014
- Commissioned
- 2017-11
Record last checked 2026-09-18.
History
- 2014-10
Construction starts on a US$1.5 billion scheme integrating the existing Al Mirfa power and desalination plant
- 2017-11
Full commercial operation at 1,600 MW and 52.5 MIGD
- 2042-04
Power and water purchase agreement expires
Sources
6 references
Every field in the record above is taken from the references below. A field that none of them confirms prints as a dash.
- Engie, Mirfa Independent Water and Power Plant commences full operation in Abu Dhabi (7 November 2017). en.newsroom.engie.com.
- 1,600 MW and 52.5 MIGD (about 200,000 m3/day), US$1.5 billion, construction from October 2014, owned by Engie 20%, ADWEA 60% and Abu Dhabi Financial Group 20%; the scheme retained 22.5 MIGD (85,000 m3/day) of existing capacity and added a 30 MIGD (114,000 m3/day) greenfield RO plant.
- MIPCO, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment executive summary. mipco.ae.
- Gross water capacity 52.5 MIGD from retained MSF units of 22.5 MIGD plus a new 30 MIGD SWRO plant; the existing Al Mirfa plant had 38.7 MIGD and 140 MW. Engie Middle East, Mirfa asset fact sheet (2024). engiemiddleeast.com.
- Owner MIPCO, TAQA 60%, Sojitz 20%, Engie 20%, PCOD 2017, offtaker EWEC, PWPA to April 2042. TRANSCO, 2019 Seven Year Water Planning Statement (2020-2026), June 2019, Table 4.3 Existing Production Plant Site and Capacities by Technology. saudigulfprojects.com.
- MENA Water Review major projects register and PPP pipeline — compiled from procurer publications, development-bank project pages and trade reporting; each record names its source.
Gross 53 MIGD, MSF 23 and RO 30.