Mirfa 2 RO IWP
Seawater RO, 120 MIGD (about 550,000 m3/day) in United Arab Emirates.
Operational
The record
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Location
- Mirfa
- Coordinates
- 24.100, 53.480
- Technology
- Seawater RO
- Capacity
- 120 MIGD (about 550,000 m3/day)
- Capital cost
- US$620 million
- Stage
- Operational
- Owner or client
- EWEC (offtaker, 30-year water purchase agreement); project company owned by TAQA (60%) and Engie (40%)
- Contractor
- Al Nasr Contracting Company and SIDEM (EPC)
- Operator
- Mirfa RO O&M Company (Engie 60%, TAQA 40%)
- Finance
- Project finance, 78% debt from ADIB, BNP Paribas Fortis, SMBC, Norinchukin Bank, BNP Paribas and KfW IPEX-Bank
- Award or start year
- 2023
- Commissioned
- 2026
Record last checked 2026-09-04.
History
- 2023-02
Water purchase agreement signed with EWEC
- 2023-05
Financial close, AED 2.3 billion (US$620 million)
- 2026
Plant completed and in operation (month not given)
Sources
3 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 Middle East, ENGIE, TAQA, and EWEC Announce Financial Closing for Mirfa 2 Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant, 31 May 2023. engiemiddleeast.com.
- Engie Middle East, Mirfa 2 RO Water Desalination Company (project page, states completed in 2026 and now operational). engiemiddleeast.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.