Umm Al Quwain SWRO

Seawater RO, 150 MIGD (681,900 m3/day) in United Arab Emirates.

Operational

The record

Country: United Arab Emirates
Location: Umm Al Quwain
Coordinates: 25.550, 55.550
Technology: Seawater RO
Capacity: 150 MIGD (681,900 m3/day)
Capital cost: US$797 million
Stage: Operational
Owner or client: Etihad Water and Electricity (offtaker, 35-year water purchase agreement); project company NAQA'A Desalination Plant LLC owned by ACWA Power (40%), Mubadala (40%) and Etihad Water and Electricity (20%)
Contractor: SIDEM (Veolia) and China Gezhouba Group (CGGC) consortium (EPC)
Operator: Acwa Operations Water Desalination Services LLC
Finance: Project finance, 35-year BOO water purchase agreement
Award or start year: 2019
Commissioned: 2022-08

Record last checked 2026-09-04.

2018-06
ACWA Power consortium named preferred bidder for the original 45 MIGD project
2019-03
Etihad WE invites proposal to upgrade the project from 45 MIGD to 150 MIGD
2019-05
Revised project agreement signed
2020-03
SIDEM and CGGC EPC contract announced, US$255 million
2022-08
Commercial operation (5 August 2022)

4 references

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ACWA Power, Umm Al Quwain IWP (project page). acwapower.com.
NAQA'A Desalination Plant, About us. ndp-ae.com.
SIDEM, Umm Al Quwain IWP, 150 MIGD (681,900 m3/d), 3 March 2020. sidem-desalination.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.