Mirfa 2 RO IWP
Mirfa 2 RO IWP - a Seawater Reverse Osmosis Independent Water Project in UAE. Capacity 546k m³/d. Winning consortium: TAQA + ENGIE. Water tariff: USD $0.483/m³. Status: Construction.
- Country
- UAE
- Procurer
- EWEC
- City / region
- Mirfa, Al Dhafra
- Capacity
- 546k m³/d
- Status
- Construction
- Water tariff
- USD $0.483/m³
Winning consortium
TAQA + ENGIE - equity: TAQA 60% / ENGIE 40%
Procurement timeline
- RFP: Q1 2022
- Bid submission: Jun 2022
- Preferred bidder: Dec 2022
- Commercial close: Feb 2023
- Financial close: May 2023
- PCOD: Q3 2025
Prequalified bidders
4 PQ
- TAQA+ENGIE
- ACWA Power
- Acciona+GS Inima
- Aqualia-led
Financing
- Capex: USD 750 M (project value)
- Lenders: BNP Paribas, StanChart, SMBC, MUFG
- Tenor: Long-dated green/sustainable senior
Technical scope
Process: SWRO + energy recovery (low-carbon RO)
120 MIGD; up to 96% energy-efficient vs thermal; 85% CO2 reduction
Notes
Mirfa 2 is water-only IWP (no power).
EPC contractor: ENGIE + Sidem (Veolia)
Sources
Open the full SWRO IWP benchmark →Part of the GulfInfra · GCC Infrastructure Library - a free open-source benchmark of 136 public-private partnership procurements across the GCC. Methodology: how we build this.