Taweelah RO IWP

Taweelah RO IWP - a Seawater Reverse Osmosis Independent Water Project in UAE. Capacity 909k m³/d. Winning consortium: ACWA Power + Mubadala + others. Water tariff: USD $0.491/m³. Status: Operational.

Country

UAE

Procurer

EWEC

City / region

Taweelah, Abu Dhabi

Capacity

909k m³/d

Status

Operational

Water tariff

USD $0.491/m³

Winning consortium

ACWA Power + Mubadala + others - equity: ACWA 40% / Mubadala 40% / EWEC 20%

Procurement timeline

• RFP: Q3 2018
• Bid submission: Late 2018
• Preferred bidder: Jan 2019
• Commercial close: Sep 2019
• Financial close: Oct 2019
• PCOD: Oct 2022

Prequalified bidders

5 PQ

• ACWA-led
• Engie-led
• Marubeni-led
• Sumitomo-led
• Suez/Itochu

Financing

• Capex: USD 900 M
• Debt: USD 700 M
• Lenders: SMBC, StanChart, MUFG, NCB, KDB, ICBC
• Tenor: 25-yr; first 'sustainable loan' for desal

Technical scope

Process: SWRO + energy recovery

World's largest SWRO at COD (909k m³/d, 200 MIGD). World-record USD 0.4906/m³ at award

Notes

World record at Jan 2019 award.

EPC contractor: ACWA + Sidem + Abengoa

Sources

• ACWA
• Smart Water

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