‘Sheikh Mansour opens new desalination facility in Umm Al Qaiwain’

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, inaugurated the “NAQA’A” Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant in Umm Al Qaiwain, marking it as one of the largest seawater desalination projects utilizing SWRO technology globally.

With the capacity to produce 150 million gallons of desalinated water per day, the plant follows the independent producer approach. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Etihad Water and Electricity, alongside other high-ranking officials.

During the event, Sheikh Mansour received a detailed explanation from the company’s CEO and the project team regarding the station’s mechanism and the various stages of implementation. The first phase, which began in the second half of 2021, saw the station operating experimentally at a daily production capacity of 50 million gallons. Subsequently, the second phase was completed, allowing the station to reach its full production capacity of 150 million gallons per day by the end of 2022.

The collaboration between Etihad Water and Electricity, Mubadala, and ACWA Power, a utility developer from Saudi Arabia, was instrumental in the successful completion of this significant project. Sheikh Mansour expressed pride in the completion of “NAQA’A,” highlighting its significance in supporting the UAE’s commitment to ensuring sustainable water resources for future generations.