Emirates Water & Electricity (EWEC)
Emirates Water & Electricity (EWEC) is a company that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
EWEC receives 4 proposals for Saadiyat Island SWRO desalination project
Equipped with cutting-edge low-carbon-intensive reverse osmosis technology, the Saadiyat Island RO plant will be the seventh reverse osmosis water desalination project in EWEC’s portfolio.
EWEC aims for zero emissions in Abu Dhabi’s water production
EWEC plans for an average of 1.4GW of new solar PV capacity per year between 2027-2037. Renewable and clean energy set to provide more than 50 per cent of Abu Dhabi’s electricity by 2030.
“Creating a pipeline of RO projects that attract private investment drives technology innovation”
The Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) is the single buyer and seller of water and electricity in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, ensuring there is capacity to meet demands, while translating the UAE Net Zero by 2050 initiative into a viable strategy for the power and water sector. With no rivers or significant natural […]
EWEC seeks proposals for Abu Dhabi Islands Reverse Osmosis water project
41 developers and consortiums submitted Expression of Interests, with 19 qualifying to RFP stage. The project consists of two standalone low-carbon intensive reverse osmosis water desalination plants to provide a combined total of 100 million imperial gallons per day.
Abu Dhabi’s Taweelah plant now the largest commercially operating RO facility in the world
With its current production capacity, Taweelah RO is now the largest commercially operating Reverse Osmosis (RO) facility in the world.
TAQA and Engie sign deal with EWEC for water desalination plant
TAQA and ENGIE sign Water Purchase Agreement with EWEC for the 120 million imperial gallons per day RO desalination plant. Mirfa 2 Reverse Osmosis to become the UAE’s third largest low-carbon intensive RO plant once fully operational.
Acciona, GS Inma, Engie send proposals for Abu Dhabi RO independent water project
EWEC (Emirates Water and Electricity Company), a leading company in the integrated coordination of planning, purchasing, and supply of water and electricity across the UAE, announced the receipt of three proposals from Acciona, Engie, and GS Inima, for the development of its new Shuweihat 4 Reverse Osmosis (S4 RO) Independent Water Project (IWP). The S4 […]
EWEC to build ‘Reverse Osmosis’ desalination plants at Saadiyat and Hudayriat islands
Two new low-carbon intensive RO plants will provide approximately 100 million imperial gallons per day, sufficient to meet the water demand for up to 180,000 households. Developers and developer consortiums are invited to submit EOIs by the specified deadline.
Taweelah RO plant production capacity reaches 50 percent of capacity
Taweelah RO producing 100 million gallons per day of desalinated water. Low carbon-intensive water desalination is key to decarbonisation of the energy sector as the UAE pursues its 2050 Energy Strategy.