ACWA Power, a prominent developer of power and desalination ventures based in Saudi Arabia, has announced that the project company overseeing the Taweelah RO plant in Abu Dhabi has received the commercial operation certificate for its ultimate phase from Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), reports Trade Arabia.
According to ACWA Power's disclosure to the Saudi bourse Tadawul, the first segment of the Taweelah RO Desalination project, known as Group 1, boasting a capacity of 454,609 cubic meters per day, commenced commercial operations in mid-2022. Following suit, Group 2, with a capacity of 378,689 cubic meters per day, began operations in April of the preceding year.
With the recent issuance of the commercial operations certificate for Group 3, capable of processing 75,920 cubic meters per day, the project has achieved full commercial functionality. This culmination elevates the total capacity of the facility to an impressive 909,218 cubic meters per day.
The project company, Taweelah RO Desalination Company, is 40% owned by ACWA Power.
Anticipated financial impacts are projected to materialize beginning in the second quarter of 2024.
